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Soft Landings Manager (Inside IR35) for Department for Work and Pensions

We are currently creating a pipeline for an upcoming opportunity for a Soft Landings Manager on behalf of the DWP.
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is responsible for welfare, pensions, and child maintenance policy. As the UK’s biggest public service department, it administers the State Pension and a range of working age, disability and ill health benefits to around 20 million claimants and customers. As such, we operate on a scale that is almost unmatched anywhere in Europe and most people in Britain come into contact with us at some point in their lives.
Working with DWP, you will be helping us to drive our priorities to:
- Run an effective welfare system that enables people to achieve financial independence by providing assistance and guidance into employment.
- Increase saving for, and security in later life.
- Create a fair and affordable welfare system which improves the life chances of children.
- Deliver outstanding services to our customers and claimants.
- Deliver efficiently: transform the way we deliver our services to reduce costs and increase productivity.

As a Soft Landings Manager your main responsibilities will be:

- Under Government Soft Landings Revised guidance for the public sector on applying BS8536 parts 1 and 2 (updated for ISO 19650) act as the GSL Champion, delegating responsibilities to other area SME’s where appropriate by redefining current ways of working.
- Assist the work of the BIM Manager in assuring and improving capture of information by integrating the Government Soft Landings approach in to current ways of working & assist develop best practise where applicable.
- Working with internal stakeholders and supply chain partners in the delivery of Life Cycle, CAPEX or other refurbishment projects into the asset management workflow, whilst ensuring health and safety, time, quality, and cost constraints are not compromised.
- Assist in the definition of target performance outcomes with other SMEs at the outset of the project and manage their continued targeting throughout the life cycle of the project. These requirements should be established following consideration of the business case and the functional requirements of the facility. These will include Environmental, Social, Security & Economic performance outcomes.
- Lead on the development of a best fit approach to Post Occupancy Evaluations (POE) across the department by conducting workshops and engaging with ket stakeholders to ensure a holistic approach.
- Working with FM Supply chain partner to ensure projects deliver a suitable solution which has the long-term benefits found thorough best practise Asset Management and client-side facilities management services (field teams, asset management surveyors, etc).
- Ensuring lessons learned are carried out as best practice and findings are collected and distributed across stakeholder groups, and post project evaluations are conducted and recorded. This will include developing processes and defining procedures.

You’ll have relevant experience in:

- Experience delivering projects to Government Soft Landings/BSRIA soft-landing principals on a range of different project types and scale.
- Experience of specifying and/or assessing Environmental, Social, Security and Economic outcomes of projects.
- Familiar with Post Occupancy Surveys with a focus on asset management.
- Improving digital records/digitalisation of data through either Government Soft Landings approach or BSRIA soft-landing principals
- Document control experience, along with document control process management- desirable.
- Understanding of Asset management Planned Preventative Management regimes (e.g. SFG20, FMS002), with knowledge of how Soft Landings approach can assist cost saving. · Knowledge of property data management systems, computer aided facilities management systems and Government Digital Standards-desirable
- Asset Management Specification & validation-desirable

If this role sounds like something that you would be interested in, please click the link to apply or get in touch with tracey.mort@publicsectorresourcing.co.uk

Swift Configuration Analyst - (Inside IR35) for Bank of England

Note: as a minimum you must be eligible for SC Security Clearance
Description:
We are seeking an experienced senior configuration analyst to join the Financial Messaging Services team (FMS) within the Digital Platforms division of Technology. FMS support and configure third party applications and hardware, primarily products provided by SWIFT. The successful candidate should have extensive previous experience of configuring and supporting SWIFT products.

Summary of the Team/Division

Technology manage and support all aspect of technology delivery across the Bank, from maintaining critical systems which underpin the UK economy, to providing complex data analytics, implementing comprehensive cyber security programmes, and introducing innovative solutions in support of a digital workplace.

Technology’s key objective is to support all other areas of the Bank in achieving our collective mission to promote the good of the people of the UK by maintaining monetary and financial stability. This is achieved through the delivery of appropriate, high performing, resilient solutions and information services across the organisation and externally. The Digital Platforms division develops and maintains our IT applications and infrastructure, working with Architecture, Analysis and Consultancy to translate requirements and high-level outline solutions into new and enhanced services. Digital Platforms also provides on-going maintenance and support across our IT estate to ensure that we continually deliver great service to our customers.

Within Digital Platforms, Financial Systems Solutions (FSS) develops and supports a number of the Bank’s critical services. Within FSS itself, FMS support a number of key third party applications and some hardware associated with the Bank of England financial messaging services. The team’s primary focus is on the support and configuration of SWIFT products plus a small number of other applications which interact with SWIFT messages.

The Bank uses SWIFT for a number of key services within the Banking, Payments and Innovation directorate. As the Operator of the UK Real-Time Gross Settlement System (RTGS), the reliance on SWIFT is paramount.
Detailed Description of the Role:

We are seeking an experienced senior configuration analyst to join the Financial Messaging Services team. From a service perspective, the team are responsible for maintaining and supporting the Bank’s SWIFT product estate which underpin critical financial services within the Banking, Payments and Financial Resilience directorate.

Key areas of responsibility are:

Technical
1. Display an ability to provide technical leadership for the development and support of SWIFT services
2. Use your technical and business experience to support the Bank’s production and UAT financial messaging systems.
3. Provide daily support of the Bank’s operational Live and UAT financial messaging systems; monitoring performance and ensure full and rapid problem resolution.
4. Provide out of hours support, including Bank holidays. Deliver high quality software components and documentation which conform to FMS guidelines and standards.
5. Coordinate operational activity for a set of systems/services. This will include (but is not limited to) failover and backup tests, pen test response/remediation, audit actions, risk and threat registers and security reviews.
6. Apply analytical and problem-solving skills to incidents, requests and problems (as defined by ITIL)
7. Triage calls as they arrive, making initial assessments around impact and urgency to derive priority
8. Proactively manage major/significant IT incidents.
Service Improvement
1. Proactively seek out system improvements that result in a reduction in support calls
2. Implement process changes that improve the service delivered to the business
3. Identify improvements that result in increased team performance against Technology’s SLA
4. Empower first line colleagues and the business to be able to resolve incidents and requests earlier in the lifecycle
Team Working
1. Engage with multiple stakeholders both internally and externally
2. Ensure team standards and processes are adhered to
3. Proactively contribute and update system/process documentation
4. Consistently demonstrate Bank values in day-to-day work, namely being: collaborative, inclusive, empowering, decisive and open
5. Adopt the Service First culture
The ideal candidate will have:
1. Demonstrable specialist experience of the following SWIFT products
2. Alliance Connect
3. Alliance Gateway
4. Alliance Web Platform
5. SWIFT Alliance Messaging Hub
6. HSM
7. An ability to engage confidently and effectively with senior stakeholders, both business and technical
8. The ability to create concise, informative technical documentation
9. The ability to identify and escalate risks in the interests of protecting Live service/systems
10. Have an understanding of good team practice and the ability to work with others sharing.
11. Have the ability to form and maintain trusting relationships with business colleagues and demonstrate an understanding of business processes.
The following skills and competencies are desirable for this role (although they could be learnt on the job): Demonstrable technical experience with the following products
1. SWIFT Alliance Access
2. SWIFT Security Officer and O2M
3. IBM MQ Client
4. Both Windows and Linux operating systems
5. Transaction Delivery Agent
If this role sounds like something that you would be interested in, please click the link to apply or get in touch with mark.salmon@publicsectorresourcing.co.uk

Digital User Researcher (Inside IR35) for Department for Work and Pensions

Senior Buyer - Inside IR35 for Network Rail

Duration: 6 months

The main duties and responsibilities of the Senior Buyer would be:
- Effectively managing framework agreements and mini competitions within Direct and non direct categories, whilst maintaining strong relationships with incumbent Suppliers and stakeholders.
- Delivering excellent value on a daily basis via various Commercial activities, tenders, price analysis and negotiations as well as delivery of Commercial savings.
- Supporting the SMP and Procurement Lead in the governance process.
- Managing of contracts, attending review meetings for key Suppliers, liaison with external stakeholders and raising purchase requisitions and purchase orders in SAP.
- Undertaking procurement activities, including contract extensions, competitions, open procedure tenders and placing call offs under existing frameworks.
- Developing of procurement strategy, assurance and approvals documentation.
- Savings and Risk Data management, reviewing and updating data in systems and management reports at each period end, maintaining Data accuracy and Data integrity.

You’ll have:
- Strong Procurement experience
- Knowledge of strategic procurement
- Background knowledge of OJEU
- Knowledge of public sector tendering
- Analytical skills
If this Senior Buyer role sounds like something that you would be interested in, please click the link to apply or get in touch with christopher.black@publicsectorresourcing.co.uk

Associate Commercial Specialist (G6)- Inside IR35 for Cabinet Office

The Cabinet Office supports the Prime Minister and ensures the effective running of government. The Cabinet Office is also the corporate headquarters for the government, in partnership with HM Treasury, and takes the lead in certain critical policy areas. More information about the Cabinet Office can be found on its website at https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/cabinet-office
This is a high profile role, advising Ministers and Senior Officials on the most complex and high value procurements and commercial deals. As a member of the Commercial Assurance team within the Strategy Assurance and Standards directorate, you will lead on the delivery of the Cabinet Office commercial spend controls and wider functional assurance, influencing spend of approximately £300bn per annum.
Role Description
- The first point of contact for departments and organisations within your portfolio, you will proactively manage the pipeline of live cases, proposing the appropriate assurance status to the Deputy Directors as part of regular Pipeline Assurance Reviews.
- End to end management of ‘Control’ cases, including early engagement with department commercial leads; review of business case documentation; departmental and external stakeholder engagement; drafting and presentation of related case submissions to Deputy Directors or ministerial panel for approval decisions.
- Pro-active management of conditions set for Control cases, including review and assessment of submitted responses from Departments.
- Through engaging with the most senior commercial leads within your assigned portfolios, you will lead Account Management Reviews (AMRs). In these engagements, you will have the opportunity to recognise areas of excellent commercial practice, as well as identifying areas for further support and development.
- As a member of the leadership team, you will role model positive values and behaviours; identify areas for collaboration across the Cabinet Office Central Commercial Teams; and manage team resources in both a direct and matrix management style. The post holder will be expected to have a key role in coaching and developing other staff within the team and wider commercial function.
- Work with colleagues across the IPA and HM Treasury to promote functional commercial leadership and standards, and deliver effective outcomes.
- Contribute to the development of effective organisational continuous improvement tools and techniques to aid Departments in assessing, baselining and continuously improving their commercial capability.
- Provide timely and trusted advice to officials and Ministers on both programmes/projects and wider Departmental delivery of the Commercial Operating Standards.
- Support the Deputy Director and Director to achieve the business plan objectives for the commercial function and to disseminate good practice to improve overall commercial capability.
- Grow and evolve the team’s approach to commercial assurance, suggesting and implementing improvements to existing assurance processes and controls.
- Supporting and iterating Commercial Standards, wider spending controls and other outputs related to commercial assurance and commercial continuous improvement.
You’ll have relevant experience in:
- Risk Mindset - Ability to analyse commercial risks and understand margins of error in developing recommendations for Customers and/or key stakeholders.
- Decisive - Take personal responsibility; challenge and hold stakeholders to account, create an environment that acts as a catalyst for continuous improvement.
- Commercial Focus - Have a sound knowledge of Government Commercial and Procurement policies and procedures and evidence commercial lifecycle and procurement experience with a demonstrable track record of delivering value for money across a range of procurement projects and contracts demonstrating commercial acumen, specifically in the Public Sector.
- Resilient - The ability to challenge senior stakeholder decisions, work under pressure, and deliver multiple projects within agreed timescales
- Builds Relationships - Be able to demonstrate experience of developing and managing relationships with senior stakeholders
- Active SC or DV Clearance
If this role sounds like something that you would be interested in, please click the link to apply or get in touch with helen.hollywood@publicsectorresourcing.co.uk

IFRS 17 Technical Accounting Expert- (Inside IR35) for UK Export Finance

When it comes to exporting, having a great product or service is only half the story. Putting the right finance and insurance in place can make the difference, helping you to win contracts, fulfil orders and get paid.

UK Export Finance is the UK government’s export credit agency. We support exports for any size company and across all industries, from capital goods to services and intangibles like intellectual property. Our mission is to advance prosperity by ensuring no viable UK export fails for lack of finance or insurance, doing that sustainably and at no net cost to the taxpayer.

The Financial Control Division (FCD) is a friendly, dynamic, and fast-paced team working at the heart of UK Export Finance. We are responsible for ensuring that effective financial control processes are in place. We coordinate the Department’s estimates, budgets and forecasting processes. We produce accurate and reliable monthly management accounts, annual accounts, and other published financial information. We manage the UKEF bank accounts, purchase ledger, fixed asset registers and the general ledger (CODA). We advise on accounting treatments, own the UKEF accounting policies and are working with others across the organisation and beyond to implement large-scale changes in our accounting policy, systems, and processes in order to operationalise IFRS 9 and IFRS 17 for 2025-26 reporting.

It’s an exciting time to join us as we support a business that is at the heart of delivering government export and trade policy to build the UK economy back stronger. We are also in a unique period of transition as we prepare to implement IFRS 9 and IFRS 17 accounting standards that will affect how we account for nearly all our front-line business. This will also involve implementing new systems, including a new general ledger and new processes. The successful applicant will be supporting the Financial Control Division during this busy period of change.

As an IFRS 17 Technical Accounting Expert your main responsibilities would be:

- Providing IFRS 17 technical accounting advice and guidance
- Building and developing Excel models performing accounting and modelling calculations
- Preparing UKEF’s Transition Accounts
- Designing and supporting new processes, controls, and Working Day Timetables (WDT)
- Designing, implementing, and testing the future state systems and solutions
- Supporting the wider FRC Programme
- To succeed, you will be a high-performing, fully qualified accountant with excellent IFRS 17 technical accounting knowledge and practical experience in implementing this standard.
- The candidate will have a proven ability to deliver to challenging timetables.
- You will be forward-thinking, able to understand and interpret complex accounting standards (particularly IFRS 17) and assess the impact of their application, analyse financial data, and communicate and present information to suit the needs of the user (all in a UKEF and central government context).
- You will be providing accounting advice and supporting the implementation of accounting policies. You will be working with other experienced and qualified accountants and non-financial professionals within a wider, supportive, and collaborative environment. You will work with and forge good working relationships with colleagues across the department, including underwriters, claims handlers, risk analysts and externally with auditors.
- You will be a results-driven and ambitious team player who is able to work at a fast pace in a pressurised environment, have excellent attention to detail and possess the ability to build productive working relationships at all levels.
Person Specification
- We are looking for a self-driven and highly technical finance professional with knowledge and practical experience in IFRS 17 (re)insurance accounting/reporting and strong expertise in data modelling and Excel. The individual should also have strong analytical and communication skills, the ability to grasp new concepts quickly, and keen attention to detail.
- This role would suit a candidate with a strong knowledge of insurance concepts and practical experience in financial reporting and accounting for (re)insurance contracts (and related processes).
- The candidate should have a strong appreciation of controls and governance, be capable of working independently in a fast-paced, multi-faceted environment and be enthusiastic about working collaboratively with a range of internal and external stakeholders.
PLEASE NOTE:
Due to the urgent need to fulfil this role, the successful candidate must have active SC Clearance at the point of application

You will need to provide details of the following:

SC Clearance held by:
Date last used:
Expiry Date:

Essential
- Fully Qualified Accountant
- Fully Qualified Accountant with IFRS 17 experience
- Experience of Implementing accounting policies
- Stakeholder management and engagement experience
- Advanced Excel data modelling skills and experience
If this role sounds like something that you would be interested in, please click the link to apply or get in touch with Trevor Wilson at Trevor.Wilson@publicsectorresourcing.co.uk

DE&I commitment
UKEF guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group.

Armed Forces Covenant???
UKEF is proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant and as such, we guarantee to interview all veterans or spouses / partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates / military spouses or partners, who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group.

If you qualify for the above, please notify us on PSRapplications@publicsectorresourcing.co.uk.
We will be in touch to discuss your suitability and arrange your Guaranteed Interview.

Should you require reasonable adjustments at any point during the recruitment process or if there is a more accessible way for us to communicate, please do let me know.

Should you require reasonable adjustments at any point during the recruitment process or if there is a more accessible way for us to communicate, please do let me know.

In applying for this role, you acknowledge the following, this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs. As such the payment to the intermediary and your income resulting from this contract will be different.

Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas.

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Junior Project Manager – Inside IR35 for MoD

The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is a central government department with a mission to protect our country and provide the ultimate guarantee of its security and independence, as well as helping to protect its values and interests abroad.
To do this we have an annual budget of almost £40 billion and a workforce comprising 193,000 people, almost 59,000 of whom are civilians. We currently manage more than £11 billion of spend every year.
Our work really matters; we offer engaging roles which have a direct impact on the quality of services we provide. We employ people in many different roles and in many locations across the UK and abroad. We have jobs in policy, finance, HR, IS/IT, commercial and project management and all the types of jobs you would expect to find in a government department, or indeed in the private sector. We also employ doctors, dentists, teachers, police, fire service, quantity surveyors, and engineers to name a few. There are many opportunities to develop and progress both within MOD and across the wider Civil Service, whether you’re a permanent appointee or an interim.

Job Role:
The role of the Junior Project Manager covers a diverse range of activities to support the delivery of the project’s objectives. The Project Support Officer enables the smooth running of the project by supporting the project manager through the operation of project management processes, and the co-ordination of business management actions and activities on their behalf.

As a Junior Project Manager your main responsibilities will be to:
- Implement and maintain appropriate systems to enable effective planning and scheduling.
- Establish and maintain project controls, keeping the project manager aware of the project status. Prepare project performance reports, presenting statistics and researching new information.
- Ensure organisational tasks are carried out efficiently. Manage and monitor compliance of the project with Departmental Security, Health & Safety, Equality & Diversity, Business Continuity and Business Planning
- Lead a team responsible for identifying, developing, and deploying resources. Manage workforce planning, providing information for effective decision making to the Project Manager.
- Procurement of supplies and services related to project support within Delegated Financial Authority limits.
- Manage professional relationships with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders, and act as lead point of contact for some external parties. Draft and sign-off correspondence
- Monitor project spend and contribute to the compilation of budgets and the development of the business case. Ensures an accurate asset register is maintained.
- Manage potential risk areas, working with risk managers and escalating as appropriate.
You’ll have:

- Experience of preparing and reporting performance reports
- Ability to work to short deadlines and to prioritise accordingly, ensuring organisational tasks are carried out efficiently.
- Planning and managing the effective use of resource
- Experience of managing professional relationships with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders

Desirable:
- Candidates will hold an entry level Project Delivery qualification eg the APM Project Fundamentals Qualification or another Foundation Level Qualification, eg Managing Successful Programmes Qualification.

If this Junior Project Manager role sounds like something that you would be interested in, please click the link to apply or get in touch with Michelle.floyd@publicsectorresourcing.co.uk

Communications Officer for Network Rail

Network Rail is at the heart of revitalising Britain’s railway. From Crossrail – Europe’s largest civil engineering project – to investment in world-class stations and major programmes of electrification, we're involved in some of the most ambitious and diverse ventures that this country has ever seen. We at Network Rail are dedicated to becoming one of Britain's best employers and believe this starts with placing the candidate at the heart of everything we do!

Transpennine Route Upgrade
The Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) is a major multi-billion-pound railway programme in the North of England between Manchester, Huddersfield, Leeds and York. It will transform journeys across the North, better connecting towns and cities through more frequent, faster, greener trains, running on a better, cleaner and more reliable railway.
TRU will bring passengers:
- More trains to choose from and more seats
- Faster journeys so you can travel to your favourite towns and cities more quickly.
- More reliable journeys with trains that run on-time
- Better stations
- Greener travel, reducing our carbon footprint and improving air quality

???Stretching across the North of England, this key 70-mile rail artery serves 23 stations, crosses over and dips under 285 bridges and viaducts, passes through six miles of tunnels, and crosses over 29 level crossings.

The Role:
This communications manager role will have a key focus on safety, with the main objective being to effectively deliver safety communication strategies internally, within the Transpennine Route Upgrade.

As a Communications Officer your main responsibilities will be:
- Develop and implement safety communications strategy internally to raise awareness levels.
- Create and develop targeted materials, both physical and digital, to be used for internal engagement.
- Produce and manage detailed communications plans, detailing activities and resources necessary for implementation and providing recommendations for continuous improvement / best practice.
- Work with the relevant TRU departments to promote safe working, using the latest communications approaches.
- Plan, film and edit safety style videos to raise awareness and reach
- Build strong relationships with the TRU safety team to understand trends and risks
- Check that all branding used on the project complies with Network Rail’s corporate policy on branding, visual identity and image.
- Produce regular reports on all communications activities on the project, including reaching, budgets and any key trends.
Essential Criteria:
- Good experience within corporate communications
- Proven track record of creating targeted and engaging content
- Excellent writing skills
- Excellent influencing skills and ability to build relationships with internal and external stakeholders
Desirable:
- Educated to degree level
- Ability to plan, film and edit safety targeted videos.
If this role sounds like something that you would be interested in, please click the link to apply or get in touch with Paula.Sloan@publicsectorresourcing.co.uk

Network Rail is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity. They welcome applications from everyone.

Senior Project Manager – Inside IR35 for AWE

Cyber Security Advisor (Inside IR35) for The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

As a Cyber Security Advisor your main responsibilities will be to:
- Provide cyber security and risk management advice for change programmes, projects and service procurement.
- Collaborate with Delivery Mangers, Product Owner and Solution Architects on Security Risks within technical projects.
- Deliver high-quality risk assessments and supporting documentation to the RSO Security Governance Authority. Justifying decisions characterised by high levels of risk, impact and complexity.
- Respond effectively to reviews and challenges from RSO, Cabinet Office, and NCSC Staff, incorporating feedback collaboratively to deliver approved risk assessments.
- Work with Product and Delivery Managers, Engineers, and Architects to produce accurate security documentation for product delivery, maintenance, and support, including solution technology costs, licensing, resource requirements, and total cost of ownership.
- Assess the robustness of third party and supply chain cyber risk arrangements.
- Create and maintain security documentation.
- Provide advice on security strategies, architectures, policies and standards.
- Contribute to the development of policies, standards, and guidelines.
- Keeping abreast of new ICT technologies and security best practices.
- Collaborate with other Security Group teams to improve security posture within PMO and wider services.
You’ll have relevant experience in:
- SC Clearance is an essential requirement for this role, as a minimum you must be eligible and willing to undergo these checks.
- Demonstrable experience in threat modelling system solutions.
- Experience working with various cyber threat intelligence feeds and turning the intelligence into actionable reports.
- Providing advice, guidance and assuring documentation against security standards such as NIST, ISO27001, Cyber Essentials, CAF, HMG GovS 007 and NPSA Regulations.
- Proficiency in identifying and mitigating potential threats including social engineering, phishing, network access, lateral movement, and persistence.
- Strong ICT-related knowledge and skills to identify appropriate security solutions.
- Experience of working in multiple projects and initiatives with limited supervision.
- Working effectively across multiple internal and external stakeholders groups including senior officials, customers, and suppliers.
- Experience managing internal and external cyber security risks to IT systems, services and data storage, particularly within Digital Cloud services.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Visio, Atlassian Jira/Confluence and standard Microsoft Office applications (PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Outlook).
- Broad understanding of industry standard IT technologies across Business, Data, Application, Technology, and associated security risks.
- Awareness of security architecture's role in designing integrated solutions to meet business needs.
If this role sounds like something that you would be interested in, please click the link to apply or get in touch with karl.robinson@publicsectorresourcing.co.uk

Afghan Interpreter – Inside IR35 for Public Sector Resourcing

Please note this is not a live role.
We are currently building talent pools for upcoming roles.
If you wish to be added to this talent pool, please click the link to apply.

The main duties and responsibilities of the Afghan interpreter would be:
Providing accurate and timely translations of Afghan documentsDemonstrating fluency and expertise in Dari and / or PashtoPossessing a deep understanding and appreciation of cultural nuances to ensure the accurate transmission of meanings during translationIf and when, required, actively listen and comprehend the speaker's message, conveying the intended meaning faithfully while maintaining impartiality and professionalismMaintaining the highest level of confidentiality and integrity, safeguarding sensitive information encountered during interpretation assignmentsIf required, effectively take notes during interpretation to assist in conveying complex or lengthy information accuratelyCollaborating with other interpreters and language professionals to share insights, improve skills, and enhance overall service qualityEngaging in ongoing training and professional development to stay update with language trends, best practices, and relevant technology
You’ll have:
Fluency in Dari and / or Pashto, demonstrated through formal education or professional experienceExcellent verbal and written communication skills, coupled with the ability to remain composed under pressure and adapt to various speaking stylesDeep understanding of cultural differences and sensitivities, with a strong commitment to promoting cross-cultural understanding.Desirable:
Proven experience in interpretation servicesFamiliarity with Microsoft platformsA track record of punctuality and dependabilitySC Clearance is a desirable requirement for the roles; as a minimum you must be eligible and willing to undergo these checks.

If this role sounds like something that you would be interested in, please click the link to apply, or contact christopher.black@publicsectorresourcing.co.uk if you have any further questions.

Should you require reasonable adjustments at any point during the recruitment process or if there is a more accessible way for us to communicate, please do let me know.

If you qualify, please notify us on PSRapplications@publicsectorresourcing.co.uk and we will be in touch.

In applying for this role, you acknowledge the following, this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs. As such the payment to the intermediary and your income resulting from this contract will be different.

Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas.

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Telecommunications Delivery Manager - Inside IR35 for Ministry of Defence

This role sits within the Defence Digital - Service Delivery Organisation supporting the delivery of the Fixed Connectivity 1 organisation. The role is responsible for:
- Delivering DD response to BT Openreach Withdrawal programme that ceases UK Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) and Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) telephone lines by 2025.
- Understand how Defence uses these circuits for a range of capabilities that include voice communications, conference capabilities and data communications.
- Leading on delivering the discovery work for Strategic Command, providing the governance reporting and co-ordination across TLB BWIP Projects
- Responsible for securing funds to move to an implementation phase and managing through to delivery.
As a Telecommunications Delivery Manager your main responsibilities would be to:
- Manage suppliers to deliver Discovery Phase of the BWIP Project within a cost and time perspective ensuring the quality of the output.
- Develop and take through the approvals process the FBC for the implementation phase of the BWIP Project.
- Deliver the implementation phase of the BWIP project within the quality/cost/time requirements.
- Financial Management of the BWIP Project, maintaining funding lines and reporting on financial delivery, monitoring costs and budgets
- Contract management
- Manage MOD dependencies required to support MSP deliveries.
- Provide governance for other BWIP projects across TLB’s/ DD BWIP lead is responsible for tracking the burn down of ISDN and PSTN circuits across Defence.
- Understand the environment, prioritising tasks and managing dependencies to inform planning; recording decisions made but recognising where escalations and decisions need to be raised to seniors.
- Identify and Manage stakeholder relationships, managing expectations utilising proactive and reactive communication across TLB’s and with customer groups that could include customer groups outside of Defence.
- Provide regular and ad hoc reporting into Fixed Networks, Fixed Connectivity and wider Defence Digital project governance cycles.
Essential:
- SC Clearance is an essential requirement for this role, as a minimum you must be eligible and willing to undergo these checks.
- Proven expertise in managing the end-to-end delivery of telecommunication projects.
- Proven track record in managing suppliers to deliver project phases within specified cost, time, and quality parameters.
- Strong skills in developing precise business cases and procurement strategies aligning with organizational goals.
- Proficiency in overseeing contracts to ensure adherence to obligations and optimize project delivery.
- Excellent interpersonal skills to engage with various stakeholders across a range of departments, ensuring alignment and managing complex relationships.
- Demonstrated ability to maintain funding lines, monitor costs, and manage budgets effectively.
- Ability to provide regular and ad hoc reporting to project governance bodies, including progress updates and escalations.
- Understanding complex environments, prioritizing tasks, and managing dependencies for effective planning and decision-making.
- Proficient in coordinating assurance activities and providing concise, regular reporting to project/programme boards.
- Clear communication and presentation skills to convey technical information persuasively to stakeholders.
- Proactive approach in identifying and mitigating risks, ensuring project delivery remains on track.
Desirable:
- MOD / Defence or Public Sector experience.
If this role sounds like something that you would be interested in, please click the link to apply or email daniel.mcbride@publicsectorresourcing.co.uk

Construction Project Manager - Inside IR35 for AWE

Service Transition Manager (Inside IR35) for The Home Office

The first duty of Government is to protect the public. Since 1782, the Home Office has led work to keep the country safe from those who seek to do it harm; in doing so, we make a vital contribution to HM Government’s plan for a stronger, fairer, outward-looking and united Britain.

The Home Office covers three systems: Homeland Security, Public Safety and Borders, and Immigration and Citizenship. These systems work collaboratively to deliver our cross-cutting priorities, whilst providing increasingly efficient and secure services for the public. These are difficult areas that can rapidly change in the global environment we work in – this makes us one of the most exciting and stimulating government departments in which to work.

As a Service Transition Manager your main responsibilities will be:

- SDTMs will design and document new services. They will ensure that service design principles and standards are embedded into projects, and that comprehensive support arrangements are put in place.
- SDTMs will produce comprehensive service designs, incorporating business requirements, wider standards, Enterprise Services capabilities, and external suppliers.
- SDTMs will ensure that projects transition to live service in a safe and structured manner, engaging with project teams and Enterprise Services teams.
- SDTMs will be part of the Home Offices Service Architecture practice and will contribute to the definition of standards and continual service improvement.
- They will design and transition services that:• Support business needs.• Reuse existing service components.• Are proportionate and affordable.• Effectively span multiple suppliers, platforms, and support arrangements.
You’ll have relevant experience in:
- Experience of successful Service Design and Transition.
- Experience in ITIL aligned Service Management.
- Setting expectations and managing stakeholders, both internal and external.
- Experience in onboarding third party suppliers.
- Experience of Service Design and Transition in Medium to Large Organisations.
- ITIL Expertise.
- Public sector exposure.
- Experience of Agile development methodology.
- Experience managing people.
- SC Clearance
If this role sounds like something that you would be interested in, please click the link to apply or get in touch with Akanksha.rai@publicsectorresourcing.co.uk

Job Title: Administrator for Nuclear Waste Services

Nuclear Waste Services brings together the UK’s leading nuclear waste management capabilities.

We have integrated the expertise of Low-Level Waste Repository (LLWR), Radioactive Waste Management (RWM), and the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) group’s Integrated Waste Management Programme (IWMP). This creates an organisation focused on the management of the UK’s nuclear waste, safely and securely for generations to come.

We are part of the NDA group, which is undertaking the biggest clean-up project in Europe over many decades. Nuclear Waste Services is integral to this environmental clean-up mission, as we work to provide permanent answers to our country’s nuclear waste. The UK has been producing and managing radioactive waste on an industrial scale since the 1940s. However, today’s approach and capabilities for waste management need to adapt to keep pace with NDA’s decommissioning ambitions. This includes its commitment to recycle 50% of waste from decommissioning and reduce secondary wastes by around 70% by 2030.

As an Administrator your main responsibilities will be:
- Administration of learning and development solutions to support the people strategy and maximise company capability.
- Extract, record and present information from Personal Development Plans on Leadership and Management learning needs
- Inputting of Training and ILM qualification records on various platforms for the organisation.
- General filing of training and development records
- Issuing required pre-work and checking post learning work is completed by learners.
- Scheduling of Training and Development Activities including virtual and face to face training,
- Action Learning Sets and feedback sessions.
- Running and acting from completion reports to prompt for completion.
- Liaising with external training and development providers
- Assist and support the development and coordination of Career Pathways
- Assist and support the management of the Learning Management System (LMS)
- Provide administrative support to pair up learners registered on programmes with coaches.
- Produce management information which evaluates the effectiveness of learning and development and recommends improvements.
- Sending out invitations, collating qualification applications and sending out certificates to learners.
- Administration of psychometric tools via various platforms ensuring credits are purchased in advance and completion is timely.
- Prepare high quality employee correspondence and maintains employee electronic files with accurately filed documents in accordance with GDPR requirements and information security.
- Procurement administration
- Booking on and off-site meeting rooms and facilities
- Provide assistance and support with general training and development queries.
Essential:
- Very good Excel skills
- Experience of scheduling events
- Experience of managing training events records
- Diary management experience
- Records management experience
- Organisational skills
- Excellent communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Ability to work on own initiative and prioritise workload
Desirable:
- CIPD Level 3
- Experience of using HR Learner Management systems
- Knowledge and understanding of Nuclear Site Licence Conditions
If this role sounds like something that you would be interested in, please click the link to apply or get in touch with Trevor Wilson at trevor.wilson@publicsectorresourcing.co.uk

We want Nuclear Waste Services to be a great place to work where everybody is action orientated, ambitious, collaborative and acts with integrity. It will combine the talent of our people and give them an environment in which to thrive. Not only will this be good for our people, but also allow Nuclear Waste Services to grow its capability even further. We will be driven by doing the right thing for our people, customers, partners, and the communities where we operate to ensure all our operations are safe and secure.

As of the 31 January 2022, Nuclear Waste Services has been set up to combine all of the NDA Waste activities, giving greater flexibility and driving improvements and synergies across the NDA Group. This brings together LLW Repository Limited, Radioactive Waste Management Limited and the NDA Integrated Waste Management Programme (each with their own IT teams, infrastructure, and systems).

Equal opportunities
Nuclear Waste Services value the unique differences that each of our colleagues bring to work every day and are committed to creating a diverse workplace where everyone feels respected, included and able to perform at their best. We value the diversity of our people and recognise the benefits a diverse workforce can bring to the business. Currently we are underrepresented in some areas, and would particularly welcome applications from Women, Black, Asian and Ethnic Minorities, LGBTQ+ and candidates who have a disability.

Digital Business Analyst Inside IR35 for UKRI

Innovate UK’s Business System and Insight team deliver technical change to Innovate UK through enabling technology solutions, automated workflows, and consolidated processes. The role of the Business Analyst will be to support the delivery of this change by working closely with colleagues and stakeholders across the organisation, as well as others in the Business System and Insight Team, project teams, IT and project sponsors/SROs.
As a Digital Business Analyst, your main responsibilities will be:
- To work across the business to support those who have identified opportunities for improvement, working to define, document and prioritise digital solution(s) as well as supporting GDS solutions for external users.
- To perform feasibility analysis, scope projects, and work with stakeholders to prioritise requirements and/or user stories
- To deliver process improvements into the business, typically using a continuous improvement methodology
- To translate business problems into process or system requirements
- To bridge between the business and IT roles such as Technical Architect
- To create detailed Business Requirement Documentation
- To support the development of business cases
- To research best practice and share it with the team and translate it into day to day practice
- To deputise for the Lead Digital Business Analyst when needed.

You will have:
- Proven technical analyst experience
- Experience of working with senior stakeholders at the early stages of projects i.e. prior to confirmation of project budget or delivery approach
- Confident in the entire Software Development Lifecycle
- Experience of working with qualitative and quantitative data; analysing scenarios and investigating the impact of changes
- Experience of working with web-based CRMs or tools
- Experience with dev-ops tools (JIRA, Confluence)
Desirable
- Experience specifying, designing or configuring digital solutions
- Experience of process design
- Salesforce experience
Skills:
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Strong task planning and delivery skills
- Care, accuracy and attention to detail
- Self-awareness
- High levels of professionalism ‘self-starter’ with strong motivation to succeed
- Excellent problem-solving skills with a can-do approach
- Strong stakeholder management skills
If this role sounds like something that you would be interested in, please click the link to apply or get in touch with rebecca.nolan@publicsectorresourcing.co.uk

Service Desk Manager Inside IR35 for Department for Education

As a Service Desk Manager your main responsibilities will be:
Act as the senior escalation for all issues, embedding a robust review and feedback mechanism for all interactions received. Establish and maintain excellent relationship with key stakeholders and acting as the first level of escalation.Creating efficient and cost-effective resourcing of the functions, including shift and/or rotas.Managing the Service Desk working to prioritise workload and ensure the service operates in line with SLAs and driving to exceed user expectations and needs.Working with the Head of User Support and Head of 2nd Line Support to shape and enhance the service offer, developing a clear and measurable roadmap for transformation and continuous improvement.Providing collaborative leadership of the Online support functions, managing and developing the team and individuals to create a high-performing team.Reviewing the operation, activities, and processes to embed a culture of continuous improvement.
You’ll have relevant experience in:
- Experienced with ServiceNow
- Previous experience transforming and managing Service Desks, including in large complex organisations; leading a team providing support across a wide range of systems, products and tools.
- Excellent knowledge IT Service Management frameworks such as ITIL and the role of Service Desks in managing and supporting services and their users.
- Ability to engage with both technical and non-technical stakeholders, to build strong working and interpersonal relationships.
If this role sounds like something that you would be interested in, please click the link to apply or get in touch with Lewis.hamber@publicsectorresourcing.co.uk

DE&I commitment

Department for Education guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group.

Department for Education guarantees to interview veterans or spouses / partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates / military spouses or partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group.

If you qualify for the above, please notify us on PSRapplications@publicsectorresourcing.co.uk.
We will be in touch to discuss your suitability and arrange your Guaranteed Interview.
Should you require reasonable adjustments at any point during the recruitment process or if there is a more accessible way for us to communicate, please do let me know.

In applying for this role you acknowledge the following, this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs. As such the payment to the intermediary and your income resulting from this contract will be different.

Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas.

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Agile Delivery Manager - Inside IR35 for Department for Work and Pensions

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is responsible for welfare, pensions, and child maintenance policy. As the UK’s biggest public service department, it administers the State Pension and a range of working age, disability and ill health benefits to around 20 million claimants and customers. As such, we operate on a scale that is almost unmatched anywhere in Europe and most people in Britain come into contact with us at some point in their lives.
Working with DWP, you will be helping us to drive our priorities to:
- Run an effective welfare system that enables people to achieve financial independence by providing assistance and guidance into employment
- Increase saving for, and security in later life
- Create a fair and affordable welfare system which improves the life chances of children
- Deliver outstanding services to our customers and claimants
- Deliver efficiently: transform the way we deliver our services to reduce costs and increase productivity

Description:

An Agile Delivery Manager will deliver end to end projects including owning service delivery. They will deliver projects across all phases including Discovery, Alpha, Beta and subsequent lifecycle stages. Work with the team on a day-day basis and have a good understanding of the research, design and development activities to help track and deliver these. This includes, software engineering, business operational process design, user research, user experience design and aspects of policy development to help manage and set the pace for delivery. Acting as a servant-leader, they will ensure a productive work environment, building high performing teams where members are engaged with the work they are undertaking .

They will support more experienced Agile Delivery Managers in delivering projects, help build delivery roadmaps or own parts of a bigger programme of work. They will actively track project financials and drive governance on their projects. They will work to share their knowledge and best practices with other agile delivery managers and actively work to increase their own knowledge and experience around agile techniques and tools.

- Builds a high performing team through encouraging continuous learning, adaptation and improvement.
- Utilise meaningful metrics in order to drive the team towards their goals and understand areas for improvement.

- Creates a safe, supporting environment for the team, encouraging them to experiment and making failure a safe part of learning.
- Leads by example, acting as a servant-leader demonstrate the right behaviours. Deals with conflict and helps establish a team culture that allows for constructive criticism.
- Manages and builds relationships with the teams, relevant stakeholders and third party sub-contractors utilising effective and appropriate governance mechanisms. Managing team dynamics to ensure the team is aligned to the same objectives.
- Works with Product Owners and other business teams to ensure that new products and services are delivered effectively to realise measurable benefits.
- Supports Senior Agile Delivery Managers and Product Owners to define a delivery roadmap to show when features and associated outcomes and value are likely to be delivered.
- Drive the creation of the business case, co-ordinate activities across stakeholder groups. Iterate the business case throughout the lifecycle of the project.
- Facilitate workshops, meetings with a variety of stakeholders, driving out outcomes and establishing the pace of delivery.
- Manage risks, issues and dependencies (external and internal), taking responsibility by owning them till they are mitigated or resolved.
- Drives the pace of delivery across their project with support of the senior delivery managers, owning key blockers till they are resolved.
- Manage external assurance groups so that they are appropriately engaged and aware to avoid any risks related to formal approvals.
- Ensure funding is in place and track spending and forecasts regularly and accurately.
- Leads agile events across the project, ensuring business and delivery teams are working to a common objective and vision to deliver specific outcomes.
- Take responsibility for their own learning and development, continuously improves knowledge of agile principles, methods and tool to further develop knowledge and skills.
- Follows standards of agile practices set by the agile delivery manager community, helping senior delivery managers to adapt and/or adopt agile methods and tools for use on projects.
- Acts as a point of contact for suppliers.
- Communicating consistently across all project stakeholders, ensuring that stakeholders are aligned around the core messages coming from the project.
- Be an active part of the agile community, helping organising local events. Helps educate members of other business and IT divisions on agile principles, methods and tools.
- Actively promotes a culture of working in an agile manner utilising agile delivery principles
- Supports recruitment activities for the practice from the internal or external market.
- Support capacity management of the practice, helping prioritise deployment of agile delivery managers to address project and practice priorities.
Skills/Experience
- Has had experience in applying Agile principles in practice. Able to provide a clear, open and transparent framework in which teams can deliver. Has an awareness of Agile tools and is starting to use them intelligently. Able to visualise and make visible the work of the team. Can adapt and reflect, is resilient and has the ability to see outside of the process.
- Experience of working in an agile environment
- Experience of delivering software in more than one GDS phase e.g. discovery, alpha or beta phases
If this role sounds like something that you would be interested in, please click the link to apply or get in touch with hannah.kenna@publicsectorresourcing.co.uk

Commercial Policy Lead (Inside/Outside IR35) for Crown Commercial Services

CCS is the largest public procurement organisation in the UK.
The Commercial Policy team is responsible for developing and advising on public Procurement Policy.
As a Commercial Policy Lead, your main responsibilities will be:
- Working as part of a senior team, you will ensure implementation and maintenance of excellent commercial contracts/terms and conditions across the Crown Commercial service procurements upholding standardisation and consistency where appropriate.
- You will lead a small team to review existing contract templates against Commercial Standards, update templates to align to strategic needs and/or design new templates and/or commercial tools and techniques in line with commercial strategy and business plans to improve Commercial Standards in CCS.
- Take lessons learned from issues and/or work across multiple disciplines within the context of procurement policy and legal in order to develop new documentation and/or reduce issues and disputes.
- Ensuring compliance with internationally and nationally agreed obligations and regulations, working to align contract development and delivery with the policy and legal framework.
- Engaging with a range of stakeholders, using collaborative approaches to inform contractual development and/or delivery by a broad range of input and expertise.
- Looking beyond the initial question in order to understand and address the issues behind it, considering and testing assumptions, focusing on desired outcomes while considering policy and contractual implications, commercial, legal and financial risks of interventions.
- To present accurate, clear arguments and options, tailoring communication according to its use and its intended audience, including Ministers and senior officials
- Use public money effectively and ensure that these considerations are included during contract development, delivery and issue management. Delivers value for money even if not directly accountable for a budget
You’ll have:
- Excellent understanding of procurement regulations and UK Government policy landscape.
- Excellent understanding of commercial terms & conditions and awareness of the issues for buyers and suppliers in commercial deals.
- Strong knowledge of procurement processes, tools and techniques including commercial strategies.
- Highly developed oral and written communication skills and stakeholder management skills to advise, influence and positively challenge colleagues.
- Ability to understand complex issues, to get to grips with the detail and make reasoned decisions based on evidence and commercial experience.
- Ability to translate policy into practical implementation plans, working collaboratively with colleagues to achieve targets.
- Excellent people and team leadership skills, proven ability to lead and motivate a small team to deliver excellent results.

If this role sounds like something that you would be interested in, please click the link to apply or get in touch with Ciara.Lynn@publicsectorresourcing.co.uk

At CCS, we actively support, promote, and celebrate our differences for the benefit of our employees, suppliers, and customers. CCS is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. CCS believes that diversity and inclusion is critical to our success, and we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most talented people.

Change and Transformation Analyst - Inside IR35 for AWE

AWE plays a crucial role in national nuclear security. Their role in nuclear deterrence and their specialist technical assistance to nuclear threat reduction is vital in the defence against the most serious threats faced by the UK. Working to support the defence of our country, AWE has a clear mission: to keep everyone, the environment, their products and information, sites, and everything around them, safe and secure.
SC Clearance is an essential requirement for this role, as a minimum you must be eligible and willing to undergo these checks.
As a Change and Transformation Analyst your main responsibilities will be to:
- Implementation of the CFO Communications Strategy and delivery of the CFO communications plan
- Support delivery of CFO Improvement and Engagement activities
- Coordination of the CFO Mentoring and Buddy schemes
- Maintain Finance business resilience plan to ensure it's fit for purpose and up-to-date at quarterly intervals
- Maintain and promote high personal standards in environment, safety, health, security and quality and be a great team player
- Collate and submit the CFO functional input to the Executive Review meetings as appropriate
- Co-ordination and delivery of CFO communication and reward events, including the production of presentation materials
- Maintain the CFO induction programme
- Support delivery of the CFO graduate and apprentice scheme recruitment process
- Assist with the maintenance and update of the CFO SharePoint site and portal pages
- Work with others to form high performing teams
- Adopt a Continuous Improvement mindset by identifying obstacles to success and taking ownership to find solutions
- Recognise and respect a diverse and inclusive working environment that allows individuals to flourish and realise their potential
You'll have:
- Experience in the supporting change across projects
- Strong communication skills
- Secretariat duties
- Stakeholder engagement at all levels
- Presentation skillset
- Public / Private sector experience
- Self starter
Desirable skills:
- Experience within finance would be beneficial
If this role sounds like something that you would be interested in, please click the link to apply or get in touch with Michelle.floyd@publicsectorresourcing.co.uk

AWE’s ambition is to create workplaces that recognise and celebrate differences, encourage diverse contributions and where people feel able to be themselves at work. They strive to create a genuine culture of openness and inclusion and encourage diverse applicants.
Armed Forces Covenant
AWE is proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant and as such, we guarantee to interview all veterans or spouses / partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates / military spouses or partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group.

Digital Delivery Manager - Inside IR35 for MoD

Please Note: Active SC Clearance is require for this position. Candidates must be eligible and willing to undergo SC screening as a minimum.
The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is a central government department with a mission to protect our country and provide the ultimate guarantee of its security and independence, as well as helping to protect its values and interests abroad.
To do this we have an annual budget of almost £40 billion and a workforce comprising 193,000 people, almost 59,000 of whom are civilians. We currently manage more than £11 billion of spend every year.
Our work really matters; we offer engaging roles which have a direct impact on the quality of services we provide. We employ people in many different roles and in many locations across the UK and abroad. We have jobs in policy, finance, HR, IS/IT, commercial and project management and all the types of jobs you would expect to find in a government department, or indeed in the private sector. We also employ doctors, dentists, teachers, police, fire service, quantity surveyors, and engineers to name a few. There are many opportunities to develop and progress both within MOD and across the wider Civil Service, whether you’re a permanent appointee or an interim.
Description:
A senior delivery manager is accountable for the effective delivery of complex, high risk products and services. The role is similar to a delivery manager role, but senior delivery managers have more experience across a range of products and services, throughout the entire product life cycle, and have greater responsibility and accountability as the main point of escalation.

Skills/Knowledge Required:
- Agile and Lean practices. You can coach and lead teams in Agile and Lean practices. You can act as a recognised expert and advocate for the approaches, continuously reflecting and challenging the team. You can create or tailor new ways of working, and constantly innovate.
- Commercial management. You can take responsibility for complex relationships with contracted suppliers. You can identify appropriate contractual frameworks and identify appropriate suppliers. You can negotiate with contracted suppliers. You can get good value out of contracts and suppliers.
- Communicating between the technical and non-technical. You can mediate between people and mend relationships, communicating with stakeholders at all levels. You can manage stakeholder expectations and moderate discussions about high risk and complexity, even within constrained timescales. You can speak on behalf of and represent the community to large audiences inside and outside of government.
- Financial management. You can negotiate, influence or set budgets in complex environments. You can write or input into business cases and can communicate business-value propositions.
- Life cycle perspective. You can apply experience in multiple parts of the product life cycle. You can recognise when it is right to move forward and when it is right to stop. You can recognise the appropriate deliverables and the right people to meet them. You can work with other Agile delivery operations throughout the product life cycle. You can plan and engage with the appropriate stakeholders at a particular stage in the project.
- Maintaining delivery momentum. You can optimise the delivery flow of teams. You can actively address the most complicated risks, issues and dependencies including where ownership exists outside the team or no clear ownership exists. You can identify innovative ways to unblock issues.
- Making a process work. You can identify and challenge organisational processes of increasing complexity and those processes that are unnecessarily complicated. You can add value and can coach the organisation to inspect and adapt processes. You can guide teams through the implementation of a new process.
- Planning. You can lead a continual planning process in a very complex environment. You can plan beyond product delivery. You can identify dependencies in plans across services and co-ordinate delivery. You can coach other teams as the central point of expertise.
- Team dynamics and collaboration. You can identify problems or issues in the team dynamic and rectify them. You can identify issues through Agile ‘health checks’ with the team, and help to stimulate the right responses. You can engage in varying types of feedback, choosing the right type at the appropriate time and ensuring the discussion and decision stick. You can accelerate the team development cycle.
If this role sounds like something that you would be interested in, please click the link to apply or get in touch with hannah.kenna@publicsectorresourcing.co.uk

Senior Tech Bar Analyst (Inside IR35) for The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Note: SC Clearance is an essential requirement for this role, (as a minimum you will need to eligible for SC)
The FCDO pursues our national interests and projects the UK as a force for good in the world. We promote the interests of British citizens, safeguard the UK's security, defend our values, reduce poverty and tackle global challenges with our international partners.
Within the FCDO, Information and Digital Directorate (IDD) is responsible for delivering digital, data and technology and information management solutions and services to support the FCDO and UK Government partners deliver our international diplomatic, development and consular outcomes.
IT Service Management
The IT Service Management department is focused on ensuring that End Users are able to access and use the IT Services available to them in a structured and coherent manner.
The IT Service Management department is moving to a product centric way of working whereby Product Teams are empowered to take on devolved responsibility for operational Service Management activities to manage risk, build trust and enable the organisation to work faster and more collaboratively.
Tech Bar:
The Tech Bar function sits within the Service Experience function and is responsible for the provision of a ‘face-to-face' frontline support for End Users. The Tech Bar function is a highly visible representative of IDD within the wider organisation seeking to provide an excellent experience for End Users.
The Senior Tech Bar Analyst is a role within the IT Service Management department of IDD, reporting into the Head of Service Experience.
The Senior Tech Bar Analyst is responsible for day to day interactions with End Users, providing first line support and guidance to aid in resolving any IT issues or queries they may have.
Key responsibilities
The Senior Tech Bar Analyst is responsible for:
Engaging with End Users, completing resolution activities in line with Tech Bar and Incident Management processes, within the agreed OLAs and KPIs for the applicable services.Providing excellent customer service to End Users.Developing Knowledge Articles and Tech Bar communications for End Users.Providing training and development to End Users, collaborating with Product Teams to prepare to support End Users with new or changed services. Communicating updates from Service Desk, Incident Management, Knowledge Management and Product Teams to End Users. Identifying potential Major Incidents and escalating up to the Tech Bar ManagerProducing timely Tech Bar reporting and management information to identify problem management and continual service improvement opportunities.Proactively focusing on continuous improvement of self and service, working with others to improve the user experience, simplify processes and improve efficiency of IT Services to enable the Government’s diplomatic, development and consular work around the world.
Key skills and knowledge
- You have experience of working as a product manager delivering user centred digital services/products, through which you have gained skills in product ownership and the ability to contextualise problems and their potential solutions within the wider needs of the organisation.
- Maintains the stability and usability of the platform across production and nonproduction environments, leads upgrade planning and execution, responsible for providing the business support that makes using ServiceNow as a strategic platform possible.
- Owns the relationship with project stakeholders to identify, prioritize, model, and document business, process, and data requirements.
- Works with stakeholders to drive adoption.
- ServiceNow qualifications with Fundamentals as a minimum, working knowledge of ServiceNow Modules, including ITSM, ITAM, ITOM and LSD.
- You know how to apply tools and concepts in a variety of ways and adapt to change, using new ways of working where appropriate. This allows you to identify and compare processes or delivery methods to use, to help the team to decide on the best approach.
- You have experience of collaborating with user researchers and understand the importance of user research in identifying and prioritising the needs to be met, and you understand the variety and complexity of users’ digital needs and how products can meet these.
- You understand the product life cycle and how to design operational processes for the running and maintenance of products or services throughout their product life cycle.

About You
We are looking for someone with strong technical skills and experience in Tech Bar or Service Desk functions to support the maintenance of live service, who can demonstrate the skills outlined in the Senior service desk analyst role-level, in particular:
Customer Service Management (relevant skill level: working) User Focus (relevant skill level: awareness) Service Reporting (relevant skill level: working) Ownership and initiative (relevant skill level: working)
A minimum of ITIL Foundation is required for this role.
We are particularly interested in hearing from candidates who have had experience of using the following technologies and can demonstrate these in their CV or personal statement:
Microsoft IntuneWindows 10 End user SupportApple IOS Device Support (specifically iPhone and iPad)Azure Active Directory user account trouble shooting
If this role sounds like something that you would be interested in, please click the link to apply or get in touch with mark.salmon@publicsectorresourcing.co.uk

Paralegal (Inside IR35) for Government Legal Department (GLD)

The Government Legal Department (“GLD”) is one of the largest providers of legal services across government and works with over 180 government departments and agencies.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for up to four Executive Officers (Paralegals), with experience of public inquiries/reviews and/or litigation (ideally public law litigation), to join the Public Inquiries, Reviews and Litigation ("PIRL") Team within GLD’s Litigation Group.
The post holders will be assigned to work on the Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry.
As a Paralegal, your main responsibilities will be to:
- Comply with Lexcel requirements, as well as policies, standards, procedures and service level agreements set at the GLD, Litigation Group and Team level
- Comply with GLD Time Recording Policy and to meet chargeable hours target set by the Team
- Manage their own workload (including meeting tight deadlines to preserve the GLD’s reputation) with appropriate supervision and risk management
- Carry out extensive disclosure exercise including documentation review, using the Relativity IT Platform
- Assist with legal research and instruction of counsel
- Build and maintain effective working relationship with clients
- Maintain accurate and comprehensible case files
- Assist with the team’s knowledge management/sharing objectives (also providing input into client legal awareness projects)
- Attend and contribute to team meetings
- Assist with administrative tasks when required to do so
- Display the Civil Service Values
- Keep abreast of legal developments and current thinking on related issues and use training and other methods to refresh and improve their skills and knowledge.

You’ll have relevant experience in:
- Good organisational skills (including the ability to work to tight deadlines and prioritise own work in order to manage a busy and/or complex workload, and the ability to master new areas of law quickly) are essential.
- Effective team working and client care skills (including the ability to build constructive working relationships with clients)
- An ability to work proactively and independently with appropriate supervision
- Ability to build good working relationships with colleagues and clients alike.
- Demonstrate good oral and written communication skills

Desirable Experience:
- Casework experience
- Public law experience within the public sector (including insight into the interrelationship between law and politics)
- Previous experience of public inquiries/reviews and/or litigation (ideally public law litigation)
- Legal qualification
If this role sounds like something that you would be interested in, please click the link to apply or get in touch with Ciara.Lynn@publicsectorresourcing.co.uk

Travel Management Category Lead– (Inside IR35) for Crown Commercial Services

MUST HAVE ACTIVE SC CLEARANCE
CCS is the largest public procurement organisation in the UK.
As a trading fund and executive agency of the Cabinet Office, we implement procurement policy on behalf of the government.
We use the collective buying power of our customers and our commercial expertise to help public sector organisations achieve value for money and provide great outcomes for taxpayers.
We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Travel Management Category Lead to oversee and optimize our travel procurement processes and vendor relationships.
As a Travel Management Category Lead, your main responsibilities will be:
Develop and implement a comprehensive category strategy for travel management, aligned with company objectives and travel policies.Identify opportunities for cost savings, process improvement, and service enhancement within the travel category.Manage relationships with travel suppliers, including airlines, hotels, car rental agencies, and travel management companies (TMCs).Negotiate contracts and agreements with vendors to secure favourable terms, pricing, and service levels.Monitor vendor performance and compliance with contractual obligations, and address any issues or discrepancies as needed.Travel Program Management:Oversee the company's travel program, including booking processes, travel policy enforcement, and traveller support.Ensure compliance with travel policies and procedures and implement measures to control costs and minimize risk.Provide guidance and support to employees on travel-related matters, including booking options, expense reimbursement, and travel safety.Conduct regular analysis of travel spending, identify cost drivers and trends, and develop strategies to optimize travel expenses.Implement measures to track and report on key performance indicators (KPIs) related to travel cost savings, efficiency, and compliance.Assess and mitigate travel-related risks, including health and safety concerns, travel disruptions, and geopolitical issues.Develop and maintain contingency plans and emergency response procedures to ensure the safety and well-being of travellers.:Collaborate with internal stakeholders, including finance, human resources, and executive leadership, to align travel management strategies with business goals and priorities.Communicate regularly with key stakeholders to provide updates on travel program performance, challenges, and opportunities,You’ll have relevant experience in:
Active SC Clearance Travel industry experienceProven experience in travel management or procurement roles, with experience in strategic sourcing, vendor management, and travel program administration.Strong negotiation and contract management skills, with the ability to build and maintain relationships with travel suppliers and vendors.Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to analyse travel data, identify trends, and develop actionable insights.Proficiency in travel booking tools and expense management systems, as well as advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and other analytical tools.Behaviours
LeadershipManaging a Quality ServiceCommunicating and InfluencingDelivering at PaceTechnical
Category & Crisis ManagementStakeholder ManagementProcurement ProcessesTravel Experience, Knowledge and/or PassionIf this role sounds like something that you would be interested in, please click the link to apply or get in touch with thomas.lester@publicsectorresourcing.co.uk
At CCS, we actively support, promote, and celebrate our differences for the benefit of our employees, suppliers, and customers. CCS is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. CCS believes that diversity and inclusion is critical to our success, and we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most talented people.

Freedom of Information Advisor - Inside IR35 for HM Treasury

If you’re interested in making a difference to people’s lives, HM Treasury can offer you an exciting opportunity to influence decision making that affects the whole of the UK. Working at the heart of government, we collaborate across government to promote responsible public spending and drive strong and sustainable economic growth.?
Our work ranges from protecting customers through the regulation of the financial sector, helping to reduce carbon emissions and creating a greener economy, to promoting British trade around the world and supporting people across the country on jobs, growth and more.
Role purpose:
The FOI Case Adviser position is an exciting role that offers the post-holder the chance to work with every team across Treasury. The Treasury sits at the heart of government policy-making and receives a wide range of interesting and often complex requests. The FOI team manage those requests and for ensuring that the Department follows the statutory requirements of the various Information Rights regimes. We work closely with policy teams on responses and provide handling advice for all requests.

The post-holder will develop an insight into many areas throughout Treasury, as well using their excellent understanding of the Freedom of Information Act and the Environmental Information Regulations, and represent the Department by engaging with Other Government Departments, the public and the Information Commissioner’s Office.

The main duties and responsibilities of the Freedom of Information Advisor would be to:
- Handling own casework by ensuring policy officials engage fully with the team and the legislation and adhere to strict statutory deadlines.
- Representing the team across the Department to advise our Treasury colleagues on the requirements of the legislation, providing training and guidance as appropriate.
- Suggesting and delivering solutions for the appropriate handling of sensitive information through discussion with key partners to provide responses in accordance with the legislation.
- Engaging with external partners including bodies associated with the Treasury, to share relevant knowledge and information.
- Reviewing case handling at the internal review stage to assess whether responses were correct and in accordance with our obligations.
- Drafting responses on Information Commissioner complaint cases to strict deadlines
- Delivering awareness sessions on the information regimes across the department.
- Promoting good practice to ensure HMT is compliant with the legislation, including strong information and records management.
- Working on continuous improvement and be willing to develop an understanding of data and how analysis can drive up performance.
You’ll have:
- Strong previous experience of handling requests under the Freedom of Information Act and the Environmental Information Regulations.
- Experience of case management
- Experience working to strict deadlines
If this role sounds like something that you would be interested in, please click the link to apply or get in touch with Christopher.black@publicsectorresourcing.co.uk

Agile Delivery Manager (Inside IR35) for Department for Work & Pensions

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is responsible for welfare, pensions, and child maintenance policy. As the UK’s biggest public service department, it administers the State Pension and a range of working age, disability and ill health benefits to around 20 million claimants and customers. As such, we operate on a scale that is almost unmatched anywhere in Europe and most people in Britain come into contact with us at some point in their lives.
Working with DWP, you will be helping us to drive our priorities to:
- Run an effective welfare system that enables people to achieve financial independence by providing assistance and guidance into employment
- Increase saving for, and security in later life
- Create a fair and affordable welfare system which improves the life chances of children
- Deliver outstanding services to our customers and claimants
- Deliver efficiently: transform the way we deliver our services to reduce costs and increase productivity
The Senior Agile Delivery Manager will act as a servant-leader and promote self-managing teams ensuring impediments and blockers are mitigated or removed. They will own commercial relationships with suppliers and ensure that their projects/programmes have effective governance mechanisms. They will ensure that funding is in place and track spending on their projects/programmes. They will act as mentors to other Agile Delivery Managers and build a network of agile delivery managers across government departments to share knowledge and best practices. They will lead recruitment and actively participate in the selection of future team members.
As an Agile Delivery Manager, your main responsibilities will be:
- Help high performance teams to continuously improve, share information and set standards for other teams
- Helps develop and utilise meaningful metrics in order to drive teams towards their goals and understand areas for improvement
- Creates a safe and supporting environment for all teams, encouraging them to experiment and making failure a safe part of learning.
- Leads by example, acting as a servant-leader demonstrate the right behaviours. Deals with conflict and helps establish a team culture that allows for constructive criticism
- Work with technology and business teams to ensure that new products & services are delivered effectively to realise measurable benefits
- Supports the Product Owners to define and build the digital delivery roadmap and translate into an achievable backlog
You’ll have relevant experience in:
- Able to identify and compare the best processes or delivery methods to use, including measuring and evaluating outcomes. Able to recognise when something does not work and encourages a mind-set of experimentation. Can adapt and reflect, is resilient and has the ability to see outside of the process. Able to use a blended approach depending on the context.
- Able to help teams to manage and visualise outcomes, prioritise work and work to agreed minimum viable product (MVP).
- Able to listen to the needs of the technical and business stakeholders and interpret between them.
- Capable of proactive and reactive communication. Able to apply experience of multiple parts of the lifecycle. Able to recognise when it is right to move forward and when it is right to stop. Able to recognise the appropriate deliverables and the right people to meet these.
- Able to work with other agile delivery operations throughout the product lifecycle. Able to plan and engage with the appropriate stakeholders at a particular stage in the project.
- Influences stakeholders and manages relationships effectively. Builds long term strategic relationships. Facilitates and delivers the business outcomes.
- Has the ability to apply a digital understanding to their work. Is able to identify and implement solutions for assisted digital. Can help teams understand the ways that digital technology is changing user behaviour, and the challenges and opportunities for design and delivery of government services.
- Able to take responsibility for complex relationships with contracted suppliers. Able to identify appropriate contractual frameworks. Able to identify appropriate suppliers. Able to negotiate with contracted suppliers. Able to get good value out of contracts and suppliers.
If this role sounds like something that you would be interested in, please click the link to apply or get in touch with rebecca.nolan@publicsectorresourcing.co.uk

Digital Technical Architect (Inside IR35) for MoD – Submarine Delivery Agency

To provide technical ability towards the development and implementation of the SDA (Submarine Delivery Agency) Business Management System (BMS); working collaboratively with stakeholders across the agency, on the development, maintenance & continual improvement of robust, consistent & inter-related processes to meet the needs & expectations of SDA’s interested parties with maximum clarity, efficiency, and effectiveness.
As a Technical Architect your main responsibilities will be:
- Primary architectural contact for the SDA Business Management system
- Working collaboratively with the Op Model workstream, Business Process Owners, BMS team, and associated stakeholders for the definition, deployment, maintenance of the Business Process Framework and its underlying processes held within the central BMS
- Interface with the business sponsor and all other stakeholders
- Ensure the solution continues to meet project requirements and is aligned to the direction of the agency/Op Model
- Provide ownership of technical solutions, as well as options, with documented impacts and benefits
- Review and improve the infrastructure hardware and software requirements
- Collaborate with the project manager to develop detailed project plans
- Continue to define system requirements, based on the business needs balanced against other constraints such as cost and timing. Ensuring that this set of high-level requirements is consistent, complete, correct and defined through the operating model
- Support in converting requirements into a further level of detail for solution proposals and later implementation – Development of system
- Interpret and map evolving business requirements to solution functionalities
- Understand software, hardware, and interactions across MoD to understand interdependencies and alignment
Essential:
- SC Clearance is an essential requirement for this role, as a minimum you must be eligible and willing to undergo these checks
- Proven experience developing strategic system architecture plans
- Experience with and understanding of the development, deployment and through life management of architecture systems and Change Management tools, preferably APQC BPF
- Demonstrable knowledge of AS/EN9100 / ISO 9001 and IAQG SLA Frameworks and experience of Quality Management Systems/process approach
- Experience in system creation and development
- Understanding of information processing and fundamentals/best practices
- Analytical, troubleshooting, and conceptual ability
- Experience supplying guidance and leadership to system users/developers/team
- Ability to build strong stakeholder relationships across the agency, and wider enterprise
- Strategic planning experience
- An effective communicator with experience in MS applications/tools
- Good business negotiation skills, influence, conflict resolution, and problem solver

If this role sounds like something that you would be interested in, please click the link to apply or get in touch with karl.robinson@publicsectorresourcing.co.uk

Finance Support Officer (Inside IR35) for Government Digital Service (GDS)

At the Government Digital Service (GDS), our mission is to build a simple, joined-up and personalised experience of government for everyone. Using our unique position at the centre of government, we develop services that work for the user, however complex the underlying systems may be.We believe that ensuring things work for end users is the only way to realise the efficiencies that come with digital transformation.

As a Finance Support Officer, your main responsibilities will be:
- Processing invoices in a timely and organised manner
- Process purchase order requests within allocated time frames
- Support mailbox management daily
- Chasing Purchase orders from departments
- Update trackers daily
- Resolve ad hoc queries/requests
- Reconciliation of the General ledger
- Provide stakeholders updates with the latest figures
You’ll have relevant experience in:
- Knowledge and experience supporting finance and business management processes (financial, purchase-to-pay, procurement and resourcing practices)
- Knowledge and experience of robust document management
- Experience of delivering at pace in complex environments where priorities are constantly changing
If this role sounds like something that you would be interested in, please click the link to apply or get in touch with Ciara.Lynn@publicsectorresourcing.co.uk

Commercial Business Partner for Ministry of Justice (MoJ)

The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) priorities include improving public safety and reducing reoffending by reforming prisons, probation and youth justice, and building a justice system which makes access to justice swifter and more certain for all citizens whatever their background. Project professionals in the MoJ help to improve the government’s ability to protect the public and reduce reoffending, and to provide a more effective, transparent and responsive criminal justice system for victims and the public.

The role:
This is a fantastic opportunity for a Commercial Business Partner, working within the Commercial & Contract Management Directorate (CCMD), a pan-MOJ function. The role will be within the HMCTS Commercial Team, focused on supporting HMCTS in its forming a Commercial Business Partnering function, and other Strategy and Change projects.

As a Commercial Business Partner your main responsibilities will be:
- As a Commercial Business Partner, you will be responsible for developing and implementing commercial strategies that align with the team’s goals and objectives
- Collaborate closely with various internal stakeholders, including finance, and operations, to drive commercial skills, relationships and shape the strategic offering
- Build and maintain strong relationships with internal stakeholders, including senior leadership, to ensure alignment and buy-in for commercial initiatives
- Build Commercial Business Partner materials such as process documents and communication plans to support the activities and functions of the team
- Work with stakeholders proactively to identify projects at an early stage and support to develop high quality business requirements that are suitable to go to the market with
- The team works in a very agile way, priorities and tasks are often very changeable and this role must adapt to that. This may include emergent procurement activity, particularly in the digital space
You’ll have relevant experience in:
- Experience of working in a commercial or procurement role within a relevant organisation
- Experience in launching new teams or projects
- Experience of Crown Commercial digital frameworks such as G Cloud and DOS in case of emergent procurements
- Experience of Project Management for large projects
If this role sounds like something that you would be interested in, please click the link to apply or get in touch with Paula.Sloan@publicsectorresourcing.co.uk

Data Engineer – Inside IR35 for Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero was created in February 2023 with the goal of securing a safe energy supply as well as ensuring the UK leads the way in achieving Net Zero. We are an innovative and exciting department, looking for the very best to lead the way.
The Department of Energy and Net Zero has a secure analytic platform for its Analytical community. The platform sits on the Azure Public Cloud and is supported by a small Internal team.
The role here is to build automated pipelines that ensures data can be cleaned, transformed and stored in the best place for our users to access. The data engineer will work with the team Lead Data Engineer.

Key Skills and Experience:
- SC Clearance is an essential requirement for this role, as a minimum you must be eligible and willing to undergo these checks.
- Strong Data Engineering experience.
- Experience of working with Azure.
- Programming skills (Pyspark, Python, R etc.)
- Version Control experience.

Desirable:
- Public Sector experience.
- Data Catalogue experience.
- Model Development and CICD Deployment experience.
- Experience of Azure ML or Open AI.

If this role sounds like something that you would be interested in, please click the link to apply or get in touch with Lewis.hamber@publicsectorresourcing.co.uk

Supply Chain Process Manager(Inside IR35) for AWE

What if you could work on something that you can’t test… but cannot afford to fail? Something that could have spent years on a submarine, is launched into outer space (where the temperature is below -250c), comes hurtling through the atmosphere, being heated up and shaken and then must work? Some challenge.
That’s exactly what the team of over 6,500 people at AWE do every day: delivering important work, in support of the most important mission – keeping the nation safe.
AWE plays a crucial role in national nuclear security. Their role in nuclear deterrence and their specialist technical assistance to nuclear threat reduction is vital in the defence against the most serious threats faced by the UK. Working to support the defence of our country, AWE has a clear mission: to keep everyone, the environment, their products and information, sites, and everything around them, safe and secure.
As a Supply Chain Process Manager, your main responsibilities will be:

- Motivating, developing and managing a small team of specialists, setting clear objectives and undertaking performance reviews
- Consistently demonstrating positive behaviours in line with the company's environmental, sustainability, safety, health, security, quality and ethics standards.
- The Company may require you to fulfil any other reasonable duties aligned to your position from time to time in line with business needs.
- Take ownership of Contractual governance and assist with negotiations within the Supply Chain sub function by providing expertise in Contract law, terms and conditions, Non-Disclosure Agreements and Parent Company Guarantees
- Maintaining a library of clauses and standard contract templates ensuring compliance with mandatory flow down terms and conditions and maintaining an awareness of legal matters
- Lead direct reports and contribute to overall leadership of the Compliance Team, such that the team develops fit for purpose capability and experience to drive delivery of Supply Chain sub functions compliance agenda
- Provide strategic leadership and compliance with particular focus to Schedule 37 and 38 of the M&O contract to determine the risk and compliance agenda across Supply Chain.
- Develop and maintain the risk management tracking and methodology for the Supply Chain sub function
- Coach and mentor Supply Chain sub function on AWE expectations for effective control of risk and compliance ensuring that the Supply Chain sub function are informed of changes to legislation and regulations.
- Establish Supply Chain governance and reporting for the risk and compliance agenda, ensuring there is clear accountability for who is managing the risks; leadership understand and fulfil applicable risk reporting requirements, and ensure risk and compliance issues are escalated to an appropriate Risk Management and Compliance governance group
- Take an active role in representing the Supply Chain sub functions external relationships with the MoD, other government bodies and external regulators
- Lead and support internal and external audit activities, establishing scope, providing material for review by auditors, attending audit reviews, agreeing and closing out actions
- Use Spend Analytics to provide actionable insights that support and shape the future demand of the business through its budgeting and decision-making processes
- Define the processes, tools and methods for collating and managing spend data, ensuring it is cleansed and categorised accurately for spend analysis
- Translate datasets and analysis into actionable and easy-to-understand insights and recommendations
- Enable accurate and confident decision-making in the procurement process Market intelligence providing industry and supply market intelligence research and analysis relevant to the company’s supplier markets to Supply Chain team and the wider business
- Senior Reporting & SCM Systems Manager
- Design and deliver best practice reporting of long and short run procurement activity improvement initiatives aimed at improving data visibility and accessibility that are high quality, timely, accurate, exception-based management information
- Work alongside category management and business cost analyst teams to define standard metrics and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) that ensure high quality Management Information (MI)/Business Information (BI) reporting tools are delivered to meet reporting functional and business requirements relating to Supply Chain activity, that can articulate the Supply Chain sub functions performance and compliance to several different levels into the Supply Chain sub function, the customer, different regulatory bodies and internal stakeholders
- Contribute to developing best practice on MI production and key reporting tools and work closely with business leaders.

Essential:

- SC Clearance is essential for this role.
- Process implementation
- Standardising supply chain process
- Continuous improvement
- Working closely with transformation sub team
- PCR 2015 knowledge useful
- Writing Process guides
- Proven track record in a similar role
- Collaborate across the Business
- Procurement supply chain experience
- Provision of standard and bespoke business reports, analysis etc and material for functional performance metrics and reviews

If this role sounds like something that you would be interested in, please click the link to apply or get in touch with thomas.lester@publicsectorresourcing.co.uk

AWE’s ambition is to create workplaces that recognise and celebrate differences, encourage diverse contributions and where people feel able to be themselves at work. They strive to create a genuine culture of openness and inclusion and encourage diverse applicants.

PMO Analyst - Inside IR35 for Homes England

Homes England, the government’s housing and regeneration agency, plays a central role in tackling the housing challenges the country now faces. We have the appetite, influence, expertise, and resource to drive positive market change, and our mission is to ensure more homes are built in areas of greatest need, improve affordability and create a sustainable housing market.
Following the publication of the government’s Levelling Up White Paper, Homes England has also been tasked with a core role in spearheading regeneration, partnering with places to reduce economic disparity, empower local leaders and create equal opportunities across the country to ensure communities reach their full potential.

The main duties and responsibilities of the PMO Analyst would be:
- Planning and implementing project management strategies, based on templates and toolsets.
- Monitoring existing projects to ensure timely execution and completion.
- Gathering and analysing project data to identify its weaknesses and resolve any time-related or budgetary snags.
- Liaising with project team members and providing suggestions or solutions to unforeseen issues when needed.
- Preparing/supporting project status reports for management review.
- Communicating with clients about the status and progress of their projects.
- Ensuring all project strategies follow EPMO governance standards
- Working closely with Digital Operations and Data team on the management, delivery and assurance of Digital projects, ensuring Project information is up-to-date, and providing updates to Digital Portfolio Group
- Developing and adopting best practice through continuous improvement of business assurance processes and activity across Digital Directorate
You’ll have:
- A minimum of 3 years’ experience as a PMO analyst or a similar role.
- Excellent knowledge of PMO/project management strategies, processes, and tools.
- The ability to analyses a range of complex data and make decisions based on analytical findings.
- Great computer skills and knowledge of Project Management tools
- Strong programme coordination and administration abilities.
- Good critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
- Solid communication and interpersonal skills.
- The ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment and work well under pressure.
If this role sounds like something that you would be interested in, please click the link to apply or get in touch with Christopher.black@publicsectorresourcing.co.uk

Commercial Manager - Inside IR35 for MoD

The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is a central government department with a mission to protect our country and provide the ultimate guarantee of its security and independence, as well as helping to protect its values and interests abroad.

To do this we have an annual budget of almost £40 billion and a workforce comprising 193,000 people, almost 59,000 of whom are civilians. We currently manage more than £11 billion of spend every year.

Our work really matters; we offer engaging roles which have a direct impact on the quality of services we provide. We employ people in many different roles and in many locations across the UK and abroad. We have jobs in policy, finance, HR, IS/IT, commercial and project management and all the types of jobs you would expect to find in a government department, or indeed in the private sector. We also employ doctors, dentists, teachers, police, fire service, quantity surveyors, and engineers to name a few. There are many opportunities to develop and progress both within MOD and across the wider Civil Service, whether you’re a permanent appointee or an interim.
Due to the urgent need to fulfil this role, the successful candidate must have active SC Clearance at the point of application
You will be required to provide details of your Security Clearance at the point of application for this role. You will need to provide details of the following:
SC Clearance held by:
Date last used:
Expiry Date:

As a Commercial Manager, your main responsibilities will be:
- Responsibility for an appropriate and supported workload to deliver the needs of the team. This could include activities such as advising customers on commercial strategy, routes to market, facilitating appropriate market engagement, reviewing and inputting into commercial elements of business cases and assisting with progression through approvals.
- Provide expertise to the Future Strategic Sealift Project Team in influencing and informing the commercial aspects of future capability requirement.
- Proactive market insight, which includes a coordinated monitoring of potential and existing suppliers in a strategic and dynamic way.
- Define commercial procurement processes in line with public sector regulations and using agreed tools and systems.
- Advise and recommend appropriate route to market.
- Commercial risk identification, mitigation and management.
- Stakeholder engagement.
- Commercial Strategy artefact creation and input.
- Providing specialist advice on commercial policies and processes to other teams, e.g. Delivery Team.
- Champion, embed and promote Diversity & Inclusion as part of the commercial team culture.
Essential:
- Experience of working in a commercial role undertaking large sourcing projects, particular experienced with front end procurement activities (i.e. market engagements and strategy creation)
- Experience of managing a major contract to ensure value for money is achieved.
Desirable:
- Ability to analyse, interpret and draft contractual wording with a strong attention to detail.
- Experience in handling complex contracts.
- Experience in managing end to end procurement process for medium and large value contracts.
- Practical experience and expertise in requirements gathering.
- Practical experience in utilising market insight to aid strategic sourcing and contract management.
- Robust commercial negotiation of commercial and contractual terms, pricing and discounts.
- Practical experience and expertise in contract management, including managing contracts from contract award to contract closeout.
- Practical experience and expertise in Supplier management.
- Experience in delivering savings and benefits tracking.
- Public sector (ideally Defence) procurement experience.
Qualifications:
- CIPS Level 4 minimum or equivalent standard.
If this role sounds like something that you would be interested in, please click the link to apply or get in touch with Trevor Wilson at trevor.wilson@publicsectorresourcing.co.uk

Senior Interaction Designer Inside IR35 for Department of Levelling Up Housing & Communities

We are looking for a experienced Senior Interaction Designer to join our team. You will be a design leader, working with minimal supervision and influencing and mentoring others. This role offers the opportunity to work on complex services, set design direction, and embed best practices within the team.
As a Senior Interaction Designer, your main responsibilities will be:
- Collaborate with service managers and program directors to develop innovative design concepts.
- Take ownership of complex services, ensuring a seamless user experience.
- Champion good design practices and mentor junior designers.
- Make strategic design decisions based on user research and understand the broader impact of those decisions.
- Design user-centered systems that can be applied across multiple services.
- Prioritize simplicity and identify the most efficient approach to design challenges.
- Apply your understanding of digital technologies into your design solutions.
- Develop innovative solutions to ensure accessibility and inclusivity across all digital touchpoints.
You will have:
- Experience as an Interaction Designer
- Proven track record of leading complex design projects
- Strong understanding of user-centered design principles
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills
- Ability to work effectively in an Agile environment
- Experience with design systems and accessibility best practices
- A portfolio showcasing your design expertise
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If this role sounds like something that you would be interested in, please click the link to apply or get in touch with rebecca.nolan@publicsectorresourcing.co.uk

Commercial Manager - Inside IR35 for MoD

The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is a central government department with a mission to protect our country and provide the ultimate guarantee of its security and independence, as well as helping to protect its values and interests abroad.

To do this we have an annual budget of almost £40 billion and a workforce comprising 193,000 people, almost 59,000 of whom are civilians. We currently manage more than £11 billion of spend every year.

Our work really matters; we offer engaging roles which have a direct impact on the quality of services we provide. We employ people in many different roles and in many locations across the UK and abroad. We have jobs in policy, finance, HR, IS/IT, commercial and project management and all the types of jobs you would expect to find in a government department, or indeed in the private sector. We also employ doctors, dentists, teachers, police, fire service, quantity surveyors, and engineers to name a few. There are many opportunities to develop and progress both within MOD and across the wider Civil Service, whether you’re a permanent appointee or an interim.

As a Commercial Manager, your main responsibilities will be:
- Responsibility for an appropriate and supported workload to deliver the needs of the team. This could include activities such as advising customers on commercial strategy, routes to market, facilitating appropriate market engagement, reviewing and inputting into commercial elements of business cases and assisting with progression through approvals.
- Provide expertise to the Future Strategic Sealift Project Team in influencing and informing the commercial aspects of future capability requirement.
- Proactive market insight, which includes a coordinated monitoring of potential and existing suppliers in a strategic and dynamic way.
- Define commercial procurement processes in line with public sector regulations and using agreed tools and systems.
- Advise and recommend appropriate route to market.
- Commercial risk identification, mitigation and management.
- Stakeholder engagement.
- Commercial Strategy artefact creation and input.
- Providing specialist advice on commercial policies and processes to other teams, e.g. Delivery Team.
- Champion, embed and promote Diversity & Inclusion as part of the commercial team culture.
Essential:
- Experience of working in a commercial role undertaking large sourcing projects, particular experienced with front end procurement activities (i.e. market engagements and strategy creation)
- Experience of managing a major contract to ensure value for money is achieved.
Desirable:
- Ability to analyse, interpret and draft contractual wording with a strong attention to detail.
- Experience in handling complex contracts.
- Experience in managing end to end procurement process for medium and large value contracts.
- Practical experience and expertise in requirements gathering.
- Practical experience in utilising market insight to aid strategic sourcing and contract management.
- Robust commercial negotiation of commercial and contractual terms, pricing and discounts.
- Practical experience and expertise in contract management, including managing contracts from contract award to contract closeout.
- Practical experience and expertise in Supplier management.
- Experience in delivering savings and benefits tracking.
- Public sector (ideally Defence) procurement experience.
Qualifications:
- CIPS Level 4 minimum or equivalent standard.
If this role sounds like something that you would be interested in, please click the link to apply or get in touch with Trevor Wilson at trevor.wilson@publicsectorresourcing.co.uk

Paralegal - Inside IR35 for The Insolvency Service (TIS)

Role Purpose:
The Senior Paralegal team is part of the wider Paralegal Team within Legal Services Directorate. The team is primarily responsible for authorisation of disqualification proceedings, compensation claims, bankruptcy and debt relief restrictions and cases involving the winding up of companies in the Public Interest as well as progression of disqualification and compensation cases up to undertaking.

The main duties and responsibilities of the Paralegal will be:
- Reviewing disqualification cases submitted for authority to proceed by the Investigation teams and make recommendations as to whether there is sufficient public interest for disqualification and compensation proceedings;
- Working collaboratively with investigators and chief investigators to ensure appropriate and timely decision making;
- Handling post-ATP matters, liaising with defendants in an appropriate manner; ensuring timely and effective delivery of disqualification and compensation undertakings and giving due consideration to public interest factors throughout;
- Reviewing referrals from Companies House for breaches of the legislation relating to Persons of Significant Control and draft Charging Decisions for these.
- Arranging and chair Senior Paralegal monthly technical meetings on a rota basis.
- Work with colleagues across LSD and the Agency to develop and share best practice and policy
You’ll have:
- Strong interpersonal skills, and an ability to work flexibly, effectively and across teams
- Strong organisational skills, with an ability to prioritise caseloads and tasks and work to tight deadlines.
- Demonstratable confidence with the ability to act independently and quickly get to grips with a complex area.
- A willingness to adapt to change and promote the positive benefits of a culture of continuous improvement.
- The ability to work at pace, dealing with high volumes of complex work
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- A Law degree of equivalent experience
- The ability to confidently make decisions
If this role sounds like something that you would be interested in, please click the link to apply or get in touch with Christopher.black@publicsectorresourcing.co.uk

LV Power Distribution Designer for UKRI

We are currently recruiting for a LV Power Distribution Designer on behalf of our client the UKRI.
Come and do the kind of engineering that made you want to be an engineer. Stretch your technical skills while enabling the advancement of humanity’s understanding of materials. Promote sustainability and create new materials and, alongside world-leading scientists and technologists, shape projects that improve lives, in the UK and far beyond.
Are you a self-motivated mechanical design engineer interested in the development of innovative mechanical equipment, involving novel concepts, novel materials, and extremely challenging requirements?
As a LV Power Distribution Designer your day-to-day duties will be:
- Design BS7671:2018 compliant low voltage (LV) electrical supply and distribution systems, along with associated technical design documentation.
- Working on new and existing AutoCAD drawings to design safety related remedial changes to electrical wiring.
- Calculation work using Trimble ProDesign
- Some site work, to facilitate integration of new designs into existing site supply and distribution infrastructure will be required.

You’ll have relevant experience in:
- Broad understanding of electrical engineering
- Fully conversant with electrical circuit diagrams and 2D drawings
- Proven record of electrical design engineering in a technical project/industrial environment
- Computer literate and competent in the use of Microsoft Office
- The production of technical drawings using AutoCAD Electrical software
- BS7671:2018 IET Wiring Regulations
If this role sounds like something that you would be interested in, please click the link to apply or get in touch with tracey.mort@publicsectorresourcing.co.uk

Lead Service Transition Manager - (Inside - IR35) for NDA

The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) is a non-departmental public body created through the Energy Act 2004.

We have 5 offices across the UK, in Cumbria, Dounreay, Harwell, Warrington and London. We have 17 sites including the first fleet of nuclear power stations, research centres, fuel-related facilities, and Sellafield, which has the largest radioactive inventory and the most complex facilities to decommission.

We are sponsored by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) and supported by Dounreay, Magnox, Nuclear Waste Services, Nuclear Transport Solutions and Sellafield. The Scottish government also has a governance role, working closely with DESNZ to ensure its expectations are met.

Our role is strategic: we establish the overall approach, allocate budgets, set targets and monitor progress.
We do not have a hands-on role in cleaning up our facilities. Instead, we deliver our mission through others, primarily 12 businesses.

We are responsible for:
decommissioning and cleaning up these nuclear facilities ensuring that all waste products, both radioactive and non-radioactive, are safely managed.
implementing policy on the long-term management of nuclear waste.
developing UK-wide strategy and plans for nuclear Low-Level Waste (LLW).
scrutinising the decommissioning plans of EDF Energy, who own the operating fleet of Advanced Gas Cooled Reactor (AGR) nuclear power stations.

As a Lead Service Transition Manager your main responsibilities will be:
Programme Javelin at the NDA aims to procure and implement a new set of IT services for the NDA group that will replace the current MSP- style services provided to Dounreay, Magnox, NDA, NWS and NTS. The programme will also implement a new IT operating model that ensures these new services work well across all these organisations.
A lead service transition manager is required to be a key player in ensuring the successful execution of the Javelin Programme. They will work directly for the programme manager and work closely with cross-functional teams. The key responsibilities will be defining transition strategy, leading the transition work streams in planning and executing the transition of procured or insourced services from the incumbent suppliers across the NDA group effectively, efficiently and with minimal disruption to service.

Key Responsibilities:
- Service Transition Plan: Define the service transition approach and plan per bundle and OpCo from the incumbent supplier to the new contract providers. Support the program manager to ensure that there is a clear transition approach, transition plan, with approved and agreed roles, responsibilities & resources.
- Work Stream Management: Lead and coordinate different transition work stream tasks, ensuring alignment with project objectives, timelines, and budgets. Managing complexity associated with each transition to ensure that the correct level of service needs is available, and dependencies are clear.
- Stakeholder Management: Manage lower-level stakeholder relationships, ensuring clear communication and understanding of transition goals and progress in line with the overall programme and vision of the Programme Manager.
- Task Assignment: Assign tasks to transition team members, monitor progress, and address any roadblocks or issues that arise.
- Risk Assessment: Identify and assess transition risks related to new or existing services and work with the Programme Manager and stakeholders to develop mitigation plans.
- Documentation: Maintain project documentation regarding transition.
- Quality Assurance: Ensure contractual service QA metrics (SLAs, OLAs and KPIs) measure performance quality standards required by OpCos
- Continuous Improvement: Identify opportunities for process improvements and implement best practices to enhance project management processes.
- The successful candidate will have experience of managing ICT service transitions from incumbent vendors to new suppliers and preferably from monolithic ICT services to disaggregated services.
If this role sounds like something that you would be interested in, please click the link to apply or get in touch with Trevor Wilson at trevor.wilson@publicsectorresourcing.co.uk

Conference and Events Lead - (Inside IR35) for Cabinet Office

The Cabinet Office supports the Prime Minister and ensures the effective running of government. The Cabinet Office is also the corporate headquarters for the government, in partnership with HM Treasury, and takes the lead in certain critical policy areas. More information about the Cabinet Office can be found on its website at https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/cabinet-office

The Government People Group exists to work with departments, professions, and functions to build a modern, effective Civil Service.

We support the government workforce with the right skills and capability. We are working with leaders to get the right people in the right jobs, with the right skills and continuous learning to excel in their roles. We provide leadership, and in turn, create leaders with exceptional line management capability across departments, influencing partners in the wider public sector and beyond. This involves getting our retention and reward strategy right, to nurture specific skills, and create pride and resilience in our workforce.

Our role is also to provide system leadership across central government in pulling together back-office services. Collectively, we help support the Cabinet Office’s priority to drive efficiencies, and reforms that will make government work better, to ultimately provide a better service to the public. GPG delivers services for over 400,000 civil servants across government. It supports 1.5 million Civil Service and Royal Mail pension scheme members and provides recruitment services for around 70 percent of the Civil Service.

About Shared Services for Government
The Shared Services Strategy for Government was launched in March 2021, with the aim of modernising the back office of government. This includes replacing legacy systems which are facing end-of-life in terms of contract support and technology; it contributes significantly to Civil Service modernisation and reform.

The Shared Services for Government team within Cabinet Office’s Government People Group, is the policy lead for shared services in government, working across departments to make it easier for civil and public servants to use platforms for HR, finance, and payroll.

Our ambition is to deliver the vision to free up civil servants to focus on what they do best: engaging with and delivering for citizens.

As the Strategy moves from planning into delivery, we are supporting clusters and functions to develop and implement change as a strategic delivery partner, whilst continuing to provide key assurance and alignment to the key strategic priorities for ministers.

The Shared Services for Government team are looking for an experienced Events Lead to deliver its annual conference. Reporting directly into the Shared Services team and working closely with senior management and colleagues in clusters across government, you will be responsible for planning, coordinating and delivering this flagship annual event.

The successful candidate will have events, communication, and project management skills. You will be a driven, open, and collaborative person with the ability to remain calm while working at pace and under pressure. You will consider yourself skilled in building and maintaining relationships and working proactively to solve problems. You are a detail-driven person able to resolve competing priorities through reaching consensus

Essential criteria
- Experience of planning and delivering high profile hybrid events and related communications and supporting materials
- Confident in engaging senior stakeholders
- Experience of managing a small team, colleagues who are not your direct reports, and stakeholders across a range of different organisations, to deliver an event
- Highly skilled in managing competing priorities and bringing people to a consensus
- Confident in working under pressure and to tight deadlines
- Demonstrable organisational and project management skills, including management of budgets
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Desirable criteria
- An understanding of working and coordinating across central government and arm’s length bodies
- Experience of working with external events, and design agencies
If this role sounds like something that you would be interested in, please click the link to apply or get in touch with Trevor Wilson at trevor.wilson@publicsectorresourcing.co.uk

Senior Contracts Manager for AWE

PLEASE NOTE: Due to the nature of this role, all candidates must hold active SC security clearance

What if you could work on something that you can’t test… but cannot afford to fail? Something that could have spent years on a submarine, is launched into outer space (where the temperature is below -250c), comes hurtling through the atmosphere, being heated up and shaken and then must work? Some challenge.
That’s exactly what the team of over 6,500 people at AWE do every day: delivering important work, in support of the most important mission – keeping the nation safe.
AWE plays a crucial role in national nuclear security. Their role in nuclear deterrence and their specialist technical assistance to nuclear threat reduction is vital in the defence against the most serious threats faced by the UK. Working to support the defence of our country, AWE has a clear mission: to keep everyone, the environment, their products and information, sites, and everything around them, safe and secure.
The Senior Contracts Manager role involves:
- Creating a highly motivated, skilled, and professional contract management team that delivers contract performance outcomes, aligned to business and HMG commercial requirements, with the capacity to meet business demand plan.
- Act as subject matter expert for assigned contracts, providing professional advice to enable business to effectively deliver contract objectives.
- Ensuring all contracts, they are responsible for, have a robust Contract Management Plan with defined procedure for delivery performance management, invoice applications, risk management and contract reviews.
- Ensure contracts are delivered in accordance with business management system, priorities and conduct internal audits to ensure compliance with government regulations and legislation.
- Working collaboratively with AWE stakeholders and with the SCM sub-unit Leadership Team (specifically the Head of Strategic Sourcing/the Head of Category Management) to understand their detailed business requirements and championing contract best practice. Influence key decision makers to secure best contract solutions to satisfy AWE Board and HMG requirements.
- Implement the Supplier Relationship Management framework for assigned key suppliers who have a significant impact on AWE business, with the objective of managing risk, managing performance, and extracting more value from the supplier base.
- Support the development and drive the implementation of Supplier Strategies for assigned suppliers, with the objective of minimizing risk for AWE and maximizing value.
- Support procurement activity through providing best practice contact advice to develop contract templates and bespoke terms.
- Ensuring contracts maximise value for money and have defined performance outcomes.
- Ensuring all contracts have clear business ownership to track and monitor contract performance against KPIs and cost, quality, and time obligations.
- Working with the SCM Delivery Unit Sourcing/Category team to lead contract negotiations pre-contract award and apply lessons learned to enhance contracting models and support supplier selection.
- Leading contract negotiations and apply diplomacy to mitigate contract risks to AWE benefit and where necessary develop contract litigation strategies.
- Implementing the Supplier Relationship Management framework and strategy for defined portfolio of contracts, creating trusted industry alliances to drive business innovation/efficiencies and developing optimum systems of business intelligence and relationships.
As a Senior Contracts Manager your main responsibilities will be:
- Acting as a role model for health, safety, environmental and quality management. Ensure contracts are aligned to business safety and quality management systems and be an advocate of AWE behaviours.
- Establishing a high level of credibility and manage complex working relationships with internal and external parties including both commercial and government partners.
- Drive suppliers segmentation (quality, performance, risk) in accordance with the AWE Supplier Relationship Management Framework and drive SRM implementation, in collaboration with business stakeholders, for assigned suppliers
- Monitor and mitigate supplier risks (including Quality, Environmental & Health and Safety, supplier fragility as well as dependency on AWE and AWE dependency on the supplier), make corrective action plans for the identified risks.
- Develop and implement Supplier Strategies for assigned key suppliers.
- Ensure contract control systems are robust and suitable to support all post contract commitments and satisfying the reporting/governance processes.
- Ensuring legal compliance with contracts by monitoring changes in laws or regulations that may affect the company’s ability to meet its obligations and mitigate any potential conflict of interest or breach of company ethic’s policy.
- Ensure there is an effective contract reporting and engagement strategy in place to enable all key stakeholders to be aligned to contracts risks and opportunities.
- Identify and estimate the likelihood and impact of contract-related risk, establish mitigation methods aligned to business needs and track effectiveness of those mitigations.
- Ensuring a robust SRM delivery plan is in place for all assigned critical suppliers
Essential criteria:
- Active SC Clearance
- Excellent Stakeholder management skills
- Evidence of managing post-award contracts on a large scale
- Senior level ‘Commercial Acumen’
- Experience in dispute resolution
Desirable:
- Relevant qualifications
- Public sector experience
If this role sounds like something that you would be interested in, please click the link to apply or get in touch with Paula.Sloan@publicsectorresourcing.co.uk

AWE’s ambition is to create workplaces that recognise and celebrate differences, encourage diverse contributions and where people feel able to be themselves at work. They strive to create a genuine culture of openness and inclusion and encourage diverse applicants.

Recruitment Administrator Inside IR35 for Homes England

Homes England, the government’s housing and regeneration agency, plays a central role in tackling the housing challenges the country now faces. We have the appetite, influence, expertise, and resource to drive positive market change, and our mission is to ensure more homes are built in areas of greatest need, improve affordability and create a sustainable housing market.
Following the publication of the government’s Levelling Up White Paper, Homes England has also been tasked with a core role in spearheading regeneration, partnering with places to reduce economic disparity, empower local leaders and create equal opportunities across the country to ensure communities reach their full potential.

As a Recruitment Administrator your main responsibilities will be:
- To co-ordinate the recruitment activity for specific recruitment campaigns either internal or external ensuring all vacancy generation procedures are completed
- To support hiring managers with their internal and external recruitment campaigns including support with developing job descriptions, advising on arranging appropriate recruitment advertising and providing guidance on the shortlisting, selection and offer processes to ensure a high calibre workforce is recruited from across a diverse range of background
- To create effective recruitment campaigns in conjunction with the business , ensuring this is cost effective and timely
- To work in partnership when appropriate on specific campaigns with key stakeholders including those who provide contracted services relating to recruitment.
- To demonstrate a commitment to diversity and inclusion maximising opportunities to attract and recruitment from a range of diverse backgrounds.
- To coordinate recruitment campaigns and manage candidates progress in the recruitment process
- To be responsible for updating all recruitment planning and tracking data relating to specific campaigns, this will inform overall HR reporting.
- To provide logistical support to specific selection processes for example interviews or selection tests, this could include the coordination of panel members, diaries/venues and resources for admin support. To support recruitment and HR projects when required, providing regular updates. 10. Any other reasonable duties as may be assigned from time to time.

Key Skills and Knowledge
- Proven track record of coordinating and delivering a range of recruitment campaigns within policy in a diverse manner and to tight deadlines.
- Strong Digital and communication skills and be able to use a HR system and Microsoft Office products such as Word, Excel and Outlook
- Ideally will be CIPD qualified or have proven track record delivering Recruitment and HR services in line with best practice.
- Effective communication skills when dealing with a range of people at all levels both face to face and over the telephone
- To be able to demonstrate excellent drafting skills to ensure HR materials such as job descriptions, adverts, contracts, and general correspondence are prepared in clear, concise and plain English.
- The ability to manage a number of different tasks whilst maintaining a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail
- The ability to use their own initiative to prioritise their workload to accommodate conflicting and changing priorities to achieve personal and team objectives

If this role sounds like something that you would be interested in, please click the link to apply or get in touch with helen.hollywood@publicsectorresourcing.co.uk

Lead Commercial Manager (IT) (Inside IR35) for NDA

The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) is a non-departmental public body created through the Energy Act 2004.

We have 5 offices across the UK, in Cumbria, Dounreay, Harwell, Warrington and London. We have 17 sites including the first fleet of nuclear power stations, research centres, fuel-related facilities, and Sellafield, which has the largest radioactive inventory and the most complex facilities to decommission.

We are sponsored by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) and supported by Dounreay, Magnox, Nuclear Waste Services, Nuclear Transport Solutions and Sellafield. The Scottish government also has a governance role, working closely with DESNZ to ensure its expectations are met.

Our role is strategic: we establish the overall approach, allocate budgets, set targets and monitor progress.
We do not have a hands-on role in cleaning up our facilities. Instead, we deliver our mission through others, primarily 12 businesses.

We are responsible for:
decommissioning and cleaning up these nuclear facilities ensuring that all waste products, both radioactive and non-radioactive, are safely managed.
implementing policy on the long-term management of nuclear waste.
developing UK-wide strategy and plans for nuclear Low Level Waste (LLW).
scrutinising the decommissioning plans of EDF Energy, who own the operating fleet of Advanced Gas Cooled Reactor (AGR) nuclear power stations.

- Manage all aspects of the organisation commercial activities related to procurement of IT services and solutions.
- You will be responsible for driving value for money, fit for purpose contracts, and maintaining strong client relationships.
- The ideal candidate will possess a strong business acumen, excellent negotiation skills, and a deep knowledge of government IT procurements across towers using CCS frameworks.
- Lead the commercial team and oversee all commercial activities related to IT services and solutions.
- Develop and implement pricing strategies, ensuring that they are competitive and aligned with the
- organisation’s financial goals.
- Engage potential vendors, negotiate, and manage the setup of contracts with suppliers, vendors, and partners to secure value for money and IT service contracts that are fit for purpose and provision for future business change and growth.
- Collaborate with the various operating companies and solution leads to understand customer requirements and tailor IT solutions to meet their needs.
- Understand market trends, organisational needs, operating company specific needs to identify growth opportunities and potential risks.
- Establish and maintain strong internal stakeholder and vendor relationships, serving as a point of contact for clients regarding commercial aspects of their IT services.
- Manage pricing and costing models for IT services and solutions, ensuring accurate and competitive pricing.
- Participate in proposal development, including the creation of pricing models and cost estimates.
- Have an in depth understanding of government approvals and sanction processes, industry regulations, compliance requirements, and best practices related to commercial operations in the IT sector for government.
Essential Experience:
- Proven extensive experience in a government commercial management role within the IT industry

- In-depth knowledge of IT services, solutions, and technology trends.

- Strong negotiation and contract management skills, with a track record of successful deal closures.

- Exceptional analytical and problem-solving abilities, with a focus on financial and business analysis.

- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills for building and maintaining client relationships.

- Proficiency in financial modelling and pricing strategies.

- Detail-oriented with strong organizational skills to manage multiple contracts and projects.

- A strategic mindset, with the ability to identify and pursue growth opportunities in the IT market.

- A proactive and adaptable approach, critically that can work at pace to meet challenging and demanding organisational needs alongside aggressive timelines balanced with government processes and procedures.
If this role sounds like something that you would be interested in, please click the link to apply or get in touch with Trevor Wilson at trevor.wilson@publicsectorresourcing.co.uk

Project Manager - (Inside IR35) for AWE

Existing programme of work. Transformation programme. Few years in nature. Identified need for more capacity.
Large programme, part of core programme piece.

AWE plays a crucial role in national nuclear security. Their role in nuclear deterrence and their specialist technical assistance to nuclear threat reduction is vital in the defence against the most serious threats faced by the UK. Working to support the defence of our country, AWE has a clear mission: to keep everyone, the environment, their products and information, sites, and everything around them, safe and secure.
DV Clearance is an essential requirement for this role, as a minimum you must be eligible and willing to undergo these checks
As a Project Manager your main responsibilities will be
- Support to the Ops Transformation Programme’s core activities, which includes developing new capabilities and embedding systemic changes.
- Relevant experience: Implementing major change initiatives / transformational improvements; embedding behavioural change.
- Role is varied and will include project managing improvement opportunities, supporting the transformation initiative at Coulport (hence the occasional travel), coordinating the digital optimisation work (within the Foundry system), etc.
Key Accountabilities

- Deliver assigned projects in accordance with requirements, operational constraints, time, cost, and quality.
- Lead, coach and develop a team at a local level to deliver team and personal objectives safely and securely to meet our operational plans.
- Maintain and promote high personal standards in environment, safety, health, security, and quality and be a great team player
Key Responsibilities

- Manage projects with focus on Governance (compliance and reporting).
- Management of project resources (people, money).
- Lead the planning of the task/project.
- Manage work as defined in the Work Authorisation Document (WAD).
- Lead, support and initiate change against the Performance Measurement Baseline (PMB).
- Lead, initiate and perform risk and opportunity identification and subsequent actions.
Essential skills

- Experienced Project Management within either public, private sectors
- Stakeholder Engagement/Management at all levels
- Transformation experience delivery
- Process Improvement skillset
- Core Programme activities
- Familiar with public sector/highly regulated work
- Strong self starter
Desirable skills

- Benefits management
- Cultural change
- Business change
- Rolling out a new operating system, challenge to get workforce buy in.
- General Project Management qualification would be good to have.
- Member of relevant professional body.
- MS Project Online
- Primavera P6
If this role sounds like something that you would be interested in, please click the link to apply or get in touch with luciana-auras.popescu@publicsectorresourcing.co.uk
AWE’s ambition is to create workplaces that recognise and celebrate differences, encourage diverse contributions and where people feel able to be themselves at work. They strive to create a genuine culture of openness and inclusion and encourage diverse applicants.

Finance Business Partner - (Inside IR35) for Department for Work and Pensions

Procurement Specialist (Inside IR35) for AWE

Expectation to attend Winnersh & possibly Green Park also will be required.

AWE plays a crucial role in national nuclear security. Their role in nuclear deterrence and their specialist technical assistance to nuclear threat reduction is vital in the defence against the most serious threats faced by the UK. Working to support the defence of our country, AWE has a clear mission: to keep everyone, the environment, their products and information, sites, and everything around them, safe and secure.
SC Clearance is an essential requirement for this role, as a minimum you must be eligible and willing to undergo these checks

As a Procurement Specialist, your main responsibilities will be to:

- Contribute to the development and assist with the implementation of a Category Strategy for assigned spend categories, balancing short and long-term objectives to meet business strategy and efficiencies (savings) in alignment with business stakeholders.
- Prepare and support with the execution of strategic sourcing activities in line with approved category strategy and preferred suppliers list, including the execution of the RFx process, supplier evaluation and selection, contract negotiation, business award and contract handover to the business, in compliance with the business requirements as well as AWE policies and directives, including Code of Conduct and Code of Business Ethics.
- Prepare input and support the execution of Supplier Relationship Management for key suppliers within the assigned categories, including supplier segmentation, contract management, supplier risks identification and mitigation and suppliers performance.
- Support the monitoring of supplier performance, ensuring that suppliers meet contractual obligations using the Supplier Performance Card or specific contractual KPI and SLA and secure commercial compensation for supplier contractual non-compliance.
- Prepare and assist with external management review meetings with segmented suppliers (Management Business Reviews and Executive Business Reviews) in accordance with AWE Supplier Relationship Management framework and the agreed supplier strategy.
- Drive operational efficiency in alignment with the Supply Chain Processes and Strategies as well as performance of all activities in line with Supply Chain targets and the Category Group team targets.
- Contribute to the development and drive the implementation of the Category Strategy to deliver cost effective category solutions and business models for assigned categories.
- Supplier base management and supplier classification (Preferred Supplier List – PSL), securing competition in the supplier base.
- Deliver Category targets and KPI’s for assigned spend categories.
- Implement ways of working according to AWE Category Management Framework.
- Business Intelligence and Benchmark including business intelligence and supplier market analysis, benchmark potential suppliers and market insight to support category development.
- The Category Specialist, with the Category Team, is responsible for securing and tracking cost reduction, contract management and continuity of Supply Chain.
- Prepare & execute the RFx process in collaboration with stakeholders including supplier evaluation and selection, supplier negotiations (costs and contract)
- Assist in appropriate management of commercial risks, forecast spend and change impacts with key AWE stakeholders
- Suppliers segmented and managed (quality, performance, risk) in accordance with the AWE Supplier Relationship Management Framework.
- Monitor and mitigate supplier risks (including CoC, Environmental & Health and Safety as well as dependency on AWE and AWE dependency on the supplier), make corrective action plans for the identified risks.
- Supplier Strategies for key suppliers within assigned spend categories.
- Secure stakeholders involvement and participation in category strategies, sourcing activities and supplier relationship management activities and share SCM category strategies, PSL, supplier performance etc.
Essential:
- Procurement Generalist
- Attention to detail
- Analytical skills
- Develop Analysis – supplier bids
- Effective interpersonal skills with good verbal, written, presentation, influencing & negotiation skills
- Good IT literacy, able to pick up system skills and knowledge to access and analyse relevant data. Understands system role and how to access relevant information within procurement, commissioning & performance management
- A working understanding of procurement, commissioning and contract management activity and its contribution to achieving strategic and service aims and objectives
- An understanding of a category management approach to procurement
- Experience of purchasing a number of types of goods & services
- Good planning & organisation skills
- Supplier Relationship Management.
- Stakeholders Collaboration
If this role sounds like something that you would be interested in, please click the link to apply or get in touch with Ciara.Lynn@publicsectorresourcing.co.uk

AWE’s ambition is to create workplaces that recognise and celebrate differences, encourage diverse contributions and where people feel able to be themselves at work. They strive to create a genuine culture of openness and inclusion and encourage diverse applicants.

Learning and Development Co-ordinator - Inside IR35 for Department for Transport, Maritime and Coastguard Agency (DfT MCA)

Transport matters and what we do at the Department for Transport matters. Click here to find out more about working for DfT and its agencies. We are different people, one team.
As a Learning and Development Co-ordinator your main responsibilities will be to:
- Monitor incoming communications to the team's inbox and provide high quality responses within Service Level Agreements
- Provide advice and guidance to the wider business on all aspects of Talent and Organisational

Development and the effective use of Civil Service Learning.
- Approve /Reject training requests within threshold and Service Level Agreement
- Ensure all admin is carried out effectively for Apprenticeships applications
- Complete all necessary internal processes to ensure correct payment for suppliers
- Build co-operative relationships with the team and a range of internal and external stakeholders to ensure that activities are delivered successfully and issues are solved promptly
- Coordinate MCA induction beginning to end and ensure facilitators are equipped to deliver sessions
- Provide admin support to external supplier delivering organisational effectiveness workshops
- Coordinate bookings of external venues when necessary for T&OD programmes & events.
- Keep spreadsheets up to date to ensure accurate reporting (joiners, leavers, training requests, etc)
You’ll have relevant experience in:

- Effective prioritisation of multiple deliverables with competing priorities in a fast paced environment.
- Providing a brilliant customer service within procurement and/or finance frameworks.
- Ability to negotiate customer or stakeholders needs to achieve mutually acceptable outcomes for the individual and the organisation
- Microsoft products - Excel, Word, Teams
If this role sounds like something that you would be interested in, please click the link to apply or get in touch with helen.hollywood@publicsectorresourcing.co.uk

Digital Workplace Technology Strategy Lead for Cabinet Office - GDS

Lead Test Analyst for Crown Commercial Services

CCS is the largest public procurement organisation in the UK.
As a trading fund and executive agency of the Cabinet Office, we implement procurement policy on behalf of the government.
We use the collective buying power of our customers and our commercial expertise to help public sector organisations achieve value for money and provide great outcomes for taxpayers.
The Digital Services team is responsible for the digital delivery of technology and technology operations for CCS. The Strategic Delivery team is responsible for the development, testing and digital delivery of a variety of solutions for CCS. We may build solutions in-house, through our delivery partners or implement off-the-shelf solutions. We are responsible for setting the standards for development, delivery and testing in CCS

As a Lead Test Analyst your main responsibilities will be:
- Plan, design and execute a wide range of testing types; functional and non-functional
- Lead and oversee all test activities, including test planning, test case creation, review and reporting, to ensure the interoperability of various digital services and products
- Identify risks/issues and articulate them clearly and effectively. focusing on complex problem solving and influencing senior team members
- Produce and maintain test automation frameworks
- Produce professional Reports for Project Stakeholders, identifying patterns and trends from the Test Execution and Defect logs
- Train and supervise the work of other team members, and advise others on testing techniques and test types
- Investigate problems and opportunities in existing processes and recommend solutions
- Utilise technical knowledge to keep abreast of industry developments to make cost effective use of new and emerging tools and technologies

You’ll have relevant experience in:
- Experience creating automated testing frameworks, utilising continuous integration / deployment pipeline environments, using tools such as Travis, Jenkins, TeamCity, Github
- Expert in software testing, with experience of working in an Agile Scrum delivery model, using supporting tools to manage and execute testing e.g JIRA / ZEPHYR
- Proven leadership skills with the ability to coach and motivate team members. Must display strong analytical and troubleshooting skills
- Proficient in testing the integration of micro services and APIs using tools such as Postman,REST Assured
- Ability to actively engage with performance test engineers and work alongside them to review performance test plans, read and interpret performance test reports.
- Use of Object Oriented Programming such as Java or Ruby, and execution of automated tests using tools such as Selenium WebDriver, Cucumber BDD, Junit/TestNG, Maven

If this Lead Test Analyst role sounds like something that you would be interested in, please click the link to apply or get in touch with rishon.reid@publicsectorresourcing.co.uk

At CCS, we actively support, promote, and celebrate our differences for the benefit of our employees, suppliers, and customers. CCS is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. CCS believes that diversity and inclusion is critical to our success, and we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most talented people.