Total 255 Human Resources job vacancies in Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK42 9RU

Pension Support Coordinator
c.£23,500 per annum
Remote
Fixed Term Contract (12 months)

Join us at the Money and Pensions Service (MaPS) as a Pension Support Coordinator. You’ll play a key role in helping individuals maximise their money and pensions through high-quality interactions and support. Your work will have the power to positively transform lives. If you’re passionate about making a meaningful impact, we want you on our team!

You’ll be part of a dynamic team dedicated to helping people across the UK improve their financial wellbeing.

Role Overview
The Pension Support Coordinator will report directly to Pensions Operations Manager. In this role, you will be responsible for:

• Triage incoming calls from customers, using fact-finding skills to assess their needs leading to the provision of straight-forward pensions guidance, signposting them to the most appropriate service ensuring they get the right guidance at the right time, or booking the appropriate appointment based on their needs.
• Interact with our customers assisting with appointment booking enquiries, modifications, and cancellations.
• Respond proactively to customer demand, working to agreed service delivery standards.
• Provide timely and accurate follow up information when required, that adds value to the services provided and is clear and easy to understand.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of our service through ad hoc project work
• Attend meetings and workshops etc., within the scope of the role.

Skills and Experience Required
To excel in this role, you will need to demonstrate:

• An awareness of the importance of retirement planning
• An awareness of when and how the State pension can be claimed and the basis upon which it’s calculated
• An awareness of pension scams and their implications on retirement planning
• A commitment to on-going personal and professional development; we may require you to undertake training within the scope of the role
• Experience of dealing with members of the public
• Excellent spoken communication skills and ability to translate complex ideas and topics into plain language
• Excellent telephone manner

About Us
The Money and Pensions Service (MaPS) is based in Bedford, in a recently renovated modern office. This is a wonderful opportunity for you to become an integral part of a dynamic organisation, working to help people across the UK.

At the heart of the Money and Pensions Service are our values – caring, connecting, and transforming, which are the foundation of our success. They permeate every area of our work and define all our business relationships and the way we work with each other. We’re not only looking for the best people to come and work for us, but we need people who align themselves with our values:

• Caring
  We care about our colleagues and the people whose lives we are here to transform.
• Connecting
  We will transform lives through our ability to make positive connections.
• Transforming
  We are committed to transforming lives and making a positive societal impact.

Our Inclusive Working Environment
By fostering our values, we are immensely proud of the inclusive working environment that we have created. The diversity of our people is a strength that we embrace and wish to build upon, so we are committed to attracting people of all backgrounds. We work hard to ensure that we have a progressive approach to inclusion, equity, and belonging. We really do want our colleagues to “bring their whole selves to work.”

Our colleague and ally networks encompass LGBTQ+, neurodiversity, women’s health, men’s health, ethnicity, and diversity.

What We Offer

• Generous Annual Leave – 30 days plus Bank Holidays
• Pension scheme – contributions matched 2 to 1 (up to 10% of your salary)
• Interest-free loan for season tickets for buses and trains
• Cycle to work Scheme
• Subsidised eye tests & flu jabs
• Life assurance scheme
• Give as you earn scheme
• Employee assistance programme (EAP)
• PAM Assist and PAM Life scheme (Wellbeing)
• Enhanced family and sick pay
• Paid volunteering (2 days a year)
• Recognition Scheme
• Discounts portal to numerous retailers

Career Development
In MaPS, we take career development seriously. We actively encourage and support applications from our existing MaPS colleagues. However, we do follow the Civil Service Commissioner recruitment principles, which means that you will be required to participate in a full, open, and fair process.

Reserve List
If you are successful at interview, we operate a reserve list where your details will be held for up to 6 months. Should a vacancy come available in that time with the same essential criteria, reserve list candidates will be offered that position with no further assessment required.

Application Process
The law requires that selection for appointment to the Civil Service is on merit on the basis of fair and open competition as outlined in the Civil Service Commission’s Recruitment Principles. If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles, and you wish to make a complaint, in the first instance, you should contact the Money and Pensions Service via email: recruitment@maps.org.uk. If you are not satisfied with the response you receive from the Department, you can contact the Civil Service Commission: Visit the Civil Service Commission website.

Following the call from our team, you will be issued an online test, which can take up to an hour to complete. Once you have passed the online test, we will arrange an interview with the MaPS interview panel, starting the week commencing 11th November.
This recruitment project aims to appoint several Pensions Support Coordinators, with the group start date targeted for the end of January 2025.

Job Reference: MaPS00713
Close Date: 10th November 2024

Career Development
In MaPS, we take career development seriously. We actively encourage and support applications from our existing MaPS colleagues. However, we do follow the Civil Service Commissioner recruitment principles, which means that you will be required to participate in a full, open, and fair process.

Reserve List
If you are successful at interview, we operate a reserve list where your details will be held for up to 6 months. Should a vacancy come available in that time with the same essential criteria, reserve list candidates will be offered that position with no further assessment required.

Application Process
The law requires that selection for appointment to the Civil Service is on merit on the basis of fair and open competition as outlined in the Civil Service Commission’s Recruitment Principles. If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles, and you wish to make a complaint, in the first instance, you should contact the Money and Pensions Service via email: recruitment@maps.org.uk. If you are not satisfied with the response you receive from the Department, you can contact the Civil Service Commission: Visit the Civil Service Commission website.

Following the call from our team, you will be issued an online test, which can take up to an hour to complete. Once you have passed the online test, we will arrange an interview with the MaPS interview panel, starting the week commencing 11th November.
This recruitment project aims to appoint several Pensions Support Coordinators, with the group start date targeted for the end of January 2025.

Job Reference: MaPS00713
Close Date: 10th November 2024

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Warehouse Stock Checker - Biggleswade - £22,405

Own transport required

The position

• This is a full time permanent position based at our customers distribution centre in Biggleswade
• Rate of pay: £22,405 per annum
• Weekly hours: 37.5 hours plus daily 30-min unpaid break
• Shift Patterns: 5 days out of 7 - Shifts between 10pm-8am
• Working Environment - Chilled
• Own transport required

A day in the life of a Warehouse Operative

As a Warehouse Operative, you will work as part of a dynamic and supportive team in what can be described as a fast-paced and target driven environment to ensure the stock entering or leaving the depot is accurate.

Our activities vary, so often, you may be required to work across multiple different workstreams such as Goods Inbound checks, Picker Accuracy audits and Load Adherence checks most of which require periods of manual handling.

Job activities

• Audit the Inbound accuracy of supplier deliveries on the GFR program.
• Audit Picker accuracy of stock destined for stores and fully investigate all errors found.
• Adhere to agreed audit and error verification procedures at all times.
• Maintain integrity at all times.
• Ensure the expected productivity levels are achieved, in line with customer expectations.
• Review daily targets in line with customer expectations.

RAS Benefits

• Competitive salary with optional pension scheme
• Regular overtime is available
• Free onsite parking & subsidised canteen
• Full training to help you perform at your best
• Recognition Awards and Incentives
• Genuine career progression
• Refer a friend bonus

Job specifics

• Able to actively respond to both verbal instructions and audible warning devices
• The ability to communicate well, both written and verbally.
• Basic knowledge of Microsoft Excel and Word

About RAS

Retail & Asset Solutions are an innovative and market-leading organisation providing audit services to some of the UK and Europe's largest Food, DIY and Apparel retailers. We engage, listen and work with our customers in a way they can trust, often operating as an extension of their own teams to deliver value-added business.

At RAS Supply Chain we have developed specialised expertise in supply chain assurance services. This helps retailers track and verify goods received from suppliers by checking pick and compliance accuracy, as well as easily integrating with customer IT systems to provide real-time management information.

As leaders in innovation, we embrace new technologies and concepts. We were the first company to use barcode scanning with bespoke reporting, and we were also the first to implement wireless RF data transmission. In the Supply Chain field we are the only organisation providing the end-to-end GFR service to retailers and suppliers. In our ongoing quest for innovation, we continue to research and develop solutions by working collaboratively with our customers and by identifying opportunities to drive sales and combat loss.

With approximately 3,500 employees, we have the largest pool of multi-skilled retail trained colleagues located throughout the UK and Ireland. We also have a fleet of over 70 minibuses ready to deliver count teams to any site in the UK, enabling us to deliver greater consistency in personnel and performance.

This role is being handled by Retail & Asset Solutions (RAS). To discuss this vacancy or any other great positions we have please call us on 01689 879444 for a confidential chat about working for our business.

By applying to this role, you are consenting to Retail & Asset Solutions to hold and process your data in compliance with the General Data Protection Regulations. If you have any questions or wish to exercise your right to access, erase or restrict the holding or processing of your data then please contact us at applications@retailassetsolutions.com and we will respond to your query as soon as possible.

Own transport required

Retail and Asset Solutions are looking for a warehouse team captain to join our supply chain team on a full-time permanent basis. As a warehouse team captain, you will be responsible for achieving daily auditing targets by checking the accuracy of pallets and cages of stock, before they leave the warehouse, to ensure they meet the delivery requests and no errors have been made.

You will be required to:

• Manage stock accuracy levels within the depot and stock loaded into trailers against drivers' paperwork and check the accuracy of incoming deliveries.
• Delivery Checker's will be confident in their ability to add and subtract without the use of a calculator
• Able to actively respond to both verbal instructions and audible warning devices
• The ability to communicate well, both written and verbally
• Ensure your own and the team's KPI's are met
• Perform and document weekly supervision with each team member
• Monitor audit data to provide performance feedback to each team member regarding
• output and error rates
• Basic Knowledge of Microsoft Excel and Word

The Position

• This is a full-time permanent position based at our customers distribution centre in Biggleswade
• Rate of pay: £23,887 per annum
• Shift patterns: 5 days out of 7 - 8 hour shift between: 11pm-11am
• Weekly hours: 37.5 hours plus daily 30-min unpaid break
• Working Environment: Chilled
• Own transport required

This role is being handled by Retail & Asset Solutions (RAS). To discuss this vacancy or any other great positions we have please call us on 01689 879444 for a confidential chat about working for our business.

By applying to this role, you are consenting to Retail & Asset Solutions to hold and process your data in compliance with the General Data Protection Regulations. If you have any questions or wish to exercise your right to access, erase or restrict the holding or processing of your data then please contact us at applications@retailassetsolutions.com and we will respond to your query as soon as possible.

The Recruitment Co is looking to recruit a Janitor / Handy person to work in a fast pace manufacturing environment.

Main Duties

• Weekly & monthly planned maintenance tasks as scheduled (waste management, flushing of little used outlets / water temperature recording, emergency lighting tests, etc.).
• First line response to reactive repairs.
• Minor building fabric repairs and modifications.
• Decorating tasks.
• Basic plumbing.
• Basic carpentry.
• General office cleaning (by exception)
• General cleaning or janitorial duties as requested (by exception).
• Supporting external landscaping and cleaning as required
• Ad hoc porterage duties (Moves & changes, furniture management & moves, etc.).
• Stock management
• Housekeeping of facilities plant rooms and workshop

Attributes

• Physically fit with good dexterity.
• Manual Handling ability.
• Comfortable working at heights.
• Able to work in a demanding and busy area.
• Maintain accurate documentation of all assigned work orders.
• Comply fully with Health, Safety & Environmental policies.
• Completion of documentation as required, including RAMS and adhere to all associated permits.
• Flexibility in work hours to provide cover if required for holidays and sickness absence.
• To assist all trades within the team and through the correct training be able to complete tasks away from your core skills.
• Provide excellent customer service to building occupants, ensuring they are made aware of work order progress in a timely manner
• Proactively walk the floors, reporting any maintenance or H&S issues to the helpdesk and appropriate manager.

What we are looking for

• Experience of building maintenance, handyperson, janitorial duties.
• Ability to identify and select correct materials and tools for a job
• Good understanding of health and safety requirements within a building environment.
• Have a proactive approach to maintenance and building management.
• Confident, driven, and pro-active.
• Able to do the job right and do it right first time, within a pre-determined timescale.
• Willingness to undertake further training.
• Ability to provide a schedule of works for identified additional / remedial works.
• Writing and following risk and method statements as required daily.
• Provide excellent customer service to building occupants, ensuring they are made aware of work order progress in a timely manner.
• Good knowledge of building Statutory Compliance.
• Hold a full UK driver's license.

39-hour week, Monday - Thursday 8am to 5pm & Friday 8am - 13.30pm

Salary £28,799.18 - Permanent basis

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Kenect Recruitment is hiring a Administrator in Shefford !

Postcode: SG17 5TQ

Join Kenect Recruitment, today.

We're Kenect Recruitment, and we provide job seekers with the fastest way to find temporary work that fits their lifestyles, giving you the choice over where, when, and how you work.

We're looking for energetic, enthusiastic individuals with a can-do attitude to work as a Administrator for our well-established client

Pay rates : £11.44 per hour,

Total hour: 37 hour/week

Shift pattern : Monday - Friday 09.00 - 17.00

Duties:

• Provide support administrating and delivery of the Household Support fund FSM vouchers.
• Supporting Performance team gathering key information from School and providers to accurately process vouchers and ensure smooth delivery of vouchers through informed decision making.
• Liaise with external colleagues including providers of education, social workers, schools to ensure effective communication on the HSF FSM vouchers.
• Support resolving queries with services/ providers, parents and others.
• Undertake such duties consistent with the role to ensure the LA meet and submitted delivery plan and therefore meeting the funding requirement.

Job Type: Fixed term contract

Contract length: 5 months

Pay: From £11.44 per hour

Expected hours: 37 per week

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Education:

• A-Level or equivalent (preferred)

Experience:

• Customer service: 1 year (preferred)
• Administrative experience: 1 year (preferred)

Language:

• English (preferred)

Your new company
Hays is working with a leading construction organisation committed to creating high-quality homes and providing exceptional customer service. The organisation offers a supportive and dynamic work environment, along with a comprehensive benefits package that includes a bonus scheme, pension, life assurance, and various employee discounts.
Your new role

As a Customer Service Coordinator, you will play a crucial role in ensuring customer satisfaction by managing and resolving defects in a timely manner. You will build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders, promote cost control and recovery, and act as an ambassador for the company at corporate and handover events. Your responsibilities will include overseeing defect inspections, specifying remedial works, supervising subcontractors, and maintaining accurate documentation.
What you'll need to succeed

• Previous experience in a similar role.
• Strong technical knowledge of house building, including electrical and plumbing systems.
• Excellent interpersonal and negotiation skills.
• The ability to stay calm and professional when handling customer complaints.
• Strong organisational and analytical skills.
• Self-motivation and the ability to work independently.
• Proficient with Microsoft Excel and Word.
  
  What you'll get in return

• 26 days of holiday plus bank holidays.
• A bonus scheme and holiday buy scheme.
• Access to the Green Car Scheme and company pension scheme.
• Life assurance and employee discounts on new homes.
• Access to a retail discount portal and Employee Assistance Programme.
• 24/7 GP access and family-friendly policies.

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 about your career.

Hays EA is a trading division of Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited and acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at hays.co.uk

Job Title:
Head of Building Maintenance
Salary 65k
Reporting to: Property Director - Estate
Job Level - C
Purpose of Position: To be responsible for the maintenance and enhancement of the built estate at Woburn
Tasks & Responsibilities:

• Lead the Estates building teams to achieve the Trustees' objectives for the built portfolio.
• Prepare and manage the annual building maintenance budget.
• Oversee preventative maintenance plans and periodic reviews.
• Supervise Estates building surveyors and in-house maintenance teams.
• Liaise with operational heads of the Farm, Safari Park, Golf Club, and Abbey for property maintenance.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety legislation and statutory regulations.
• Manage maintenance and refurbishment projects from inception to completion.
• Keep up to date with industry developments and apply them to portfolio management.

Security:

• Maintain secure premises and ensure staff awareness of security needs.
• Arrange inspections of vacant properties.
• Be available for out-of-hours on-call duties.

GDPR:

• Support staff compliance with data privacy policies.
• Ensure processes for data subject rights and retention schedules are in place.

Other:

• Attend necessary training courses.
• Be conversant with the Estate Handbook and supporting policies.
• Comply with reasonable instructions from the manager.

Person Specification:Qualifications Required:

• Relevant Building or Surveying qualification.
• RICS, MCIOB, or Hons Degree (desirable).

Experience Required:

• Managing directly employed teams and contractors.
• Dealing with listed buildings and maintenance processes.
• Knowledge of building pathology, planning regulations, and building regulations.

Skills/Technical Knowledge:

• Health & Safety and CDM Regulations.
• Up-to-date building construction knowledge.
• Proficiency in Outlook, Word, Excel, ACAD, and QUBE.
• Asbestos management and diagnosing building defects.

Personal Attributes:

• Accountability, communication, customer focus, organising & planning, teamwork, business acumen, leadership, decision-making, task management, attention to detail, commercial awareness, and personal drive.

Other Requirements:

• Full driving licence.
• The ability to undertake call-out duties on a rota basis.
• CPD evidence.

Hays EA is a trading division of Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited and acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at hays.co.uk

Senior Relationship Manager (Money Guiders)
c.£60,000 per annum
Bedford
Fixed Ter Contract (12 months)
Hybrid Working

Join us at the Money and Pensions Service (MaPS) as a Senior Relationship Manager. This role offers you the chance to make a significant impact by working collaboratively with Money Guiders Leads and Operations Managers to continuously improve our programme’s effectiveness. Your focus will be on relationship management, operational improvements, GDPR compliance, and supporting our strategic partnerships. If you are ready to make a significant impact and drive the success of our programme, we would love to hear from you!

You’ll be part of a dynamic team dedicated to helping people across the UK improve their financial wellbeing.

Money Guiders aims to improve the quality of money guidance being delivered through
others to those in need across the UK.
We do this through providing free professional development to organisations or practitioners
who talk to their customers and service users about money. A key part of this initiative is to
bring on board, support and maintain relationships with our growing number of Programme
Partners across the UK. We currently have 250 diverse organisations signed up as Partners,
ranging from a wide variety of sectors including Housing, Health, Social Care, Local
Government, Advice services etc.

Role Overview
The Senior Relationship Manager will report directly to Strategic Partnerships Lead. In this role, you will be responsible for:

• Working collaboratively with Money Guiders Leads and Operations Managers, to continuously improve the operational delivery of the programme, with a focus on relationship management activities.

O Review, develop, improve, and as appropriate, introduce and embed systems and processes into current ways of working

O Support GDPR requirements, including taking responsibility for Data Sharing Agreements with Money Guiders Partners and contributing to programme wide data impact assessments.

O Review and update programme collateral, working with our Programme Co-ordinator to manage and maintain version / change control.

• Work closely with our Programme Co-Ordinator to ensure the effective and efficient delivery of Money guiders partner practitioners’ induction sessions.
• Support the Strategic Partnerships Lead to develop the partner strand and ensure it progresses in line with strategic and scale up planning.
• Take key account management responsibility for an existing portfolio of Money Guiders Programme Partners, building strong and lasting relationships whilst also identifying and progressing opportunities for new partnerships.
• Provide consultative support to programme partners, helping them to deliver sustainable money guidance services, and increasing the breadth, depth and quality of the guidance they deliver
• Ensure programme partners are fully aware of all programme components, and championing the benefits of them aligned to partner needs.
• Capture and provide insight, intelligence and feedback from Programme Partners to inform the future development of the programme.
• Keep abreast of the complex and diverse systems within which the Money Guiders partner organisations and practitioners operate at a strategic, policy and practice level
• Working closely with the UK Partnerships team at MaPS to engage with new potential partner organisations, and to manage ongoing relationships with Money Guiders programme partners

Skills and Experience Required
To excel in this role, you will need to demonstrate:
• Exceptional relationship management skills and the ability to deal with people at all levels, with demonstrable experience and track record in a similar role of key account management, partnership or relationship management.

• Experience of managing process, systems and data & driving operational improvement in the delivery of services,
• A proven ability to influence organisations to gain buy in and engagement.
• Understanding of third and public sector organisations- their challenges and opportunities
• Ability to work autonomously and manage/ influence others to meet deadlines and required standards.
• Excellent written, communication and presentation skills
• Strong organisational, time management and planning skills.
• Strong team player capabilities enjoying matrix working.

About Us
The Money and Pensions Service (MaPS) is based in Bedford, in a recently renovated modern office. This is a wonderful opportunity for you to become an integral part of a dynamic organisation, working to help people across the UK.

At the heart of the Money and Pensions Service are our values – caring, connecting, and transforming, which are the foundation of our success. They permeate every area of our work and define all our business relationships and the way we work with each other. We’re not only looking for the best people to come and work for us, but we need people who align themselves with our values:

• Caring
  We care about our colleagues and the people whose lives we are here to transform.
• Connecting
  We will transform lives through our ability to make positive connections.
• Transforming
  We are committed to transforming lives and making a positive societal impact.

Our Inclusive Working Environment
By fostering our values, we are immensely proud of the inclusive working environment that we have created. The diversity of our people is a strength that we embrace and wish to build upon, so we are committed to attracting people of all backgrounds. We work hard to ensure that we have a progressive approach to inclusion, equity, and belonging. We really do want our colleagues to “bring their whole selves to work.”

Our colleague and ally networks encompass LGBTQ+, neurodiversity, women’s health, men’s health, ethnicity, and diversity.

What We Offer

• Generous Annual Leave – 30 days plus Bank Holidays
• Pension scheme – contributions matched 2 to 1 (up to 10% of your salary)
• Interest-free loan for season tickets for buses and trains
• Cycle to work Scheme
• Subsidised eye tests & flu jabs
• Life assurance scheme
• Give as you earn scheme
• Employee assistance programme (EAP)
• PAM Assist and PAM Life scheme (Wellbeing)
• Enhanced family and sick pay
• Paid volunteering (2 days a year)
• Recognition Scheme
• Discounts portal to numerous retailers

Flexible Working
At MaPS, we take pride in our flexible approach to work. As standard, we work on a hybrid basis with a minimum of 2 days in the office per week. Hybrid working is a voluntary, non-contractual arrangement and our headquarters in Bedford will be your contractual place of work. The number of days that anyone will be able to work at home will be determined primarily by business needs, but personal and other relevant circumstances will also be considered. If you are successful, any opportunities for hybrid working, including whether a hybrid working arrangement is suitable for you, will be discussed with you prior to you taking up your post.

Career Development
In MaPS, we take career development seriously. We actively encourage and support applications from our existing MaPS colleagues. However, we do follow the Civil Service Commissioner recruitment principles, which means that you will be required to participate in a full, open, and fair process.

Reserve List
If you are successful at interview, we operate a reserve list where your details will be held for up to 6 months. Should a vacancy come available in that time with the same essential criteria, reserve list candidates will be offered that position with no further assessment required.

Application Process
The law requires that selection for appointment to the Civil Service is on merit on the basis of fair and open competition as outlined in the Civil Service Commission’s Recruitment Principles. If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles, and you wish to make a complaint, in the first instance, you should contact the Money and Pensions Service via email: recruitment@maps.org.uk. If you are not satisfied with the response you receive from the Department, you can contact the Civil Service Commission: Visit the Civil Service Commission website.

Job Reference: MaPS00705
Close Date: 28th October 2024

Flexible Working
At MaPS, we take pride in our flexible approach to work. As standard, we work on a hybrid basis with a minimum of 2 days in the office per week. Hybrid working is a voluntary, non-contractual arrangement and our headquarters in Bedford will be your contractual place of work. The number of days that anyone will be able to work at home will be determined primarily by business needs, but personal and other relevant circumstances will also be considered. If you are successful, any opportunities for hybrid working, including whether a hybrid working arrangement is suitable for you, will be discussed with you prior to you taking up your post.

Career Development
In MaPS, we take career development seriously. We actively encourage and support applications from our existing MaPS colleagues. However, we do follow the Civil Service Commissioner recruitment principles, which means that you will be required to participate in a full, open, and fair process.

Reserve List
If you are successful at interview, we operate a reserve list where your details will be held for up to 6 months. Should a vacancy come available in that time with the same essential criteria, reserve list candidates will be offered that position with no further assessment required.

Application Process
The law requires that selection for appointment to the Civil Service is on merit on the basis of fair and open competition as outlined in the Civil Service Commission’s Recruitment Principles. If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles, and you wish to make a complaint, in the first instance, you should contact the Money and Pensions Service via email: recruitment@maps.org.uk. If you are not satisfied with the response you receive from the Department, you can contact the Civil Service Commission: Visit the Civil Service Commission website.

Job Reference: MaPS00705
Close Date: 28th October 2024

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Thorn Baker Construction require 2 experienced labourers to work on a Industrial Refurbishment in Bedford. CSCS needed, Free Parking on site. Please Megan on 07866013641 or the Bristol office on 0117 2033 444 to discuss further.

The Role:

About You:

For further information please call Megan on 07866013641 the Bristol office on 0117 2033 444

Job not for you but maybe for someone you know? Please take a look at our refer a friend scheme - https://www.thornbakerconstruction.co.uk/candidates/refer-a-friend

Please check out our candidate reward scheme where you can win high street vouchers, PPE, Screwfix vouchers and much more - www.thornbakerconstruction.co.uk/candidates/reward-scheme

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Acorn by Synergie is recruiting for Delivery Drivers for their clients Distribution Operation in Luton so now is an exciting time to be part of their brand.

What will the role involve?

* You will be delivering packages across a planned route to an approved timescale

* Able to lift packages (up to 23 kgs) and be able to get in and out of a van numerous times throughout the day with or without reasonable accommodation.

* Full training and induction will be provided, and you'll work with a supportive team.

This is a great opportunity to enhance your career as a Delivery Driver.

As a Delivery Driver, our client offers:

* £150 per day - whilst using a company van

* The roles are on a self-employed basis

* Fully paid training days

* 9-hour day planned Delivery Route

* Weekly Pay

* Full induction and training with a supportive team once you're on the road.

What are we looking for?

* You will need a valid UK Driving Licence

* You must have no more than 6 penalty points on your licence and held your licence for more than 1.5 years

* Must be over the age of 21

* Hard-working, motivated, and great at working in a fast-paced environment

* A good understanding of the local area would be an advantage

Acorn by Synergie acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Accounts/ Payroll Assistant
c.£38,000 per annum
Bedford
Permanent
Hybrid Working

Join our Financial Services team as an Accounts/Payroll Assistant! In this role, you’ll be crucial in maintaining financial records, processing purchase invoices, and ensuring timely payments. You’ll also provide essential cover for our Transactions Services and Payroll Leads, handle queries, and assist with monthly reconciliations and audits. If you’re ready to contribute to a resilient and efficient financial team, apply now!

Role Overview

The Accounts/ Payroll Assistant will be responsible for:

• Process purchase invoices - receiving, logging invoices from suppliers and obtaining necessary approvals.
• Handle both internal and external queries related to payments and invoices.
• Produce payment runs and payment journals twice weekly.
• Review and reconcile the aged creditor reports and resolve any outstanding issues.
• Assist on coding queries including VAT codes.
• Prepare monthly accruals for unposted purchase invoices.
• Assist with monthly balance sheet reconciliations.
• Ensure all suppliers and employees are paid accurately and on time.
• Assist the Payroll lead in preparing the monthly data and reconciling payroll records against HR records.
• Assist in payroll processing and reconciling monthly payroll payments.
• Assist with HMRC, RTI, Pension reporting and payments.
• Handle payroll queries from both internal and external stakeholders.
• Support other team members to ensure accuracy and that reporting deadlines are met.
• Assist with the month/year-end procedures and the annual audit.
• Take on ad-hoc projects as required.

Skills and Experience Required

To excel in this role, you will need to demonstrate:

• Good understanding of business and financial issues.
• Excellent communication and collaborative skills.
• Ability to work effectively and sensitively as part of a team.
• Proactive, with the ability to use initiative and accept responsibility.
• Capable of working under pressure and to tight deadlines.
• Ability to multi-task and manage a varied workload.
• Intermediate to advanced proficiency with accounting software and Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and Word.
• Good knowledge and user experience of a finance or an ERP system.

About Us:

The Money and Pensions Service (MaPS) is based in Bedford, in a recently renovated modern office. This is a wonderful opportunity for you to become an integral part of a dynamic organisation, working to help people across the UK.

At the heart of the Money and Pensions Service are our values – caring, connecting, and transforming, which are the foundation of our success. They permeate every area of our work and define all our business relationships and the way we work with each other. We’re not only looking for the best people to come and work for us, but we need people who align themselves with our values:

• Caring
  We care about our colleagues and the people whose lives we are here to transform.
• Connecting
  We will transform lives through our ability to make positive connections.
• Transforming
  We are committed to transforming lives and making a positive societal impact.

Our Inclusive Working Environment:

By fostering our values, we are immensely proud of the inclusive working environment that we have created. The diversity of our people is a strength that we embrace and wish to build upon, so we are committed to attracting people of all backgrounds. We work hard to ensure that we have a progressive approach to inclusion, equity, and belonging. We really do want our colleagues to “bring their whole selves to work.”

Our colleague and ally networks encompass LGBTQ+, neurodiversity, women’s health, men’s health, ethnicity, and diversity.

What We Offer:

• Generous Annual Leave – 30 days plus Bank Holidays
• Pension scheme – contributions matched 2 to 1 (up to 10% of your salary)
• Interest-free loan for season tickets for buses and trains
• Cycle to work Scheme
• Subsidised eye tests & flu jabs
• Life assurance scheme
• Give as you earn scheme
• Employee assistance programme (EAP)
• PAM Assist and PAM Life scheme (Wellbeing)
• Enhanced family and sick pay
• Paid volunteering (2 days a year)
• Recognition Scheme
• Discounts portal to numerous retailers

Flexible Working

At MaPS, we take pride in our flexible approach to work. As standard, we work on a hybrid basis with a minimum of 2 days in the office per week. Hybrid working is a voluntary, non-contractual arrangement and our headquarters in Bedford will be your contractual place of work. The number of days that anyone will be able to work at home will be determined primarily by business needs, but personal and other relevant circumstances will also be considered. If you are successful, any opportunities for hybrid working, including whether a hybrid working arrangement is suitable for you, will be discussed with you prior to you taking up your post.

Career Development

In MaPS, we take career development seriously. We actively encourage and support applications from our existing MaPS colleagues. However, we do follow the Civil Service Commissioner recruitment principles, which means that you will be required to participate in a full, open, and fair process.

Reserve List

If you are successful at interview, we operate a reserve list where your details will be held for up to 6 months. Should a vacancy come available in that time with the same essential criteria, reserve list candidates will be offered that position with no further assessment required.

Application Process

The law requires that selection for appointment to the Civil Service is on merit on the basis of fair and open competition as outlined in the Civil Service Commission’s Recruitment Principles. If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles, and you wish to make a complaint, in the first instance, you should contact the Money and Pensions Service via email: recruitment@maps.org.uk. If you are not satisfied with the response you receive from the Department, you can contact the Civil Service Commission: Visit the Civil Service Commission website.

Job Reference: MaPS00706
Close Date: Sunday 27th October 2024

Flexible Working

At MaPS, we take pride in our flexible approach to work. As standard, we work on a hybrid basis with a minimum of 2 days in the office per week. Hybrid working is a voluntary, non-contractual arrangement and our headquarters in Bedford will be your contractual place of work. The number of days that anyone will be able to work at home will be determined primarily by business needs, but personal and other relevant circumstances will also be considered. If you are successful, any opportunities for hybrid working, including whether a hybrid working arrangement is suitable for you, will be discussed with you prior to you taking up your post.

Career Development

In MaPS, we take career development seriously. We actively encourage and support applications from our existing MaPS colleagues. However, we do follow the Civil Service Commissioner recruitment principles, which means that you will be required to participate in a full, open, and fair process.

Reserve List

If you are successful at interview, we operate a reserve list where your details will be held for up to 6 months. Should a vacancy come available in that time with the same essential criteria, reserve list candidates will be offered that position with no further assessment required.

Application Process

The law requires that selection for appointment to the Civil Service is on merit on the basis of fair and open competition as outlined in the Civil Service Commission’s Recruitment Principles. If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles, and you wish to make a complaint, in the first instance, you should contact the Money and Pensions Service via email: recruitment@maps.org.uk. If you are not satisfied with the response you receive from the Department, you can contact the Civil Service Commission: Visit the Civil Service Commission website.

Job Reference: MaPS00706
Close Date: Sunday 27th October 2024

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This role represents an excellent opportunity to play an integral part in maintaining the operational integrity of the company's complex facilities and supporting systems and to become involved with further development of these world leading capabilities.

Reporting to the Head of Engineering, the Deputy Head of Engineering will support the Engineering team and assist in maintaining operational quality and delivery, by focussing on the development and maintenance of continuous improvement programmes, processes and procedures, to ensure the Department meets the needs of the business and maintains compliance with changing legislation and standards, during a period of significant capital investment.

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* Maintain a good understanding of technical assets, equipment and testing methods being used in the R&D facility through communication with other managers, attendance of design reviews, plant meetings, etc…
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* Attend Engineering team leadership meetings, develop and maintain appropriate reports and KPIs, participate in setting the department's annual budget and share in the responsibility of managing performance to that budget.
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* A good level knowledge of mechanical or electrical engineering gained through experience with complex engineering products or industrial machinery.
* Demonstrable experience of working with and implementing changes to engineering design processes and engineering drawings within an industrial quality management system.
* A Degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering (or similar subject) or equivalent knowledge gained through experience. Preferably Chartered Engineer status or equivalent experience.
* Demonstrated leadership experience in a technical environment preferably with 5+ years' experience.
* Experience of managing a diverse and multi-experienced team of engineers. Providing direction to those more experienced, and guidance and development to the junior members of the team.

Deputy Head of Engineering - Attributes

* Capable of understanding complex systems, analysing data and applying problem-solving techniques in a logical, competent and timely manner.
* Ability to improve standards and be driven by continuous improvement.
* A positive behaviour set with great communication and collaboration skills.
* Have a desire to succeed, ability to work under pressure and be prepared for out-of-hours working from time to time.
* Have commercial awareness and some client relationship management experience.

The successful candidate must satisfy security clearance requirements - including the last 5 years continual UK residency.

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Please apply ASAP

Due to current high volumes of applications to our advertised jobs, we are unable to respond to every application. All successful candidates will be contacted as soon as possible.

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