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Harper May is working with a financial services company that is seeking a Finance Director to support its ongoing growth and financial development. The organisation is focused on enhancing financial visibility, improving performance, and strengthening its overall finance capability. The Role Reporting to senior leadership, the Finance Director will be responsible for leading the finance function and ensuring the delivery of accurate financial information. The role will involve working across the business to improve financial performance and support key business initiatives. Key Responsibilities Lead and manage the finance function Provide financial insight to support business performance Oversee the preparation of management accounts and reporting Support financial planning, budgeting, and forecasting Improve financial processes and systems Monitor cash flow and overall financial position Support strategic initiatives through financial analysis Ensure financial controls and procedures are maintained Work closely with senior stakeholders across the business Develop and mentor the finance team Candidate Profile ACA, ACCA, or CIMA qualified Experience operating at senior finance level within financial services Strong financial reporting and analytical skills Experience supporting business performance and growth Strong leadership and communication skills Ability to work closely with senior stakeholders

Do you have experience within legal Business Development and the Energy sector and looking for a new role within a collaborative global law firm? This Associate Director, Business Development role will focus on leading a business development team focused on the energy/infrastructure sector and be the trusted adviser to senior partners business development planning, client development and overall strategic direction of the group. The Associate Director, Business Development will work with a collaborative team to drive forward the innovative Energy and infrastructure group's BD initiatives and lead the partner group through targeted campaigns, bids and cross selling programmes. You will look to research and target existing clients and prospective clients through product development and you will be able to make a real impact on the entrepreneurial team dynamic. The successful candidate will have previous Senior BD Manager level experience from the legal sector and experience covering Energy and Infrastructure. The SR Group (UK) Limited is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

Overview Hybrid working - 3 days London office, 2 from home - A fantastic opportunity for an experienced Account Director to join a high-flying boutique agency that delivers a vast array of high-profile experiential projects. Excellent career progression Broad range of unique experiential projects Close knit, passionate and collaborative team Brilliant culture The Company With over 2 decades behind them this leading agency brings together a uniquely talented group of specialists, fuelled by passion for everything LIVE. With a truly collaborative approach, and with creative, design and production in house they deliver a full 360 service from concept creation through to project delivery working with some of the world's biggest and most exciting clients and delivering a range of projects from film premieres and global sporting events to fan zones and immersive brand experiences through to big PR moments. With a continuous flow of varied and engaging projects there has never been a better time for an Account Director to join this leading agency! The Role Due to continued business growth they are now looking for an Account Director who will be the predominant lead on outdoor build and sports focussed projects, supporting the Senior Leadership Team and ensuring delivery of projects including managing creative and production delivery. A broad role responsibilities will include: Client and account management Taking, interpreting and challenging briefs Creating engaging responses Overseeing all elements of delivery and ensuring timescales and schedules are adhered to Leading internal design and technical teams Working closely with internal teams and external suppliers when necessary Stakeholder management Budget management Line management and development of a team The Candidate To be considered for this Account Director role the ideal candidate should have experience within an events / production / experiential agency with a solid and proven background of delivering projects from inception through to delivery. Live event experience is a must and previous delivery experience must be across a range of events including the production management of outdoor sporting events, brand engagement events / fan zones and product launches or public participation events. Strong client management skills are a must, as it the ability to take and interpret briefs and create engaging proposals. Previous line management experience is preferred and candidates must be willing to go onsite to oversee delivery when required to be considered for this Account Director role. In return you will have the opportunity to take your career to the next level and grow your experience in an established business working on a broad range of unique events! As a specialist events recruitment agency we help our clients build the most talented and diverse teams in the UK. We encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds, embracing diversity across all intersecting dimensions, including ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, well-being, abilities, and neurodiversity. We are dedicated to ensuring a supportive and accessible recruitment process. If you require any adjustments or accommodations for any reason, please do not hesitate to let us know Vacancy Ref LGK15236

Overall purpose of role Private Banking and Wealth Management offers bespoke banking and investment solutions to high-net-worth individuals across the globe. This role is focused on clients in the East of England (Norwich, Ipswich or Cambridge regions). It provides a comprehensive range of investment advice across all asset classes, wealth structuring advice and banking services. Key Accountabilities New business origination. Identify, develop and secure new private banking relationships through personal and client referrals, Barclays Group internal networks and corporate and investment banking sources Working as directed to achieve personal objectives and assist in achieving team targets for: new clients assets revenues Maintain the highest levels of client service and delivery. Act as key contact for banking products, credit advice and client queries. Deliver high quality bespoke advice, maximising value for our clients and negotiating the best commercial outcome. Act as the key interface between the client and other parts of the Barclays group, including: Wealth Advisory Discretionary Portfolio Management Investment Advisory Global, Investment & Solutions Provide the client with world class financial solutions. Be able and willing to discuss markets, their issues and opportunities with clients. Fully utilise the banker toolset, systems and platforms, and challenge current standards to continuously improve quality. Engage with digital technologies, products and solutions that are relevant to the Private Banking and Wealth Management business and have the ability to use them to enhance the service provided to clients. Stakeholder Management and Leadership Private Bankers are expected to build and maintain effective allocated introductory relationships with key internal and external stakeholders in order to ensure effective opportunity streams for new clients, assets and revenues. In order to achieve this they must be able to take the initiative to effectively partner and collaborate across the organisation, and externally, to drive performance. The Private Banker may be expected to work within a banker cell or on their own, so they must be a strong team player and a self-starter. The Private Banker does not have any direct leadership accountability but is expected to be able to exert influence on colleagues and contacts (introducers etc.) in order to secure positive outcomes for clients and for the business. Decision-making and Problem Solving The Private Banker is expected to be able to apply analytical reasoning and judgement to solve problems and deliver the highest levels of client advice and service. They must be capable of employing appropriate resources to drive continuous improvement and innovation. In this role they must make informed, transparent decisions and consider the broader/longer term implications. The Private Banker is expected to take ownership for issues that impact clients, to work to resolve them and to seek opportunities to suggest areas for improvement, enabling breakthrough innovations as well as incremental improvements to the business and our client service. Risk and Control Objective Ensure that all activities and duties are carried out in full compliance with regulatory requirements, Enterprise Wide Risk Management Framework and internal Barclays Policies and Policy Standards. This includes but is not limited to: Ensuring conformity with global and market standards of client service Ensuring conformity with all Barclays terms and conditions Ensuring conformity with global and market conditions on AML and KYC Ensuring conformity with global and market conditions on product delivery Ensure that sales and business practices are within the regulatory framework Ensure that you are up to date with latest regulatory standards on market education/training Ensure that you are up to date with latest regulatory standards on suitability, capital adequacy and record keeping. Person Specification The candidate will have strong relationship skills and have experience of managing and handling the needs of private client individuals and families. The ideal candidate will be effective in gaining an in-depth understanding of clients' needs and advising on a diverse range of wealth management solutions. The candidate will ideally have experience in controlling and monitoring of risk within a client book. The candidate will have experience of the Financial Services industry, ideally with some experience in the areas of Retail regulated products and services to mass market and high net worth customers and asset management. The ideal candidate will maintain a full, up to date understanding of the general financial markets dynamics and current financial concepts. The ideal candidate will have a high aptitude and understanding of the digital landscape, with the ability to effectively manage Clients' changing needs in this area. Where appropriate, a detailed and up to date knowledge of the relevant International market Essential Skills/Basic Qualifications: The ideal candidate will be educated to Degree level. The right candidate will have the appropriate regulatory qualifications. Purpose of the role To establish and nurture profitable partnerships with both corporate and individual clients. It's the bridge between the bank's offerings and clients' needs, ensuring mutual benefit and long-term success. Accountabilities Management of client relationships to identify the clients financial goals, challenges, and risk tolerance to support the analysis of data obtained from various sources, including the investment portfolio and cash flow, to identify trends, insights, areas for improvement and additional services to support client needs. Research and understanding of the client's industry trends, regulatory landscape, and competitive environment to inform strategic recommendations. Design of customised solutions that address the client's specific needs and objectives, incorporating a range of products and services from the bank's portfolio. Communication of the value proposition of proposed solutions, justification of recommendations, and negotiation of terms that are beneficial for both the client and the bank. Provision of guidance to clients to support their financial decisions, offering expert investment advice, risk management and wealth management strategies support, and updates on market trends to ensure a positive and continuous relationship. Assessment of financial, legal, and operational risks associated with client relationships, and implementation of measures to minimise potential losses. Documentation of all client interactions, transactions, and agreements to ensure transparency and auditability, and communicate findings effectively to support product development, service offerings, and the overall bank strategy. Monitoring of client satisfaction, revenue generated, and other relevant metrics to evaluate the effectiveness of relationship management efforts. Director Expectations To manage a business function, providing significant input to function wide strategic initiatives. Contribute to and influence policy and procedures for the function and plan, manage and consult on multiple complex and critical strategic projects, which may be business wide They manage the direction of a large team or sub-function, leading other people managers and embedding a performance culture aligned to the values of the business. Or for an individual contributor, they lead organisation wide projects and act as deep technical expert and thought leader, identifying new ways of working and collaborating cross functionally. They will train, guide and coach less experienced specialists and provide information affecting long term profits, organisational risks and strategic decisions Provide expert advice to senior functional management and committees to influence decisions made outside of own function, offering significant input to function wide strategic initiatives. Manage, coordinate and enable resourcing, budgeting and policy creation for a significant sub-function. Escalates breaches of policies / procedure appropriately. Foster and guide compliance, ensure regulations are observed that relevant processes in place to facilitate adherence. Focus on the external environment, regulators, or advocacy groups to both monitor and influence on behalf of Barclays, when appropriate. Demonstrate extensive knowledge of how the function integrates with the business division / Group to achieve the overall business objectives. Maintain broad and comprehensive knowledge of industry theories and practices within own discipline alongside up-to-date relevant sector / functional knowledge, and insight into external market developments / initiatives. Use interpretative thinking and advanced analytical skills to solve problems and design solutions in often complex/ sensitive situations. Exercise management authority to make significant decisions and certain strategic decisions or recommendations within own area. Negotiate with and influence stakeholders at a senior level both internally and externally. Act as principal contact point for key clients and counterparts in other functions/ businesses divisions. . click apply for full job details

Grafton Banks Finance are working with a Commercial Services company with offices in Stratford, London to recruit a Commercial Manager on a full-time permanent basis. Reporting into the team of Directors this is a newly created role to manage the Commercial team acting as a link between senior leadership and the wider team. This role combines hands-on commercial responsibilities with full team management, ensuring the accuracy, consistency, and efficiency of all cost-related activities across the department. The successful candidate will oversee the day-to-day workload of the team, support and develop team members, and take ownership of complex contract and cost management activities. They will play a critical role in maintaining high standards, improving processes, and ensuring the team operates effectively and collaboratively. This position is ideal for someone who is confident in managing people, comfortable making decisions, and able to balance operational detail with a broader, strategic view. Duties and Responsibilities will include: Directly manage, support, and develop a team of Commercial Assistants and Coordinators, acting as the first point of contact for team queries, issues, and escalations. Conduct regular 1:1s, monitor performance, and support ongoing development. Oversee the accuracy and integrity of cost data, contract updates, and system entries, analysing the data and identifying discrepancies or risks. Review and validate cost sheets, contract amendments, and service changes. Ensure consistent processes and standards are followed across the team. Take ownership of more complex contracts, cost models, and commercial exercises. Ensure accurate and consistent use of internal systems Identify opportunities to improve processes, efficiency, and data quality; Implement best practices for data management, reporting, and auditing Act as the key liaison between the Commercial team and senior management. Work closely with internal Managers to ensure cost sheets are accurate and up to date; Escalate key risks, issues, or trends to the Head of Department as needed. Support senior leadership by providing clear, concise updates and insights, also with departmental planning and priorities. Contribute to recruitment, onboarding, and training of new team members, if necessary; Carry out any other reasonable requests as required. Support and guide the team in investigating subcontractor charge discrepancies. Manage workload distribution across the team to ensure efficiency and balance Key Skills required for the role: Strong leadership and people management skills, with the ability to motivate and develop a team. Excellent numeracy skills and strong commercial awareness. Solid experience working with cost data, contracts, and financial information. Advanced Excel/Google Sheets skills, with the ability to review and guide others. High attention to detail with a structured and analytical approach. Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities. Confident decision-maker with the ability to work independently. Excellent communication skills, with the ability to liaise effectively across all levels of the business. This is a full-time permanent role. Working full time in office working full time hours Monday - Friday. For your experience you will be rewarded with a competitive salary and benefits package.

Our client, a leading boutique corporate finance advisory firm in the Midlands, is seeking to appoint a M&A Manager to support the continued growth of its practice. This is a key appointment, offering the opportunity to work closely with highly experienced Partners and to play a central role in the origination and execution of high-quality mid-market transactions. Responsibilities Leading and managing transactions across M&A, disposals, acquisitions, and fundraising mandates Acting as a trusted advisor to clients, developing and maintaining strong relationships with business owners, management teams, and private equity investors Taking responsibility for the full deal lifecycle, including financial analysis, valuations, preparation of marketing materials, negotiation, and project management Contributing to business development initiatives and supporting the growth of the firm's client network Coaching, developing, and providing guidance to junior members of the team The successful candidate will demonstrate: Significant corporate finance, M&A, or transaction services experience gained within a professional advisory environment Strong technical capability, with a proven track record of leading transactions to completion Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to build long-term client relationships at a senior level Professional qualification (ACA/ACCA or equivalent) preferred Commercial awareness, ambition, and the ability to thrive in a boutique environment where quality of service and delivery are paramount This role offers exposure to a wide range of high-quality transactions within a dynamic and collaborative environment. It provides clear progression towards Associate Director level, alongside a competitive package and performance-related incentives.

Our priority is to match the right person to the right role, and we never want salary to be a barrier to applying. Regardless of your current pay, we'll ask about your salary expectations during the application process, and our Talent Team will have an open, honest conversation during the talent call to understand your skills and explore our salary options. If you have questions around salary, please feel free to ask us! Location: Chiswick, London - Hybrid 2 days per week Sponsorship: We are unable to offer sponsorship for this role The Role Reporting to our Tech Director we are looking for a Data Lead to join the team. The Data Lead is responsible for leading the company's data driven transformation by building scalable, cutting edge data infrastructures and implementing advanced analytics and artificial intelligence (AI) strategies. This role will drive the company's data strategy to foster continuous innovation, ensure data driven decision making, and future prove the business by leveraging emerging trends in AI, machine learning, data automation, and real time insights. The Data Lead will oversee Data Engineering, Business Intelligence, and Data Science to ensure data remains a core asset that powers growth, customer centricity, and operational efficiency. Why So Energy? So Energy was created in 2015 because we knew energy suppliers could be better. Since then, we've grown rapidly but sustainably, with 300,000 customers and over 450 Energists (what we call our people). But we're not done! We're on the road to a net zero future, and thanks to our partnership with ESB, we're well on the way. We're customer centric, tech led, and passionate about sustainability. We're driven to do our best for our customers, for each other, and for our planet. That's why we've built a workplace culture that's supportive, empowering, inclusive, and full of opportunities to grow and make an impact. At So Energy, we take pride in our values driven culture. We live and breathe by our six core values that guide everything we do: Clear Honest Ambitious Inquisitive Caring Sustainable What you'll be getting up to in this role: Business Intelligence and Real Time Analytics: Drive the evolution of the company's BI capabilities from static reporting to dynamic, real time, and self service analytics, empowering teams with on demand insights. Develop and implement advanced data visualization platforms that are intuitive, interactive, and seamlessly integrated with business workflows to democratize data usage across the organization. Champion the use of augmented analytics, leveraging AI to automate data analysis and uncover hidden patterns and trends in real time, reducing reliance on manual reporting. Align BI efforts with business strategy, ensuring data insights inform critical decisions in customer engagement, marketing, product development, and operational efficiency. AI, Data Science, and Machine Learning for Competitive Advantage: Lead the Data Science and Machine Learning team in embedding predictive analytics and AI driven decision making across key business functions, from customer segmentation to operational forecasting. Explore and implement AI technologies such as natural language processing (NLP), computer vision, and recommendation systems to enhance customer experience and operational processes. Stay ahead of advancements in AI, focusing on the development of explainable AI models to ensure transparency and trust in decision making processes. Utilise cutting edge techniques such as federated learning and reinforcement learning to ensure the company can leverage data without compromising privacy, security, or scalability. Data Infrastructure and Engineering: Architect a future proof, scalable, and secure data infrastructure that leverages cloud native and edge computing technologies. Transition the organization towards a real time data pipeline architecture, facilitating immediate access to insights for faster business decisions. Oversee the development and automation of data pipelines and workflows to ensure data integrity, availability, and integration across various systems. Lead the exploration and implementation of advanced data technologies, including data lakes, event driven architectures, and microservices, to handle increasing volumes of structured and unstructured data. Leadership and Strategy for a Data Driven Organisation: Develop and champion a holistic data strategy that aligns with long term business goals and market trends, positioning data as a strategic asset across all departments. Promote a culture of data literacy and continuous learning, ensuring that every business function can interpret and act on data insights to drive results. Drive innovation by experimenting with emerging technologies, such as synthetic data generation, real time AI powered decision systems, and blockchain for data security. Collaborate with C suite executives to align data initiatives with corporate objectives and spearhead the company's journey to becoming a fully data driven organization. Collaboration and Stakeholder Management: Build strong cross functional relationships to ensure data solutions align with the needs of key stakeholders in departments like Finance, Operations, Customer Services, and Marketing. Proactively identify opportunities where data insights can drive new revenue streams, improve customer acquisition and retention, or enhance operational efficiency. Serve as the company's thought leader in data innovation, continuously educating the leadership team on the strategic potential of emerging data technologies. Foster collaboration between data engineers, data scientists, business analysts, and product teams to ensure seamless integration of data insights into product development and business operations. Future Readiness and Innovation: Constantly monitor and experiment with the latest trends in AI, data engineering, and analytics, ensuring the company remains a leader in data innovation. Explore opportunities in decentralized data architectures and multi cloud environments to enhance agility and resilience. Leverage advances in quantum computing and edge analytics to prepare the organization for next generation data challenges, such as ultra high speed decision making and processing vast datasets in real time. Cultivate partnerships with academic institutions, data science communities, and technology vendors to stay on the cutting edge of research and developments in data science and AI. You're a great match if: Passionate about Data: You have a deep passion for data and its potential to transform business operations and drive growth. You're always excited about uncovering new insights and applying them to solve complex business challenges. Curious and Innovative: You are constantly exploring the latest trends in data science, AI, and analytics, and you enjoy experimenting with emerging technologies to find creative solutions that push the boundaries of what's possible. Problem Solver: You thrive in solving intricate problems and can translate complex data into actionable insights. You enjoy navigating through ambiguity, breaking down challenges into manageable pieces, and finding solutions that deliver real impact to the business. Business-focused: You can translate technical data insights into business terms that drive growth. You don't just focus on the numbers-you focus on the value they bring to the company and its customers. Technologically Savvy: You are well versed in cutting edge data technologies such as cloud platforms, AI, and machine learning. You have experience working with tools like SQL, Python, and data visualization platforms like Looker or Tableau, and you're always eager to learn more. Strategic Thinker: You have a strong ability to align data initiatives with broader business objectives, ensuring that data remains a central part of the company's strategy. You're able to look beyond the numbers and understand the bigger picture, using data to guide long term decisions. Leader and Mentor: You are an empathetic and inspiring leader, able to mentor cross functional teams across Data Engineering, BI, and Data Science. You know how to foster innovation, encourage collaboration, and nurture a data driven culture within your teams. Innovator at heart: You are always looking for opportunities to drive the business forward through data, whether that's through exploring quantum computing for faster processing, or using AI for real time, actionable insights. You are not content with the status quo-you're always thinking ahead. Collaborative: You excel in working with various stakeholders, from senior leadership to technical teams, ensuring that data driven solutions are aligned with business needs. You are skilled at communicating complex ideas in a simple, relatable way, helping others see the value of data. Data Ethics Advocate: You understand the importance of data governance, compliance, and ethical AI practices, and you're committed to ensuring that data is used responsibly and in line with industry regulations. Research shows that some underrepresented people are less likely to apply for a role unless they are 100% qualified. We believe your experience, skills, and passion will set you apart . click apply for full job details

Job Info Job Category Finance Apply Before 04/15/2026, 10:55 PM Job Identification 2110 Posting Date 04/01/2026, 10:38 AM Job Shift Day Hours Full Time Job Description UK Research & Innovation Salary: £37,841 per annum. Band: UKRI Band D. Contract Type: Fixed Term (24 months). Hours: Full-time (flexible working available). Location: Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Didcot, Oxon - Hybrid working available (Min 3 days per week in the office). Closing Date: 15th April 2026 About the role This role is responsible for the provision of professional financial management support to an STFC Science or Technology Department based at the Rutherford Laboratory. The Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) is one of the nine councils in UK Research and Innovation (UKRI). Your responsibilities: As a Management Accountant, the post-holder will work as part of the UKRI Finance Directorate, reporting to a Senior Management Accountant, to support departmental preparation of budgeting, forecasting and reporting of programme and capital expenditure, completion of financial month end processes, and preparation of FEC costings for projects and grants. Personal Specification The below criteria will be scored during Shortlisting (S), Interview (I) or both (S&I). AAT qualified, part-qualified working towards CIMA/ACCA or equivalent experience in a finance role (S). You will also be an effective written and verbal communicator, capable of working with a range of staff from other disciplines in a highly collaborative manner (S&I). Have experience of budget management, be able to prioritise their workload and deadlines, and work independently as well as part of a team (S&I). Build and maintain good working relationships with colleagues and stakeholders, developing and influencing a strong network to facilitate effective working relationships (S&I). Provide management information to support departmental managers and senior finance colleagues in their day to day decision making (S&I). Manage cost centre and project structures, ensuring that these are effective in managing and accounting for the business (I). Advise project managers on costing and pricing project proposals in accordance with UKRI policy and other financial aspects of project proposal preparation (S&I). Ensure your professional conduct is in accordance with professional accounting bodies' code of ethics and UKRI policies (I). We recognise and value our employees as individuals and aim to provide a favourable pay and rewards package. We are committed to supporting employees' development and promote a culture of continuous learning! A list of benefits below: 30 days' annual leave in addition to 10.5 public and privilege days (full time equivalent). Employee discounts and offers on retail and leisure activities. Employee assistance programme, providing confidential help and advice. Flexible working options. Plus many more benefits and wellbeing initiatives that enable our employees to have a great work life balance! For further information on our benefits please see: UKRI is an Equal Opportunity & Disability Confident Employer. Please apply online, if you experience any issue applying, please contact Please note, if you will require sponsorship to work in the UK, as part of your sponsorship application, you and any dependants travelling with you, will be required to pay costs directly to The Home Office for the application before you start your role with us. UKRI is normally able to reimburse some, or all of these fees after you have become an employee and this can be discussed with the Hiring Manager. For more information, please visit or . About Us UKRI - UK Research and Innovation UKRI is an organisation that brings together the seven disciplinary research councils, Research England and Innovate UK. Together, we build an independent organisation with a strong voice and vision ensuring the UK maintains its world-leading position in research and innovation. Supporting some of the world's most exciting and challenging research projects, we develop and operate some of the most remarkable scientific facilities in the world. We are pushing the frontiers of human knowledge through fundamental research and delivering benefits for UK society and the economy through world-class research, skills and business-led innovation. More information can be found at . Choosing to come to work at UKRI means that you will have access to a whole host of benefits from a defined benefit pension scheme, excellent holiday entitlement, access to employee shopping/travel discounts and salary sacrifice cycle to work scheme. For more details, visit benefits of working for UKRI . How we support EDI in the workforce At UKRI, we believe that everyone has a right to be treated with dignity and respect, and to be provided with equal opportunities to thrive and succeed in an environment that enables them to do so. We also value diversity of thought and experience within inclusive groups, organisations and the wider community. For further information, please visit 'How we support EDI in the workforce'. Disability Confident Employer As users of the disability confident scheme, any candidate who opts into the scheme and best meets the essential criteria, will be shortlisted for interview. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation. How to apply Online applications only preferred for this role. Please submit a CV and covering letter which clearly outlines how you fulfil the criteria specified along with your motivation for UKRI and the role. Ensure that the job reference number is included in the filename description of each document uploaded. Note that failure to address the above criteria or submit an application without a covering letter may result in the application not being considered. Assessment will only be based upon the content of your submitted covering letter and CV and not the 'experience' section of the application. UKRI seeks to ensure it creates and maintains a system of openness, fairness and inclusion - a collaborative, trusted environment, which is attractive to and accessible to everyone who is interested in developing their career with us. As part of the pre-employment checks there is a requirement to undergo Baseline Personnel Security Screening. BPSS is a pre-condition of employment and failure to achieve it may mean that the employment offer is rescinded. UKRI reserves the right to run, or re-run, security clearance as required during the course of employment.

Head of Alternative Education - Quantock Outdoor Education Taunton, United Kingdom Posted on 23/03/2026 Contract Type: Permanent Hours of work: Full Time, Monday to Friday 08:30am to 4:30pm (paid 30 minute lunch break) The Opportunity Empower Family Group is looking for an ambitious, experienced, and strategically minded Head of Alternative Education to lead and grow our Alternative Provision (AP). Currently centred around our Quantock Outdoor Education Service based in Taunton, this role will be responsible for overseeing, developing and expanding Empowers AP across the South West. This is a newly created, senior role that represents an exciting moment in our journey and a genuine opportunity to shape something from the ground up. You will work closely with our Director and wider leadership team to build a high quality, sustainable and impactful provision that makes a real difference to the children and the Young People that we support. This is a fantastic opportunity for a confident and driven leader who is passionate about outdoor learning and making a meaningful difference. You'll play a key role in shaping the service, unlocking opportunities for growth, supporting staff, and ensuring every young person benefits from a safe, engaging, and enriching experience. This role also holds service responsibility as Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL), promoting a strong safeguarding culture and ensuring the wellbeing of all learners. Key Responsibilities Lead and manage the day-to-day delivery of outdoor education programmes, ensuring high standards of care. Oversee curriculum design, implementation, and continuous improvement to meet the needs of all young people. Build and maintain strong relationships with schools, local authorities, parents, and external professionals. Manage referrals and bookings, ensuring appropriate placements and effective planning. Supervise, support, and develop staff through regular supervisions, appraisals, and training opportunities. Ensure robust health and safety procedures are in place, including risk assessments. Monitor service quality through observations, feedback, and performance tracking. Maintain accurate records, including safeguarding logs, reports, and operational documentation. Contribute to the strategic growth and implement change that encourages the development of the service, business cases and funding bids that support sustainable growth. About Us Empower Family Group's Quantock Outdoor Education service provides enriching outdoor learning experiences for children and young people, many of whom may face additional challenges or barriers to engagement. Through structured and therapeutic outdoor activities, we support young people to build confidence, resilience, teamwork, and independence. Our programmes combine practical outdoor skills with personal, social, and emotional development. We are proud to offer a safe, inclusive, and inspiring environment based on our Farm on the outskirts of Taunton, delivered by a dedicated team of skilled activity leaders and support workers who are passionate about helping young people thrive. This role is only open to applicants who have the legal right to work in the UK. We are unable to consider applications from individuals who do not hold Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR), Settled Status, Pre-Settled Status, or another form of long-term work authorisation. Please note: we do not offer visa sponsorship for this position. Proof of right to work will be required before employment. All offers of employment are subject to verification of ID, right to work checks, satisfactory references, and an enhanced DBS check, in line with our safer recruitment policy. Commitment to Safeguarding We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, in line with the principles set out in Working Together to Safeguard Children (2018). All staff are expected to uphold these principles and contribute to a culture of vigilance, accountability, and child centred practice. As part of our safer recruitment process, all applicants will undergo thorough background checks, including references from the last two employers and an enhanced DBS check. Safeguarding training is mandatory and forms a core part of our induction and ongoing development. Commitment to Inclusion We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified individuals regardless of background, identity, or lived experience. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels valued and respected. Requirements You will bring Proven experience at a senior level working in an alternative provision or education settings. Track record of developing, growing and improving alternative provisions or education settings. Strong understanding of alternative provisions or education settings including commissioning, local authority relationships, and the needs of young people. Strong understanding of safeguarding, child protection, and risk management. Excellent communication and organisational skills. Ability to lead, motivate, and develop a team as well as being able to work independently. Experience working with children and young people, including SEN. Experience developing and delivering curriculum based programmes and championing change and improvement. Understanding of principles of child development and learning processes and in particular, barriers to learning. Resilient, self reflective and willingness to develop your own skills. Knowledge of EHCP processes and multi agency working. Full UK driving licence. Enhanced DBS check (or willingness to obtain). 33 days annual leave (inclusive of bank holidays) Access to the Blue Light Card (discounts) Access to a staff discount scheme Employee Assistance Programme Health and Wellbeing support via the Wisdom app NEST Pension Paid training and development opportunities

Location Remote working (anywhere in the UK) About the job Job summary Are you looking for an opportunity to combine leadership with continued hands-on user research? We have an opportunity for you to stay closely connected to user research practice while supporting and guiding your team. Our User Researchers work in an open, iterative and collaborative way in a multidisciplinary team, and communicate effectively, working closely with our designers, product managers, performance analysts, developers, business analysts and other stakeholders and colleagues. The User Research team is part of a larger User Centred Design (UCD) team that sits within the Product Design Directorate, alongside the Product Management and Business Analysis teams. The UCD team is a community of 6 teams. There are: Service Design, Interaction Design, Content Design, Accessibility, User Research and Performance Analytics. Each team supports each other to review insights from our performance analytics and user research to understand user needs and co-design user-centred services. Watch this video to find out more about working in Digital at Companies House Give yourself the best opportunity to apply! Join our Outreach team for an informal, drop-in "find out more" session on: Thursday 9th April 2026 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm No need to register: just click on the link above to join, listen, and gain tips to help you apply. Cameras and microphones will be switched off. Can't make the session, or want something to refer back to? Just email our Outreach mailbox on: and we'll share a copy of the session slides. Companies House offers a flexible and welcoming culture that promotes a healthy work life balance as well as a proactive approach to wellbeing that allows us to be our best at work. We recognise that people are the key to our success so offer a fantastic benefits package including flexible working with no core hours, 30 days annual leave, 8 bank holidays and 1 privilege day as well as enrolment into the Civil Service Pension scheme with a contribution rate averaging 28%. Find out more about what a great place Companies House is to work Please note: Companies House cannot offer Visa sponsorship to candidates through this campaign. We're able to consider both full-time and part-time hours for this role for the successful candidate (part-time would be a minimum of 30 hours over 4 or 5 days). Remote contracts will be considered where commuting to the office location of your team is not reasonably practicable. Job description As a Lead User Researcher , you'll be an expert, hands-on practitioner. You'll lead and assure user research activity across a several teams, as well as carry out user research yourself. You will ensure that work takes a user centred, evidence-based approach to shape product vision, service design and delivery, and influence organisational strategy and priorities. You will manage, lead, coach and mentor user researchers. Define, embed and assure best practice in user research, and prioritise resources effectively across complex areas of work. You will act as a recognised authority in user research, providing expert advice and assurance, and collaborating with colleagues across government to improve outcomes for users. At this level you will: lead user research across complex programmes of work, using a wide range of qualitative and quantitative methods appropriate to different lifecycle phases of agile service design manage, mentor and guide more junior user researchers, setting direction and assuring the quality and impact of research undertaken by others - contributing to the strategic development of the user research function. engage with programmes and senior stakeholders to understand strategic objectives, organisational priorities and complex user, policy and service problems. be a highly effective communicator, able to translate complex research findings into clear, evidence based recommendations that influence decisions at team, programme and organisational level act as an expert advocate for user needs, championing user centred and inclusive design and influencing others to adopt best practice encourage and embed team involvement throughout the user research lifecycle, including analysis and synthesis, building consensus, challenging assumptions and raising the standard of insight collaborate with a wide range of stakeholders across programmes and across government where relevant, to understand user and policy needs and ensure these are translated into services that work for diverse user groups play a leading role in ensuring that services meet the Government Service Standard, providing expert assurance throughout the service delivery lifecycle and presenting at, and assessing, service assessments contribute to and help lead the user centred design and user research community, including presenting at meetups, writing blogs, sharing best practice, and raising organisational awareness of the value and impact of user research Person specification We're looking for an expert user research practitioner with varied and complex project experience, who meets the technical specifications for a Lead User Researcher as outlined in the Government Digital and Data Profession Capability Framework for User Researcher . The following skills and experience will be assessed during the selection process: Research management, leadership and assurance Proven ability to analyse complex user, service and policy problems and align user research activity to support informed decision making and organisational priorities. Experience of defining, embedding and assuring high standards of user research practice, and providing expert guidance and assurance across teams and programmes. Research methods and planning Extensive experience of selecting, applying and advising on an appropriate range of qualitative and quantitative user research methods across different phases of the agile service lifecycle. A track record of improving, innovating and setting best practice in user research at organisational level. Analysis and synthesis Strong ability to analyse and synthesise complex qualitative and quantitative data, involving and guiding others through the process, and producing clear, actionable insight that influences decisions at team, programme and organisational level. Agile research practices Expert level capability in advocating for and embedding user research throughout agile delivery. Experience of shaping and assuring research approaches across multiple teams, ensuring insight is used effectively to inform design, delivery and strategic decisions. Inclusive research Expert experience of planning and delivering inclusive research that represents the full diversity of users of government services. Ability to set standards, challenge assumptions and ensure teams design services that work for all users, including those with access needs. User centred practice and advocacy Demonstrated ability to champion user centred design and research, influencing ways of working, priorities and decision making. Experience of advocating for user needs with senior stakeholders and embedding user centred practice at scale. Stakeholder relationship management Highly developed influencing and negotiation skills, with experience of building strong relationships with senior stakeholders, including sceptical or resistant colleagues, to resolve issues, enable progress and improve outcomes for users. You can read more about a career in Digital and Data within the Civil Service in the Government Digital and Data Candidate Information Pack . Please note: We are looking for an experienced Lead User Researcher. Successful candidates who are assessed at the practitioner level will be offered pay within the FN1 page range of £53,540 - £57,250 per year. If a successful candidate is assessed to exceed these expectations and shows confident, expert skills and capabilities, they will be offered a salary in line with the FN2 pay range of £61,834 - £65,136 per year.

Location This role may be located in one of the following locations; Birmingham, Blackpool, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle or Sheffield. Please find further information on the Corporate hub locations here. Please note that for candidates requesting to work in Newcastle, the role will initially be based at Benton Park View. It will then move to 1 Pilgrim Place in Newcastle city centre by the end of 2027. About the job Job summary As a Senior IT Service Manager in DWP Digital, the role focuses on ensuring that major DWP Products and Services deliver reliable performance, strong user experience and value for money. Within the Digital Channels directorate, the post holder supports and leads Live Service activity for strategic services such as Outbound Notifications, Bulk Print and the Enterprise Document Repository. The role brings together service insight, operational performance data, supplier delivery and stakeholder needs to maintain stable and high quality services. Close collaboration with Digital teams, Business partners and external suppliers ensures that support is delivered to agreed performance targets in a timely and cost-effective way. Service level agreements and operational level agreements form the basis of this framework, helping to monitor performance and drive continual improvement. A focus on end to end service performance is central, with attention given to service quality, user outcomes and overall customer satisfaction. When complex issues arise, the role requires confident analysis and coordination across teams and suppliers to restore service quickly and prevent recurrence. Strong stakeholder relationships are essential, with clear advice given on service design, user impact and value delivered. Core service management duties include reporting, incident and ticket management, problem management and day to day oversight of services against agreed targets. These activities support the wider aim of improving service quality, ensuring value for money and enhancing the experience for users and citizens. You will join the DWP Digital IT Service Management community, benefiting from a supportive professional network and opportunities for continued personal and career development. Please note: You will be required to provide Major Incident support both during normal working hours and outside of hours as part of a rota that operates 24/7. Full training will be provided. Job description Manage and lead the performance of the Products/Services within their remit ensuring alignment to customer expectations and defined targets, and that relevant support functions remain responsive to customer needs. Responsible for leading day to day live service support for the operational running of Products and Services. Provides effective line management by setting clear objectives, supporting development and maintaining regular performance conversations. Acts as the main point of contact for colleagues and stakeholders, ensuring smooth communication and prompt resolution of issues. Oversee day to day activities of junior members of the team and delegate administrative tasks relating to Service Management processes and the wider team. Establish and manage a programme of continual service improvements across the wider support team, ensuring these are aligned to quality management, problem management and resolution profiles, risk management, security policies and procedures, etc. and the identified actions to maintain or improve levels of service are implemented. Ensure Products/Services are delivered to agreed processes and policies. Ensure new and changed Products/Services are sufficiently and safely supported into live service whilst meeting the expectations of customers and service management standards. Provide high quality initial support for all end users, understanding and trying to resolve user issues and queries. Understand user needs and make an initial assessment on the impact/urgency of requests and incidents. Ensure effective management of issues raised on all channels and handle the resulting incidents using agreed incident management processes, procedures and policies. Person specification See selection process for further details. If you would like to learn more about the role, please contact .