Leeds – hybrid (2-3 days in the Leeds office)

Permanent

Summary

We’re seeking a Reward Partner to join our growing team in our Leeds office. In this newly created role, you’ll support the Head of Reward & Benefits in developing, implementing, and managing reward strategies that attract, retain, and motivate employees across the Group.

You’ll partner closely with HR, Finance, and business leaders to ensure compensation, benefits, and recognition programmes support the company’s commercial objectives while remaining competitive within the construction and infrastructure market.

To be successful in this role we would like you to possess a strong analytical capability, commercial awareness, and the ability to translate reward strategy into practical solutions that work within a project-based environment.

Some of the key deliverables include:

• Provide expert advice on compensation, benefits, and reward policies
• Support the design and delivery of the company’s reward strategy aligned with business objectives
• Ensure reward programmes support talent attraction and retention within the construction/engineering sector
• Manage salary benchmarking and market analysis within the construction and engineering sectors
• Support annual salary review, bonus planning, and pay review cycles
• Provide guidance on pay structures, job evaluation, and grading frameworks
• Ensure fair, consistent, and equitable pay decisions across the organisation.
• Support employee benefits programmes including pensions, healthcare, and other flexible benefits
• Support the review and enhancement of benefits offerings to remain competitive in the market. Support the development of recognition and incentive programmes linked to project delivery and performance
• Analyse reward data and provide insights to leadership teams
• Produce reports on pay trends, reward effectiveness, and cost modelling
• Support budgeting and financial forecasting for reward programmes
• Ensure reward practices comply with relevant legislation and regulations (e.g., equal pay, gender pay gap reporting)
• Maintain strong governance around pay decisions and reward frameworks
• Support audit and reporting requirements related to compensation and benefits
• Lead or support reward-related projects such as job architecture reviews, pay structure redesign, or benefits transformation
• Contribute to wider HR transformation initiatives.

What we’re looking for:

• Proven experience in reward, compensation and benefits within HR.
• Experience providing advice and guidance to business managers
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret reward data and market trends.
• Experience supporting salary review and bonus processes
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills
• Advanced Excel and reward data analysis capability

Benefits:

We’re always evolving our benefits to ensure we’re attracting and retaining great people. Some of what you can expect includes:

• 25 days holiday + bank holidays (with buy/sell options)
• Pension with up to 8% employer contribution
• Private medical insurance
• Life assurance
• Personal wellbeing and volunteer days
• Employee Assistance Programme (24/7 support)
• Salary sacrifice electric vehicle scheme

Next Steps:

As a business, we’re on a journey to build on our culture where everyone is included, treated fairly and with respect. This starts with recruitment and how we bring people into the organisation.

We’ll do our best to outline the recruitment process to you ahead of time with plenty of notice. If you require any accommodations to participate in the application or interview process, please let us know and we will work with you to ensure your needs are met.

About Us:

We are one of the leading independent engineering and services businesses in the UK. Founded in 1921, with a turnover of £500m and 3000 employees, we are proud of our history of developing great people through our investment in training.

Working across a variety of sectors within the building and infrastructure industry, our innovative, responsible and forward-thinking approach allows us to work on fantastic ground-breaking projects, providing solutions using the latest tools and technologies.

Progression is something we value, and we will make sure that when you join us you have a clearly defined development path, supported by regular reviews, training and ongoing support to enable you to be the best you can be. 
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Operational Support Assistant – £25,000 – Torquay, Devon

Do you enjoy working with data and systems to keep things running smoothly? Are you someone who takes pride in accuracy while supporting a busy team?

Riviera Insurance Solutions is growing, and we are looking for an Operational Support Assistant to support our day-to-day systems, reporting, and IT operations.

The role

You will work closely with colleagues across the business to help maintain systems, produce reports, and support users. This is a varied role where no two days are the same, offering the chance to build your skills across data, systems, and operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist in producing daily, weekly, and monthly MI reports
• Support data extraction, validation, and formatting
• Maintain reporting templates and ensure accuracy
• Provide support for core business systems, including CRM and Microsoft 365
• Assist with user setup, configuration, and system access
• Help resolve system issues and escalate when needed
• Support onboarding and offboarding of staff, including devices and permissions
• Provide first-line support for basic IT and system queries
• Assist with managing IT assets and equipment
• Support mobile and telephony setup, including user extensions
• Help resolve user issues with phones and mobile devices

About our company

Riviera Insurance Group is a specialist provider of business, taxi, and personal insurance across the UK. Based in Torquay, we have grown from a small start-up into a team of over 80 colleagues across four broker brands.

We now support more than 35,000 policyholders each year and manage over £30 million in premiums. Our approach is built on strong customer service, clear processes, and doing things the right way.

The Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Opportunities for learning and development
• Supportive and collaborative working environment
• Exposure to a wide range of systems and business functions

The person

• You will be organised, reliable, and comfortable working with detail. You enjoy solving problems and working with others.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy
• Good organisational and time management skills
• Confident using Microsoft 365, especially Excel and SharePoint
• Clear communication skills
• Willingness to learn and take on new tasks
• A positive and proactive approach
• Ability to manage multiple priorities
• Desirable experience includes working with data, reporting tools such as Power BI, or basic IT support.

What’s next

Apply now to take the next step in your career with Riviera Insurance Solutions.

About the job
Job summary
Senior Business Analyst
As a Senior Business Analyst at the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) you will join an established and supportive community of Business Analysts and work across all areas of projects and service lifecycle. In this role you will work as part of an Agile multi-disciplinary squad alongside product managers, service design, data specialists, developers, and testers to deliver new internal and external services. You will be expected to be proactive and take ownership of analysis activities and deliverables including writing user stories with acceptance criteria, modelling business processes, and contributing to three amigo/refinement sessions. You must be able to build strong working relationships with both internal and external stakeholders at all levels, demonstrating good leadership and collaborative working skills. You will need excellent presentation and communication skills, across a variety of situations and levels of stakeholders. You will work together with IPO colleagues, partner organisations and/or suppliers to ensure that approaches and outcomes are fit for purpose meeting business needs, user needs and IPO standards.
Within the Business Analyst Community, you will play an important role in establishing and promoting best practice and standards. You will support the professionalisation and maturity of the Business Analysis practice through peer support, tutoring and mentoring of others in the team. We are looking for enthusiastic people with a desire to pick up new skills in a fast-paced environment and are committed to delivering excellent services for our customers.
This is an excellent opportunity for individuals to join our IT team at a time where the IPO has set out how to help make the UK the most innovative and creative country in the world by:

• Delivering Excellent IP Services
• Creating a World-leading IP Environment
• Making the IPO a Brilliant Place to Work

Working Style
This role will be carried out in-line with IPO Hybrid working arrangements where staff are currently expected to spend at least 20% of their time working onsite from one of our offices. This role is based in our Newport Office .
The requirement for attendance at an office location can vary by role so we would encourage candidates to discuss working arrangements with the recruiting manager to agree a reasonable balance between working from home and the office.
Job description
Main duties consist of but are not limited to:

• Work alongside product managers to create a pipeline of fully developed user stories ensuring that the business and technical viewpoints are understood and acknowledged.
• Undertake key business analysis activities, including but not limited to, requirements elicitation, documentation of business processes, workflows and business rules, using suitable methodologies, tools and standards.
• Advise on business scenarios and develop acceptance criteria to ensure requirements can be traced to develop new functionality.
• Identify and articulate options considering opportunities and limitations related to business and technology.
• Present complex information in a tailored format, allowing you to communicate key findings and put forward recommendations to the wider organisation.
• Tutor/mentor/coach BAs and Junior BAs by providing accurate and professional support.
• Develop and promote best practice, standards and guidance.

Person specification
Essential Criteria

• Background in Business Analysis with considerable knowledge and understanding of Business Analysis principles and techniques.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills to bring clarity to business problems and shape business solutions.
• Considerable experience working in a software development setting with technical colleagues i.e. data, developers, testers.
• Comfortable working with individuals at various skill levels up to and including senior management levels.
• Experience of gaining consensus where there are strong differing opinions.
• BCS International Diploma in Business Analysis, or equivalent.
• Strong presentation and communication skills across a variety of situations and levels of stakeholders.
• Experience of developing BA best practice, standards and guidance.
• Experience tutoring and mentoring others Business Analysts

How to Apply
Click the ‘Apply now’ button and complete the application form by providing the following:
Your CV

• Upload an anonymised copy of your current CV. Please remove all identifying markers such as name, title, education institution etc.
• Make sure it clearly shows how you meet the essential criteria listed in the Person Specification.

1000-word Personal Statement

• Use this to explain why you’re suitable for the role .
• Structure your statement around the essential criteria in the Person Specification.
• Make sure to provide clear examples to show how you meet each requirement.

For further information on the sift and interview stages of this recruitment campaign, please head to our ‘Things you need to know’ section below.
Please visit our Civil Service Careers page - IPO - Recruitment Support , Civil Service Careers (civil-service-careers.gov.uk)
If you require job-specific information, please contact Dominic Read
E-mail:
Telephone:
Behaviours
We’ll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Communicating and Influencing
• Working Together
• Changing and Improving

Benefits
Alongside your salary of £47,766, Intellectual Property Office contributes £13,837 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

• Unlimited Pluralsight video learning access
• Access to Microsoft’s ESI training suite
• Hybrid working with no core hours
• Substantial support for career progression
• 25 days annual leave moving to 30 days in annual increments
• You will also get 8 days public leave and 1 day privilege leave

For more information about what’s on offer at the Intellectual Property Office please review our IPO benefit pack attached to the bottom of this advert.
Please note that benefits may be subject to change.
Things you need to know
Artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance (opens in a new window) for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.
Selection process details
This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window) , and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.
Additional details on security and vetting
Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check and if successful you must also hold, or be willing to obtain, a higher Security Clearance .
For meaningful checks to be carried out individuals will need to have lived in the UK for a sufficient period of time, depending on the level of clearance, to enable appropriate checks to be carried out and produce a result which provides the required level of assurance. For this role the successful individual will need to have consistently lived in the UK for a minimum 5 years in order to meet the relevant security clearance.
Further information on the vetting process can be found at National security vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK
If you have questions regarding this or are unsure if you meet the eligibility criteria, please contact
Stage 1 - Sift
An initial sift of applications will be carried out to create a shortlist. This will be based on the evidence provided for the following Success Profile elements:
Experience
Your CV will be used to assess your suitability for the role and Your 1000 word Personal statement will demonstrate your Experience against the listed person specification/essential criteria
Stage 2 - Interviews
If invited to interview Behaviours and Experience based questioning will be used.
Please note candidates that proceed to the interview stage will be required to deliver a presentation against the Technical Success Profile. Further details will be provided in the invite to interview information.
Specific information regarding the Success Profile elements that will be assessed at interview will be contained within the interview invitation.
Interviews for this role will be carried out in person at our Newport Office.
This recruitment campaign will keep a reserve list for 12 months. If you meet the requirements for this role but aren’t offered after passing the interview, you’ll be placed on the reserve list. If a suitable position opens up during this time, we will reach out to individuals in merit order.
Applicants to note: CVs sent direct to the IPO will not be accepted.
There may be important information contained within the job role profile candidates may also wish to refer to. We recommend candidates download and save a copy of the role profile for reference .
This post is being advertised to Internal , across Government and external candidates at the same time.
Incomplete and/or late submissions will not be accepted or considered. Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
We do not routinely reimburse travel expenses for candidates, however if participating in the selection process would cause you undue financial hardship or if it restricts your ability to participate, please contact the recruitment team for more information.
In line with Government guidance, successfully appointed candidates will need to provide documents for our Right to Work checks. Information on this will be sent within the invite to interview text.
If you require a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process, then please let the recruitment team know via;
Please be aware that only one application per candidate is permitted for each recruitment campaign. Multiple applications, including those made using different accounts, may result in your application being withdrawn or rejected at any stage of the process.
For more information on the IPO’s terms and conditions, please review the attached IPO Modernised Terms and Conditions document attached at the bottom of this advert.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
Security
Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check (opens in a new window) .
See our vetting charter (opens in a new window) .
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.
Nationality requirements
This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)
Working for the Civil Service
The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.
We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission’s recruitment principles (opens in a new window) .
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.
Diversity and Inclusion
The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window) .

About the Role

As a leading UK life and pensions mutual insurer with a proud history dating back to 1843, we exist to help people live financially confident lives – protecting their income while they work and maximising it when they stop. Today, over one million members and customers trust us to look after their futures, families and finances.

Joining us means becoming part of a team that puts our members, customers and advisers at the heart of everything we do.
We’re committed to creating an inclusive culture where colleagues can thrive. We are proud to have built a workplace where our colleagues feel welcomed, respected, supported and valued – reflected in our recognition as one of the Financial Times UK’s Best Employers in 2025 and 2026.
We celebrate individuality and believe our differences make us stronger, so bring your true self and help shape the future of LV=.

We have a unique new opportunity for a skilled Development Underwriter to join our established and supportive team here at LV=.

Within this exciting role, you will  support the Head of Underwriting and Claims in developing the underwriting philosophy of our Protection business, and work closely with a small team of Development Underwriters and Technical Claims Leads (together with our wider team of underwriters and claims assessors). This role also includes leading initiatives, rules engine activity, data analysis, carrying out post issue sampling analysis activity, and utilising underwriting AI tools.

The role is offered on a permanent basis, from our Exeter office. We are open to conversations around working locations and offer a hybrid working model in line with business needs.

Key Responsibilities

• Contributing to the development and management of our life underwriting philosophy, technical standards, controls and practices.
• Accurately implementing online underwriting rules capability (using Underwrite Me), including the delivery and analysis of MI.
• Identifying opportunities to improve the risk control and/or efficiency of automated rules engine decision making.
• Providing an underwriting insight into key developments around our Protection business - including project work, assessing the impact on existing underwriting capability, and supporting with implementation.
• Attending relevant committees and working groups, and delivering content to enable discussion, review, and improvement.
• Maintaining a positive working relationship with operational teams across the business, including Claims, Product, Proposition, Sales, Marketing, Pricing, and third parties such as medical officers, reassurers and rules engine suppliers.
• Providing coaching and mentoring to underwriters within the business.
• Preparing and presenting training material to underwriters and other business areas as required.
• Researching competitor offerings and sharing knowledge as appropriate.
• Obtaining ongoing CPD by attending training seminars and industry events.
• Efficiently complying with regulatory and statutory standards and controls, with particular emphasis on conduct risk.
• Effectively utilising underwriting AI audit tools.

About You

Our ideal candidate will…

• Have an extensive background in risk management, with experience of underwriting life and income protection insurance products.
• Demonstrate strong experience of using, maintaining, and developing automated underwriting decision making software (rules engines) including the development of new rules, and enhancing the efficiency of existing rules, using your analytical skills.
• Have obtained a Diploma in Life and Disability Underwriting ((DLDU) – desirable but not essential).
• Showcase extensive knowledge of operational underwriting at all levels, including all key product types underwritten by LV= Protection business.
• Be an excellent communicator, with a great eye for detail and strong analytical skills.
• Be passionate about providing excellent customer service for all LV= customers, and able to identify potential service improvements.
• Have strong working knowledge of new business processes.
• Be a forward-thinking, proactive individual with previous experience of leading or contributing to key projects.

Rewards and Benefits
This role is a Band C in the LV= Structure.
At LV= Savings and Retirement, you’ll go above and beyond to do the right thing for our customers. We’ll reward your hard work with an attractive, competitive salary and benefits package, which includes:

• 30 days’ holiday, with the option to buy up to 5 additional days
• Competitive pension scheme - LV= Life and Pensions will double-match the amount you pay, up to 14% (subject to National Minimum Wage requirements)
• An annual bonus scheme based on personal performance
• Single-cover private medical insurance (with the option for you to upgrade to family cover)
• Flexible benefits, including a cycle to work scheme, personal accident insurance, critical illness cover and dental insurance
• Up to 20% discount on our life products for you and your immediate family
• A group life assurance policy with 4 x your basic pay to go to your dependents (you’ll have the option to increase to 8 x cover)
• Group Income Protection (if you become a member of the Pension scheme and reach 5 years of service)
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for support when you need it
• A virtual GP service
• Shared parental leave
• Up to 20% discount on our life products for you and your immediate family.

Please note all salary sacrifice benefits are subject to National Minimum Wage requirements i.e. you are unable to select any benefits that would reduce your base pay below the minimum wage threshold.
Please note that we are unable to offer Skilled Worker Visa Sponsorship for this role. Therefore, you must ensure that you are eligible to work in the UK without our sponsorship for your application to be considered.

We’re proud of our inclusive culture at LV= and, as an equal-opportunity employer, we continually work to remove unconscious bias from our recruitment process. We value our colleagues for what they bring to our team regardless of any protected status or characteristics they may have. Talk to us about flexible working as part of your application; if it’s right for you, our members and customers, and our business, then we’ll do everything we can to make it happen.

Job Title: Business Systems Analyst
Location: Exeter / Weston-super-Mare / Tolvaddon (Hybrid Working)
Salary: £41,442 £47,659
Contract Type: Permanent, Full Time (37 hours per week)
Start Date: ASAP
The Role An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Business Systems Analyst to join a forward-thinking organisation within their IT Application Services team.
This role will play a pivotal part in introducing, configuring, and implementing innovative systems that support internal teams and enhance overall customer experience.
Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with stakeholders to gather and analyse business requirements
• Design and model processes and system solutions aligned to business objectives
• Implement and support enterprise IT systems across areas such as housing, asset, and repairs management
• Lead and contribute to projects focused on digital transformation
• Act as the bridge between technical teams and business functions to ensure successful delivery
• Continuously review and improve systems to meet evolving business needs

The Candidate The successful candidate will demonstrate:

• Proven experience in IT application systems implementation and delivery
• Strong knowledge of business analysis techniques, including requirements gathering
• Experience managing and maintaining SQL databases, including writing queries to interrogate data
• Exposure to project or work package management within a project environment
• Solid general IT knowledge, including experience working within Windows server environments
• Understanding of system integrations, APIs, and web technologies
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to engage both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• A proactive and self-motivated approach, with the ability to work independently and take ownership of tasks

Additional Information

• Hybrid working model (23 days per week in the office)
• Flexible base location across Exeter, Weston-super-Mare, or Tolvaddon
• Occasional travel will be required; therefore, a full driving licence and access to a vehicle is essential
• There may be occasional requirements to work outside standard office hours
• No DBS check required

If you are an experienced Business Systems Analyst looking to join a progressive organisation where you can make a real impact, we would love to hear from you.
Apply now or contact Pertemps for more information.

Please note this is a training course and fees apply

What is the Business Analysis Placement Programme?

Our Business Analysis Placement Programme is designed for anyone looking to start a career as a Business Analyst (BA) using education and recruitment support to help you achieve an entry level role or position.

This programme does involve a financial contribution from you to fund your qualification, cv review and recruitment support but the long-term rewards will be extremely lucrative with the average Business Analysts salary in the UK being around £52k pa.

What does a Business Analyst do?

A Business Analyst is a problem solver who investigates an issue or area of weakness within an organisation or business, analyses solutions and helps facilitate the change that is needed. They do this through following a set of guidelines and principles set out within the BCS Business Analysis Diploma certification.

To succeed as a business analyst, you should be somebody who enjoys problem solving and analysing, has good administration skills and communicates well in both written and verbal communication.

You should be somebody who can work well alone but when needed be able to integrate well into a team.

The role will generally include:-

• Analysing elements within the business or the whole business
• Making evaluations of all available data
• Identifying problems and looking at potential improvements
• Making a feasibility study in proposed improvements
• Present your acquired information within a business case to the company or organisation.
• Implement any agreed or necessary changes, to increase the efficiency of the organisation or business.

Industry demand for Business Analysts

Demand for Business Analysts continues to soar as organisations need to evolve and stay competitive in an everchanging world.

Business Analysts ensures a business remains relevant and future proofs against changes both foreseen and sudden.

All businesses need to make data driven decisions and the demand for analysts has become a key role for any size of business and has become a very lucrative, in demand position with Senior Business Analyst’s commanding salaries in excess of £100k pa.

How we help you get you first role

We specialise in working with candidates who wish to start or transition into a Business Analyst career.

How do we do this?

1. Firstly, we place you on a training program which provides a pathway to the most relevant industry recognised certification being the BCS Business Analysis Diploma. The diploma comprises of 4 certification courses and a final oral examination signing you off as Business Analyst through the BCS. Study time to complete all of the certifications is recommended at around 90 hours to achieve exam pass level.

2. Once you have successfully passed the 4 required certification exams and the oral exam which make up the diploma, you will be handed over to our recruitment support team. They will then work with you to help rewrite your cv to a professional standard to highlight the skills required by Business Analyst recruiters. In addition, they will also assist in creating a professional LinkedIn profile, interview support, career advice and tailored support such as taking you through mock interviews.

3. Our recruitment advice consultants will work with you to identify the best opportunities available which are suited to you. Their tailored support ensures you only apply for roles where there is a realistic chance of success and help you to prepare for interviews and perform at your best. Typically, starter roles will be junior business analyst, junior analyst or a support/admin role utilising your analytical skills.

Business Analysts work closely with Project Managers and Change Managers and opportunities in these areas also exist which broadens the net in these sister sectors. Further study into Project Management certifications can expand the breadth of roles you find available.

Finances

To accommodate candidates, the training element of this package is available on finance terms to easily spread the cost of investing in your career. This enables you to get qualified without having to fund all the training costs upfront. In addition, we are so confident in our success with placing qualified candidates that we will refund the cost of the courses to anyone we are unable to place within 12 months of passing their required exams subject to our terms.

What next?

To get your journey started and check whether you meet the criteria to join the programme, enquire now and one of our experienced Course and Career Consultants will contact you within 4 working hours assist you.

50-55k Basic + Uncapped Commission - realistic OTE 85k- 100k + Car allowance

Exeter and Surrownding areas.

Are you a motivated and results-driven professional seeking an exciting opportunity with an international brand? Are you someone who wants to work for the best in a high pressured and incredibly well rewarded environment? This business is going through a significant expansion - Do you want to be the one who drives that change?

We are currently seeking an experienced Business Development Manager to join our client’s sales team and help drive the growth.

If you have a proven track record in sales within big ticket / service sales and a passion for creating opportunities and scoring deals, and the drive to achieve uncapped commissions, this role could be the right challenge for you

Responsibilities:

• Prospect / Identify and target potential clients with cold outreach and networking
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with clients
• Generate new leads and convert them into profitable business opportunities.
• Conduct market research to identify trends, competitive analysis, and potential areas for expansion.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless implementation of client solutions.
• Achieve and exceed sales targets, consistently driving revenue growth.
• Stay updated on industry developments and actively participate in networking events.

Requirements:

• Proven experience in business development or sales, B2B Essential / New Business Sales
• Strong understanding of solution based sales and the ability to articulate their benefits to clients for a high investment and ROI over time.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to build and maintain relationships with diverse stakeholders.
• Results-oriented mindset with a track record of meeting or exceeding sales targets.
• Self-motivated and driven, with the ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Strong negotiation and closing skills.
• Willingness to travel as required.

What’s on Offer:

• An exciting opportunity to work with an international brand and contribute to it’s growth.
• Uncapped commission structure that rewards your performance. 5k per deal. Expectation 10 deals per year.
• A supportive and collaborative work environment where your ideas and efforts are valued.
• Ongoing professional development and training opportunities.
• Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package.

If this fits what you are looking for and you want the chance to prove your skills for a global organisation - simply click apply to find out more

The Opportunity:Our successful Engineering client, with customers in the defence, public and charity sectors, are looking for an experienced Bid Manager to identify sales opportunities and submit suitable bids to increase revenue and business pipeline. The Bid Manager (who may have previously worked as a Proposals Engineer or Internal Sales Manager) will have a technical understanding of engineering projects to enable them to support the Head of Sales in the preparation and delivery of bids.
Job Responsibilities:

• Support all bid activities and be the focal point within the Sales Team for routine bid activity including monitoring the portals, creating comprehensive bids, communicating with the design, procurement and production teams to create the bids, and maintaining contact with potential customes.
• Completing associated project planning and obtaining job costings from colleauges.
• Collate reporting information on status (progress, performance, quality, cost, schedule etc) of major project bids for internal reviews.
• Provide the Head of Sales with regular reports of programme/project bid risks, issues, successes and failures.
• Maintaining, updating, communicating and ensuring compliance with Defence bid/capture processes.
• Daily scanning of Public Procurement portals for new business opportunities.

Skills Required:

• Experience of sales, bidding and project management processes.
• Good understanding of contracts and commercial awareness, ideally gained with the defence or public sectors.
• Excellent communication skills external and internally.
• The ability to manage multiple sales pipelines and projects, using MS Projects.
• Competent user of Microsoft Office suite of software (specifically Word, Powerpoint and Excel, Project.

Associated Benefits:
Pension
23 Days holiday pro rata + Bank holidays
Group Life Cover

Working Hours:
40 hour week, Mon-Thur 8-5, Fri 8-12
Meridian Business Support is a recruitment specialist acting on behalf of our client as an Employment Agency for this vacancy.

Please note this is a training course and fees apply

Are you looking to benefit from a new career in Data Analysis?

If you are detail orientated, perceptive, organised, competent, analytical and can communicate well with those around you; you could have a truly rewarding future as a Data Analyst

We do this using our specialised Data Analyst career programme which looks to assist and place qualified candidates into a career pathway in Data Analysis.

Please note this career program is designed for entry level individuals with limited or no experience, so please do not apply if you are already an experience Data Analyst as we will be looking primarily at entry level roles.

Demand for Data Analysts has grown 20% year on year. All business decisions rely on data to ensure correct business decisions are made and therefore the role of the data analyst in the new digital world has become essential for business owners.

Using our experience in providing data analysis and business analysis training online and through our expert recruitment consultants, we can provide a seamless journey and often fast-tracked route into a new career in Data Analysis.

The courses in the package have been identified by our recruitment partners as industry standards for the UK/European and International Data Analysis sector.

Skills shortages across all sectors are increasing the demand for qualified, entry-level career seekers and career changers.

Whether you are working full-time, part-time or are unemployed, this job and recruitment package has the flexibility to be completed at a pace that suits you and can be completed in a few weeks. Your job and career goals are completed in 4 easy steps listed below.

Step 1 - CompTIA Data+ Qualification

The first step is completing the CompTIA Data+ Qualification accredited by CompTIA.

This professional international industry-recognised qualification teaches you the essential skills of a Data Analyst. You will cover skills such as data mining, manipulating data, visualising data, and reporting on data.

Study time for the qualification is approximately 30 hours and qualification is achieved by completing a 1-hour multiple choice exam.

The course is provided online and comes complete with exam simulators and revision tools.

You will be provided with access to a tutor and a 1-hour online revision workshop prior to sitting your exam.

This qualification will set you on a route to becoming a data analyst.

Step 2 - Data Administration Training

Data is extracted using various method which are normally IT driven.

Therefore, we will provide you with access to the following additional courses to ensure you are suitably employable as a data analyst.

• Microsoft excel - to expert level.
• Learn SQL - the programming language used for extracting data from more complex databases.
• Learn Python 3 - Python 3 is a simple to use programming language used by many analysts.
• Learn Tableau - Tableu is a tool which analysts use to build visually appealing dashboards for complex data making it easier for stakeholders to comprehend.

Study time for these courses is approximately 30-60 hours and qualification is achieved through completion of the course with no exam.

Step 3 - Business Analysis Foundation

Business Analysts and Data Analysts often work very closely together and indeed many Data Analysts become Business Analysts and vice versa.

Adding a Business Analyst Foundation certificate will make you much more employable and enable you to cross over into business analyst roles and hybrid roles. Business Analysis Foundation accredited by the BCS (The British Computer Society also known as the Chartered Institute of IT).

Study time for this course is approximately 15 hours and qualification is achieved through an online BCS exam.

Step 4 - Recruitment Support

Now you are qualified for an entry level data analyst position our recruitment support team will now begin collaborating with you to help you secure your first a suitable role based on your new qualifications and any other experience you may have.

We have been helping candidates start and build careers in the project management industry since 2007 and have a 4.8 Trustscore on Trustpilot.

Our Recruitment Support team will help you work through job applications, interviews and provide you with a full cv review based around your new qualification and written to maximise your chances of obtaining a role in the project management sector.

They will provide you with guidance as to which roles our most suitable for you as an entry level project sector worker aiming to become a project manager. This will include mock job interviews as well as any help you feel you need.

Our money back guarantee

If after 1 year of passing your formal qualifications, we have been unable to help you secure a role, we will refund your study fees minus the cost of the exams.

However, we are normally able to help candidates find their first role within 6 months of qualifying and for locations based close to major cities this is often reduced to less than 3 months.

Check our testimonials from the hundreds of candidates we have already helped.

What Now?

To accommodate candidates, the training element of the package is available on finance terms of up to 1 year. This enables you to get qualified and start in your new role without having to fund all the training costs up front.

Enquire now and one of our experienced Career Consultants will contact you within 4 working hours to answer any questions that you may have and to assist you in taking the first step towards your Data Analyst Career aspirations.

JOB DETAILS

• 350- 390 PER DAY
• INSIDE IR35
• 6-MONTH CONTRACT
• 2 DAYS ON-SITE PER WEEK IN EXETER
• ELIGIBILITY FOR BPSS CLEARANCE

SKILLS

• Extensive experience working in HR Data Governance projects.
• Strong skills in developing Power BI people analytics dashboards.
• Experience in iTrent.
• Understanding of Data Quality processes.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
  RESPONSIBILITIES
• Lead the implementation and embedding of additional iTrent functionality.- Improve Data Quality within systems to enhance decision-making and reduce manual processes.
• Take a leading role in HR elements of digital transformation programmes.
• Support transition of HR systems to cloud-based technologies.
• Lead activity relating to HR Data Governance and drive development of people analytics dashboards using iTrent DataMart.

What you need to do now
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Job Title: Business Systems Analyst
Location: Exeter / Weston-super-Mare / Tolvaddon (Hybrid Working)
Salary: £41,442 - £47,659
Contract Type: Permanent, Full Time (37 hours per week)
Start Date: ASAP
The Role An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Business Systems Analyst to join a forward-thinking organisation within their IT Application Services team.
This role will play a pivotal part in introducing, configuring, and implementing innovative systems that support internal teams and enhance overall customer experience.
Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with stakeholders to gather and analyse business requirements
• Design and model processes and system solutions aligned to business objectives
• Implement and support enterprise IT systems across areas such as housing, asset, and repairs management
• Lead and contribute to projects focused on digital transformation
• Act as the bridge between technical teams and business functions to ensure successful delivery
• Continuously review and improve systems to meet evolving business needs

The Candidate The successful candidate will demonstrate:

• Proven experience in IT application systems implementation and delivery
• Strong knowledge of business analysis techniques, including requirements gathering
• Experience managing and maintaining SQL databases, including writing queries to interrogate data
• Exposure to project or work package management within a project environment
• Solid general IT knowledge, including experience working within Windows server environments
• Understanding of system integrations, APIs, and web technologies
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to engage both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• A proactive and self-motivated approach, with the ability to work independently and take ownership of tasks

Additional Information

• Hybrid working model (2-3 days per week in the office)
• Flexible base location across Exeter, Weston-super-Mare, or Tolvaddon
• Occasional travel will be required; therefore, a full driving licence and access to a vehicle is essential
• There may be occasional requirements to work outside standard office hours
• No DBS check required

If you are an experienced Business Systems Analyst looking to join a progressive organisation where you can make a real impact, we would love to hear from you.
Apply now or contact Pertemps for more information.