Total 5 Information Technology job vacancies in Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK42 6EY

Mobile Funeral Arranger
£12.62 per hour plus benefits
Part Time 18.75 hours per week, working a variety of shifts between Monday to Friday 9am-5pm
Mobile role covering approx. 8 funeral homes in Luton and the surrounding area


No experience needed. You can apply for this job on your mobile in a few simple steps - no CV required.


You'll need a full manual UK driver's licence for this job.


At Co-op Funeralcare, we take pride in helping families say the perfect goodbye to loved ones.
You don't need previous experience as we provide full training and ongoing support so you'll have all the tools you need for your new role.
You'll also benefit from a competitive salary, an excellent pension scheme, and discounts on a range of Co-op products and services.
Find the kind of job satisfaction you didn't think was possible. Apply today.


What you'll do


* as a certified mobile funeral arranger, you'll provide expert guidance and advice to help clients plan the perfect service and support with family visits
* travel to meet clients and build relationships across your community
* support with manual handling of coffins and the deceased


This role would suit people who have


* a full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle
* a passion for delivering great service and building relationships plus would feel comfortable working on their own; both travelling to client meetings, and holding fort within branches where necessary
* excellent communication and admin skills plus strong attention to detail to make sure regulatory policies and processes are always adhered to
* high levels of empathy, discretion and care


Why Co-op?


You'll get a fantastic benefits package including:


* 30% off Co-op branded products in our food stores all year-round
* 10% off other brands in our food stores all year-round (doubles to 20% on the Friday and Saturday after payday)
* discounts on other Co-op products and services
* 23 days holidays (pro rata, rising with service)
* a pension with up to 10% employer contributions
* access to our Employee Assistance Programme which offers confidential advice and support on anything you're struggling with, 24 hours a day
* access to virtual GP and free eye tests
* endless career development opportunities including apprenticeships
* friendly, supportive team and the knowledge that you make a huge difference to your community
* access to Wagestream - a money management app that gives you access to a percentage of your pay as you earn it


At Co-op, we're proud to do things a different way. As one of the world's largest co-operatives, owned by millions of members, community is at the heart of what we do. Since our Co-op was founded in 1844, we've had a clear social purpose, and everything we do as a business helps to build a fairer world for our members, customers, colleagues, and communities


Building an inclusive work environment


We're actively building diverse teams and we welcome applications from everyone. We want to build inclusive work environments, where our colleagues have equal opportunities to reach their full potential. We celebrate our differences, and recognise the importance of our teams reflecting the communities they serve. 


If you have a disability, we can make reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process according to your needs. We're also part of the Disability Confident scheme, meaning we'll always offer an interview to disabled candidates who apply through the scheme if they meet the minimum criteria for a job.


We'll ask whether you'd like to be considered under the Disability Confident scheme when you apply.


If we invite you to take part in the recruitment process for any of our jobs, we'll ask you if you need any reasonable adjustments to enable you to participate.


You can find out more about our recruitment process at jobs.coop.co.uk/apply-process.


You can find out more about the Disability Confident scheme and all our commitments to diversity and inclusion at colleagues.coop.co.uk/diversity-inclusion-and-wellbeing.


As part of your application you'll need to complete an online assessment. It will take you around 20 minutes to complete this test.


If you're successful in your application, we'll perform some background checks as part of our pre-employment screening process. These will include a DBS (disclosure and barring service) and adverse media checks, and an occupational health questionnaire (to ensure you are fit to perform the role). We'll also check your social media activity on platforms like Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.


In this role you'll work under FCA regulation - we'll provide you with all the training you need to become a 'certified colleague'.


To make sure you're eligible to advise clients on 'pre-need' funeral plans as a 'certified colleague', we'll perform FCA (Financial Conduct Authority) and financial integrity checks. These aim to identify financial sanctions such as CCJs (county court judgements) or bankruptcy. Your credit score will not be checked as part of this process.



Any offer of employment made will be conditional upon the completion of pre-employment screening checks.

Quality Assurance & Technical Specialist

(Focus on Pension Wise service)

c.£44,935 per annum

Homeworking

Permanent

This role offers 100% remote working so you can be based anywhere in the UK.

Both part time and full-time available (a minimum of 3 days a week)

As a Quality Assurance & Technical Specialist, your primary responsibility is to ensure that all pension guidance delivered meets established quality standards and is technically accurate. You’ll work closely with the Pensions Operations team, focusing on calls, webchat, and written enquiries to maintain high-quality service delivery. Additionally, you’ll collaborate with the Pensions Quality Assurance & Technical Manager and the Quality Assurance & Technical team.

As a Quality Assurance & Technical Specialist, you will be responsible:

Ensuring that all pension guidance delivered is technically accurate and that the customer experience standards are met.

The following are the main duties of the Quality Assurance & Technical Specialist role:

• Ensuring that services are technically accurate and meet an agreed set of customer service standards.
• Answer technical queries from our Pensions Guidance specialists about all and any aspects of pensions.
• Anticipating upcoming topics by picking up on new developments across the pensions industry.
• Update the technical accuracy of pensions guidance content and information products.
• Attend meetings and workshops etc., within the scope of the role.
• Contribute to the technical learning and development strategy and help to deliver the quality assurance plan, both of which deliver continuous improvement to the organisation.

You will need to demonstrate the following skills and experience.

• A deep and wide knowledge of pensions’ law and practice across a broad range of pension arrangements, occupational, personal, and state pension
• An understanding and appreciation of wider retirement issues and non-pension assets, including state benefits.
• Must be good at dealing with members of the public, translating complex ideas and topics clearly.
• A commitment to on-going personal and professional development; we may require you to undertake training within the scope of the role.
• A successful track record of producing clear, technical communications.
• FPMI, APMI or CII qualifications or equivalent in related areas (Desirable).

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 to our values: -

• Caring
  We care about our colleagues and 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 make a positive societal impact.

About MaPS

At MaPS, we help people – particularly those most in need – to improve their financial wellbeing and build a better, more confident future. Working collaboratively across the UK, we make sure customers can access high-quality money and pensions guidance and debt advice throughout their lives, however and whenever they need it.

About our people

We aim to attract and retain the absolute best talent, so we can achieve our objectives and continue to make a difference to millions of people’s lives. We are keen to encourage applications from individuals across the whole community with the skills, knowledge, and behaviours for the job, and who show a strong commitment to MaPS’ objectives, values, and vision. It is important to us that we continue our ambition to be a genuinely diverse and inclusive organisation, so that we reflect the people we are here to help.

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.”

By way of brief example, we have an enviable ethnic diversity mix, inter faith network, equal gender balance with a zero mean gender pay gap and thriving colleague and ally networks, including LGBTQ+, neurodiversity, women’s health, men's health, ethnicity, and diversity.

What Money and Pensions Service can offer you?

• Generous Annual Leave – 30 days plus Bank Holidays
• Pension scheme – contributions matched 2 to 1 (up to 10% of your salary)
• Subsidised eye test & 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

You will be joining our team of pension specialists providing the above services to the public between the times of
8.00am to 8.00pm Monday to Friday although the requirement on the Quality Assurance & Technical team is to work between 9.00am to 5.00pm.
As a flexible employer we are open to discuss what work patterns are mutually beneficial to meet our needs.

If you’re already a MaPS employee, and as part of our Talent Strategy, we’re committed to strengthening opportunities for our people to learn, grow, progress, and thrive. For many of you, this may be preparing and applying for your next role with us, and we're passionate about ensuring you feel supported throughout your internal recruitment experience. Please get in touch if you want to know more about some of the ways in which we could support you by emailing recruitment@maps.org.uk

Job Reference: MaPS00716

Close Date: 21st November 2024

You will be joining our team of pension specialists providing the above services to the public between the times of
8.00am to 8.00pm Monday to Friday although the requirement on the Quality Assurance & Technical team is to work between 9.00am to 5.00pm.
As a flexible employer we are open to discuss what work patterns are mutually beneficial to meet our needs.

If you’re already a MaPS employee, and as part of our Talent Strategy, we’re committed to strengthening opportunities for our people to learn, grow, progress, and thrive. For many of you, this may be preparing and applying for your next role with us, and we're passionate about ensuring you feel supported throughout your internal recruitment experience. Please get in touch if you want to know more about some of the ways in which we could support you by emailing recruitment@maps.org.uk

Job Reference: MaPS00716

Close Date: 21st November 2024

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The Health System Specialist serves as the VA Bedford Healthcare System Space Planner for all projects within the operating plan, working directly as an advisor to the responsible team, and providing consultative services. Assists in the planning, development, implementation, coordination and evaluation of milestones for each plan. Responsible for obtaining and maintaining the OCAMES and VISN corporate commitment to the management plan. Manages and coordinates the development and execution of capital project space and phasing constraints while working with the Project Managers and Engineering staff to finalize scope, budget and schedule and maintaining the Capital Asset Inventory (CAI) and SCIP for designated programs/projects. Participates in station programming decisions through committee participation and direct discussions with the Strategic Planner affecting long and short-range courses of action for assigned projects.

Major duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Serves as space planner for all projects within the operating plan, working directly as an advisor to the responsible team, and providing consultative services.
• Assists in the planning, development, implementation, coordination and evaluation of milestones for each plan.
• Coordinates the development and execution of capital project space and phasing constraints while working with the Project Managers and Engineering staff.
• Participates in station programming decisions affecting long and short-range courses of action for assigned projects.
• Develops and maintains a set of master site phasing diagrams of all capital portfolio projects for each site.
• Provides detailed analysis of project phasing and move schedules from project inception through the design phases to construction groundbreaking through completion and activation.
• Performs risk assessment, plan sequencing, timeline duration and resource requirements needed to successfully track through construction to activation and transition planning.
• Provides data and analysis of space needs as they relate to gaps in clinical, operational and facility programs.
• Performs or directs surveys and investigations to establish baseline data necessary to initiate design.
• Develops executive level reports and presentations.
• Reports project efficiencies, lags, and areas of improvement.
• Provides guidance, development and coordination for the planning, design, and oversight of assigned projects/programs.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Work Schedule: Full-Time, Monday-Friday, 7:30am-4:00pm.
Compressed/Flexible: Not Available.
Telework: Available for Ad-hoc.
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Position Description/PD#: Health System Specialist/PD030360
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized.
Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved.
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized.
PCS Appraised Value Offer (AVO): Not Authorized.

Notifications

• This position is in the Competitive Service.
• Veterans' preference does not apply for internal or other current permanent Federal agency employees.
• Interchange Agreements with Other Merit System: Employees who occupy medical or medical-related positions and were appointed under 38 U.S.C. 4701(1) or (3) [formerly 38 U.S.C. 4104 (1) and (3)] must be serving in a full-time position without time limit and have served continuously for at least one year in this other merit system to be eligible to convert to the Title 5 System. Some exceptions to this rule may apply if you have previously acquired tenure under a Title 5 appointment.
• This position is a NAGE Bargaining Unit position.
• This position is covered by locality-based comparability pay.
• Current and former Federal employees must submit copies of their most recent SF-50, (Notice of Personnel Action). The SF-50 must identify the position title, series, grade, step, tenure and type of service (Competitive or Excepted). In some cases, more than one SF-50 may be required to show a higher grade previously held.

Starting at $98,240 Per Year (GS 12)

National Highways have an excellent opportunity for a Technical Lead to join our Operations team within the East region. The Technical Lead for the National Concrete Roads Programme is a National Programme role and will play a key role in managing the wider interfaces between regional delivery teams, SES and Central Ops.

The role of the programme is to deliver a long-term pipeline of interventions aimed at keeping our concrete road assets safe and operational while we take a phased approach to the full reconstruction of these assets. This will involve collecting and managing asset intelligence which is used to inform the prioritisation of interventions within available budgets. As such an understanding of pavement design and construction as related to concrete roads is essential as well as the ability to undertake planning and development activities such as costing and optioneering which will be needed to inform programme planning as well as scheme level delivery acting as a national governance and assurance function to oversee and optimise delivery across all regions.

The role will report directly into the Head of the National Concrete Roads Programme.

The National Concrete Roads Programme has been established to manage the £393m of funding allocated in Road Period 2 to the delivery of Concrete Pavement life extension and reconstruction schemes as well as plan for and deliver the continuation of the national programme into Roads Period 3.

The core of the National Concrete Roads Team are based in the Bedford office but there is flexibility in terms of the office base for this role however regular travel to the Bedford office and to scheme locations and other areas of the concrete road network will be a requirement of the role.

What you'll be working on:

• Contribute to the leadership and management of the Programme supporting the Programme lead on setting the overall strategy and direction.
• Development of a pipeline of interventions aimed at ensuring the successful delivery of the concrete roads programme utilising specific asset intelligence and liaising with SES to determine the current and future state of the assets while balancing funding availability against cost estimates for each intervention
• Working with central cost estimating to improve cost intelligence and develop relevant cost models to support better planning and budget setting for the programme
• The delivery of scheme identification and optioneering studies as per the operations 3D stage gate process (stages 0&1) and the hand off of scheme to regions for design and construction with continued support to the schemes
• Management of a team dedicated to the delivery of the pipeline of the interventions defined as needed in order to deliver the overarching programme goals
• Management of surveys required to support early scheme option studies as well as national level asset intelligence of the concrete roads assets
• Undertake horizon scanning and targeted R&D activities which have been demonstrated to show high potential in terms of delivering near to medium term programme objectives including reducing carbon and environmental impacts, reducing costs and reducing customer and stakeholder impacts
• Ensure the collation and effective dissemination of research project outputs through the National Delivery Assurance function and interfacing with the SES directorate to influence the update of corporate standards.

To be successful you'll need

• Recognised qualification in relevant engineering discipline or extensive experience in delivery of civil engineering projects and programmes (essential)
• Extensive track record of managing complex relationships with multiple stakeholders and evidence of skills to influence relationships for positive outcomes
• Excellent understanding of relevant technical asset policies and standards
• Excellent commercial and contractual acumen, with in-depth understanding of the relevant supply chain contracts to deliver outcomes and drive value for money, including budget planning and management
• Good knowledge and understanding of CDM and health and safety regulations
• Experience in pavement design/construction which is relevant to concrete roads / awareness of current research activities relevant to Concrete Pavement (desirable)

A bit about us

Making sure our customers have safe and reliable journeys is at the heart of everything we do in Operations. We keep the roads open for business and play a key role in making sure the network we manage is fit for purpose today and for the future.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

An exiting opportunity has arisen within the Bedford Borough Council Finance team for a CCAB/CIMA qualified Finance Business Partner working in the Technical Team. Bedford Borough Council is one of the fastest growing unitary authorities and there are some inspiring projects in the pipeline, where a determined, detail focused candidate could make a real difference.

Bedford's Finance team is designed to be an effective partner to the service: driving decisions upfront to improve performance, including Bedford's diverse capital programme, which includes road and rail upgrades. We are now looking for a motivated and enthusiastic finance professional to join our team.

You will be responsible for delivering the Councils Financial Statements in line with statutory requirements and timescales, managing the Council's Technical Accounting functions including Capital Strategy and Planning and Treasury Management.

You must be able to work at pace and have excellent communication skills as you will be talking to a wide range of financial and non finance stakeholders. You will have a broad remit, access to wider developmental opportunities and the support of experienced finance professionals throughout the team.



The Council is committed to offering you a good work life balance, which includes its flexitime and agile working arrangements, including the ability to work both from home and the office.

The role is full-time (37 hours) and permanent, applications for flexible working will be considered. Applications are made via CV, however candidates are encouraged to tailor their CV to demonstrate their experience in similar roles and how they meet the person specification.

For an informal discussion please contact Rhiain Bevan on 01234 276740 or rhiain.bevan@bedford.gov.uk

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