by rka-admin | Jun 26, 2024 | Featured Job
A Team Assistant is required to work for an asset management company (150 employees) who are a leading niche supplier in their sector. The company prides itself on its platinum award for Investors in People and Charities Aid Foundation platinum award for payroll giving. The Team Assistant will be supporting a team of 11 people including Senior Management and their teams, to increase their effectiveness and efficiency.
Key Responsibilities
Diary Management – Senior Managers:
Organise the diaries of the Senior Managers in a professional and efficient manner, taking into account changing priorities. This will involve the coordination of travel itineraries, including rail and air travel, as well as taxis, along with hotel bookings.
Diary Management – Team:
Facilitate the organisation of complex meetings for team members (internal meetings with few attendees should ideally be organised by the team members themselves).
Assist in coordinating complex travel itineraries for the team (team members should ideally book simple A to B to A itineraries themselves).
Workshops & Events:
Help in organising internal and external workshops as necessary, including booking venues and circulating itineraries.
Organise corporate hospitality for the team and external events (lunches, dinners, etc.) as needed.
‘Gatekeeper’:
Serve as the primary point of contact in the absence of the Senior Managers, managing visitors, phone calls, inquiries, and requests appropriately.
Manage incoming emails and mail for the Senior Managers. Also, prepare various documents including typing, briefing papers, and presentations as needed.
Compile monthly Board Reports in a timely manner, which may involve filing and photocopying.
Expense Claim Management:
Recording Senior Managers’ monthly expenses in accordance with policy and deadlines.
Completing other team members’ expenses when necessary.
Cost Control:
Ensuring that any decisions made balance efficiency with cost effectiveness.
Minute Taking and Dictation:
Production, organisation, and distribution of meeting documentation. Recording minutes and implementing follow-up actions as directed. Production, collation and dissemination of documentation for and resulting from meetings.
Take minutes when required and follow up actions from the meeting as directed.
Collating Data from across the team:
Collect information such as appraisal documentation from across the team and collate for the Senior Managers.
Annual Leave Cover:
Cover for other team support during annual leave when required.
To be responsible for ensuring that administrative systems in support of the team are effective and records are up to date, maximising use of IT to improve efficiency.
Location: Victoria, London (Hybrid working, 3 days a week in the office)
Hours: 9:00am – 5:00pm
Salary: £30,000 – £35,000 per annum
Benefits: 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, 15% Pension plan (can be taken as cash), discretionary annual bonus of upto 20%, Life Assurance, Group Income Protection, Benenden Health Insurance, Perkbox, Volunteering day off, double match charitable donations
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by rka-admin | Jun 26, 2024 | Featured Job
A Health and Safety Advisor is required to work for an asset management company (150 employees) who are a leading niche supplier in their sector. The company prides itself on its platinum award for Investors in People and Charities Aid Foundation platinum award for payroll giving. The Health and Safety Advisor is to support the Head of Safety on occupational and operational health and safety projects and also provide the business with general health and safety expertise.
Key Responsibilities
· Administration of the Competence Management System.
· Management and administration of the Health & Safety Procedure system.
· Risk Management Maturity Model (RM3 ) administration.
· Administration for the company’s health and safety management system manual (AT/HS01).
· Provision of general health and safety bulletins to staff to improve H&S awareness.
· Manage and champion OH&S risk assessments using RisqWorx.
· Support in drafting of the annual health and safety report – covering both operational and occupational health and safety.
· Undertake safety culture assessments.
· Development of the Health & Safety Council content not within Facilities Team scope.
· Administration of the health and safety legal register using Barbour EHS.
· Supporting OH&S activities at Ely.
· Support Health & Safety induction and specific training not within Facilities Team scope.
It should be noted that due to the nature of the role, a willingness to make occasional business trips to the other company’s office and within the UK is required. A driving license is desirable not essential.
Location: Derby
Hours: 9:00am – 5:00pm 3 days per week
Salary: £35,000 pro-rated
Benefits: 28 days holiday plus bank holidays, 15% Pension plan (can be taken as cash), Life Assurance, Group Income Protection, Benenden Health Insurance, Perkbox, Volunteering day off, double match charitable donations
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by rka-admin | May 23, 2024 | Featured Job
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We are recruiting for degree level educated Conservation and Urban Design Officer for a contract role with a South London Council. a The Council is undergoing a period of substantial change and growth. With one of the highest housing targets in London and Opportunity Areas identified for transformational change in Woolwich, Charlton Riverside and Thamesmead.
This is an exceptional opportunity to influence change in a key part of London. Working within the Conservation and Urban Design unit in the Planning Policy Team, you will play an essential role in preserving the unique heritage of the Councils borough and ensuring that proposed development is sustainable, inclusive, well designed and effectively tailored to its places and local needs.
Your key responsibilities will include:
• Leading on implementing conservation, listed building and other related projects and programmes.
• Provide specialist advice on all aspects relating to conservation and urban design including recommendations on applications and pre-applications for listed building consent and planning permission involving conservation and design related issues.
• Prepare and give evidence at public inquiries and appeals as required on heritage, conservation and urban design issues.
• Contribute to the preparation and review of conservation and design related policies and guidance, including conservation area appraisals and design codes.
• Contribute to the conservation and historic buildings aspects of the preparation and review of the Local Plan and other policy documents.
• Supporting The Urban Design Manager across varied workstreams.
• Competently managing your own caseload comprising concurrent projects and responsibilities, working independently and as part of a team.
by rka-admin | May 20, 2024 | Featured Job
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We are recruiting for a HR Business Partner for Southwark Council
Summary of main duties and responsibilities
To provide a professional HR service to managers on all workforce related matters including organisational change resourcing, management of attendance, performance management, employee relations issues and general HR management interventions, to deliver business objectives. To support business managers and the HR service in achieving the Council’s strategic objectives.
Principal accountabilities
Working as part of a pooled team of HR Business Partner, provide high quality HR advice and guidance to managers on a range of staffing issues, including complex cases and policy / procedural issues relating to both individuals and groups of staff as well as planned initiatives.
Provide expert advice on organisational change projects, working closely with colleagues in e.g. organisation transformation to redesign services and ensure reorganisations are managed in line with council procedures.
Build and maintain effective working relationships with supported managers and other stakeholders, to ensure that HR plans and interventions deliver positive outcomes.
Participate in on-going discussions with management teams (as assigned), in a variety of formal settings to support and guide managers either individually or at a team level; enhancing capability to manage HR services, ensuring that policy and legislative requirements are met, including the identification of training needs and contributing to developing learning and development solutions. Ensure high quality outcomes for the business to meet current and future business objectives and improve upon service
Provide accessible and appropriate advice, guidance and support in dealing with HR matters raised directly by members of staff. Participate in on-going service reviews and discussions with senior management teams, plan the delivery of HR services ensuring they provide high quality outcomes for the business to meet current and future business objectives and improve upon service delivery.
Training needs and contributing to developing learning and development solutions. Ensure high quality outcomes for the business to meet current and future business objectives and improve upon service
Provide accessible and appropriate advice, guidance and support in dealing with HR matters raised directly by members of staff. Participate in on-going service reviews and discussions with senior management teams, plan the delivery of HR services ensuring they provide high quality outcomes for the business to meet current and future business objectives and improve upon service delivery.
Implement strategies to ensure HR provides clear business focused outcomes for the utilisation of staffing resources within the business area supported, aligned over the long term with deliver of the Councils overall workforce plan.
Hold responsibility under the guidance of the manager of HR Business Partner the delivery of HR services as assigned, ensuring all organisational HR performance targets are monitored and met, and remedial action is undertaken. The post holder will manage an on-going caseload of work, only seeking advice on more complex issues.
Supply a quality operational HR service, providing clear business focused outcomes for the business area supported.
Plan, establish and maintain effective working arrangements with Trade Unions and other stakeholders and partners to ensure employee relations matters and collective discussions are undertaken in an effective and efficient manner.
Ensure the on-going maintenance of HR data records (on all HR systems) for the business area supported (and other areas of the Council as directed) ensuring all HR records held are accurate, up to date and meet organisational objectives for workforce and HR record keeping. Utilise HR data to review and analyse HR data against performance targets.
As part of a wider group of HR staff contribute in the further development of the provision of HR services to Council, including participation and attendance at project groups, workshops, seminars.
Actively promote the Councils equality objectives in terms of personal practice and within the context of all HR advice and guidance provided
Support the development of management capacity to be able to undertake active management and development of the work force.
Summary of main duties and responsibilities
To provide a professional HR service to managers on all workforce related matters including organisational change resourcing, management of attendance, performance management, employee relations issues and general HR management interventions, to deliver business objectives. To support business managers and the HR service in achieving the Council’s strategic objectives.
Principal accountabilities
Working as part of a pooled team of HR Business Partner, provide high quality HR advice and guidance to managers on a range of staffing issues, including complex cases and policy / procedural issues relating to both individuals and groups of staff as well as planned initiatives.
Provide expert advice on organisational change projects, working closely with colleagues in e.g. organisation transformation to redesign services and ensure reorganisations are managed in line with council procedures.
Build and maintain effective working relationships with supported managers and other stakeholders, to ensure that HR plans and interventions deliver positive outcomes.
Participate in on-going discussions with management teams (as assigned), in a variety of formal settings to support and guide managers either individually or at a team level; enhancing capability to manage HR services, ensuring that policy and legislative requirements are met, including the identification of training needs and contributing to developing learning and development solutions. Ensure high quality outcomes for the business to meet current and future business objectives and improve upon service
Provide accessible and appropriate advice, guidance and support in dealing with HR matters raised directly by members of staff. Participate in on-going service reviews and discussions with senior management teams, plan the delivery of HR services ensuring they provide high quality outcomes for the business to meet current and future business objectives and improve upon service delivery.
Training needs and contributing to developing learning and development solutions. Ensure high quality outcomes for the business to meet current and future business objectives and improve upon service
Provide accessible and appropriate advice, guidance and support in dealing with HR matters raised directly by members of staff. Participate in on-going service reviews and discussions with senior management teams, plan the delivery of HR services ensuring they provide high quality outcomes for the business to meet current and future business objectives and improve upon service delivery.
Implement strategies to ensure HR provides clear business focused outcomes for the utilisation of staffing resources within the business area supported, aligned over the long term with deliver of the Councils overall workforce plan.
Hold responsibility under the guidance of the manager of HR Business Partner the delivery of HR services as assigned, ensuring all organisational HR performance targets are monitored and met, and remedial action is undertaken. The post holder will manage an on-going caseload of work, only seeking advice on more complex issues.
Supply a quality operational HR service, providing clear business focused outcomes for the business area supported.
Plan, establish and maintain effective working arrangements with Trade Unions and other stakeholders and partners to ensure employee relations matters and collective discussions are undertaken in an effective and efficient manner.
Ensure the on-going maintenance of HR data records (on all HR systems) for the business area supported (and other areas of the Council as directed) ensuring all HR records held are accurate, up to date and meet organisational objectives for workforce and HR record keeping. Utilise HR data to review and analyse HR data against performance targets.
As part of a wider group of HR staff contribute in the further development of the provision of HR services to Council, including participation and attendance at project groups, workshops, seminars.
Actively promote the Councils equality objectives in terms of personal practice and within the context of all HR advice and guidance provided
Support the development of management capacity to be able to undertake active management and development of the work force.
by rka-admin | May 16, 2024 | Featured Job
Experienced / qualified building surveyor to carry out full property surveys specifically in relation to condensation & damp diagnosis.
The surveyor will have specific knowledge of building structures and how they contribute to the cause, be able to correctly diagnose & specify remedial requirements.
To understand and be able to use equipment to aid with diagnostics and undertaking seasonal monitoring.
Must have an empathetic approach to our tenants and property conditions, able to produce drawings & floor plans, diagnose general building faults, obtain or create specifications for improvement works required with an understanding of how this may affect other components of the property/building, obtain competitive prices.
Order works by use of appropriate systems and Tender/contract procedures.
Supervise works to completion, in line with Council Health & Safety Standards and other statutory requirements
• Ability to work with minimum supervision
• Ability to prioritise workloads, analyse and resolve problems
• Ability to work alone to meet strict deadlines
• Carry out post inspections, confirm satisfactory completion, authorise payments, investigate invoice queries
• Cross-Service/Partnership working liaison skills and experience
• Managing external resources through PFI contract partnering to ensure best value for the client
• Respond to complaints, compliments and requests for information and consider service review and development in the light of these
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by rka-admin | May 2, 2024 | Featured Job
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We are representing the Royal Borough of Greenwich who procure and manage private sector and council stock as temporary accommodation. We are looking for a dynamic and enthusiastic team member to join our Temporary Accommodation Placement Team, who provide a quality administration service to the team of temporary accommodation officers and the manager
