Positive Employment

Positive Employment is currently recruiting for a Asset Database Officer for our client a government organisation in Southampton. The successful post holder will provide effective and administrative support to contribute to the analysis, development and maintenance of the domestic & corporate Stock Condition Databases and record management systems, to support robust service delivery. This role is a temporary contract initially for 2 months with the possibility to extend. This role is hybrid working. Duties and Responsibilities but not limited to: Routinely collate, upload, export and analyse information and data, to ensure that information held in the Stock Condition Database and other asset systems are accurate and up-to-date, and supporting documentation is stored precisely and accessible to those who need it. Routinely support the production of performance reports, including identification of areas of asset related compliance. Undertake robust data validation processes, including adopting cleansing regimes as required. Ensure that data audit processes & procedures are comprehensively adhered to including ensuring adherence to GDPR regulation. Provide professional support, expert advice and implement appropriate action in relation to data management and support to all officers within Asset Management for the domestic, non-domestic and commercial sites. Implement appropriate action in relation to data management and surveying activities, ensuring the effective delivery of Asset Management related functions and services within the Property Division. Personal Requirements: Educated to minimum 'Level 3 NVQ/SVQ, BTECH, A' Level or equivalent, or equivalent demonstrable experience in a related field. Experience of working in a social housing environment (Local Authority or Housing Association) is desirable. An understanding of property compliance management & asset management is desirable. Experience of managing property compliance data is desirable. Experience of using Keystone / Technology Forge or similar database modules (in respect of risk management, planned maintenance, servicing & inspection) is desirable. Strong IT skills and the demonstrable ability to manipulate, interpret and analyse information and data, presenting outputs in a clear and concise format. Previous significant experience of working with a range of IT software, database management experience, including data entry, data export, validation and audit procedures, (preferably a compliance / asset management database). Working Hours: 37hrs / Monday - Friday Pay: £21.01 per hr Please note this role is within the scope of IR35.

Positive Employment is currently recruiting for a Strategic Property & Accommodation Lead for our client a government organisation in Gloucester. The successful post holder will deliver the organisation's strategic approach to estate planning, space and accommodation strategy, and development of service estate plans aligned to service strategies, the Corporate Strategy, and the Asset Management Strategy. The postholder will act as Asset Management & Property Service's (AMPS) liaison with services and corporate functions for the delivery of the Action Plan as set out in the Corporate Asset Management Plan . This role is a temporary contract initially for 6 months with the possibility to extend. This role is hybrid working. Duties and Responsibilities but not limited to: Deliver long-term planning and portfolio optimisation to ensure the organisation's estate supports future operating models, service delivery needs, and financial sustainability. Deliver development of Strategic Estate Plans aligned with organisational strategies. Deliver corporate strategy on space utilisation, accommodation planning. Provide expert challenge and strategic advice to services on their estate and accommodation requirements, ensuring alignment with corporate priorities and affordability constraints. Provide strategic oversight of all accommodation moves. Maintain oversight of property-related risks, interdependencies and constraints across programmes and projects, ensuring proactive mitigation and escalation. Support modernisation of AMPS processes, data usage and reporting. Provides strategic oversight and assurance of business cases and early-stage proposals. Sets the strategic approach for corporate accommodation and workplace transformation, ensuring proposals align with corporate priorities, standards, and long-term estate strategy. Maintain clear audit trails and ensure compliance with policies and assurance requirements. Prepare and submit reports, approval papers and supporting documentation. Ensure compliance with statutory duties, H&S and corporate governance. Personal Requirements: Experience in the development and delivery of Corporate Asset Management Plans for Local Authorities, estates, accommodation. Senior stakeholder and partnership management experience. Experience delivering strategic change and developing policies. Experience working in high-profile, high-pressure environments. Experience developing feasibility studies, business cases or early-stage proposals. Experience with multidisciplinary teams. Experience navigating governance and assurance processes. It's essential that they have at least one of: Leadership/management qualification; A degree or qualification in a relevant subject; Membership of a related professional organisation (eg RIBA, RICS, CIOB, IMP, CIBSE). Strong knowledge of strategic estates and workplace strategy. Working Hours: 36hrs / Monday - Friday Pay: £400.00 per day Please note this role is within the scope of IR35.

Our client is a large local government organisation and looking for an experienced Programme Manager to join their team. This is initially a 6 month contract which may be extended for the right applicant Our client is seeking an experienced and dynamic Programme Manager to lead the delivery of a major portfolio of complex, high-value capital projects across our diverse property estate. This is a pivotal role within the Asset Management and Property Services (AMPS) team, responsible for shaping, coordinating, and driving forward a multi-year programme of new-build developments, major refurbishments, and strategic asset improvements that support the Council's long-term service and estate objectives. Programme Leadership: Lead, manage, and continuously develop a programme of major capital projects from inception to completion, ensuring alignment with strategic priorities, service needs, and corporate outcomes. Portfolio Planning & Governance: Establish and manage clear programme governance, reporting frameworks, risk management processes, and performance indicators to maintain control over time, cost, quality, and scope. Stakeholder Engagement: Work closely with service areas, senior leadership, external partners, schools, and communities to ensure projects deliver maximum value and support service transformation. Financial Management: Oversee programme-level budgets, forecasts, business cases, and funding approvals, ensuring strong financial discipline and compliance with Council standards. Commissioning & Procurement: Lead strategic procurement approaches and commissioning strategies for design, consultancy, and construction services, ensuring best value and adherence to public sector procurement rules. Technical Oversight: Provide programme-level assurance across design, statutory compliance, sustainability, and construction delivery, working with internal specialists and external technical teams. Risk & Issue Management: Identify and mitigate programme-wide risks, commercial pressures, and interdependencies, proactively resolving issues that could impact delivery. Leadership & Collaboration: Lead multi-disciplinary teams and external partners; foster a collaborative and solution-focused culture that supports high-quality outcomes. Continuous Improvement: Drive innovation, sustainability, and modern construction approaches across the programme, contributing to the Council's environmental and social value goals. PLEASE NOTE THIS ROLE IS INSIDE SCOPE OF IR35 HYBRID WORKING AVAILABLE

Positive Employment is currently recruiting for a Accountant for our client a government organisation in Keynsham, Somerset. The successful post holder will perform a range of advanced professional accounting activities for the organisation, and provide financial advice and guidance, to support the appropriate finance lead in delivering a comprehensive accounting (financial or management) service and advisory service to budget holders, project managers and decision makers. This might involve being a specialist in a complex area of accounting or overseeing the work of an accounting team. This role is a temporary contract initially for 3 months with the possibility to extend. This role is hybrid working with office attendance maybe once a week. Duties and Responsibilities but not limited to: Provide complex, expert accounting and financial management advice, and advise the organisation's Senior Responsible Officers, Members, governance boards and budget holders on the financial implications of prepared reports, to ensure decisions are made in the full understanding of the financial consequences. Take lead on annual revenue and/or capital budgets preparation to ensure timely and accurate financial management, ensuring that spend is aligned to the strategic direction of the service and to support a holistic approach to business planning. Monitor expenditure and income across the organisation against budget plans and targets, identifying variations, risks and issues, and resolving these in partnership with the finance lead and the service leadership. Prepare the statement of accounts and other formal reports on the financial position of the organisation, to enable the organisation to fulfil its statutory reporting requirements. This includes presenting reports to Committees and other formal governance bodies within the organisation. Provide financial impact evaluation and analysis modelling to provide up to date and accurate financial information and reports so that the organisation leadership can make the best value for money judgements and report necessary financial information. This will include providing financial modelling for partnerships, service, projects and programmes where relevant. Provide training, advice and guidance to senior officers on the application and implementation of financial standing orders, and financial management arrangements to ensure effective financial controls are put in place so the organisation adheres to all necessary Codes of Practice and relevant statues and regulations. Review legislative changes and evaluate the impact on financial policies, guidelines and protocols of the organisation, to ensure compliance with regulations to required standards. Resolve complex queries from internal or external stakeholders by providing information on processes and the related policies, to ensure the integrity of the financial systems and controls. Plan and oversee the workload of the accounting team so that a full range of financial and accountancy services are delivered effectively and within given organisational standards and timescales. Personal Requirements: Chartered professional accountancy qualification e.g., CIPFA, CIMA, ACCA, ACA, or equivalent. Full membership of an accountancy professional body. Substantial experience of budget preparation and control, financial reporting, and financial analysis. Substantial experience of providing financial advice, training and support to Members and senior officers. Advanced and thorough knowledge and understanding of public sector finance and reporting requirements. May include knowledge of a specific area of finance such as companies, taxation, VAT, treasury management and financial systems. Advanced knowledge of a Council's financial regulations and accounting procedures and practices. Advanced and thorough knowledge of financial management principals, finance systems, policies and procedures. Working Hours: 36hrs / Monday - Friday Pay: £351.83 per day Please note this role is within the scope of IR35.

Positive Employment is currently recruiting for a Policy Officer for our client a government organisation in Keynsham, Somerset. The successful post holder will help shape a fair, modern and effective approach to unauthorised encampments. We are looking for a sharp, proactive and thoughtful Policy Officer to lead the full refresh of our Unauthorised Encampments Policy, replacing the existing framework with something fit for today's communities, partners and expectations. This role is a temporary contract initially for 3 months with the possibility to extend. Hybrid working 2/3 days in the office. Duties and Responsibilities but not limited to: Lead the research, drafting and development of a new Council-wide Unauthorised Encampments Policy. Analyse legislation, case law and best practice to produce clear, evidence-based recommendations. Run a meaningful consultation with residents, Members, Police, Fire & Rescue, Highways, Housing and voluntary sector partners. Produce practical operational procedures to support consistent, proportionate and welfare-focused practice. Provide concise, high-quality briefings for senior leaders and Cabinet Members. Personal Requirements: Strong policy, research or analytical experience - ideally within a public sector or multi-agency setting. The ability to interpret complex legislation and turn it into clear, actionable policy. Excellent communication skills and confidence working with diverse stakeholders. A calm, considered and collaborative approach to sensitive and high-profile issues. Need access to their own vehicle to travel 2/3 times per week. Previous enforcement experience would be appreciated, or police background experience. Working Hours: 36hrs / Monday - Friday Pay: £19.18 per hour (Potential Negotiation) Please note this role is within the scope of IR35.

Positive Employment is currently recruiting for a Head Of Procurement for our client a government organisation in Portsmouth. The successful post holder will lead and manage the Procurement service, including complex, high value procurement activities, whilst ensuring compliance with legislation, to best practice and legal standards, maximising and maintaining the efficiency and integrity of the procurement process and ensure value for money outcomes. Provide expert guidance and implement procurement strategies that align with the organisation's corporate plan and objectives. Management and provision of the organisation's insurance administration function, ensuring all covers are in place and appropriate to ensure the organisation is indemnified against loss whilst providing value for money. This role is a temporary contract initially for 6 months with the possibility to extend. This role is hybrid working. Duties and Responsibilities but not limited to: Manage the Procurement & Insurance services in accordance with the legal requirements, professional standards, local policies and best value requirements. Provide regulatory, legal and corporate governance advice to business units, related to the procurement and insurance process, contract and specification development, ensuring compliance with legal requirements, providing advice where necessary. Manage resources within the team and deal with any training, development, absence, disciplinary and grievance matters. Recruitment of staff to ensure service is provided with adequate and appropriately trained officers. Lead, organise and develop staff to ensure customers receive a comprehensive responsive and quality service. Provide leadership and mentorship to the Purchasing, Procurement and Insurance team, fostering professional development. Be the responsible officer for the management of the organisation's Procurement portal, ensuring legislation is reflected in workflow processes; create, update and revise all system parameters ensuring legislative and Contract Procedure Rules (CPRs) compliance. Ensure all procurement spend is authorised and in accordance with the CPRs. Ensure legislation changes are complied with and systems and procedures reflect the latest legislative requirements. Advise and train all staff including senior management on appropriate legislation and process on procurement, purchasing and insurance processes, including credit cards and financial systems, ensuring system checks are in place and effective to prevent fraud or misuse. Maintain comprehensive and accurate records for all procurement projects ensuring an effective audit trail. Provide a suite of documentation to streamline processes and assist procuring officers, including evaluation documents with weighted formulas. Advise on route to market, authorise use of frameworks and appropriate contract, ensure contract management is followed in accordance with the CPRs. Monitor and control all Purchasing, Procurement and Insurance budgets. Act as the organisation's Insurance Officer, providing a full service, ensuring adequate covers and indemnities are in place and risk is reduced. Personal Requirements: Previous experience in a similar role. Experience working for a local government organisation and extensive knowledge about relevant local government standards, policies and legislation. Qualified procurement professional certificate. Working Hours: 37hrs / Monday - Friday Pay: £500.00 per day Please note this role is within the scope of IR35.

Positive Employment is currently recruiting for a Housing Capital Programme Contract Manager for our client a government organisation in Somerset. The successful post holder will deliver Housing Capital Programme contracts ensuring the objectives, targets and priorities of the organisation are achieved whilst remaining compliant within statutory regulations. The Housing Capital Programme team undertakes approximately 20m per annum of spend on a range of improvement projects (including retrofit, compliance, and decent homes) to the 5,600 landlord properties within the HRA. Examples of contracts delivered include: Replacement kitchens and bathroom, Re-roofing, Replacement windows and doors, Installation and updating of door entry systems, Upgrading insulation and ventilation, Major environmental improvement programmes, Electrical testing and remedial works, Fire safety works (e.g., fire doors, emergency lighting, and compartmentalisation), Water safety works. This role is a temporary contract initially for 5 months with the possibility to extend. This role is hybrid working with 2 days required in the office per week. Duties and Responsibilities but not limited to: Deliver Capital Programme contracts across areas of responsibility, which are customer focused, deliver value for money, and maintains properties. Assist in setting clear standards and performance targets to all Capital Programmes allocated to them and monitor and report on progress in meeting them. Project management of large, complex projects within the social housing sector, including to occupied properties, to ensure all projects are delivered to cost, quality and time constraints. There is a high level of autonomy for each of these projects, which require multi-tasking of multiple projects, at differing stages of their project lifecycle, with a total annual value of 3m. Budget responsibility, health and safety, and delivery of a quality product whilst minimising the impact on residents lives whilst work is in progress. Minimise the risk to residents and the public's safety (e.g. fire safety and water safety compliance activities), as well as to meet legislative and regulatory requirements, and maintain the future value of the organisation's housing asset portfolio. Personal Requirements: Relevant professional qualification (e.g. CIOB) or extensive experience in the construction sector. Evidence of continuing development of professional and management skills, e.g. through training, qualification and/or experience. Full membership of a relevant professional body, e.g. CIOB (Desirable). Relevant construction knowledge, including existing building types, forms of construction, and potential building pathology issues. Detailed knowledge of a range of building contract forms, including amendments. Knowledge of construction related health and safety legislation and requirements. Knowledge of relevant legislation, including Planning and Building Control requirements. Working Hours: 36hrs / Monday - Friday Pay: £330.00 per day Please note this role is within the scope of IR35.

Positive Employment is currently recruiting for a Head of Leisure for our client a government organisation in Liverpool, England. The successful post holder will lead operational teams delivering services across leisure centres, swimming pools, sports facilities, GP referral and community programmes, ensuring high standards of customer service, regulatory compliance and financial performance. The postholder will ensure the safe, efficient and commercially sustainable operation of the organisation's leisure estate while supporting the organisation's ambitions to improve health, wellbeing and participation in sport and physical activity across the city. This role is a temporary contract initially for 6 months with the possibility to extend. THIS ROLE REQUIRES 4/5 DAYS IN THE OFFICE PER WEEK. Duties and Responsibilities but not limited to: Provide strategic leadership for the delivery of the organisation's leisure operations and physical activity services. Contribute to the development and delivery of the city's leisure, sport and physical activity strategy. Support the organisation's wider public health and wellbeing priorities through increased participation in sport and active lifestyles. Lead the day-to-day operation of the organisation's leisure facilities, ensuring services are safe, accessible and customer focused. Oversee operational performance across leisure centres, swimming pools and sports facilities. Ensure compliance with health and safety, safeguarding and statutory regulatory requirements. Manage significant operational budgets and ensure services operate efficiently and sustainably. Identify opportunities to improve income generation, utilisation of facilities and commercial performance. Monitor performance against financial and operational targets. Provide leadership and direction to operational managers and wider leisure teams. Drive a positive organisational culture focused on service improvement and customer experience. Work collaboratively with HR and trade unions on workforce matters including organisational change where required. Develop strong partnerships with local sports organisations, community groups, schools and health partners. Personal Requirements: Senior leadership experience managing leisure operations or similar frontline service environments. Experience overseeing multiple leisure facilities or a complex operational estate. Strong financial and commercial management experience. Experience leading large operational teams and managing workforce issues. Strong understanding of health and safety and compliance requirements in leisure services. Experience delivering service improvement or transformation programmes. Working Hours: 35hrs / Monday - Friday Pay: £706.79 per day Please note this role is within the scope of IR35.