Total 158 Senior Executive job vacancies in Edinburgh, EH2 1LH

With People at the heart of everything we do, and now just at the start of a transformational journey, it's never been a more exciting time to join our People Team at Edinburgh Napier University.

With a clear ambitious vision in place of where we want to be, we are looking to develop and build upon our existing skills and expertise and are actively seeking a Senior Talent and Development Advisor who is passionate about helping colleagues shape, develop and flourish in their careers to join our team for maternity cover.

We truly believe in the power of diversity and understand that different viewpoints are important to achieving goals, that's why we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and experiences.

Our Excellent Benefits Package

At ENU, we offer a great working environment where we support ambition, recognise achievement, and offer other excellent benefits including:
• Minimum of 41 days annual leave (including 10 fixed holidays)
• A generous pension scheme
• Nationally agreed pay increases each year
• Various learning and development opportunities
• Discounted access to onsite and local gym facilities and a wide range of other staff discounts

The Role:

As the Senior Talent and Development Advisor you will play a key role in supporting the delivery of our talent & development strategy of the University. Reporting to the Talent Acquisition and Development Manager and working alongside our Talent and Development Partners in a varied role, you will ensure the impact of all development activities is maximised through analysing data, marketing the development opportunities, and delivering development initiatives to our colleagues.

Working collaboratively, you will prepare & monitor the talent and development budget. This entails creating business cases for securing external funding and overseeing the management of purchase orders, invoices, and payment processing.

Facilitating events is a focal point of our talent development proposition. You will deliver induction sessions to new employees and colleague training in management development initiatives in support of ENU strategies and People Team development objectives. You will also have to opportunity to create and deliver engaging sessions suitable for colleagues at all levels including senior leadership both in person and online.

Additionally, you will actively work to increase awareness of and engagement with the talent and development offering through managing our online presence, internal communications, and development calendar.

This role would be well suited for someone looking for an opportunity to progress in their career in management and leadership development as they will have exposure to colleagues at all levels.

What we will need from you:

- Experience in a comparable role with evidence of ongoing professional development
- Experience of leadership and management development initiatives
- Experience of delivering and facilitating engaging sessions suitable for colleagues at all levels including senior leadership levels both in person and online
- A passion to seek out, drive and implement continuous improvements and inspire others to do the same
- Highly developed negotiation and influencing skills
- Knowledge of diversity and equal opportunities principles and best practice
- Budget management experience, and an understanding of cost versus benefit and return on investment
- Ability to work independently and use own initiative to solve problems

Additional information:

Salary: £36,024 - £44,263
Hours: 35 hours per week
Flexible and hybrid working options available

Closing date: 04/08/2024

For an informal discussion about the role, please reach out to Andrew Kermack, Talent Acquisition & Development Manager at a.kermack@napier.ac.uk or Ben Cadmore, Talent Acquisition Consultant at b.cadmore@napier.ac.uk

The University may be able to sponsor the employment of international workers in this role. This will depend on several factors specific to the successful applicant. Check salary criteria for the visa on https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa. Contact us to discuss individual circumstances on recruitment@napier.ac.uk

Edinburgh Napier is committed to creating an environment where everyone feels proud, confident, challenged and supported and are holders of Disability Confident, Carer Positive and Stonewall Diversity Champion status.

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Your new company

Our client is a well known, consultancy based in Edinburgh. Their team of highly-qualified mechanical and electrical engineers have many years of experience in all aspects of building services engineering: from preliminary planning and construction management to supplementary services upon completion. Their clients operate throughout Commercial, Residentail, Education, Healthcare, and more sectors.They are seeking an experienced Senior Electrical Design Engineer to join their growing Team. This is a great opportunity to join a well-established organisation that can offer you the access and support you need to aid your learning and development. You will be expected to run your own projects, working through the RIBA stages, as well as working as part of a larger team. The office has a relaxed, flexible culture and regular social incentives take place.

Your new role

You'll play a key part in the Electrical Design team and will be expected to lead projects and mentor junior team members. Your key responsibilities will include:

• Ensuring an understanding of project briefs.
• Design and specification of all Electrical Building Services systems - power, earthing, lighting, life safety, telecoms, security, access control, lifts, lightning protection etc.
• Carry out the production of detailed calculations using industry standard software tools including Excel, Amtech, Dialux/Relux, in-house developed tools, etc.
• Preparing technical specifications.
• Collaborate with BIM team to prepare models and drawings with Revit.
• Representing the organisation at meetings with clients and contractors.
• Site surveys, inspections and monitor site works.
• Report and technical note writing.
• Maintaining complete records and archives to company standards.
• Adherence to all quality, environmental & governance processes.
• Managing own workload, updating forward plan of workload regularly and working to time allocations.
• Managing elements of project delivery and an understanding of budget costings.
• Reviewing progress, including reporting any anomalies and changes of scope to the project lead.
• Assist with technical development of junior staff.

What you'll need to succeed

• Degree qualified, or equivalent qualification, in Building Services Engineering / Electrical Engineering or related subjects.
• Chartered Engineer (or working towards CEng) with CIBSE or IET.
• Good level of computer literacy in a range of digital tools including Amtech/ProDesign, Dialux/Relux, etc.
• Some knowledge of energy and carbon related data capture and analytics.
• Some awareness of designing for measurement and verification, including experience of commissioning and post installation evaluation of performance.
• Experience of working in a design consultancy and/or some experience of working within a contractor design environment is beneficial.
• Good knowledge of appropriate technical standards.
• Able to take charge of personal project deliverables, make decisions on developing the discipline design elements, act on own initiative and operate in a pro-active way.
• Good report writing skills, experience of making presentations to and attending meetings with clients will be useful.
• Comfortable working within time and cost budgets as agreed at project briefing meetings.

What you'll get in return

• An excellent salary package along with regular reviews.
• Pension scheme
• Life Assurance
• 25 days annual leave + bank holiday
• Option to buy or sell extra days
• Professional Fees - 1 annual membership paid for you
• Season Ticket Loan

You'll benefit from a relaxed working culture, where you'll be given the autonomy to manage your own diary and have complete flexibility over your working week. You'll be given the support required to progress professionally and will be given a clear route to progress within the organisation.

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 get in touch for a confidential discussion on your career.

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At CHSS our full-time hours are 32.5 per week so at c. £23,472 the salary equates to £27,083 an equivalent 37.5-hour week post.

Every day people with chest, heart and stroke conditions are leaving hospital scared and alone. You can be part of our mission to make sure that there is no life half lived in Scotland.

By joining Chest Heart and Stroke Scotland (CHSS) as a Senior Project Support Officer you can be the difference between people just surviving and really living.

You will be part of Scotland’s leading charity providing support to people with chest, heart and stroke conditions to live life to the full again. Our Hospital to Home services form a nationwide network of local support groups, nurses, volunteers and one-to-one support teams helping families adjust to life with a heart or lung condition or after a stroke.

We are looking for a Senior Project Support Officer to join our amazing team of Project Support Officers and Project Managers. This role will lead and support many of our Service Development Projects. The successful candidate will lead in the planning and delivery of projects, as well as organising and chairing project meetings & producing reports.

The post holder will need to support, coordinate and communicate with teams on multiple projects and will be expected to manage their time effectively.

Candidates do not need to have medical knowledge as training is provided on our health conditions. We are looking for someone with a positive attitude towards people with disabilities and long-term conditions as well as an understanding of the challenges faced by people with chest, heart and stroke conditions.

In line with our commitment to safeguarding, this role is subject to a Basic Disclosure check. CHSS is committed to equality of opportunity and to providing a service which is free from unfair and unlawful discrimination. We therefore aim to ensure that no applicant, volunteer or member of staff is unfairly treated on the grounds of offending background.


If you are interested in this post, please see our website at: where you will be able to apply online or contact the HR Department via email to recruitment@chss.org.uk

Please note CVs will not be accepted.

Your new company
Our client is simply one of the best employers in the industry with a positive and supportive culture supported by a profitable and sustainable project pipeline. Due to some project wins, they are now seeking to appoint an experienced Senior Quantity Surveyor to their business. This role is working for some of their most important clients and will be focused on delivering a range of projects across public sector building infrastructure over the next few years. Your initial project will be a £10million refurbishment project in Edinburgh and this will be followed by a range of similar projects across the Central Belt.


Your new role
Your role will be initially site based in Edinburgh, but our client offers a supportive and progressive agile flexible work policy so candidates from across the Central Belt will be considered. Future projects will be across the Central Belt and our client's client's head office is based in a convenient central location. As Senior Quantity Surveyor, you will be expected to commercially deliver a range of projects across public sector infrastructure. Reporting to the Sector commercial manager, you will be expected to ensure your projects are commercially successful through effective commercial management, procurement and reporting. As Senior QS, you will be expected to deliver accurate and timely reports and work closely with your client and other stakeholders to ensure a positive commercial relationship is developed. Working with your experienced site team, you will capture and mitigate any commercial risk and ensure it is managed in line with project targets and commercial expectations.


What you'll need to succeed
The ideal candidate is a Project QS seeking to step into a Senior QS role or a Senior QS who is seeking to work for a leading employer in the industry. You will have experience of delivering construction projects to the public sector and understand the contracts typically aligned with these projects. You will have exceptional presentation and communication skills and will be comfortable holding your own commercially in meetings with your clients and their representatives. An ambition to build a career with a leading tier 1 builder is essential!


What you'll get in return
Our client is one of the leading employers in the industry and can demonstrate this through exceptional staff retention rates and numerous awards. Our client will pay an attractive salary package and benefits and offer a flexible work environment encompassing working from home, site and their head office. Get in touch now for more information!


What you need to do now


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Job Description

Place

Building Standards Senior Building Standards Surveyor
Waverley Court

Salary: £42,717 - £50,550
Hours: 36 per week

We are looking for an experienced and motivated individual to fill the role of Senior Building Standards Surveyor working within a diverse and professional department.

Edinburgh is a dynamic and growing city, and the Building Standards Team has a key role in the continued development of our capital city by processing around 5000 building warrants a year. We aim to provide a seamless development consent process with close collaboration between professionals in different service areas. You can be part of this exciting journey, helping to facilitate these opportunities whilst ensuring construction works within the city are designed and built to meet safety standards, further sustainable development and ensure the safety of people in and around buildings.

You would be responsible for processing complex building warrants, supporting team managers in their activities and inspecting dangerous/defective buildings. Further, you would play a key role in developing Surveyors, Assistant Surveyors and Graduate Apprentice Surveyors whilst playing an integral part in delivering improvement projects for the service to maintain high levels of performance and customer satisfaction.

You will have the ability to work as part of a team or on your own initiative to manage a diverse caseload. You will have good communication, IT and organisational skills and be committed to a high standard of customer care. With these requirements and responsibilities, comes a range of the most interesting Building Standards surveying work in Scotland.

We are working in a hybrid way at this time which will encompass aspects of home, office and site working. Our modern open-plan offices are in Edinburgh City Centre, 5 minutes’ walk from Waverley Station. The Council provides a wide and far reaching variety of services making us unique as an employer, and our varied rewards cater to the needs and wants of our employees. At our core are our values which describe the behaviours that all Council employees are expected to demonstrate in the workplace:

•  Respect
•  Integrity
•  Flexibility

If you are interested, you should bring relevant experience, a strong sense of customer service, excellent communication skills, a clear understanding of quality assurance and an appetite for project delivery and continuous improvement.

If successful, two references will be required.

If you wish to discuss any aspects of the role or have any questions prior to applying, please contact Gary Gilruth – 07885 477 546.

As part of our goal to improve our organisational culture and create a great place to work together for the people of Edinburgh, we want to make sure that we’re bringing the best people into our roles, not just in their skills and experience but also in their approach to work.

To help achieve this, we’re changing the way we interview and assess candidates by moving from a competency-based interview approach to a behavioural and technical (skills for the job) based approach. This new way of interviewing will allow us to assess how you think and how you would bring Our Behaviours of Respect, Integrity and Flexibility into your ways of working.

We're committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included and able to be their best at work, and we recognise the benefits that a diverse workforce with different values, beliefs, experience, and backgrounds brings to us as an organisation.

Requirements

You can find out more on Our Behaviours web page Our Behaviours – The City of Edinburgh Council

Our salary range typically reflects the initial starting salary and annually increases until it reaches the top of the range.

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Job Description

Children, Education and Justice Services

Senior Early Years Officer
Gilmerton Early Years Centre

Salary: £36,312 - £42,717
Hours: 36 per week

This post is regulated work with children and/or protected adults under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. The preferred candidate will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check. Where an individual has spent a continuous period of 3 months or more out with the UK in the last 5 years, an Overseas Criminal Record Check will be required. You will be required to provide this check. An unconditional offer of employment and commencement in the post will be subject to the outcome of both these pre-employment checks being deemed satisfactory.

As part of our goal to improve our organisational culture and create a great place to work together for the people of Edinburgh, we want to make sure that we’re bringing the best people into our roles, not just in their skills and experience but also in their approach to work.

To help achieve this, we’re changing the way we interview and assess candidates by moving from a competency-based interview approach to a behavioural and technical (skills for the job) based approach. This new way of interviewing will allow us to assess how you think and how you would bring Our Behaviours of Respect, Integrity and Flexibility into your ways of working.

We're committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included and able to be their best at work, and we recognise the benefits that a diverse workforce with different values, beliefs, experience, and backgrounds brings to us as an organisation.

You can find out more on Our Behaviours web page Our Behaviours – The City of Edinburgh Council

Our salary range typically reflects the initial starting salary and annually increases until it reaches the top of the range.

Follow us on Twitter at @edincounciljobs

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Job Description

Edinburgh Health and Social Care Partnership

Senior Social Worker - Fixed Term for 2 Years
North East Hub

Salary: £42,717 - £50,550
Hours: 36 per week

We are looking for a Senior Social worker to join our friendly supportive team in the North East Locality. You will lead and manage a team of social workers and community care assistants to support assessment and care management statutory responsibilities, including supporting people with hospital discharge. You will work closely with other Senior Social workers and Senior Occupational Therapy colleagues to screen, prioritise and allocate work. You will also provide oversight and professional leadership for staff delivering statutory duties under Adult and Support and Protection, and Adults with Incapacity legislation.

You will have excellent organisational skills and be a clear and effective communicator. Previous experience of working in a community setting and an understanding of the legal frameworks and the Local authorities statutory responsibilities relevant to Social work are essential.

The North East Locality is a diverse area supporting people living in Leith, Portobello, Craigintinny, Lochend, Marionville, Willowbrae , Craigmillar and Niddrie . This is an exciting time to join our team as we continue to develop our three conversations approach and move to hybrid working.

Please see the job description and person specification for more details.

This post is regulated work with children and/or protected adults under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. The preferred candidate will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check. Where an individual has spent a continuous period of 3 months or more out with the UK in the last 5 years, an Overseas Criminal Record Check will be required. You will be required to provide this check. An unconditional offer of employment and commencement in the post will be subject to the outcome of both these pre-employment checks being deemed satisfactory.

As part of our goal to improve our organisational culture and create a great place to work together for the people of Edinburgh, we want to make sure that we’re bringing the best people into our roles, not just in their skills and experience but also in their approach to work.

To help achieve this, we’re changing the way we interview and assess candidates by moving from a competency-based interview approach to a behavioural and technical (skills for the job) based approach. This new way of interviewing will allow us to assess how you think and how you would bring Our Behaviours of Respect, Integrity and Flexibility into your ways of working.

We're committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included and able to be their best at work, and we recognise the benefits that a diverse workforce with different values, beliefs, experience, and backgrounds brings to us as an organisation.

You can find out more on Our Behaviours web page Our Behaviours – The City of Edinburgh Council

Our salary range typically reflects the initial starting salary and annually increases until it reaches the top of the range.

Follow us on Twitter at @edincounciljobs

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The Opportunity:



The Curriculum Transformation Programme, a part of the Strategic Change Service, are seeking an experienced Senior Business Analyst to join the team.

We are a small team, with strong academic development and programme experience, delivering our initiatives in a collaborative and open space for us all to shape our University for students and staff.

This post is fixed term (2 years) and full-time (35 hours per week). We are also open to considering requests for hybrid working (on a non-contractual basis) that combines a mix of remote and regular on-campus working.

Your skills and attributes for success:

Ability to work on several projects at the same time
React quickly to changing demands and to handle different high priority tasks at the same time;
Work with minimum supervision accurately and consistently to high standards;
Work effectively in a team and in partnership with stakeholders;
Develop positive working relationships

Your new company

Our client is a large Building Services consultancy based in the Edinburgh area. Their team of highly-qualified mechanical and electrical engineers have many years of experience in all aspects of building services engineering: from preliminary planning and construction management to supplementary services upon completion. Their clients operate throughout the industrial, commercial and residential sectors. Work includes commercial offices, student accommodation, distilleries and more. This is a great opportunity for a Senior Electrical Design Engineer to join a well established practice that can offer you the access and support you need to aid your learning and development. You will have the opportunity to run your own projects, working through the RIBA stages. The office has a relaxed, flexible culture and regular social incentives take place.

Your new role

You'll play a key part in the Electrical Design team and will have the opportunity to lead projects and mentor junior team members. Your key responsibilities will include:

• Ensuring an understanding of project briefs.
• Design and specification of all Electrical Building Services systems - power, earthing, lighting, life safety, telecoms, security, access control, lifts, lightning protection etc.
• Carry out the production of detailed calculations using industry standard software tools including Excel, Amtech, Dialux/Relux, in-house developed tools, etc.
• Preparing technical specifications.
• Collaborating with our BIM team to prepare models and drawings, with a working understanding of Autodesk Revit
• Representing the organisation at meetings with clients and contractors.
• Site surveys, inspections and site monitoring.
• Report and technical note writing.
• Maintaining complete records and archives to company standards.
• Adherence to all quality, environmental & governance processes.
• Managing own workload, updating the forward plan of workload regularly and working to time allocations.
• Managing elements of project delivery and an understanding of budget costings.
• Reviewing progress, including reporting any anomalies and changes of scope to the project lead.
• Assist with technical development of junior staff.

What you'll need to succeed

• Degree qualified, or equivalent qualification, in Building Services Engineering / Electrical Engineering or related subjects.
• Chartered Engineer (or working towards CEng) with CIBSE or IET.
• Excellent level of computer literacy in a range of digital tools, including but not limited to Amtech/ProDesign, Dialux/Relux, and Microsoft packages.
• Aware of energy reduction methods and approaches to decarbonising new and existing buildings.
• Some knowledge of energy and carbon related data capture and analytics.
• Awareness of the principles of building physics such as passive design solutions and fabric first approaches.
• Some awareness of designing for measurement and verification, including experience of commissioning and post-installation evaluation of performance.
• Experience of working in a design consultancy and/or some experience of working within a contractor design environment is beneficial.
• Good knowledge of appropriate technical standards.
• Able to take charge of personal project deliverables, make decisions on developing the discipline design elements, act on own initiative and operate proactively.
• Good report writing skills, experience of making presentations to and attending meetings with clients will be useful.
• Comfortable working within time and cost budgets as agreed at project briefing meetings.

What you'll get in return

• An excellent salary package along with regular reviews.
• Pension scheme
• Life Assurance
• Minimum 25 days annual leave + bank holiday
• Option to buy or sell annual leave
• Professional Fees - 1 annual membership paid for you
• Season Ticket Loan

You'll benefit from a relaxed working culture, where you'll be given the autonomy to manage your own diary and have complete flexibility over your working week. You'll be given the support required to progress professionally and will be given a clear route to progress within the organisation.

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 get in touch for a confidential discussion on your career.

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Join NatWest Boxed as a Senior Operations Change Analyst

• Take on a critical role supporting the delivery of fantastic solutions, processes, benefits and new opportunities to our stakeholders
• You'll be working in a vibrant, forward looking team and helping us to shape the future of our business
• It’s a great chance to hit the ground running and make a tangible impact on our business

What you'll do

In your new role, you'll join our agile mission team which is focussed on the launch of BaaS, growing Mettle's payments platform and supporting operations. This role will work closely with our Operations and Risk teams and help define operational processes and procedures, ensuring that Mettle and Boxed Operations are trained and have the tools they need to service customers.

You’ll also:

• Collate evidence to support regulatory rules mapping, raising new requirements where gaps are identified
• Support the Operations Change team on discovery items, raising new tickets to create solutions to the requirements
• Produce high quality and accurate operating procedures that will be used by the Mettle & Boxed Operations teams
• Prepare documentation for approval from Operations, Risk and other key stakeholders
• Produce training documentation and FAQs to aid Operations teams on new processes
• Facilitate training of new processes to end Operations users
• Collate feedback from Operations to drive efficiencies and ensure improvements are made to processes so they are ready for delivery milestones
• Identify and raise new risks, issues and non-compliance to regulations or policies
• Work with Senior Associates, wider teams and stakeholders to find mitigations to any risks, issues and dependencies identified

The skills you'll need

You’ll need to have knowledge of at least one relevant operational area in either financial crime, onboarding, payments or core banking operations.

You’ll also need:

• Knowledge of banking operational areas
• Experience in process documentation creation in standard formats
• Experience working in an agile environment and with change management
• Knowledge of Jira/Confluence, Zendesk, Mettle Ops Tool and Genie Ops tool desirable
• Good initiative and attention to detail

Senior Financial Analyst – Institutional Financial Health and Governance

Permanent
Edinburgh/Hybrid

£45,942 - £53,478 (E3 Grade)

The Scottish Funding Council is Scotland’s tertiary education and research authority. Our ambition is to make Scotland an outstanding place to learn, educate, research, and innovate - now and for the future. So, naturally, we have a clear focus on recruiting the best people and developing them throughout their career. We invest around £2 billion every year, and our funding enables colleges and universities to provide life-changing opportunities for over half a million people.

Job Summary

To work individually and as part of the Governance, Infrastructure and Sustainability team (GIST), to carry out effective review and analysis of the financial health and governance of an allocated portfolio of institutions. To provide advice and support on financial, governance and wider policy matters to the sectors, Scottish Government and other internal and external stakeholders

GIST is responsible for monitoring and reporting on the financial health of institutions in a timely manner so it can be used to inform SFC operations. It is also responsible for building strong relationships with institutions and holding them to account and supporting them in their effective financial management, long-term financial planning, budgeting and forecasting. GIST is also responsible for leading on SFC’s capital investment projects and programmes. This is to ensure that our colleges and universities have appropriate buildings and estates to deliver SFC’s vision for the sector, and they make a significant contribution towards Net Zero and other responses to the climate emergency set by the Scottish Government.

Key Responsibilities

• Effectively manage workload arising from an allocated portfolio of institutions and designated lead specialism(s).
• Undertake effective review and analysis of financial health for an allocated portfolio of institutions in full compliance with professional accountancy principles and practices (Statement of Recommended Practice etc.), SFC policy and strategy, and Scottish Government financial guidance (e.g. the Scottish Public Finance Manual). This includes, as necessary, seeking expert external advice from specialists – e.g. legal advisors – to help inform recommendations and proposed actions.
• Draft concise and impactful reports and provide any other appropriate information in a timely manner to the Executive Team, SFC Board, Council and its committees, on the financial health and governance of an allocated portfolio of institutions. This is to inform SFC operations and ensure that the Council and key stakeholders are aware of the developing landscape of the sectors, including any specific concerns.
• Provide authoritative financial and governance advice to SFC, the sectors, and the Scottish Government . Share and promote good practice, for example, in relation to: college severance guidance; disposals of assets which have been paid for with money from the taxpayer; adherence to FE/HE governance codes; and the interpretation of government accounting and budgetary guidance.
• Through developing a business partnering approach, build strong relationships with institutions and support them in their effective financial management, long-term financial planning, budgeting and forecasting. This also includes:
  • supporting and challenging institutions’ financial business cases and investment appraisals.
  • working with SFC colleagues (particularly the Access, Learning & Outcomes team) to support institutions in finding solutions to complex business issues.
  • deepening our capacity for explanation and analysis to enhance our understanding of institutions and options available for the future.
• Keep up to date on changes in technical accounting developments covering UK accounting as well as auditing standards and governance codes; also represent SFC in technical accounting meetings with institutions, other UK funding bodies, auditors and other key stakeholders.
• Represent SFC in negotiations and discussions with external bodies on matters concerning sector financial health and governance, in relation to the allocated portfolio of institutions.

Person specification

It is important through your CV / Cover Letter that you give evidence of proven experience of each of the following essential criteria:

Essential Criteria

• Fully qualified accountant. (CCBA / ACCA / CIMA / CIPFA)
• Good understanding of business analysis, planning, budgeting, audit and financial and non-financial control issues.
• Understanding of the Scottish and UK Government budgeting and accounting requirements and guidance.
• Understanding of technical accounting issues, with up-to-date knowledge of UK accounting and auditing standards and governance codes.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills - ability to analyse, interpret and communicate complex financial and governance issues to those with a non-financial background.
• Effective oral and written communication skills.
• Diligent and organised to manage self and to contribute to the work of team to meet changing organisational priorities.
• Excellent people skills and track record in forming and maintaining effective working relationships with staff across a wide range of stakeholders including education institutions and government bodies.
• Excellent numeracy skills.
• Able to establish and maintain good relationships with networks of key contacts

both internally and externally.

• Proficient in desk-top software packages particularly Advanced Excel skills.

Additional information

Location
SFC offers hybrid working for its employees. This means that whilst the role is based at our Edinburgh office, there is substantial opportunity to work from home most of the time. As a rule of thumb SFC expects that a minimum of three days a month in the office (on average) will achieve the benefits of its hybrid approach, however it is for the employee and their line manager to agree the balance between home and workplace working - determined primarily by business need. Please be aware that this role can only be worked from within the UK and not overseas. Relocation expenses are not available.

Key Rewards and Benefits

• Normal full-time hours of work are 35 per week. We will consider flexible working arrangements. A flexi-time system is in operation.
• Annual leave entitlement of 26.5 days pro-rata, rising to 30 days pro-rata after 4 years’ continuous service. Public and privilege holiday entitlement of 11.5 days pro-rata.
• A flexible approach to hybrid working, giving you flexibility to work from home for some of the time while also maintaining regular in-person contact with colleagues.
• Annual pay review: approved within the framework of the Scottish Government’s Public Sector Pay Policy.
• Eligibility to join the Civil Service Pension Scheme.
• Support for continuous professional development.
• Support for health and wellbeing, including generous occupational sick pay, free access to confidential advice and support through our 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme, Special Leave (paid and unpaid), a contribution to learning outside work through our Lifelong Learning Fund, free winter flu vaccination, and access to occupational health support.

The Selection Process

How to Apply
To apply, please send your CV and cover letter. The selection panel will use this evidence to assess your application against the selection criteria in the Person Specification section above. It is not mandatory to provide a cover letter but it can be beneficial to provide further evidence of your suitability against the essential skills. In your CV please also set out your educational and professional qualifications, and career history, with key responsibilities, dates and achievements. Please provide reasons for any gaps.

Expected Timeline:
The Closing date for applications is 14th July 2024, unfortunately late applications cannot be considered.
Your application will be reviewed by a Reed Recruitment Specialist who may invite you to an initial telephone screening call. The call will last up to 30 minutes, giving you an opportunity to discuss your relevant experience, the role and The Scottish Funding Council in more detail.

Should you application be progressed, the selection panel will assess your application by considering the evidence you have provided in your CV / Cover Letter. Please ensure your application demonstrates how you meet the criteria in the Person Specification for the role. The selection panel will then select the shortlist of candidates to take forward to interview stage.
Panel sift is due to take place 15th July 2024
Interviews are due to take place week commencing 22nd July (subject to change) We may be able to provide further flexibility based on your availability.
Please note, these dates could be subject to change.

Pre-Employment Checks
As part of our pre-employment process, we will ask you to provide relevant documentation to show that you are eligible to work in the UK and a Basic Disclosure Scotland certificate. You must be eligible to work in the UK to apply for this role; we do not offer sponsorships. We also take up references as part of this process. Expenses will be reimbursed for Basic Disclosure check. This will only be requested if you are appointed into the role.

Disability Confident

If you need any adjustments to support your application, such as information in alternative formats, please contact us and we’ll do everything we can to help. If you’re eligible under the Disability Confident Scheme please give details when prompted at the appropriate stage in the online application process.

The Selection Process

How to Apply
To apply, please send your CV and cover letter. The selection panel will use this evidence to assess your application against the selection criteria in the Person Specification section above. It is not mandatory to provide a cover letter but it can be beneficial to provide further evidence of your suitability against the essential skills. In your CV please also set out your educational and professional qualifications, and career history, with key responsibilities, dates and achievements. Please provide reasons for any gaps.

Expected Timeline:
The Closing date for applications is 14th July 2024, unfortunately late applications cannot be considered.
Your application will be reviewed by a Reed Recruitment Specialist who may invite you to an initial telephone screening call. The call will last up to 30 minutes, giving you an opportunity to discuss your relevant experience, the role and The Scottish Funding Council in more detail.

Should you application be progressed, the selection panel will assess your application by considering the evidence you have provided in your CV / Cover Letter. Please ensure your application demonstrates how you meet the criteria in the Person Specification for the role. The selection panel will then select the shortlist of candidates to take forward to interview stage.
Panel sift is due to take place 15th July 2024
Interviews are due to take place week commencing 22nd July (subject to change) We may be able to provide further flexibility based on your availability.
Please note, these dates could be subject to change.

Pre-Employment Checks
As part of our pre-employment process, we will ask you to provide relevant documentation to show that you are eligible to work in the UK and a Basic Disclosure Scotland certificate. You must be eligible to work in the UK to apply for this role; we do not offer sponsorships. We also take up references as part of this process. Expenses will be reimbursed for Basic Disclosure check. This will only be requested if you are appointed into the role.

Disability Confident

If you need any adjustments to support your application, such as information in alternative formats, please contact us and we’ll do everything we can to help. If you’re eligible under the Disability Confident Scheme please give details when prompted at the appropriate stage in the online application process.

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TSB Bank Plc




Role: Senior Cloud EngineerFunction: CIOSalary: £Competitive plus excellent benefitsLocation: Hybrid working/Flexible across our key sitesClosing Date: 15 July 24
At TSB, we’re transforming the service we provide our customers, and technology will be at the forefront of that change. It’s an exciting transformation and we’re investing in an enhanced in-house capability to deliver it – so, if you’re a forward-looking and innovative IT professional, this is your opportunity to be in on the ground floor and help us build the future of banking. How you’ll make a difference
The Senior Cloud Engineer is a crucial role within the Cloud Operations Team, focused on the design, implementation, and maintenance of cloud infrastructure and services on the Azure and AWS Cloud Platforms respectively. This role is responsible for ensuring the reliability, scalability, and security of cloud-based solutions, including compute, storage, networking, and security components. You will lead the response to incidents related to AWS resources and Azure resources, conduct root cause analysis, and implement corrective actions to prevent reoccurrence. You’ll configure and manage monitoring solutions (e.g., CloudWatch/Azure Monitor) to track resource utilisation, application performance, and generate alerts for potential issues.
What you’ll bring

- AZ-104 and AZ-400 certifications required
- Extensive experience with Terraform and IAC is essential including Bicep and Ansible Min 5 years
- Vnet peering, Express Route, NSG, AAFW knowledge and experience is essential Min 5 year
- Github Actions and Azure DevOps experience is essential Min 3-5 years
- Experience with Linux essential Min 5 years
- Good Working level Knowledge of AWS including Route 53, EKS, EC2, Kubernetes, MSK, ScyllaDB

What we offer in return
- Hybrid and flexible working arrangements to support a healthy work/life balance.
- An attractive reward and myTSB benefits package, giving you more of what matters to you.
- A diverse, energising and collaborative working environment.
- A truly inclusive organisation that values difference, where everyone feels welcome and has access to equal opportunities.
- A career that’s enriching and full of opportunities. If this sounds right up your street, come and join our team. We make things happen!
We are TSB. Life Made More.

Job Description

Education and Children's Services

Teacher of Support for Learning (Senior Phase)
Tynecastle High School

Salary: £32,217 - £48,516 (pro-rata for part time)
Hours: 20 per week

Our collegiate aims are to ensure all young people, regardless of background, achieve their dreams and to empower our young people to become, successful, responsible, confident, and effective citizens of their community and wider society. Tynecastle Learning Community is a diverse, ambitious, and thriving cluster of 4 primary schools, Balgreen, Craiglockhart, Dalry and Stenhouse all feeding into Tynecastle High School. We are complimented by 2 standalone Early Years Centres, Balgreen and Tynecastle Nurseries. The school role is currently 829.

We strive to create an environment of respect and inclusion, ensuring our young people have the opportunities to acquire, demonstrate, articulate and value the knowledge and skills that will support them as life-long learners. We are committed to offering the best possible learning experience to our learners, whoever and wherever they are.

We are looking for an excellent classroom teacher who shares our values and will enhance the opportunities for our learners. The role is a fantastic opportunity to work across a learning community, further develop leadership skills, tackle the attainment gap and will in the first instance, focus on improving outcomes for P7-S1 pupils before extending the successful model from P5-S3.

For further information please visit our website at www.tynecastle.edin.sch.uk or to discuss the post please contact Ms Hazel Kinnear, Head Teacher, on 0131 337 3488.

Salaries will be in accordance with the Scheme of Salaries and Conditions of Service for Teaching Staff in School Education.

This post is regulated work with children and/or protected adults under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. The preferred candidate will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check. Where an individual has spent a continuous period of 3 months or more out with the UK in the last 5 years, an Overseas Criminal Record Check will be required. You will be required to provide this check. An unconditional offer of employment and commencement in the post will be subject to the outcome of both these pre-employment checks being deemed satisfactory.

We're committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included and able to be their best at work, and we recognise the benefits that a diverse workforce with different values, beliefs, experience, and backgrounds brings to us as an organisation.

As part of our goal to improve our organisational culture and create a great place to work together for the people of Edinburgh, we want to make sure that we’re bringing the best people into our roles, not just in their skills and experience but also in their approach to work.

Follow us on Twitter at @edincounciljobs

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Job Description

Edinburgh Health and Social Care Partnership

Senior Care and Support Worker Complex Care
Castle Crags Care Home

Salary: £30,751 - £36,312
Hours: 36 per week

This post is regulated work with children and/or protected adults under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. The preferred candidate will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check. Where an individual has spent a continuous period of 3 months or more out with the UK in the last 5 years, an Overseas Criminal Record Check will be required. You will be required to provide this check. An unconditional offer of employment and commencement in the post will be subject to the outcome of both these pre-employment checks being deemed satisfactory.

As part of our goal to improve our organisational culture and create a great place to work together for the people of Edinburgh, we want to make sure that we’re bringing the best people into our roles, not just in their skills and experience but also in their approach to work.

To help achieve this, we’re changing the way we interview and assess candidates by moving from a competency-based interview approach to a behavioural and technical (skills for the job) based approach. This new way of interviewing will allow us to assess how you think and how you would bring Our Behaviours of Respect, Integrity and Flexibility into your ways of working.

We're committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included and able to be their best at work, and we recognise the benefits that a diverse workforce with different values, beliefs, experience, and backgrounds brings to us as an organisation.

You can find out more on Our Behaviours web page Our Behaviours – The City of Edinburgh Council

Our salary range typically reflects the initial starting salary and annually increases until it reaches the top of the range.

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Your new company
You'll be working for a successful internationalBuilding Services Contractor based in Edinburgh, who are looking for anExperienced Senior Mechanical Design Engineer to join their Building ServicesTeam. This consultancy works on a variety of projects across Scotland's CentralBelt as well as UK and Ireland wide, operating across the commercial,residential, Industrial, and more.

Your new role
You'll play a key part in the Mechanical Design teamand will have the opportunity to lead projects and mentor junior team members.Your key responsibilities will include:

• Designing and developing Mechanical systems for building services projects.
• Preparing technical reports and specifications.
• Ensuring compliance with relevant regulations and standards.
• Collaborating with other engineers and architects.
• Mentoring junior team members

What you'll need to succeed

• Bachelor's/ Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related field.
• At least 5 years of experience in Mechanical design engineering on Building Services projects.
• Strong knowledge of mechanical systems and building codes.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• The ability to work independently and as part of a team.

What you'll get in return
You'll be paid a competitive salary, along with arange of benefits. You'll benefit from a relaxed working culture, where you'llbe given the autonomy to manage your own diary and have complete flexibilityover your working week. You'll be given the support required to progressprofessionally and will be given a clear route to progress within theconsultancy.

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 arelooking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion onyour career.

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