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We're hiring an experienced Data & Insights Analyst to help shape evidence-driven decision-making within a major national regulatory environment. In this role, you'll transform complex data into clear, actionable insights that directly inform strategy, policy development, and operational priorities. Client Details This role is within a well-established public sector organisation. The company is recognised for its structured approach and commitment to delivering high-quality services. Description Analysing large and complex datasets to identify emerging risks, evaluate policy impacts, and guide organisational priorities. Producing clear, tailored analytical outputs for a wide range of stakeholders. Leading the delivery of an official statistics publication, ensuring quality, transparency and adherence to recognised standards. Reviewing and assuring statistical and modelling work delivered by other analysts. Identifying evidence gaps and recommending areas for deeper investigation. Promoting best practice in statistical rigour, documentation, and quality assurance. Using modern tools and techniques to continually improve analytical processes. Profile Advanced skills in R or Python , with additional experience in PowerBI, Tableau or SQL . Strong background in statistical modelling, forecasting and time-series analysis . Experience extracting, validating and evaluating data from complex systems or data warehouses. Ability to communicate analytical findings clearly to technical and non-technical audiences. Good understanding of quality assurance frameworks and standards for statistical outputs. Experience using Gi t, Azure DevOps and working within Agile / DataOps approaches. Job Offer Daily rate £500 per day (Inside IR35) Temporary position offering flexibility and professional growth. Opportunity to work in a structured and established public sector organisation. Collaborative and supportive work environment in Brighton - Office attendance 2-4 times per month

Senior Student Systems (SITS) Analyst Developer Fixed Term Contract vacancy in a University based in Bedfordshire Salary £48,760 - £ days annual leave plus bank holidays, flexible hybrid working policy, generous 14.5% employer pension contribution and other generous benefits The Opportunity: Hays Technology is working in partnership with a well-established higher education organisation to recruit a Senior Student Systems Analyst Developer on a fixed-term contract basis until July 2027. This is a key role within a central IT function, supporting and enhancing core student information systems used across the full student lifecycle.You will take technical ownership of system development, configuration, integration and optimisation, working closely with stakeholders to improve data quality, automate processes and deliver robust, secure solutions aligned with organisational strategy. Key Responsibilities: Lead systems analysis and development activities across complex student systems initiatives Plan, estimate and deliver development work to agreed timelines, quality standards and budgets Provide hands-on development and configuration of Tribal SITS:Vision and Maytas Drive software lifecycle best practice, including Agile and iterative delivery approaches Manage system enhancements, upgrades and vendor releases Develop and maintain integrations, including StuTalk processing Provide expert-level application support, issue resolution and performance monitoring Contribute to product roadmaps, standards, documentation and continuous improvement Ensure security, data integrity, privacy and compliance standards are embedded throughout In order to apply, you must have the following skills & experience: Significant hands-on development experience with Tribal SITS:Vision Strong understanding of the HE student administration lifecycle Experience delivering complex system solutions in a higher education environment Advanced technical skills including SITS SRL, JavaScript, CSS, HTML5, jQuery, Bootstrap Strong SQL skills (Oracle preferred) and experience with complex relational databases Demonstrable technical project leadership or delivery experience Strong communication skills with the ability to engage both technical and non-technical stakeholders If you have the relevant experience and would like to apply, please submit your CV. Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at hays.co.uk

The Bank of England, in partnership with Inspire People, is seeking a Lead Business Analyst with strong data expertise, including master data management, data models and data flows. Working alongside the Data Architect, you will lead requirements for complex, data-driven programmes, translating business needs into well-governed, scalable solutions. Competitive salary of £64,480 - £72,540 plus full benefits, incl. an additional 8% flexible cash benefits allowance, discretionary annual bonus and non-contributory pension. Lead BAs enable the organisation to achieve its objectives by driving technology change initiatives. Working as part of cross-functional teams and partnering closely with business stakeholders, Lead BAs lead analysis activities, elicit, validate and manage requirements, and create a shared understanding to ensure successful delivery of complex change initiatives. You will also lead and mentor Business Analysts, promoting best practice and consistency across teams. About role: You will join the Data Tower, supporting enterprise data initiatives that underpin how the Bank manages and uses critical data across its systems. The role focuses on Master Data Management (MDM) and will involve working closely with data architects and delivery teams to understand existing data structures, define business rules and support the migration to a new MDM platform. You will help bridge business and technical teams, ensuring data requirements, models and transitions are clearly defined to support the Bank's evolving data architecture. Minimum Criteria Strong Business Analysis experience delivering complex technology or data programmes. Experience working on enterprise data initiatives such as Master Data Management or data platform change. Strong understanding of data concepts, including data flows, structures, lineage and business rules. Experience supporting data migration or large-scale data platform transformation. Ability to work closely with data architects and technical teams to define and document requirements. Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills across business and technology teams. Essential Criteria We are interested in hearing from candidates who have the following capabilities: Proven track record as a Lead Business Analyst on complex, high-impact projects or programmes, ideally within financial or regulatory environments. Strong experience across the full software development lifecycle, with practical knowledge of both Agile and Waterfall methodologies. Ability to define and drive the business analysis strategy, ensuring alignment with organisational objectives and programme goals. Skilled in leading and mentoring Business Analysts, promoting best practice and consistency across teams. Expertise in stakeholder engagement at senior levels, influencing decisions and managing competing priorities effectively. Benefits In addition to the base salary of £64,480 - £72,540 you can expect a planned, transparent progression with learning and development tailored to your role, and a culture encouraging inclusion and diversity, plus the following benefits: A non-contributory, career average pension giving you a guaranteed retirement benefit of 1/95th of your annual salary for every year worked. There is the option to increase your pension (to 1/50th) or decrease (to 1/120th) in exchange for salary through our flexible benefits programme each year. An annual discretionary performance award based on a current award pool (10%-25%) An 8% benefits allowance with the option to take as salary or purchase a wide range of flexible benefits. 25 days annual leave with option to buy up to 13 additional days through flexible benefits. Private medical insurance and income protection. Dental cover Interest-free season ticket loan The Bank takes pride in its people, with backgrounds and experiences as diverse as the solutions they provide. You'll enjoy flexible working opportunities, a strong sense of community and well-being, and a collective mission to promote the good of the people of the UK. All of which add up to make the Bank a hugely rewarding place to work. For more information, please contact Andrew Medhurst at Inspire People, who are engaged on an exclusive basis by the Bank of England, or apply now.

Senior Data Analyst (Player Analytics) Hertfordshire - hybrid working 3x a week Up to £95,000 + bonus This is a senior analytics role for someone who thrives on ambiguity, pace and commercial impact. You will work at the heart of a data led organisation where analytics directly shapes product, marketing and digital decisions. The role is varied, highly visible and suited to an analyst who enjoys solving new problems rather than running routine reporting. The Company They are a large, regulated consumer business operating at national scale, with a strong digital and marketing footprint. Analytics is embedded across decision making, with senior leaders actively relying on insight to guide strategy and investment. The organisation is undergoing significant transformation, creating a rare opportunity to influence how data is used across the business. The Role Sit within a central Player Analytics function supporting digital, commercial, CRM and wider business initiatives. Lead ad hoc deep dive analysis to uncover player behaviour, risks and commercial opportunities. Build and evaluate commercial models to assess the upside and downside of new products, features and incentives. Support test and learn activity by forming hypotheses, measuring impact and identifying unintended consequences. Optimise digital journeys and player experiences using behavioural and transactional data. Act as a thought partner to senior stakeholders, anticipating questions and challenging assumptions with evidence. Your Skills and Experience Strong commercial analytics experience within a consumer or regulated environment. Advanced SQL skills, with experience working on large, complex datasets in cloud data warehouses. Experience using Python or R for advanced analysis such as segmentation, clustering and cohort work. Ability to translate ambiguous business questions into structured analysis and clear recommendations. Confidence communicating insight to senior stakeholders with clarity and credibility. Understanding of customer motivation and responsible engagement principles is highly valued. What They Offer High autonomy, trust and exposure to senior decision makers. The chance to work on high impact projects with real commercial and social outcomes. Long term career development within a mature and growing data function. How to Apply Apply now to learn more about this Senior Data Analyst role and how it could shape the next step in your analytics career.

Principal Consultant - MOD, Defence, Government Location - Winchester, Hampshire / Hybrid role Salary: £70,000 to £90,000 plus bonus, medical, life insurance The Opportunity Our client is looking for a positive and enthusiastic Principal Consultant with demonstrable experience in developing Cat A 5-case model Business Cases within UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) and Government (Navy, Submarine, Army). This role combines a sound knowledge of consultancy delivery with strategic business case leadership, focussing on the strategic case and economic case, optioneering, evidence and approvals. It is an excellent opportunity to become a key member of a small, agile, and growing consultancy working at the heart of Defence transformation. You will have excellent communication and interpersonal skills , strong stakeholder engagement skills and able to build collaborative relationships You will work in a dynamic team with consultants, analysts and senior MOD stakeholders across a range of complex transformation programmes. This role will initially support Defence clients, delivering robust, evidence-based Business Cases that secure investment and enable successful delivery. Skills & Experience required for role of Principal Consultant: We believe skills and experience of the following will enable you to excel in this role: Extensive experience developing MOD Business Cases (SOC, OBC, FBC) for complex programmes, platforms, digital, data, or capability investments. Collaborative working with MOD finance, commercial, and assurance teams. Strong knowledge of HM Treasury Green Book, JSP 655 and Defence approvals processes. Proven ability to build compelling strategic, economic, commercial, financial, and management cases supported by robust evidence and analysis. Experience eliciting requirements, defining business processes, and developing target operating models in complex Defence environments. Knowledge of data analysis, benefits realisation, and performance measurement to underpin investment decisions. Requirements management. Capability Management. Experience leading senior client interactions and establishing trusted-advisor relationships on both short- and long-term engagements. Strong delivery leadership skills, including managing multi-disciplinary teams. Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with ability to influence at all levels. A positive, flexible, and collaborative approach, with a preference for building and working as part of high-performing teams. The ability to engage and enthuse personnel, and provide effective support and challenge, across all areas and at all levels within client organisations. Recent UK Defence Security Clearance (SC or DV) would be benefical. Qualifications- Degree, MBA or equiv experience , Project Management qualifications e.g. APMP useful. The Principal Consultants role will include: Leading the development of high-value MOD Business Cases, including Strategic Outline Case (SOC), Outline Business Case (OBC), and Full Business Case (FBC), in line with HM Treasury Green Book and MOD approvals processes. Shaping investment strategies, options analysis, affordability models, investment appraisals, benefits cases, and value-for-money arguments to secure senior and investment approval. Working directly with MOD and Defence stakeholders as a lead business analyst and trusted advisor to help stakeholders agree the best option / strategy. Defining and analysing complex business problems, operating models, and capability gaps within Defence environments. Providing leadership, and leading teams across solution architecture and delivery oversight to ensure Business Cases are credible, deliverable, and benefits-led. Contributing to developing the company's business case and analysis capabilities. Developing and managing senior client relationships, including SROs, programme directors, and commercial, finance, and assurance stakeholders. Building and managing relationships with delivery partners and specialist associates. A competitive package will be offered, based on your experience. This is a hybrid role, you will be required to travel to client sites mainly across the Southeast, Southwest, London, occasional trips to other parts of the UK and Scotland.The role is a mix of client sites, office and home working. Principal Consultant - MOD, Defence, Government

Your new company A world leading specialist insurance organisation with over 350 years of history with over 200 territories served and £57bn in gross premiums. They are looking to bring in a Senior Manager to join their growing innovation hub focusing on new ideas, emerging technologies and market-wide transformation. Your new role A Senior Product Innovation Manager is required to join the team to translate innovation activity (sprints, POC's, discovery work, consulting engagements) into commercial, scalable market outcomes. The Senior Product Innovation Manager will drive a unified, consistent innovation and product development framework and ensure the market receives high quality, commercially relevant support to bring new products and solutions to life. The Senior Product Innovation Manager will build strategic relationships across the innovation ecosystem to bring new opportunities and insights into the marketplace. This will include contributing to long term roadmap planning, ensuring activity supports corporate strategy and market innovation needs. The Senior Product Innovation Manager will also act as a senior advisor on innovation methodology, market challenges, product strategy and commercial pathways.The role holder will also provide strong people leadership to a growing team (min of 3). This will include setting clear priorities, offering coaching and development and fostering a high performance, inclusive and psychologically safe culture. They will also ensure high standards of operational discipline, including clear planning, documentation and governance, and will uphold consistency and quality across consulting, springs and partnership engagements. What you'll need to succeed Strong experience of Product Innovation Good knowledge of a variety of product development frameworks, including design thinking, Lean and other traditional frameworks Leadership experience - ability to coach, mentor, train a team of Innovation Analysts Customer-facing skills - ability to gather customer insights and make evidence-based decisions Experience of running pilots and POC's Knowledge of the Insurance industry is nice to have What you'll get in return Competitive basic salary of £100K Variety of other benefits Hybrid working What you need to do now If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career. Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at hays.co.uk

Directorate Purpose The Children and Families (C&F) Directorate leads our council's statutory responsibilities for children and young people's education, care, and wellbeing. We use a 'whole system' approach to ensure the right mix of support from professionals, the voluntary sector, communities, families, and friends enable children, young people and their families can reach their full potential. The vision for Children and Families is to create one system, that places children and their families at the heart of all we do. Where support is required for some families, access to this will be local, accessible, make a difference and specialisms will work to enhance those offers. Service Purpose The Improvement, Performance and Engagement Team (IPET) is a multi-disciplinary team whose purpose is to turn information into intelligence to improve outcomes for children and families. Role purpose: As one of our Intelligence & Analysis Managers you will support the Intelligence and Analysis Lead and senior managers working across the Children and Families system to develop and use business intelligence to improve outcomes for children and families. The post holder will manage a team of analysts. The team will: develop innovative technical solutions to embed self service reporting analyse quantitative and qualitative information creating intelligence that will proactively inform service development and delivery to achieve our one system vision. You will work closely with stakeholders, partners, and other IPET members to ensure a joined-up approach to project and service delivery. Reporting Relationships Responsible to: Intelligence and Analysis LeadResponsible for: Intelligence & Analysis Officer(s)Key Accountabilities: Take a lead role in the work of the Intelligence, Performance and Analysis team, working collaboratively and constructively with colleagues to share good practice and deliver against corporate and directorate priorities. Coach, manage and develop team members ensuring they are fully aligned and focused on delivering priorities and continuous improvement. Lead the development and delivery of self-service reporting and analysis for a specified area of the business. Summarise key findings to directorate reports and self-evaluations. Lead the processing and submission of the national statistical statutory returns advising the Intelligence and Analysis Lead of risks and possible solutions. Conduct complex data analysis on priority areas to produce and present performance reports that help intelligence led management decision-making and continuous improvement. Correlate intelligence and performance data to develop predictive analysis and impact assessments for the wider system to improve outcomes for children, young people and families. Be responsible for co-producing the design and implementation of innovative technical solutions for reporting to ensure it is in line with the latest developments in technology and creating efficiencies across the organisation. Work collaboratively across the Children and Families system and with ICT colleagues to ensure that data systems and processes provide GDPR compliant, intelligence led management and performance reports that are aligned with regional, national and local directives. To contribute and lead where required in the identification and development of changes to core systems that ensure reporting and data extraction ability is maintained and enhanced and recording standards are met. Ensure all data analysis and reporting processes are properly documented, embedded, and regularly revised. Provide specialist support and advice to stakeholders to ensure the development and implementation of efficient and effective performance and intelligence mechanisms. Support the embedding of intelligence led decision making and outcome-based performance as part of the Quality Assurance Framework. Keep up to date with national and regional developments, research and good practice related to Childrens services data and intelligence to ensure the service is compliant with statutory requirements and utilising latest available technology. Ensure reflective learning from inspections, reviews and audits is used to drive continuous improvement, performance and commissioning outcomes. Professional Accountabilities: The post holder is required to contribute to the achievement of the Council's objectives through: Financial Management Personal accountability for delivering services efficiently, effectively, within budget and to implement any approved savings and investment allocated to the service. People Management Engaging with People Management policies and processes Equalities Ensuring that all work is completed with a commitment to equality and anti-discriminatory practice, as a minimum to standards required by legislation. Climate Change Delivering energy conservation practices in line with the Council's climate change strategy. Health and Safety Ensuring a work environment that protects people's health and safety and that promotes welfare, and which is in accordance with the Council's Health & Safety policy. Safeguarding Commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable groups.

TRR is recruiting for a Compliance Manager role on a 9-12 month fixed-term contract which consists of managing a small team. This is an opportunity to join a Legal 500 firm with a great reputation and at a really exciting time, with multiple new people strategy initiatives. This is a good opportunity for a Compliance Manager in-between roles or at Senior Analyst level candidate with some people m click apply for full job details

Change Business Analyst Locations available: Peterborough, Manchester, Stoke-On-Trent and Southport (flexible hybrid working) We have offices based in the above locations, however, we are open to largely remote working with the occasional travel to an office. This is a key change role, responsible for the successful delivery of Change Business Analysis Services to Programmes, Projects & Small Changes, to support the business in meeting its objectives and goals through the delivery of Change. Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities Change Business Analysis Service Delivery Deliver Change Business Analysis Service Offerings to Programmes, Projects and Small Changes, including (but not limited to): Business Impact Assessment • Identify and document the Business Functions, Products, Processes, Systems and Services that are (or may be) impacted by a Change • Undertake analysis to identify and quantify financial and non financial benefits of a Change Requirements Elicitation • Work with identified stakeholders to elicit their business, functional and non-functional requirements / stories • Use appropriate tools and techniques to capture and document those requirements / stories, that meet the needs of downstream 'customers' (e.g. Technology, 3rd Parties, Operational Teams, SMEs) • Work closely with Technology Delivery teams and partners to derive suitable solution options and provide clarity on what is required to be delivered • Ensure requirements / stories are aligned with business objectives and are prioritised accordingly • Ensure traceability of requirements / stories throughout the lifecycle of a initiative so that the solution meets the original business need Process Improvement • Model 'As-Is' and future state 'To-Be' business processes • Undertake analysis of business processes, providing recommendations for their improvement Change Strategy Support • Support ad hoc review of Business Problems or Opportunities, to help define possible new Change Initiatives • Undertake and document feasibility studies or high level options assessments • Contribute to request for information (RFI) and invitation to tender processes Stakeholder Management • Build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders to ensure full engagement in the business analysis and business requirement elicitation process, resolving conflict as and when required Processes & Controls • Maintain awareness of industry best practice methods, tools and techniques, and recommend changes to existing analysis processes where appropriate • Collaborate with key internal and external delivery teams to ensure their ways of working are efficient and effective Skills and Experience Required Essential Experience undertaking business analysis activity at a project level working with senior stakeholders. Knowledge of and experience with both Waterfall & Agile business analysis approaches. Experience of analysing and documenting complex operational processes and business requirements. Ability to work effectively across multiple change projects/incidents or change activities simultaneously. Effective stakeholder management skills. Ability to think analytically, to deal with detail, and to extract and present relevant information concisely. Excellent Microsoft Office skills. Experience in documenting and managing requirements in a user story format. Ability to challenge and strong decision-making skills. Ability to produce clear and concise written communications. Very strong presentation, negotiating and influencing skills. Desired Operational knowledge, in a general insurance brokerage or retail financial services sectors would be advantageous. Experience of working with Agile IT development teams. Working with and explaining complicated concepts in non-technical language. Ability to leverage tools and techniques to effectively perform business analysis activity in a remote environment. Experience of using Jira or similar tools. Lean Six Sigma methodology, in particular undertaking root cause analysis. Experience in data modelling. What we offer in return? A collaborative and fast paced work environment Health care cash plan Yearly bonus scheme 24 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays and the ability to buy additional leave (annual leave also increases with service) Life Assurance 4x annual salary Vibrant, modern offices About the business: Markerstudy is a leading provider of private insurance in the UK, insuring around 5% of the private cars on the UK roads, 20% of commercial vehicles and over 30% of motorcycles in total premium levels of circa £1.2b. Markerstudy also has a large and growing direct presence in the market as well. Having acquired and successfully integrated Co-op Insurance Services in 2021, BGLi in 2022 & Atlanta in 2024. Markerstudy are now pursuing innovative pricing techniques, taking advantage of an award-winning insurer hosted rating platform, whilst challenging existing embedded processes.

Ideas People Trust We're BDO. An accountancy and business advisory firm, providing the advice and solutions businesses need to navigate today's changing world. Our clients are Britain's economic engine - ambitious, entrepreneurially-spirited and high growth businesses that fuel the economy - and the owners and management teams that lead them. We'll broaden your horizons Our Advisory team provide a wide variety of services that deliver value-led advice and outcomes. They have an in-depth knowledge of business, industry sectors and markets and understand the constantly changing risks and opportunities at the heart of our clients' affairs. The team work across strategy, operations and improvement as well as at a transactional and defined project level. From technology to risk advisory, they're experts in following through on top-level instructions and resolving the finer details - all in one straight-forward package. When you join them, you'll work on some of the world's most exciting financial operations and business deals, building your experience and expertise alongside the brightest minds in the industry. We'll help you succeed Our clients trust us because of the quality of our advice. That quality grows from a thorough understanding of their business, and that understanding comes from working closely with clients and building long-lasting relationships. You'll be someone who can work pro-actively, managing your own tasks, but you'll also be confident collaborating with others, communicating regularly with senior managers, Directors, and BDO's Partners to enable us to serve our clients effectively. You'll be encouraged to identify and draw attention to opportunities for enhancing our delivery and providing additional services to our clients. Overview As an Associate Director within the growing Advisory team in BDO's International Institutions and Donor Assurance (IIDA) department, you will play a senior leadership role in securing and delivering evaluation and value for money audit assignments. You will lead and develop teams of junior managers, consultants and analysts, ensuring high quality delivery across complex international engagements. Alongside delivery, you will contribute to business development activity and work closely with IIDA leadership to support the continued growth of the practice. You will work on assignments for a wide range of international donor organisations across the globe, including UN bodies, multilateral development banks, EU institutions, government development agencies and charitable foundations. Through this work, you will help clients improve performance and accountability, supporting positive economic, social and political outcomes in countries worldwide. You'll be someone with: Strong written and spoken English skills, and an ability to communicate in a clear, professional, and constructive manner. A higher degree or professional qualification in public policy/finance, climate finance, international development, economics or operational research. Demonstrable experience of delivering OECD/DAC-based evaluations, value for money audits / assessments and/or organisational reviews. A genuine interest in international development and working in a multi-cultural context. Demonstrable business development success & experience of managing teams of 3-7 people, and projects lasting from 1 to 24 months. At BDO, we'll help you achieve your personal goals and career ambitions, and we have programmes, resources, and frameworks that provide clarity and structure around career development. We're in it together Mutual support and respect is one of BDO's core values and we're proud of our distinctive, people-centred culture. From informal success conversations to formal mentoring and coaching, we'll support you at every stage in your career, whatever your personal and professional needs. We can provide the best support for our clients and people when we're working side by side. Our agile working framework helps us stay connected, bringing teams together where and when it counts so they can share ideas and help one another. At BDO, you'll always have access to the people and resources you need to do your best work. We know that collaboration is the key to creating value for our clients and satisfying experiences at work, so we've invested in state-of-the-art collaboration spaces in our offices. BDO's people represent a wealth of knowledge and expertise, and we'll encourage you to build your network, work alongside others, and share your skills and experiences. With a range of multidisciplinary events and dedicated resources, you'll never stop learning at BDO. We're looking forward to the future At BDO, we help entrepreneurial businesses to succeed, fuelling the UK economy. Our success is powered by our people, which is why we're always finding new ways to invest in them. Across the UK thousands of unique minds coming together to help our clients reach their ambitions. We've got a clear purpose, and we're confident in our future, because we're adapting and evolving to build on our strengths, ensuring we continue to find the right combination of global reach, integrity and expertise. We shape the future together with openness and clarity, because we believe in empowering people to think creatively about how we can do things better.

You will take the lead in driving the success of your team's client campaigns through excellent, regular client communication and delivery of agreed tactics across PR, digital, social, content and creative, achieving the agreed results. As the media lead in the team, you will oversee media strategy and execution, acting as the go-to expert on media relations both internally and externally. Working with the Account Director, you will clearly understand your clients' objectives and requirements, and translate quick but creative thinking into decisive action to ensure long-term retention and growth of clients. What we would like you to do: Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, establishing self and Whiteoaks as an invaluable long-term partner for PR, content, digital and social media services Manage all communication with the client and ensure deadlines and service agreements are met consistently Work closely with the Account Director to regularly review account performance, identifying and communicating opportunities for additional services Oversee the running of regular client meetings and calls, providing consultative advice on tactical communications activity Act as the media lead for the team, driving media strategy, maintaining oversight of media-related activity and ensuring excellence in execution across all accounts Build, maintain and develop productive relationships with journalists, influencers and analysts across broadcast, national, trade and vertical media channels, leveraging networks to maximise client coverage We would like to hear from you if you have: PR experience in a role with account management responsibilities. Strong understanding content, digital and social media services with PR. Ambition, and are commerciality focussed and looking to make a big impact in fast growing market. Ability to build and maintain strong client relationships. Experience of working in a fast paced, target driven environment and are results orientated. High level of accuracy and attention to detail. Why Whiteoaks International? At Whiteoaks, we focus on impact and results - our clients trust us to deliver PR strategies that drive business growth. As the UK's leading B2B tech PR agency, we work with clients in the retail, fintech, enterprise IT, and security sectors to create campaigns that generate real-world outcomes. As an employee-owned business, you'll have a direct role in the success of the agency. You'll also benefit financially from our collective success. Other benefits include: 22 days holiday (pro-rata), plus Christmas and Birthdays Option to buy/sell additional holidays Enhanced maternity and paternity leave Weekly running coach sessions Office perks like fresh fruit, croissants, coffee, hot chocolate, and soft drinks

Your new company A world leading specialist insurance organisation with over 350 years of history with over 200 territories served and 57bn in gross premiums. They are looking to bring in a Senior Manager to join their growing innovation hub focusing on new ideas, emerging technologies and market-wide transformation. Your new role A Senior Product Innovation Manager is required to join the team to translate innovation activity (sprints, POC's, discovery work, consulting engagements) into commercial, scalable market outcomes. The Senior Product Innovation Manager will drive a unified, consistent innovation and product development framework and ensure the market receives high quality, commercially relevant support to bring new products and solutions to life. The Senior Product Innovation Manager will build strategic relationships across the innovation ecosystem to bring new opportunities and insights into the marketplace. This will include contributing to long term roadmap planning, ensuring activity supports corporate strategy and market innovation needs. The Senior Product Innovation Manager will also act as a senior advisor on innovation methodology, market challenges, product strategy and commercial pathways. The role holder will also provide strong people leadership to a growing team (min of 3). This will include setting clear priorities, offering coaching and development and fostering a high performance, inclusive and psychologically safe culture. They will also ensure high standards of operational discipline, including clear planning, documentation and governance, and will uphold consistency and quality across consulting, springs and partnership engagements. What you'll need to succeed Strong experience of Product Innovation Good knowledge of a variety of product development frameworks, including design thinking, Lean and other traditional frameworks Leadership experience - ability to coach, mentor, train a team of Innovation Analysts Customer-facing skills - ability to gather customer insights and make evidence-based decisions Experience of running pilots and POC's Knowledge of the Insurance industry is nice to have What you'll get in return Competitive basic salary of 100K Variety of other benefits Hybrid working What you need to do now If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now. If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career. Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at (url removed)

Senior Audit Manager - Value For Money Contract type: Permanent Location: London or Newcastle offices based with a min 2 days a week attendance in either office. Salary: Newcastle salary; circa£67,000 & London salary, circa£74,500 plus Civil Service Employer Pension Contribution of 28.9% The NAO welcomes applications from candidates who work part-time and are keen to support colleagues to work flexibly including on a job share basis. Senior Audit Manager: Value for money (performance audit) Introduction Thank you for your interest in joining the National Audit Office (NAO) as a Senior Audit Manager. This job description will give you a better idea of who we are, what you will do when you join us, and what we offer. It also gives more detail/s about the application process. We are independent of government and the civil service, and we play a critical role supporting Parliament scrutinise how effectively the government spends public money. Our strategy () sets out our ambition to contribute to two distinct outcomes - helping to improve the productivity and resilience of public services and supporting better financial management and reporting in government. Our strategy is also clear that government will need to innovate if it is to deliver effective and affordable public services. We will use our public audit perspective to highlight positive examples of innovation within the public sector and take account of government's risk appetite in our audit approach. The recommendations from our work can result in financial savings and positive changes in government to improve services and ensure value for money for taxpayers. You will tackle complex projects that inform debates and influence some of the biggest decisions that government makes. You will work with dedicated and talented people toward shared and important goals. And, by taking on new opportunities and challenges, you'll build a rewarding and fascinating career. We are looking to recruit Senior Audit Managers. We are looking for people with strong analytical and communication skills as well as experience of project and people management, which can be drawn from a range of backgrounds including experienced analysts, value for money (performance audit) auditors, the civil service and internal auditors.If you like what you see and can meet our requirements, then we want to hear from you. The role Each year we publish around 60 major value for money (VFM) reports looking at various government programmes and projects. VFM reports are multi-method reports often delivered at pace to achieve real impact. We write long form reports and other types of written communication on complex subjects in ways that nonspecialist or technical audiences can understand. Our work can cover any area where government spends public money, ranging from government's plans to build new hospitals to the use of data analytics to tackle fraud and error. Our lessons learned reports bring together what we know on important recurring issues to make it easier for others to understand and apply the lessons from our work, such as government's use of external consultants and key findings from the NAO's financial audits. More about the NAO, including some of our recent value for money reports, is available on our website Responsibilities Our Senior Audit Managers play a key role in making sure we achieve our objectives and secure impact from our work: You will lead our teams to deliver high-quality work that supports improvements in the delivery of public services. This involves planning, researching and drafting our value for money reports, working alongside sector or topic specialists, analysts and qualified accountants as well as applying strong quantitative and qualitative analytical skills. You will role model behaviours and ways of working to support us as an exemplar organisation. You will engage with external clients and stakeholders to deliver greater engagement with our work. You will get involved in other work too, including investigations, correspondence (from the public and MPs) and other work that supports Parliamentary select committees. All Senior Audit Managers are expected to spend part of their time developing their expertise in one or more specialist areas through our networks (Hubs) across the office. This includes providing analytical insight and support to others outside of your team on your areas of expertise such as analytical techniques and methods, commercial and regulatory issues, digital transformation and data use in the public sector, financial risk and management, major project delivery, and people and operational management. Relationships and Accountability You will manage a team to deliver value for money work to time and budget. You will work with other people of all grades. You will work with Senior Auditors and / or Senior Analysts who lead a team of Analysts and accounting trainees to deliver high-quality reports. The Director is accountable for the overall quality and impact of the audit. You will commonly meet and interact with senior people in the NAO and in government bodies. The impact you will make Our work responds to government's plans and particularly those with long-term implications for public spending. You'll contribute to work that examines the cost, effectiveness and efficiency of government programmes and projects. Whatever you work on, it all serves to help hold government to account for the way it uses public money and helps to promote improvements in public service delivery. Our recommendations and reports on good practice help government improve public services, and our work in the last year led to: Positive financial impacts of £5.3 billion in 2024. For every £1 spent we delivered an impact of £53 through either reduced costs, improved service delivery or other benefits to people. 93% of our recommendations to government were accepted or partially accepted. You can find out more about us and our work by visiting The people we are looking for Education /work experience This role operates within the NAO's hybrid working model, with a minimum expectation of two days per week working from the office (or at an audited body), in line with our organisation wide approach. We are committed to supporting flexible ways of working and actively encourage applications from candidates seeking part time hours. Working patterns, including office days, are agreed with the line manager. Based in either our London or Newcastle office, you'll join a collaborative and supportive environment that values work life balance, flexibility and professional development. A strong academic background and experience in managing audit projects and producing high quality, accessible written outputs. For individuals with an audit background this means: An ACA or other professional qualification (e.g. ACCA, CIPFA, CIA, MIIA, CIMA) with relevant experience. For individuals with other backgrounds this means either: A minimum of a 2:1 degree or a relevant post-graduate qualification and relevant experience. We are keen to hear from people who have experience shaping and evaluating public policy, leading change in organisations, or making a difference through impactful projects, no matter what sector those skills were gained in. Abilities: It will be essential that you can demonstrate the ability to: Lead, develop and motivate diverse teams and support all colleagues to deliver great work and achieve their potential. Support and manage teams ensure the delivery of high-quality assurance work which supports our strategic aims and enables longer term value for money. Oversee the production of a range of well-produced written outputs which support our findings and recommendations and are designed to engage a wide audience. Work collaboratively and flexibly to ensure the office achieves its objectives and to support the wellbeing and development of colleagues. Show creativity and innovation in how we do our work and build insights and support teams to do so. Work closely with colleagues in our Hubs (specialist knowledge teams) and other client teams to ensure we get the most value from our work and expand our knowledge and expertise. Create recognition and impact (improvements in public service delivery) from our work by developing strong and influential relationships with external clients and stakeholders. Attributes In addition, we are looking for the candidates with the following attributes: Show a strong commitment to your own self development, to delivering the NAO's strategic objectives, and keeping yourself up to date on office initiatives and information relevant to your work and specialism. Compliance with corporate responsibilities and interest in supporting others to do so. Working in accordance with the NAO's values and champion our diversity and inclusion strategy. Intellectual curiosity, especially about using data and evidence to answer questions. Flexibility to make a significant contribution across a range of topics and outputs. Drive and determination to overcome obstacles, resistance or challenges to achieve goals. Passion for improving government and the ability to defend and promote your point of view in the face of challenge click apply for full job details

Role: Specialist, Product Management Description: Drives the end-to-end product vision, working closely with business and technology teams to deliver impactful solutions for customers. This role aligns to industry level title such as Product Specialist, Senior Product Manager, Product Manager II. Division: Assessment & Qualifications Delivery Location: Hellaby (Rotherham), UK About UK Assessment & Qualifications: We are responsible for the delivery of nearly 4 million examination results per annum, including A-Level, GCSE, BTEC and T-levels for students in UK and International centres. Our in-house systems process every learner from registration to marking and certification, in a highly regulated business. We currently operate a hybrid estate of predominantly bespoke systems, with an ongoing strategic transformation programme to migrate from on-prem to cloud based, cost effective, scalable, and resilient services. The Role Individuals in the Product Management roles are accountable for defining and executing product strategy and the value and viability of what the product team builds, ensuring the product value proposition, and overseeing the viability of products and their features. You will collaborate with Business Analysts, business stakeholders, technical architects, developers, and other technical SMEs to support the transformation programme across the Qualifications and Consumer pillars with UK Assessment & Qualifications. Within a complex environment, you will represent the interests of the business, informing and supporting tactical and strategic decision-making to ensure proposed solutions align with organisational strategy and vision. Key Accountabilities Develop strong ties with business and technology stakeholders to understand the context of the UK qualifications division to co-create solutions to business problems. Ensure customer requirements are captured and documented, maintaining appropriately sized and prioritised backlogs for delivery into a release. Work with business and technology colleagues to ensure requirements are in line with strategy, will drive business improvement and are clear and fully understood. Work with technology teams to deliver refined requirements to time and budget, and deliver the business benefit outlined in the business case. Provide a point of contact between business stakeholders and technology teams - including development progress updates. Ensuring demonstrations of progress are provided to stakeholders and user feedback is used to inform continuous improvement. Own the product vision, strategy, and roadmap to ensure the team builds valuable, viable solutions. Drive efforts to uncover and validate customer problems, write Market Requirements Documents (MRDs) and Product Requirements Documents (PRDs). Define and map existing and target business processes. Ensure all analytical artefacts are produced in a consistent and timely manner with a high degree of accuracy and completeness. Consider functional and non-functional requirements for any proposed solution. Work as part of a project team to deliver projects to schedule whilst ensuring deliverables remain in line with strategy and within defined scope. Track and analyze product performance to ensure solutions deliver the intended value. What are we looking for? Practitioner of delivery using Agile methodologies, with experience of using JIRA an advantage. Experience of identifying business problems statements, identifying solutions and automation opportunities Experience of business process transformation Experience of supporting the development lifecycle for requirements from concept through to testing and usage. Skilled in translating requirements into quality user stories with clear and valid acceptance criteria Understand the principles of good software development Ability to work independently with strong communication, influencing, and leadership skills Ability to build partnerships and work in a collaborative environment Strategic thinker with the ability to motivate and drive tactical execution Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, especially in a teamwork environment Highly organised with strong time management including the ability to coordinate multiple efforts and address changes in priorities. Strong oral and written communication skills particularly to support cross business and technology dialogue including demonstrating progress and communicating issues to stakeholders Self-motivated with a proven ability to motivate and empower others Possess the Core skills such as Customer Discovery, Product Development, Data Analysis, Storytelling, Design Thinking, Strategic thinking and technology road map Ability to quickly understand business detail in unfamiliar areas. Ability to create and maintain accurate artefacts that can be clearly understood by a variety of stakeholders. Experience of eliciting and refining stakeholder requirements desirable Job Location and Hours The role is aligned to our Hellaby, Rotherham office, which is located at Junction 1 of the M18. We work a 37.5-hour week, with all our team free to flex their day around our core hours, which are Monday to Friday, 10 to 4 GMT/BST. All our roles are hybrid working; for this role, that means working from the Hellaby office at least once a week, with up to 3 days a week being required for key periods or projects. Occasional business travel to other Pearson sites may also be required.

My global law firm client is looking for a Senior Pricing Manager to help lead their Pricing & Commercial finance function. This is a high-impact, partner-facing leadership role responsible for driving pricing strategy, commercial performance and margin optimisation across the firm's most significant client relationships. As the Senior Pricing Manager, you will lead a team of pricing experts to elevate pricing capabilities across the function and will directly support senior stakeholders on complex commercial decisions. Alongside managing a portfolio of key client accounts, you'll help shape the next phase of the organisation's pricing maturity, strengthening advisory capability, refining operational processes, and leveraging data, tooling and technology to enhance commercial outcomes. Working in close partnership with the Head of Pricing, you'll be part of a high-profile, commercially influential team working on some of the organisation's most important client relationships. This role offers the opportunity to shape pricing strategy, lead a talented team, and drive firmwide commercial impact within a supportive and collaborative environment. Key Responsibilities Lead, motivate and develop a high-performing pricing team. Set standards, manage resourcing and ensure delivery across a growing global client portfolio. Coach team members to evolve from pricing analysts to trusted commercial advisors. Advise senior stakeholders on major client accounts, including complex panel arrangements and commercial negotiations. Model best practice commercial advisory to drive margin improvement and strengthen pricing discipline. Refine and optimise the operating model to improve quality, consistency and efficiency. Identify opportunities to enhance systems, processes and tooling through data and technology. Contribute to firmwide pricing strategy, governance and continuous improvement initiatives. Play an active leadership role within the broader Pricing & Commercial function. Influence commercial decisions at senior levels and collaborate across teams to maximise realisation and margin. About You Significant experience as a commercial adviser at Partner/C-suite level , with strong communication and influencing skills. A proven track record in pricing and commercial strategy , ideally within legal or professional services. Strong commercial acumen and the confidence to challenge constructively when advising the business. A collaborative, approachable and inclusive leadership style. The ability to unite people, build trust and set a clear direction. A mindset oriented toward optimisation, innovation and strategic change. Experience coaching and developing teams, with a genuine interest in helping others grow. Benefits: 60% office-based hybrid working plan Private Medical Insurance Free on-site fitness centre: gym, classes (yoga, spin, pilates) Generous firm-matching pension scheme Life Assurance Group Income Protection Holiday entitlement starting at 25 days + bank holidays, rising with service Annual holiday trading (buy or sell days) If this job isn't quite right for you, but you know someone who would be great at this role, why not take advantage of our referral scheme? We offer £200 in shopping vouchers for every referred candidate who we place in a role. Terms & Conditions Apply.

Finance Manager Location: Hatfield (hybrid working) Package: £70,000-£80,000 base + 20% bonus + strong corporate benefitsThe opportunity This is a high-impact Finance Manager role within a fast-moving, multi-billion-pound consumer business operating at serious scale. The organisation runs complex, multi-site operations and is well known for pace, volume and continuous change. This role sits at the heart of decision-making. You will act as the commercial conscience of the business, shaping operational strategy, influencing senior leaders and ensuring financial insight genuinely drives performance - not just reports it after the fact. If you enjoy challenge, ambiguity and working alongside ambitious operational leaders, this is a role with real visibility and influence. What you'll be responsible for Acting as a trusted commercial partner to senior operational stakeholders, supporting decisions that directly impact margin, growth and efficiency Leading financial planning across a large multi-site estate, including forecasting, budgeting and performance tracking Taking ownership of key drivers such as revenue, volumes, labour and cost control, turning data into clear actions Delivering concise, decision-ready insight to leadership teams - cutting through complexity to what really matters Driving improvements in financial processes, reporting quality and automation in a high-volume environment Supporting, mentoring and developing a team of analysts, setting high standards for commercial thinking and output Playing a key role in negotiations and commercial discussions, ensuring outcomes are financially sound and scalable What we're looking for Fully qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA) with strong post-qualification experience Proven background in a large, multi-site, customer-led organisation (retail, hospitality, FMCG, logistics or similar) Demonstrated strength in business partnering - confident challenging, influencing and supporting senior leaders Experience handling complex commercial negotiations and trade-offs Ability to communicate financial insight clearly to non-finance audiences Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, high-expectation corporate environment A pragmatic leader who enjoys developing talent and elevating team capability Why apply? High-profile role with exposure to senior leadership A business renowned for pace, scale and commercial ambition Competitive salary (£70k-£80k) plus a 20% bonus Clear opportunity to leave a visible mark on performance and ways of working