Total 20 Business Management / Project / Planning job vacancies in Taunton, TA2 6AN

Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information. Contact is encouraged with any additional questions.

IPS Group is excited to be working with one of the leading names in the regional insurance market who are currently winning large amounts of new business as well as prestigious insurance industry awards. This is working for a company which is clearly going places. It not only offers a great working environment and culture it also offers excellent benefits and salary.

As a Property and Casualty Underwriter you will focus predominantly on new business. You will be contributing to team trading results through effective underwriting and trading and through building dynamic underwriting relationships with brokers.

Role and Responsibilities

• Delivering planned financial results through the effective underwriting of cases.
• Building effective trading relationships with Brokers through trading activity - being recognised as a positive trading partner.
• Identifying poorly performing accounts and investigating reasons for lack of retention.
• Contributing to the improvement of profitability by implementing actions agreed with brokers to improve account performance.

To be considered you will need to have commercial underwriting experience either at Underwriter level currently or Assistant Underwriter with a proven technical understanding. You will be rewarded with a competitive salary and excellent benefits package.

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Manage the teams business support function, including developing and managing the teams business plan, progress and reporting risk and issue management Assurance of team members compliance with prescribed Procedures in context of a professionally and politically sensitive environment. Liaise with appropriate functions within the regions, organisation and Manage all corporate business returns, including planning and workforce returns. Develop and implement a management system, to ensure information is properly managed and best practice is shared across the team,Directorate and the wider NHS organisation. Take a lead in the coordination of training & development and recruitment activity across the Team. Ensure provision of information, guidance and support for individual Performers, to inform annual appraisal outcomes to support appropriate revalidation by the GMC. Provide the key link and lead on interface between the appraisal/revalidation and both the performance and Performer's List programmes and work. Lead and manage on performance cases arising from appraisal/revalidation You can find further details about the job, in the attached Job Description and other supporting documents. If you like what you have read and think you have the skills and experience, we need then don't delay, apply today! We get lots of applications for our roles and so we sometimes have to close our posts early. Don't miss out!

We have an exciting opportunity to work as part of the South West Performance and Delivery Admin Hub. This hub provides support for the directorate and programmes within it. This role is a key part of the team, and is responsible for providing high quality administrative support to the Regional Operations Centre (ROC) so that the team can operate and run smoothly on a day to day basis.

The post holder should be resilient and adaptable, working in a high paced team supporting ever changing priorities within a team that is supportive and everyone’s views and values are important. The successful applicant will be an integral part of the directorate in providing support to our programme teams and enable to smooth running of a variety of different workstreams.

The successful candidate will work as an embedded team member of the South West Regional Operations Centre and will need to be flexible and adaptable to the ever changing environment. The role is busy and varied and requires someone with excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office applications, attention to detail and advanced organisational skills.

The role will include but not be limited to the following:
• Meeting set up (both virtual and in person)
• Supporting management of the Admin Hub calendar and mailbox on a daily basis
• Management of the Regional Operations Centre mailbox and calendar
• Travel arrangements including hotel and train bookings
• Document and presentation formatting
• Note and action taking at meetings
• Work in a network of administrators within the Directorate and across the South West providing cover and support across the region on areas of subject matter expertise
• Cross cover support to other Business Support Officers in the team when annual leave / sickness cover is required

The NHS England board have set out the top-level purpose for the new organisation to lead the NHS in England to deliver high-quality services for all, which will inform the detailed design work and we will achieve this purpose by:
• Enabling local systems and providers to improve the health of their people and patients and reduce health inequalities.
• Making the NHS a great place to work, where our people can make a difference and achieve their potential.
• Working collaboratively to ensure our healthcare workforce has the right knowledge, skills, values and behaviours to deliver accessible, compassionate care
• Optimising the use of digital technology, research, and innovation
• Delivering value for money.

If you would like to know more or require further information, please visit https://www.england.nhs.uk/.

Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person.

Staff recruited from outside the NHS will usually be appointed at the bottom of the pay band.

You can find further details about the job, in the attached Job Description and other supporting documents.



If you like what you have read and think you have the skills and experience, we needthendon'tdelay,applytoday!Wegetlotsofapplicationsforourrolesandso we sometimeshave toclose our posts early.Don'tmiss out!


This advert closes on Thursday 12 Sep 2024

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Project Manager / Senior Project Manager - Construction

Location: Taunton

Company: Leading Main Contractor

Package: £70,000 - £85,000 + Car Allowance + Bonus + Private Pension

Are you an experienced Project Manager? Do you have a passion for the projects you work on? Do you have experience working on Large scale construction projects, Student Accommodations, Hospitals? Do you want to be a part of a great organisation who truly cares about their employees? Want to be seen as a person and not just a number? This company is absolutely snowed under with work and therefore are in an area of growth and looking to expand.

Responsibilities

Liaising with clients and reporting on progress to staff and the public

Supervising construction workers and hiring subcontractors

Buying materials for each phase of the project

Monitoring build costs and project progress

Conducting quality and safety inspections

Checking and preparing site reports, designs and drawings

Maintaining quality control checks

Motivating the workforce

Day to day problem solving and dealing with any issues that arise

Using specialist project management computer programmes

Working on-site in all weathers, at clients' businesses or in a site office

Requirements

SMSTS / SSSTS

First Aid

Fire Marshal

Full UK Driving Licence

Key Skills

Good communication skills

Problem-solving skills

Decision-making ability

Commercial awareness

Ability to motivate others

Teamworking skills

Good knowledge of building methods and regulations.

Next Steps

Apply today or get in touch for more information, please note all conversations will be treated with the strictest of confidence. You never know this could be the next step to unlocking the rest of your career.

Randstad CPE values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are more than happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.

Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.

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As a Planning Manager, your primary responsibility will be the planning and scheduling of materials essential for our sales orders. This role involves coordinating and expediting the material flow according to production schedules, collaborating with various departments to enhance planning processes, and ensuring customer satisfaction.

Key Responsibilities Include:
- Collaborating with team members to achieve targets related to On-Time Delivery (OTD), New Product Introduction (NPI), and Inventory.
- Working with the team to enhance forecasting at the site.
- Developing capacity planning strategies to support materials availability and timely execution of the production schedule, including new product introductions.
- Meeting customer fulfilment targets and ensuring timely communication of promise dates for Sales Orders.
- Formulating material/product stocking policies to support sales growth while minimising slow-moving inventory.
- Collaborating on cycle counting and obsolescence targets by implementing continuous improvement initiatives in the supply chain.
- Providing weekly reports to the business on current product lead times and implementing initiatives to align lead times with market expectations.

Essential Requirements:
- Comprehensive understanding of the supply chain, including production planning using MRP, raw materials, production, and logistics.
- Excellent analytical, negotiation, and communication skills, fostering strong relationships internally and externally.
- Minimum of 5 years of relevant management experience, preferably in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
- Experience in Lean/JIT and/or Six-sigma, with proficiency in root cause problem-solving.
- Knowledge of forecasting, manufacturing planning, including capacity planning.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office/365 applications, particularly Excel.

Job Title: Site Based Project Manager

Location: Central Manchester

Job Description:
We are seeking a Site Based Project Manager to oversee a high-value (£12.5M) high-rise construction project.

This full-time role offers a competitive salary of:
£60,000
Car allowance
Performance-related bonus
Pension scheme
25 days of holiday plus bank holidays.

Working Hours: Monday to Friday, 7:15 am to 4:30 pm.

Responsibilities:
- Lead the site setup and manage a team including a Senior Site Manager and Site Manager.
- Maintain rigorous health and safety standards on-site.
- Serve as the primary point of contact for client liaison.
- Ensure the project is executed smoothly from inception to completion.

Requirements:
- Valid CSCS white or gold card.
- SMSTS certification.
- Knowledge of asbestos awareness and fire safety.
-Experience on Astra Software
-Experience working on high rise projects
-Experience overseeing a project up to the value of £12M

If you would like to apply for the position, please call the office on 0161 238 9776 and ask for Hannah Jones.

H.jones@timeconstructionuk.com

Time Recruitment Solutions Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

Main duties of the job continued. Ensure there is project rigour and quality delivery of the project using established project management tools and process. Establish and manage a defined range of project activity, generating high quality project documentation. Work closely with the service manager to ensure there is robust governance in place with clear and auditable decision making. Establish and manage a robust approach to risks and issue management. Work collaboratively with stakeholder groups ensuring there is excellent stakeholder engagement. Identify clear project deliverables and track progress towards these. Establish and deliver quality reporting that meets stakeholder needs. Lead on communications in relation to the project. Champion the project within the region. Work autonomously to drive forward and manage milestones and key deliverables. Develop and manage a clear project plan, monitoring slippage and escalating where appropriate. Organise and run project related meetings and workshops. You can find further details about the job, in the attached Job Description and other supporting documents.

Your new company
Working for a large government company based in Taunton.
This role would be hybrid but you would be required on site at least 2 days per week as a minimum, so you MUST be local or happy to travel to the office in Taunton 2 days a week. Travel to the office will not be paid.
Monday - Friday - standard working hours.
Day rate PAYE of £320 - £380 equal to £91k per annum.

Your new role
We're looking to recruit a HR Business Partner, to act as a key partner to Heads of Divisions across the organisation, with the aim of driving our people and organisational initiatives, which support the achievement of our business goals and objectives. The role provides the opportunity to work at a senior level to deliver measurable benefits to people performance, but in return requires strong communication and consultative skills, commercial acumen and a good level of generalist HR knowledge and expertise. 
The post holder will be aligned to one or more Divisions and will act as a single point of contact for all people related issues, advising on strategic workforce planning and resourcing, organisation design, culture and engagement as well as working with subject matter experts such as Pay and Policy, Internal Communications and Learning and Development within the wider People team.
The focus of the role is to support the key aims of the corporate plan, in particular the aim to transform and diversify where people change is at the heart of delivering business change.

What you'll need to succeed
Experience as a HRBP previously

What you'll get in return
Excellent pay - equal to £91k per year for the 12 month contract
Weekly pay
Pension contribution
Free parking on site.

What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career.

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Programming Planning and Management Take direct responsibility for the planning, implementation of programme and project deliverables, to time, within budget and as per the customers service specification. Bring the wider service delivery team and development team together to ensure robust links across other PHL programmes and projects. Contribute to transformational change and improvement, taking a lead for identified areas where agreed. Manage the TUPE process (both in and out) including the due diligence, consultative and data transfer processes Provide relevant and timely updates on own portfolio of projects/functions to Director of Development Work with members of the Healthcare Division team to investigate the causes of any variance from target/plan and proactively contribute to the implementation of solutions. Ensure there is an audit trail for all changes in accordance with the document management process in place. Ensure that PHLs risk register process is a living and breathing process which has value and holds everyone to account. Work in partnership to support business needs and requirements. Be sensitive and mindful of the impact of change whilst ensuring this doesnt impact on delivery. Identify and assess possible responses to service improvement opportunities, interpreting service requirements, carrying out detailed requirements analysis, and option appraisals. Report where key recommendations on changes to procedures and processes are required. Work jointly with and support senior colleagues to analyse requirements for agile working requirements within the PHL 3-year strategy. The post holder will work with various stakeholders to implement new initiatives and deliver organisational change this may not always be welcome! The ability to communicate and seek and secure buy in from colleagues and more junior staff is crucial and other facets include: Attend/Chair meetings at appropriate Programme Board, Mobilisation Meetings and Stakeholder Groups. Contribute to communication/briefings within PHL and potentially with customers including commissioners and fellow healthcare provider partners. Being a visible senior manager in the business, with the credibility and gravitas to inspire others, be them internal or external. Enabling others to support the project management and performance delivering, where in some cases individuals are under pressure or have conflicting workloads, being sensitive yet tenacious to achieve shared company objectives.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Project Support Officer to join the dynamic Digital Transformation Team in NHS England South West. The post holder will lead the development and implementation of a consistent approach to project and programme tracking and reporting across the digital transformation portfolio of initiatives. Together with the Project Support Officer, the post holder will support, facilitate and monitor programme and project progress, while systematically capturing and logging knowledge and lessons learned.



The Senior Project Support Officer will coordinate activities across complex regional initiatives, ensuring resource is allocated effectively, including managing the workload of the Project Support Officer. Fostering a culture of learning the post holder will seek to continuously improve, develop and upskill themself and others, including testing and learning different approaches to meet the needs of a fast-paced, agile programme and project environment.

We are looking for an exceptional Senior Project Support Officer with:
• A project management qualification and extensive experience in supporting projects and/ or programmes;
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including presentation skills;
• A keen interest in the opportunities that digital technologies can offer the health and care system;
• An ability to build positive relationships and to manage stakeholders effectively;
• A high level of attention to detail; and,
• An ability to work at a fast pace, with accuracy, including capturing ‘live’ information.



Some of the key qualities required are as follows:
• Assertive, diplomatic and confident in the informal management of people, including managing ‘upwards’, to ensure a consistent approach to project support across the digital transformation portfolio;
• Appreciation of complexity and proactive in managing interdependencies, issues and risks; and,
• A team player, who is supportive of a continuous learning and improvement culture, with a willingness to foster ‘psychological safety’ enabling individuals and teams to share, and learn from, mistakes.

In April 2023, NHS England, NHS Digital, and Health Education England merged to create a new, single organisation to lead the NHS in England. This new NHS England is designed to create a simpler, smaller, high performing, organisation that leads the NHS more effectively and is a better place to work. Speaking with one voice to the service.

The new NHS England board have set out the top-level purpose for the new organisation to lead the NHS in England to deliver high-quality services for all, which will inform the detailed design work and we will achieve this purpose by:
• Enabling local systems and providers to improve the health of their people and patients and reduce health inequalities.
• Making the NHS a great place to work, where our people can make a difference and achieve their potential.
• Working collaboratively to ensure our healthcare workforce has the right knowledge, skills, values and behaviours to deliver accessible, compassionate care
• Optimising the use of digital technology, research, and innovation
• Delivering value for money.

If you would like to know more or require further information, please visithttps://www.england.nhs.uk/ .

Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person.
You can find further details about the job, in the attached Job Description and other supporting documents.

This advert closes on Wednesday 17 Jul 2024

An exciting, substantive opportunity for a Business Support Assistant (Band 4) has arisen in the South West Nursing Directorate to support theContinuing HealthcareTeam.



We are seeking someone with excellent administrative, communication and organisational skills, to work as part of a friendly & dynamic team in delivering an effective service supporting managers and staff across the Continuing Healthcare Independent Reviewarea in in the NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC) team.



Any Care leavers or supporter with strong administrative skills will be considered.

The post holder will provide administrative services; including for example, supporting scheduling Independent Review Panels (IRPs), the preparation of agendas and minutes, copying files for the purpose of IRPs and taking appropriate follow-up action as required.



Supporting the team with the management of CHC case files, gathering information and undertaking enquiries as and when is necessary.



Act as first point of contact to area of work for a wide range of stakeholders.



Communicate and engage with external and internal CHC stakeholders which may require negotiation skills and understanding of the needs/requirements and of other organisations, senior professionals and individuals. Updating and maintaining the single NHS CHC database and/or spreadsheets relevant to work area, and manage meeting arrangements

Developing and maintaining effective electronic and paper filing systems, to ensure that information is kept securely and is accessible to other members of the team



Manage incoming and outgoing mail to ensure timely delivery as well as the appropriate circulation of relevant publications and communications.



Supplying the relevant information required for financial management, supporting the head of department and teams by checking and sending invoices for payment

In April 2023, NHS England, NHS Digital, and Health Education England merged to create a new, single organisation to lead the NHS in England. This new NHS England is designed to create a simpler, smaller, high performing, organisation that leads the NHS more effectively and is a better place to work. Speaking with one voice to the service.

The new NHS England board have set out the top-level purpose for the new organisation to lead the NHS in England to deliver high-quality services for all, which will inform the detailed design work and we will achieve this purpose by:
• Enabling local systems and providers to improve the health of their people and patients and reduce health inequalities.
• Making the NHS a great place to work, where our people can make a difference and achieve their potential.
• Working collaboratively to ensure our healthcare workforce has the right knowledge, skills, values and behaviours to deliver accessible, compassionate care
• Optimising the use of digital technology, research, and innovation
• Delivering value for money.

If you would like to know more or require further information, please visithttps://www.england.nhs.uk/ .

Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person.
You can find further details about the job, in the attached Job Description and other supporting documents.

This advert closes on Wednesday 17 Jul 2024

Finance Business Partnering officer needed remote role £500per day ref 1294831

We are looking for someone to support us with developing our forecasting and reporting for the Dedicated Schools Grant High Needs Block, focusing on the Deficit Management Plan (DMP).

You will be expected to develop modelling around future demand for children with Education Health and Care Plans, specifically modelling detailed mitigations as set out in our Deficit Management Plan.

The post will be working closely with the Childrens service, and our business intelligence teams to develop these models, along with interrogating Power BI and data from systems such as Capita.

Business Support Officer

Somerset Council are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Business Support Officer to join their team. The successful candidate will be responsible for providing administrative and business support to the Children's Social Care department.

Start Date: ASAP

Contract: 15 hours per week, initially for 6 months

Rate of pay: £14.24ltd per hour

Key Responsibilities:

• Take a lead role for business support activities associated with Children's Social Care.
• Supervise, co-ordinate and monitor the work of a Team who provide specialist business support activities to frontline Children's Social Care staff and Managers.
• Deploy staff and resources and determine day to day priorities to ensure that business needs are met, and administrative and customer service standards are maintained.
• Lead the team on the introduction of new activities, systems and procedures.
• Contribute to the induction of operational staff to ensure a robust introduction to Business Support practice.
• Participate in the recruitment, appointment and induction of business support staff and ensure induction and key competency checklists are up-to-date.
• Work with the Business Support Manager to develop, implement and deliver relevant training workshops for new and existing staff, relevant to specialist lead role/s.
• Lead projects and attend working groups relevant to specialist lead role.
• Act as feedback co-ordinator and assign any new feedback received, eg complaints, compliments and comments, to the relevant Team or Operations Manager in i-casework.
• Have a good understanding of the SAP processes to ensure that payments and practices are applied consistently and according to statutory guidance, local policy and service standards.
• Understand, uphold and promote the aims of the councils equality, diversity and inclusion policies; health, safety and wellbeing of self and others; and Organisational values in everything you do.

Requirements:

• Proven experience as a Business Support Officer or similar role.
• Experience in providing administrative and business support to a large team.
• Excellent organizational and time-management skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

How to Apply:

If you are interested in this Business Support Officer role, please submit your CV and a cover letter highlighting your relevant experience and qualifications.

We're all here to make a positive difference to people with learning disabilities and/or autism in Taunton.

The post holder will be part of the Project SEARCH programme working in partnership with Musgrove Park Hospital and an Education provider to deliver the specific Project SEARCH programme to interns.

The Project SEARCH trainer provides individualised support for interns during the internship rotation in order for the interns to acquire competitive and marketable skills.

The post holder will be based in the Musgrove Park Hospital. Interns are young adults who have a learning disability and / or autism. Interns are recruited by all three parties over the summer months, in readiness to start the programme in September. This role works to the academic year, so it is mainly term time.

The successful candidates will work term time only, which equates to 41 working weeks. This will offer the successful candidate a good work-life balance.

The working hours are 9am-4pm when working during term time, and the pro-rata salary equates to £21,081.19.

Interviews will be face to face in Highbridge YMCA on the 10th July.

About the role

- To facilitate the training and integration of a student with disabilities in a worksite rotation and/or competitive work environment.

- Communicates effectively with Project SEARCH Instructor, other skills trainers, internship department managers /mentors, co-workers, family members, and college personnel as it relates to the student being trained.

- Perform specific task analysis, especially when students are challenged to learn and perform tasks to a productive and quality level.

- Assist with completing the Vocational Profile to determine the abilities of the intern, the demands of the internship tasks and assist the team to make meaningful matches

About you

The successful applicant will have:

- Experience of supporting individuals with learning disabilities and/or autism

- The ability to use a variety of software packages (e.g. Word, Excel, Email, databases)

- Knowledge of how to respond to a variety of situations and problem solve using own initiative.

- Experience of meeting targets and deadlines

Rewards

Discovery are committed to developing skills and rewarding our staff. We offer:

- Potential term time contract available

- Access to discounts on high street shopping, cinema tickets and meals out

- Employee Assistance Programme

- Supported 'Learn to Drive' scheme (up to 10 driving lessons paid for by us)

- Pension scheme

- Long Service Awards

- Life Assurance

Who we are

Discovery exists to help each person we support to live a fulfilling life, to be equal in society and to be active in his or her local community. That's a big deal. It means being able to have choice and control in life. It means choosing to go out or to stay in, making friends and having relationships, finding and developing skills and interests. It also means managing a home, voting, staying healthy and being able to pursue employment or volunteering opportunities. If you think you can help the people we support get more from life, in a direct support or office based role, we want to hear from you.

Apply now:

So if you would like to be a part of our team and if you feel that your values match ours, please apply by clicking the button below - upload your CV and we will be in touch. You could soon be making a positive difference every day.

If you want more information or just an informal chat about Discovery and the roles we have available - please contact our friendly Resourcing Team on 0300 303 9202 or drop us an email discoveryresourcing@discovery-uk.org

This role requires an enhanced DBS Disclosure, which will be obtained for you by Discovery.

Discovery is an equal opportunities employer that values diversity and is strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants for employment. Discovery are Disability Confident Committed and we guarantee to interview all applicants who let us know they have a disability and meet the minimum essential criteria for this role. Discovery has been awarded this symbol by Jobcentre Plus to recognise our commitment towards the employment, retention, training and career development of disabled employees. As part of our commitment to making reasonable adjustments we can offer support to complete your application in our offices using assistive technology.

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