HR & Payroll Officer Permanent contract / Central London, Devonshire Square This position can be remote up to 60% of the weekly working time. Sommet Education is a unique education group specialised in premium hospitality management and culinary arts, over 8 countries and 22 campuses. The group operates through 5 world class brands: Glion Institute of Higher Education, Les Roches, École Ducasse, Invictus Education Group and Indian School of Hospitality. Development, Distinctiveness, Joint Commitment, Openness and Sense of Service are the core values which drive us. We are seeking a HR & Payroll Officer to join our friendly and dynamic HR Team. This is an exciting opportunity to work for an international organisation, supporting colleagues across multiple global locations. A positive and enthusiastic team member with solid HR and payroll experience who is ready for their next career step and eager to develop their skills within an international HR & Payroll context. This is a varied and fast paced role, ideal for someone who is flexible, well organised, and able to turn their hand to a wide range of tasks efficiently and productively. About the Role As the HR & Payroll Officer, you will play a key role in providing high quality HR and payroll support across both UK and international entities. You will be responsible for the full employee lifecycle from onboarding to offboarding while ensuring accuracy, compliance, and excellent service delivery. You will also coordinate monthly payroll processes across multiple countries, working closely with HR colleagues, payroll partners, finance teams, and legal where needed. This role offers a fantastic opportunity to work in a truly global context. Key Responsibilities Reporting to the HRBP you will: HR Administration Oversee the full employee lifecycle from entry to exit. Manage time management processes (holiday, sickness, maternity, etc.). Advise employees on HR processes, policies, payroll, benefits, tax, immigration and insurance matters. Maintain accurate HR data across all HRIS and databases. Support simple employee relations cases under the guidance of the HR Business Partner. Contribute to company culture initiatives (seasonal events, celebrations, etc.). Support the HR Business Partner with correspondence, organisational charts, and HR projects. Payroll Coordinate monthly payroll across multiple countries (UK, Singapore, US, Germany). Collaborate with internal teams and external payroll partners to ensure timely and accurate payroll processing. Maintain payroll calendars and ensure deadlines are met. Produce monthly and ad hoc payroll reporting and work closely with Finance. Manage pension administration. Support mandatory reporting, year end processes, and audits. Act as payroll backup for additional entities when required. Benefits Administration Serve as the first point of contact for payroll and benefits queries. Administer benefits for UK & international hubs. Coordinate with benefits providers, brokers, and Employer of Record partners. About You You bring strong HR and payroll capabilities, supported by a relevant qualification such as CIPD Level 5 or a CIPP certificate, and have developed confidence working within multinational and matrix environments. You are fluent in English, highly organised, reliable, and able to work independently while maintaining a pragmatic and solution focused approach. With solid knowledge of international payroll and HR administration, you communicate clearly, build positive working relationships, and collaborate effectively with colleagues and external partners. You are enthusiastic, customer focused, and bring a positive "can do" attitude to your work. Advanced Excel skills are essential, and familiarity with ADP Payroll is an advantage. Join a global organisation where your HR & Payroll expertise can make an international impact. Application deadline: 24 February 2026 This organisation is not able to offer sponsorship. Candidates must be based in the UK with eligibility to live and work in the UK.
Feb 13, 2026
Full time
HR & Payroll Officer Permanent contract / Central London, Devonshire Square This position can be remote up to 60% of the weekly working time. Sommet Education is a unique education group specialised in premium hospitality management and culinary arts, over 8 countries and 22 campuses. The group operates through 5 world class brands: Glion Institute of Higher Education, Les Roches, École Ducasse, Invictus Education Group and Indian School of Hospitality. Development, Distinctiveness, Joint Commitment, Openness and Sense of Service are the core values which drive us. We are seeking a HR & Payroll Officer to join our friendly and dynamic HR Team. This is an exciting opportunity to work for an international organisation, supporting colleagues across multiple global locations. A positive and enthusiastic team member with solid HR and payroll experience who is ready for their next career step and eager to develop their skills within an international HR & Payroll context. This is a varied and fast paced role, ideal for someone who is flexible, well organised, and able to turn their hand to a wide range of tasks efficiently and productively. About the Role As the HR & Payroll Officer, you will play a key role in providing high quality HR and payroll support across both UK and international entities. You will be responsible for the full employee lifecycle from onboarding to offboarding while ensuring accuracy, compliance, and excellent service delivery. You will also coordinate monthly payroll processes across multiple countries, working closely with HR colleagues, payroll partners, finance teams, and legal where needed. This role offers a fantastic opportunity to work in a truly global context. Key Responsibilities Reporting to the HRBP you will: HR Administration Oversee the full employee lifecycle from entry to exit. Manage time management processes (holiday, sickness, maternity, etc.). Advise employees on HR processes, policies, payroll, benefits, tax, immigration and insurance matters. Maintain accurate HR data across all HRIS and databases. Support simple employee relations cases under the guidance of the HR Business Partner. Contribute to company culture initiatives (seasonal events, celebrations, etc.). Support the HR Business Partner with correspondence, organisational charts, and HR projects. Payroll Coordinate monthly payroll across multiple countries (UK, Singapore, US, Germany). Collaborate with internal teams and external payroll partners to ensure timely and accurate payroll processing. Maintain payroll calendars and ensure deadlines are met. Produce monthly and ad hoc payroll reporting and work closely with Finance. Manage pension administration. Support mandatory reporting, year end processes, and audits. Act as payroll backup for additional entities when required. Benefits Administration Serve as the first point of contact for payroll and benefits queries. Administer benefits for UK & international hubs. Coordinate with benefits providers, brokers, and Employer of Record partners. About You You bring strong HR and payroll capabilities, supported by a relevant qualification such as CIPD Level 5 or a CIPP certificate, and have developed confidence working within multinational and matrix environments. You are fluent in English, highly organised, reliable, and able to work independently while maintaining a pragmatic and solution focused approach. With solid knowledge of international payroll and HR administration, you communicate clearly, build positive working relationships, and collaborate effectively with colleagues and external partners. You are enthusiastic, customer focused, and bring a positive "can do" attitude to your work. Advanced Excel skills are essential, and familiarity with ADP Payroll is an advantage. Join a global organisation where your HR & Payroll expertise can make an international impact. Application deadline: 24 February 2026 This organisation is not able to offer sponsorship. Candidates must be based in the UK with eligibility to live and work in the UK.
Careers Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine We are excited you have visited our Careers page. We are seeking talented individuals that are excellent in their field of expertise and are posed with all potential and skills necessary to help us meet future business challenges. Position not right for you? Share it with someone you know. Senior Payroll Officer Reference: FEB Expiry date: 23:59, Sun, 22nd Feb 2026 Location: Liverpool Benefits: 30 Days holiday + Bank Holiday and additional Christmas closure days Location: Liverpool, hybrid working (3 days per week on site) Contract: Permanent, full time (35 hours per week) We are seeking a Senior Payroll Officer to join our payroll team, working in partnership with the Payroll Officer to deliver the monthly UK payroll for a complex, high-volume workforce of up to 750 employees. The role demands strong technical payroll expertise, the capability to support salary governance through benchmarking and pay analysis, and in-depth knowledge of NHS pay structures would be highly advantageous. You will play a key role in ensuring payroll accuracy, compliance, and consistency whilst supporting secondary/contingent payrolls and contributing to global mobility payroll processes. Key responsibilities include: End-to-end processing of the monthly UK payroll for up to 750 employees Administration and accurate application of NHS Pay Scales, including Agenda for Change, HERA pay scales, and local allowances Management and reconciliation of secondary and contingent payrolls Supporting salary benchmarking exercises, including data validation, pay comparisons, and analysis to inform reward and pay decisions Assisting with payroll-related input into pay reviews, market benchmarking, and job evaluation outcomes Ensuring full compliance with UK payroll legislation, HMRC regulations, pensions, and statutory payments Using iTrent payroll system for payroll processing, reporting, and data integrity Providing expert payroll advice and day-to-day support to employees, HR, and finance stakeholders Supporting global mobility payroll activity, including coordination with international payroll providers Producing payroll reports, reconciliations, and analysis using advanced Excel Supporting audits, year-end processes, and continuous payroll improvement initiatives The successful candidate will have: Proven experience in a Senior Payroll Officer or equivalent payroll role Fully competent in UK payroll, including statutory deductions, pensions, and compliance A recognised Payroll qualification (CIPP or equivalent) or working towards Experience contributing to or supporting salary benchmarking and pay analysis Experience managing payrolls for large employee populations Excellent attention to detail, analytical skills, and ability to meet strict deadlines Strong working knowledge of iTrent payroll system along with demonstrable experience with NHS pay scales, HERA pay scale, and local allowances methods would also be highly beneficial for this post. (For a full list of essential and desirable criteria please refer to the job description and person specification) Additional benefits of joining LSTM: Generous occupational pension schemes Government backed "cycle to work" scheme. Affiliated, discounted staff membership to the University of Liverpool Sports Centre A range of additional family friendly policies Application Process:To apply for the position please follow the apply link and upload your CV and covering letter. Due to the volume of applications, we receive, we may close our vacancies early. It is therefore advisable to apply as early as possible if you would like to be considered for a role. We anticipate that interviews will be held on site week commencing 2nd March 2026 Inclusion is central to our values at LSTM. We seek to attract and recruit people who reflect the diversity across our communities, regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity, ethnicity, nationality, faith or belief, social background, age and disability. LSTM selects candidates based on skills, qualifications, and experience. We welcome conversations about flexible working; and applications from those returning to employment after a break from their careers. About LSTM Founded in 1898 and the oldest of its kind in the world, the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) is an internationally recognised centre of excellence for teaching and research in tropical diseases. Through the creation of effective links with governments, NGOs, private organisations and global institutions and by responding to the health needs of communities, LSTM aims to promote improved health, particularly for people of the less developed/resource poorest countries in the tropics and sub-tropics. Look at some of the great work we have achieved over the past year by viewing our annual report: LSTM actively promotes Equal Opportunities and Safeguarding
Feb 11, 2026
Full time
Careers Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine We are excited you have visited our Careers page. We are seeking talented individuals that are excellent in their field of expertise and are posed with all potential and skills necessary to help us meet future business challenges. Position not right for you? Share it with someone you know. Senior Payroll Officer Reference: FEB Expiry date: 23:59, Sun, 22nd Feb 2026 Location: Liverpool Benefits: 30 Days holiday + Bank Holiday and additional Christmas closure days Location: Liverpool, hybrid working (3 days per week on site) Contract: Permanent, full time (35 hours per week) We are seeking a Senior Payroll Officer to join our payroll team, working in partnership with the Payroll Officer to deliver the monthly UK payroll for a complex, high-volume workforce of up to 750 employees. The role demands strong technical payroll expertise, the capability to support salary governance through benchmarking and pay analysis, and in-depth knowledge of NHS pay structures would be highly advantageous. You will play a key role in ensuring payroll accuracy, compliance, and consistency whilst supporting secondary/contingent payrolls and contributing to global mobility payroll processes. Key responsibilities include: End-to-end processing of the monthly UK payroll for up to 750 employees Administration and accurate application of NHS Pay Scales, including Agenda for Change, HERA pay scales, and local allowances Management and reconciliation of secondary and contingent payrolls Supporting salary benchmarking exercises, including data validation, pay comparisons, and analysis to inform reward and pay decisions Assisting with payroll-related input into pay reviews, market benchmarking, and job evaluation outcomes Ensuring full compliance with UK payroll legislation, HMRC regulations, pensions, and statutory payments Using iTrent payroll system for payroll processing, reporting, and data integrity Providing expert payroll advice and day-to-day support to employees, HR, and finance stakeholders Supporting global mobility payroll activity, including coordination with international payroll providers Producing payroll reports, reconciliations, and analysis using advanced Excel Supporting audits, year-end processes, and continuous payroll improvement initiatives The successful candidate will have: Proven experience in a Senior Payroll Officer or equivalent payroll role Fully competent in UK payroll, including statutory deductions, pensions, and compliance A recognised Payroll qualification (CIPP or equivalent) or working towards Experience contributing to or supporting salary benchmarking and pay analysis Experience managing payrolls for large employee populations Excellent attention to detail, analytical skills, and ability to meet strict deadlines Strong working knowledge of iTrent payroll system along with demonstrable experience with NHS pay scales, HERA pay scale, and local allowances methods would also be highly beneficial for this post. (For a full list of essential and desirable criteria please refer to the job description and person specification) Additional benefits of joining LSTM: Generous occupational pension schemes Government backed "cycle to work" scheme. Affiliated, discounted staff membership to the University of Liverpool Sports Centre A range of additional family friendly policies Application Process:To apply for the position please follow the apply link and upload your CV and covering letter. Due to the volume of applications, we receive, we may close our vacancies early. It is therefore advisable to apply as early as possible if you would like to be considered for a role. We anticipate that interviews will be held on site week commencing 2nd March 2026 Inclusion is central to our values at LSTM. We seek to attract and recruit people who reflect the diversity across our communities, regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity, ethnicity, nationality, faith or belief, social background, age and disability. LSTM selects candidates based on skills, qualifications, and experience. We welcome conversations about flexible working; and applications from those returning to employment after a break from their careers. About LSTM Founded in 1898 and the oldest of its kind in the world, the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) is an internationally recognised centre of excellence for teaching and research in tropical diseases. Through the creation of effective links with governments, NGOs, private organisations and global institutions and by responding to the health needs of communities, LSTM aims to promote improved health, particularly for people of the less developed/resource poorest countries in the tropics and sub-tropics. Look at some of the great work we have achieved over the past year by viewing our annual report: LSTM actively promotes Equal Opportunities and Safeguarding
We are currently supporting a local Primary School in Darwen who are seeking an experienced part-time Finance Officer to join their team as soon as possible . Key responsibilities will include: Bank reconciliation (matching SMS financial records to bank statements) Supporting month-end finance processes Ordering and invoicing General school-based finance administration Essential requirements: Previous experience working in a Blackburn-based school Confident user of SIMS / FMS (SMS) for school finance Proven experience completing bank reconciliations Strong understanding of school finance procedures Ability to work accurately and independently Additional information: Hours are flexible and open to discussion An Enhanced DBS on the Update Service would be a strong advantage due to the urgent requirement Pay: £14 £18 per hour, dependent on experience This role would suit an experienced school finance professional seeking flexible, part-time work within a supportive primary school environment. About Bridge Education Bridge Education is a leading recruitment agency specialising in placing Teachers, Teaching Assistants, HLTAs, Cover Supervisors, and Nursery Nurses across Lancashire, Cumbria, Wigan, Blackburn with Darwen, and Blackpool. Our friendly and experienced team is dedicated to matching you with a school that suits your skills and supports your professional growth. This position provides a fantastic opportunity to gain valuable experience in a secondary school setting. Bridge Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, and expects all supply staff to share this commitment. As part of our registration process, we will complete all necessary compliance checks, including a video interview, current references, and a DBS check.
Feb 11, 2026
Contractor
We are currently supporting a local Primary School in Darwen who are seeking an experienced part-time Finance Officer to join their team as soon as possible . Key responsibilities will include: Bank reconciliation (matching SMS financial records to bank statements) Supporting month-end finance processes Ordering and invoicing General school-based finance administration Essential requirements: Previous experience working in a Blackburn-based school Confident user of SIMS / FMS (SMS) for school finance Proven experience completing bank reconciliations Strong understanding of school finance procedures Ability to work accurately and independently Additional information: Hours are flexible and open to discussion An Enhanced DBS on the Update Service would be a strong advantage due to the urgent requirement Pay: £14 £18 per hour, dependent on experience This role would suit an experienced school finance professional seeking flexible, part-time work within a supportive primary school environment. About Bridge Education Bridge Education is a leading recruitment agency specialising in placing Teachers, Teaching Assistants, HLTAs, Cover Supervisors, and Nursery Nurses across Lancashire, Cumbria, Wigan, Blackburn with Darwen, and Blackpool. Our friendly and experienced team is dedicated to matching you with a school that suits your skills and supports your professional growth. This position provides a fantastic opportunity to gain valuable experience in a secondary school setting. Bridge Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, and expects all supply staff to share this commitment. As part of our registration process, we will complete all necessary compliance checks, including a video interview, current references, and a DBS check.
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (CEO) Location: Mostly at the Saïd Foundation office in central London, with some scope for remote working. Occasional international travel to the Levant region where deemed safe. Responsible to: The Chairman and Board of Trustees. Line management: Scholarships Programme Manager, Financial Controller, Finance and Programme Administrator. Salary: £80,000 - £85,000 pro rata. Job type: Part-time (three days a week), permanent. ABOUT THE ROLE We are looking for an experienced organisational manager, who will mentor our small and highly motivated team and bring proven expertise around financial and people management and governance as well as of building relationships with different stakeholders and providing strong accountability to charity trustees. You will have an understanding of the Levant region of the Middle East, a commitment to bridge building and respect across cultures and a conviction that education can change lives for the better, create enlightened and effective leadership and benefit wider society. Our outgoing CEO originally came to the UK as a Saïd Foundation Scholar to study at Oxford University and has worked for the Foundation for over six years. He is leaving to return to Syria. We are looking for an experienced manager to carry on his work in leading our team, maintaining close relationships with our Trustees, partners and students and ensuring that the Foundation's programmes are run to the highest standards. ABOUT THE SAÏD FOUNDATION The Saïd Foundation was established as a non-sectarian and non-political charity in 1982 by Wafic and Rosemary Saïd to bring positive and lasting change to the lives of children, young people and the wider community with a focus on the Levant region of the Middle East and on the UK, and on education as a powerful tool to make change. It is governed by a Board of Trustees and the Board's Student, Projects, Audit and Investments Committees. Khaled Saïd has just become Chair of the Board. Since 1984, our longest-standing programme, the Scholarships Programme, has offered opportunities to outstanding individuals with leadership potential to be drivers of positive change within our target countries of Syria, Jordan, Lebanon and Palestine. It brings these change agents to the UK to study for Master's degrees at exceptional universities and maintains close contact with them during their studies and beyond. Our amazing community of over 700 alumni have gone on to become outstanding leaders in many fields and to build bridges and respect across cultures. The Foundation's founder, Wafic Saïd, is also the founder of Oxford University's Saïd Business School, now one of the world's leading business schools. The Saïd Business School Foundation (SBSF), also an English charity, was established in 1998 to support the development of the School in its pursuit of excellence. Its Strategic Development Fund provides grants in support of initiatives that will have strategic value to the development of the School. SBSF is funded and administered by the Saïd Foundation. The Foundation's humanitarian work has responded to the shifting needs of the region over immensely challenging times. Since 2011, it has focused on supporting Syrian refugee communities in Lebanon and Jordan through grants to major international non-governmental organisations. Most recently, it has provided support for Gazan children orphaned by the destruction of their homeland. Before the conflict in Syria began, the Foundation ran a capacity-building programme across the country for those working to support Syria's disabled children. It helped to set up a sister organisation in Syria, the Saïd Foundation for Development, which will take forward future work in Syria and is now considering how to support the needs of a post-Assad Syria. In recent years, the Foundation has also worked to promote better health outcomes for people everywhere by making grants to innovative and impactful projects at world-leading medical research institutions based in the UK and known to the Saïd family. JOB DESCRIPTION Job purpose: To lead a small, motivated team in the best-practice implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the Foundation's programmes and grants and to build strong relationships with the Foundation's Trustees, partners and scholars. Responsibilities: 1. Programme and grant management a) To oversee the management of the scholarships programme, ensuring the selection of outstanding students from the Levant region and the Foundation's duty of care to them while they are in the UK. b) To oversee the Foundation's grant-making programmes, ensuring that grants agreed by the Trustees are informed by rigorous due diligence and are monitored effectively. c) To provide guidance as necessary to the Board and staff of the Saïd Foundation for Development in Syria on governance and project management matters. d) To oversee the evaluation of the scholarships programme periodically, and grant-funded projects as necessary, to ensure they achieve their intended objectives and apply learning to their improvement. 2. Organisation and staff management a) To devise and implement annual plans for implementation of the Foundation's work, define the level and timing of human and other resources required to deliver the plans and develop key performance indicators to report progress against plans to the Board. b) To foster a supportive work culture, managing staff in line with best human resource practice and ensuring high levels of motivation and strong performance. c) To recruit staff, when necessary. d) To oversee the effective operation of all office systems, including IT and the scholarships platform and database, and introduce improvements (for example, in the use of AI). e) To ensure that health and safety aspects are taken into account appropriately when the Foundation's staff, students and Trustees are travelling in connection with the Foundation's activities. 3. Governance and Trustees a) To meet regularly with the Chairman to ensure he is fully informed of developments and to support planning for Board and Committee deliberations. b) To engage Trustees actively, drawing on their expertise to enhance the work of the Foundation, and report to them regularly on the Foundation's work. c) With the help of other staff, to make recommendations to the Foundation's Committees on their focus areas and ensure high quality papers for Board and Committee meetings and timely follow up of action points. d) To remain up to date with developments in charity governance and regulation to ensure that the Foundation follows best practice and is compliant with regulations. e) To identify key risks to the Foundation's funding, operation and reputation, ensuring that controls are in place for their mitigation and their inclusion in the risk register. 4. Financial, accounting and investment matters (with the Financial Controller) a) To ensure that accurate annual budgets for the Foundation's programmes, staff, administration and property management costs are approved by the Trustees and that cash flow projections support decision-making on the timely funding of the Foundation. b) To ensure that monthly management accounts and annual statutory accounts provide all necessary information for accountability and management purposes. c) To oversee rigorous internal controls for the Foundation's payments and receipts. d) To support the Investment Committee in ensuring the effective management and secure custody of the Foundation's financial and property assets and monitoring of the performance of these investments. 5. Saïd Business School Foundation (SBSF) a) To ensure that all Strategic Development Fund (and other) grants meet the objectives agreed with the School and monitor the impact of the grants through the School's reporting. b) To oversee high-quality reporting to SBSF's Board of Directors and its Committees including on the overall development and performance of the School. c) To monitor the continuing fulfilment of undertakings made to SBSF by Oxford University so that any departure from these undertakings can be assessed by the Board. d) To ensure that all SBSF's accounting and other regulatory requirements are met. 6. Representing the Foundation a) To represent the Foundation externally at events and meetings and ensure that its own events provide a warm, welcoming and inspiring experience for invitees. b) To build enduring relationships of trust with existing and new partners. c) To ensure that the Foundation's engagement with its students and alumni creates a strong sense of belonging to the Saïd Foundation "family". PERSON SPECIFICATION Knowledge, skills and experience Essential a) Strong relationship building skills with a wide range of people (such as Trustees, partners and students). b) Experience of managing, motivating and mentoring a team to achieve their potential. c) Excellent and engaging communications and presentation skills, in person and in writing. d) Strong experience of the UK charity sector and charity regulation and governance. e) Proven experience in budget setting, financial planning, and financial management. f) Excellent organisation and management skills, with the ability to manage a number of tasks at the same time. g) An understanding, and personal experience, of the Levant region of the Middle East click apply for full job details
Feb 11, 2026
Full time
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (CEO) Location: Mostly at the Saïd Foundation office in central London, with some scope for remote working. Occasional international travel to the Levant region where deemed safe. Responsible to: The Chairman and Board of Trustees. Line management: Scholarships Programme Manager, Financial Controller, Finance and Programme Administrator. Salary: £80,000 - £85,000 pro rata. Job type: Part-time (three days a week), permanent. ABOUT THE ROLE We are looking for an experienced organisational manager, who will mentor our small and highly motivated team and bring proven expertise around financial and people management and governance as well as of building relationships with different stakeholders and providing strong accountability to charity trustees. You will have an understanding of the Levant region of the Middle East, a commitment to bridge building and respect across cultures and a conviction that education can change lives for the better, create enlightened and effective leadership and benefit wider society. Our outgoing CEO originally came to the UK as a Saïd Foundation Scholar to study at Oxford University and has worked for the Foundation for over six years. He is leaving to return to Syria. We are looking for an experienced manager to carry on his work in leading our team, maintaining close relationships with our Trustees, partners and students and ensuring that the Foundation's programmes are run to the highest standards. ABOUT THE SAÏD FOUNDATION The Saïd Foundation was established as a non-sectarian and non-political charity in 1982 by Wafic and Rosemary Saïd to bring positive and lasting change to the lives of children, young people and the wider community with a focus on the Levant region of the Middle East and on the UK, and on education as a powerful tool to make change. It is governed by a Board of Trustees and the Board's Student, Projects, Audit and Investments Committees. Khaled Saïd has just become Chair of the Board. Since 1984, our longest-standing programme, the Scholarships Programme, has offered opportunities to outstanding individuals with leadership potential to be drivers of positive change within our target countries of Syria, Jordan, Lebanon and Palestine. It brings these change agents to the UK to study for Master's degrees at exceptional universities and maintains close contact with them during their studies and beyond. Our amazing community of over 700 alumni have gone on to become outstanding leaders in many fields and to build bridges and respect across cultures. The Foundation's founder, Wafic Saïd, is also the founder of Oxford University's Saïd Business School, now one of the world's leading business schools. The Saïd Business School Foundation (SBSF), also an English charity, was established in 1998 to support the development of the School in its pursuit of excellence. Its Strategic Development Fund provides grants in support of initiatives that will have strategic value to the development of the School. SBSF is funded and administered by the Saïd Foundation. The Foundation's humanitarian work has responded to the shifting needs of the region over immensely challenging times. Since 2011, it has focused on supporting Syrian refugee communities in Lebanon and Jordan through grants to major international non-governmental organisations. Most recently, it has provided support for Gazan children orphaned by the destruction of their homeland. Before the conflict in Syria began, the Foundation ran a capacity-building programme across the country for those working to support Syria's disabled children. It helped to set up a sister organisation in Syria, the Saïd Foundation for Development, which will take forward future work in Syria and is now considering how to support the needs of a post-Assad Syria. In recent years, the Foundation has also worked to promote better health outcomes for people everywhere by making grants to innovative and impactful projects at world-leading medical research institutions based in the UK and known to the Saïd family. JOB DESCRIPTION Job purpose: To lead a small, motivated team in the best-practice implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the Foundation's programmes and grants and to build strong relationships with the Foundation's Trustees, partners and scholars. Responsibilities: 1. Programme and grant management a) To oversee the management of the scholarships programme, ensuring the selection of outstanding students from the Levant region and the Foundation's duty of care to them while they are in the UK. b) To oversee the Foundation's grant-making programmes, ensuring that grants agreed by the Trustees are informed by rigorous due diligence and are monitored effectively. c) To provide guidance as necessary to the Board and staff of the Saïd Foundation for Development in Syria on governance and project management matters. d) To oversee the evaluation of the scholarships programme periodically, and grant-funded projects as necessary, to ensure they achieve their intended objectives and apply learning to their improvement. 2. Organisation and staff management a) To devise and implement annual plans for implementation of the Foundation's work, define the level and timing of human and other resources required to deliver the plans and develop key performance indicators to report progress against plans to the Board. b) To foster a supportive work culture, managing staff in line with best human resource practice and ensuring high levels of motivation and strong performance. c) To recruit staff, when necessary. d) To oversee the effective operation of all office systems, including IT and the scholarships platform and database, and introduce improvements (for example, in the use of AI). e) To ensure that health and safety aspects are taken into account appropriately when the Foundation's staff, students and Trustees are travelling in connection with the Foundation's activities. 3. Governance and Trustees a) To meet regularly with the Chairman to ensure he is fully informed of developments and to support planning for Board and Committee deliberations. b) To engage Trustees actively, drawing on their expertise to enhance the work of the Foundation, and report to them regularly on the Foundation's work. c) With the help of other staff, to make recommendations to the Foundation's Committees on their focus areas and ensure high quality papers for Board and Committee meetings and timely follow up of action points. d) To remain up to date with developments in charity governance and regulation to ensure that the Foundation follows best practice and is compliant with regulations. e) To identify key risks to the Foundation's funding, operation and reputation, ensuring that controls are in place for their mitigation and their inclusion in the risk register. 4. Financial, accounting and investment matters (with the Financial Controller) a) To ensure that accurate annual budgets for the Foundation's programmes, staff, administration and property management costs are approved by the Trustees and that cash flow projections support decision-making on the timely funding of the Foundation. b) To ensure that monthly management accounts and annual statutory accounts provide all necessary information for accountability and management purposes. c) To oversee rigorous internal controls for the Foundation's payments and receipts. d) To support the Investment Committee in ensuring the effective management and secure custody of the Foundation's financial and property assets and monitoring of the performance of these investments. 5. Saïd Business School Foundation (SBSF) a) To ensure that all Strategic Development Fund (and other) grants meet the objectives agreed with the School and monitor the impact of the grants through the School's reporting. b) To oversee high-quality reporting to SBSF's Board of Directors and its Committees including on the overall development and performance of the School. c) To monitor the continuing fulfilment of undertakings made to SBSF by Oxford University so that any departure from these undertakings can be assessed by the Board. d) To ensure that all SBSF's accounting and other regulatory requirements are met. 6. Representing the Foundation a) To represent the Foundation externally at events and meetings and ensure that its own events provide a warm, welcoming and inspiring experience for invitees. b) To build enduring relationships of trust with existing and new partners. c) To ensure that the Foundation's engagement with its students and alumni creates a strong sense of belonging to the Saïd Foundation "family". PERSON SPECIFICATION Knowledge, skills and experience Essential a) Strong relationship building skills with a wide range of people (such as Trustees, partners and students). b) Experience of managing, motivating and mentoring a team to achieve their potential. c) Excellent and engaging communications and presentation skills, in person and in writing. d) Strong experience of the UK charity sector and charity regulation and governance. e) Proven experience in budget setting, financial planning, and financial management. f) Excellent organisation and management skills, with the ability to manage a number of tasks at the same time. g) An understanding, and personal experience, of the Levant region of the Middle East click apply for full job details
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Home grown and affordable: Our LLM outperforms generic AI yet remains cost-effective. Proven compliance pedigree: 10+ years of curated financial expertise - compliance is in our DNA. No third-party data sharing: No dependency on third-party LLMs. Leadership and Advisors TOM SCHODORF Tom has more than 30 years experience as an operator for software and SaaS companies. He serves on a number of public and private company boards and provides consultation services in the tech industry. Most recently he was the CRO of Splunk, inc., where he grew bookings more than 20-fold in five years while helping the company IPO and generate more than $10 billion in market value. Prior to Splunk, he had long tenures at BMC Software and IBM, where he held a number of positions in sales and ran business units. Schodorf's vast experience in running complex, go-to-customer operations in the United States, Asia, and Europe led him to co-author, "The Success Cadence," which underscores the special responsibility and importance that a high-performing sales function has in achieving hyper growth. Tom has a BSBA in Finance from The Ohio State University and an MBA from the University of Dayton. MICHAEL PIWOWAR Michael is the executive director of the Milken Institute Center for Financial Markets. He is also a distinguished policy fellow at the Center for Financial Markets Policy at Georgetown University's Center for Financial Markets and Policy. Dr. Piwowar was previously appointed by President Barack Obama to serve as a commissioner in the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and was designated acting chairman of the Commission by President Donald Trump. He was previously chief economist for the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. During the financial crisis and its immediate aftermath, Dr. Piwowar served at the White House as a senior economist at the President's Council of Economic Advisers in both the George W. Bush and Barack Obama Administrations. Before joining the White House, Dr. Piwowar worked as a Principal at the Securities Litigation and Consulting Group as a visiting academic scholar and senior financial economist at the SEC, and as an assistant professor of finance at Iowa State University. He received a B.A. in Foreign Service and International Politics from the Pennsylvania State University, an MBA from Georgetown University, and a Ph.D. in Finance from the Pennsylvania State University. JEFF DIANA Jeff is a seasoned executive with more than 15 years of experience in HR. Prior to joining Atlassian in 2012, Jeff was CPO at SuccessFactors, an SAP company, where he built the company's HR function from scratch, led a series of key initiatives to produce more than $25 million in savings, and doubled the company's salesforce with a record-breaking 600 new hires in one year. Previously, Jeff was chief HR officer at Safeco, a personal insurance company, where he made one of the largest overhauls to the company's rewards program to support a new high growth initiative. Jeff has held HR leadership roles at Microsoft, General Electric, and Bell South. Jeff holds an M.A. in Sociology from the University of South Carolina and an M.A. in Human Resources Management from the Darla Moore School of Business at the University of South Carolina. YOSUKE SASAKI Yosuke Sasaki is a partner, chief of staff and head of CEO Office at SoftBank Investment Advisers(SBIA). After starting his career at the Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi (now MUFG Bank), he joined Softbank Corp (now SoftBank Group Corp), where he led multiple financing activities, M&A transactions, and the management of several portfolio companies. As part of the SoftBank Vision Fund's founding team, Yosuke helped launch and build the world's largest technology fund. He is based at SBIA headquarters in London and serves as co-representative of SBIA's Tokyo office. Yosuke also acts as an advisor and investment committee member of Deepcore, which is AI-focused early stage VC fund, and an advisor to Shibuya, which is one of special wards in Tokyo. MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. ALEKSEI SHISHKIN Head of Site Reliability Engineering Aleksei Shishkin serves as the Head of Site Reliability Engineering at Behavox. With 15 years of hands-on experience in DevOps and Site Reliability Engineering, Aleksei offers a blend of leadership acumen, technical mastery, and an intricate understanding of systems design and architecture of distributed systems. Under his leadership, teams, including Product SRE, Cloud Automation, Security Operations, and Customer Support, ensure the smooth operation of Behavox systems for both SaaS and on-premises installations. Aleksei's journey with Behavox started in 2017 when he took on the role of a Senior DevOps Engineer. Leveraging his extensive expertise and unwavering commitment to the excellence and reliability of production systems, he rapidly progressed to a Technical Management position, assuming full ownership of production systems. Before joining Behavox, Aleksei held senior roles in DevOps, Site Reliability Engineering, and Software Engineering across multiple software firms. Most notably, at Mirantis Inc. MANISH KUMAR Manish Kumar is an accomplished professional and product visionary with over a decade of expertise in Product Management, Big Data Analytics, and Product Marketing. His extensive background includes crafting AI/ML driven products across industries like Financial Services, IT & Telecom, with notable roles at global companies such as Ericsson and Tech Mahindra (Mahindra Comviva) prior to joining Behavox. At Behavox, Manish is the driving force behind our flagship Compliance/Quantum product, leading the Product Management vertical. He shapes our product landscape by strategizing product roadmaps, fostering innovation, and implementing revenue-generating approaches that ensure efficient development. A strategic and customer-centric leader, Manish excels at solving intricate business challenges, evidenced by his track record of boosting revenue and elevating customer experiences. His international experience spans North America, LATAM, UK, Europe, Africa, and Asia, enriching his ability to grasp diverse market dynamics and cater to varied customer needs. Manish holds an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management, Indore (IIM Indore), a Masters in International Business from EM Normandie Business School, France, and a B.Tech in Computer Engineering from Delhi College of Engineering (DCE), India. He brings a unique blend of global insights and innovation to our team. TIGRAN PETROSYAN Head of Security Tigran is a CISSP & CEH-certified information security professional with 20 years of experience in security architecture, security operations, governance, and systems engineering. He leverages his wealth of industry knowledge to ensure Behavox's security controls support customer requirements. Throughout his career, Tigran has played pivotal roles for companies operating in highly regulated environments, such as a PCI DSS-compliant payment card processing organization and World Bank's innovative government infrastructure projects. Prior to joining Behavox, Tigran worked at Gameloft, a large mobile gaming company, where he led the information security team in managing cybersecurity for the company. . click apply for full job details
Feb 09, 2026
Full time
Overview Ready to build a career you're proud of? We innovate to enable financial services firms to transform data into insights that safeguard and enhance their business. Note: This page includes privacy controls and informational content about external services used on the site. Privacy and External Services Click to enable/disable Google Analytics tracking. Google Webfonts: Click to enable/disable Google Webfonts. Google Map Settings: Click to enable/disable Google Maps. Click to enable/disable Google reCaptcha. Vimeo and YouTube video embeds: Privacy Policy. Security and Compliance Highlights SOC 2 Type 2-certified: Trust that your data meets the highest compliance standards. Detailed user logs: Monitor every interaction with full transparency. No training on user data: We never repurpose your data-your privacy is our priority. Zero third-party LLM dependencies: Maintain total ownership of your data and AI pipeline. Curated Public Feeds Always up-to-date: We track and ingest relevant laws, regulations, and exchange rules from trusted public sources. In-platform regulatory comparisons: Compare and reference external compliance feeds directly in Pathfinder. Deep Workplace Integrations Seamless document integrations: Connect to SharePoint, Google Drive, Box, OneDrive-wherever your data lives. Enterprise authentication: Supports SSO, SAML, and Active Directory for secure, frictionless access. Enterprise Workflows and Reporting Human-in-the-loop oversight: Optionality to route business critical queries for human review. Auditability and reporting: Generate granular reports of all interactions. Multilingual support: Responds in 12+ languages-ideal for global compliance teams. Citations for every response: Full traceability back to original sources-no guesswork, no hallucinations. Proprietary LLM Value from day 1: No training required. Stop experimenting, start producing results. Home grown and affordable: Our LLM outperforms generic AI yet remains cost-effective. Proven compliance pedigree: 10+ years of curated financial expertise - compliance is in our DNA. No third-party data sharing: No dependency on third-party LLMs. Leadership and Advisors TOM SCHODORF Tom has more than 30 years experience as an operator for software and SaaS companies. He serves on a number of public and private company boards and provides consultation services in the tech industry. Most recently he was the CRO of Splunk, inc., where he grew bookings more than 20-fold in five years while helping the company IPO and generate more than $10 billion in market value. Prior to Splunk, he had long tenures at BMC Software and IBM, where he held a number of positions in sales and ran business units. Schodorf's vast experience in running complex, go-to-customer operations in the United States, Asia, and Europe led him to co-author, "The Success Cadence," which underscores the special responsibility and importance that a high-performing sales function has in achieving hyper growth. Tom has a BSBA in Finance from The Ohio State University and an MBA from the University of Dayton. MICHAEL PIWOWAR Michael is the executive director of the Milken Institute Center for Financial Markets. He is also a distinguished policy fellow at the Center for Financial Markets Policy at Georgetown University's Center for Financial Markets and Policy. Dr. Piwowar was previously appointed by President Barack Obama to serve as a commissioner in the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and was designated acting chairman of the Commission by President Donald Trump. He was previously chief economist for the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. During the financial crisis and its immediate aftermath, Dr. Piwowar served at the White House as a senior economist at the President's Council of Economic Advisers in both the George W. Bush and Barack Obama Administrations. Before joining the White House, Dr. Piwowar worked as a Principal at the Securities Litigation and Consulting Group as a visiting academic scholar and senior financial economist at the SEC, and as an assistant professor of finance at Iowa State University. He received a B.A. in Foreign Service and International Politics from the Pennsylvania State University, an MBA from Georgetown University, and a Ph.D. in Finance from the Pennsylvania State University. JEFF DIANA Jeff is a seasoned executive with more than 15 years of experience in HR. Prior to joining Atlassian in 2012, Jeff was CPO at SuccessFactors, an SAP company, where he built the company's HR function from scratch, led a series of key initiatives to produce more than $25 million in savings, and doubled the company's salesforce with a record-breaking 600 new hires in one year. Previously, Jeff was chief HR officer at Safeco, a personal insurance company, where he made one of the largest overhauls to the company's rewards program to support a new high growth initiative. Jeff has held HR leadership roles at Microsoft, General Electric, and Bell South. Jeff holds an M.A. in Sociology from the University of South Carolina and an M.A. in Human Resources Management from the Darla Moore School of Business at the University of South Carolina. YOSUKE SASAKI Yosuke Sasaki is a partner, chief of staff and head of CEO Office at SoftBank Investment Advisers(SBIA). After starting his career at the Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi (now MUFG Bank), he joined Softbank Corp (now SoftBank Group Corp), where he led multiple financing activities, M&A transactions, and the management of several portfolio companies. As part of the SoftBank Vision Fund's founding team, Yosuke helped launch and build the world's largest technology fund. He is based at SBIA headquarters in London and serves as co-representative of SBIA's Tokyo office. Yosuke also acts as an advisor and investment committee member of Deepcore, which is AI-focused early stage VC fund, and an advisor to Shibuya, which is one of special wards in Tokyo. MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. ALEKSEI SHISHKIN Head of Site Reliability Engineering Aleksei Shishkin serves as the Head of Site Reliability Engineering at Behavox. With 15 years of hands-on experience in DevOps and Site Reliability Engineering, Aleksei offers a blend of leadership acumen, technical mastery, and an intricate understanding of systems design and architecture of distributed systems. Under his leadership, teams, including Product SRE, Cloud Automation, Security Operations, and Customer Support, ensure the smooth operation of Behavox systems for both SaaS and on-premises installations. Aleksei's journey with Behavox started in 2017 when he took on the role of a Senior DevOps Engineer. Leveraging his extensive expertise and unwavering commitment to the excellence and reliability of production systems, he rapidly progressed to a Technical Management position, assuming full ownership of production systems. Before joining Behavox, Aleksei held senior roles in DevOps, Site Reliability Engineering, and Software Engineering across multiple software firms. Most notably, at Mirantis Inc. MANISH KUMAR Manish Kumar is an accomplished professional and product visionary with over a decade of expertise in Product Management, Big Data Analytics, and Product Marketing. His extensive background includes crafting AI/ML driven products across industries like Financial Services, IT & Telecom, with notable roles at global companies such as Ericsson and Tech Mahindra (Mahindra Comviva) prior to joining Behavox. At Behavox, Manish is the driving force behind our flagship Compliance/Quantum product, leading the Product Management vertical. He shapes our product landscape by strategizing product roadmaps, fostering innovation, and implementing revenue-generating approaches that ensure efficient development. A strategic and customer-centric leader, Manish excels at solving intricate business challenges, evidenced by his track record of boosting revenue and elevating customer experiences. His international experience spans North America, LATAM, UK, Europe, Africa, and Asia, enriching his ability to grasp diverse market dynamics and cater to varied customer needs. Manish holds an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management, Indore (IIM Indore), a Masters in International Business from EM Normandie Business School, France, and a B.Tech in Computer Engineering from Delhi College of Engineering (DCE), India. He brings a unique blend of global insights and innovation to our team. TIGRAN PETROSYAN Head of Security Tigran is a CISSP & CEH-certified information security professional with 20 years of experience in security architecture, security operations, governance, and systems engineering. He leverages his wealth of industry knowledge to ensure Behavox's security controls support customer requirements. Throughout his career, Tigran has played pivotal roles for companies operating in highly regulated environments, such as a PCI DSS-compliant payment card processing organization and World Bank's innovative government infrastructure projects. Prior to joining Behavox, Tigran worked at Gameloft, a large mobile gaming company, where he led the information security team in managing cybersecurity for the company. . click apply for full job details
