Closing date: 23:59 Sunday 4th January 2026Full-time, PermanentThis role is not eligible for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship. The successful candidate(s) will have to ensure that they have the right to work in the UK or be able to secure this through another means without the sponsorship of the University. Further information about sponsorship is available on the UK Visas and Immigration Website.
We have an exciting opportunity to join our friendly and highly valued Admissions and Enquiries Team, responsible for handling applications to almost all award-bearing courses to the university. The University of Reading has an ambitious vision for the future and our Future Students Department, situated within our External Relations Directorate, plays a key role in the university’s success. As an Admissions Administrator you will facilitate admissions and support applicants, prospective applicants and their advisors throughout the admissions process, including responding to enquiries, assessing applications and processing admissions decisions. You will have:Good administrative skillsAbility to use IT systems and software appropriate to the roleGood interpersonal skillsGood communication skills Excellent attention to detailWillingness and ability to work effectively and accurately under pressure and to tight deadlinesAbility to work to guidelines and proceduresDedication to operational excellence and providing a high-quality admissions service
We know that our team are essential to our success and as such we value our staff highly. There are several benefits to working with us:Hybrid working arrangements: we support hybrid working. Admissions Administrators can work from home three days a week if they wish, and we will provide all the technical equipment needed to do so.Generous annual leave allowance: The University believes that it is important for all employees to balance their work and personal lives. We offer a generous entitlement of 21 days (increases to 25 days after 5 years in service) in addition to 8 bank holidays and 6 additional closure days at Christmas and Easter time each year when no staff are required to work.A vibrant place to work: as a member of staff you will have access to a number of amenities across the University of Reading’s food outlets, restaurants, cafes and bars as well as a generously discounted membership at SportsPark which includes extensive indoor and outdoor sports facilities: https://sport.reading.ac.uk/membership/staff/ A diverse workforce: We know that we can only achieve our vision of being a world-class, forward-looking, confident, and ambitious university by recruiting, supporting, and developing staff from the widest variety of backgrounds. We have a proud history of diversity and inclusion and are working actively on several key initiatives to continue this: https://www.reading.ac.uk/diversity/ More information on the benefits of working at the University of Reading can be found here: https://www.reading.ac.uk/human-resources/working-life
Contact Name Bethany LamplughContact Job Title Admissions OfficerContact Email address b.a.lamplugh@reading.ac.uk Alternative Contact Name Samantha Drage Alternative Contact Job Title Senior Admissions ManagerAlternative Contact Email address s.m.drage@reading.ac.uk
Interviews will be held: Tuesday 20th January 2026
The University is committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce, supports the gender equality Athena SWAN Charter and the Race Equality Charter, and champions LGBT+ equality. We are a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2). Applications for job-share, part-time and flexible working arrangements are welcomed and will be considered in line with business needs. Read Less

What you’ll be doing as a Finance Manager – Ops Support Drive forward the analytics and insight across our Reporting; supporting decision makers and key stakeholders Set the teams and Business colleagues up for success through actively deploying and managing robust, transparent actionable timetables and planning cycles Strengthen our understanding of cost drivers and maturing our reporting and planning insight to enhance performance management Embed cultural change across data quality, performance insight and management action; attained via clear, transparent and actionable reporting complemented with expert financial counsel and guidance Develop, implement and embed financial rigour, discipline and control; through a culture of continuous improvement and transparent accountability Drive the innovation and associated adoption of new ways of working and system enhancements Support our Transformation Programme and embedding new ways of working Report on overall efficiency across the Operating cost base Partner the wider Finance team and key Business stakeholders; as part of delivering high quality reporting and insight and delivery of Planning outputs Manage the team producing the reporting and insight to help the Business understand cost drivers and improve performance Set the timeline and process for the production of high quality plans; with linkage between cost, risk, schedule and output Continually iterate and mature our reporting environment to ensure that our insight robust and assured Oversee and consolidate at Operational Efficiency Performance Reporting Hybrid – Reading 36 hours a week. What you should bring to the role To thrive in this role, the essential criteria you’ll need is: Experience supporting and working into Senior Business Leaders and C-suite Executives Experience working in organisations and industries with significant capital investment and front line Operational focus Extensive post-qualification experience (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) Strong data and reporting skills Additional skills and experiences would be great to have/bring: Understanding of financial processes and standards across Regulated industries Project Management Matrix management experience Significant communications experience: uses financial analysis to facilitate change but brings numbers to life and presents the information in a compelling way; ability to use “emotional” ands “logical” techniques; uses structured methodologies to ensure rigour in evaluating action and investment Experience working in Regulated industries and navigating the environment to maximise performance and value for all stakeholders Proven skill in developing and nurturing team development What’s in it for you? Competitive salary up to £85,000 per annum, depending on experience Annual Leave- 26 days holiday per year increasing to 30 with the length of service (plus bank holidays) Car Allowance Performance-related pay plan directly linked to company performance measures and targets Generous Pension Scheme through AON Private Medical Health Care Access to lots of benefits to help you take care of you and your family’s health and wellbeing, and your finances – from annual health MOTs and access to physiotherapy and counselling, to Cycle to Work schemes, shopping vouchers and life assurance. Read Less

We're looking for a Multi Skilled Engineer with plumbing bias to join our MOJ Team based in Bristol .   Location: In and around Bristol Hours: 40 hours per week – Mon–Fri We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role.   What will you be responsible for? As a Multi Skilled Engineer with plumbing bias, you'll be working within the FM Hard Services Team supporting them in all FM related works with a bias towards PlumbingMaintenance across a variety of sites. Your day to day will include: PPM tasks across a number of sites on the contract Reactive Maintenance Tasks Liaison with Clients and Sub-Contractors General repairs and maintenance Plumbing maintenance   What are we looking for? This role of a Multi Skilled Engineer with plumbing bias is great for you if: You have experience working on a Mobile maintenance contract across Commercial sites a completed contractual or indentured apprenticeship or equivalent competency-based achievement, including at least an NVQ Level 2 in plumbing. Water Regulations specific training and be able to attain Water Safe Registration. We're all about finding potential here at Kier, and transferrable skills are always welcome! So, even if you don't tick every box, please apply and we can have a chat.   We're all about finding potential here at Kier, and transferrable skills are always welcome! So, even if you don't tick every box, please apply and we can have a chat.   Rewards and benefits
We're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits here.   Diversity and inclusion
Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here. As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.   We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier Read Less

Are you a student, term time teaching assistant or anyone else looking to earn extra money in the holiday season?Holiday Work Opportunity: Join Our Nursery Team! Are you looking for a fun, rewarding job this holiday season? Do you have a passion for working with children? We’ve got the perfect opportunity for you!Position: Holiday Assistant
Location: Spencers Woody Day Nursery - Reading
Hours: Flexible, full or part-time positions availableWe’re looking for enthusiastic, caring, and energetic people to join our team this holiday season. As a Holiday Assistant, you'll play a key role in creating a safe, fun, and engaging environment for young children to learn and grow.Join us and enjoy the following a host of attractive benefits including:Flexible workingRecommend friends and family to work for us and be rewarded with a cash bonusAccess to an employee benefits portal, which includes discounts at 100’s of online high street stores, turning points into cash24/7 remote GP appointmentsClaim cash back on medical procedures such as dental care and physiotherapy'May I say thank you' for the month of May to appreciate the hard work and dedication of staff teamsWorking for a business that has received 'Great Place To Work' certification, putting people at the core of what we do.Why you'll love working for us;Gain valuable experience in childcare and early educationBuild your CV with a rewarding, hands-on roleFlexible hours that fit around your studiesBe part of a supportive, fun teamMake lasting memoriesWhat We’re Looking For:Friendly, reliable, and responsible studentsA passion for working with children and making a differencePrevious childcare experience is a bonus (but not essential)Must be available for holiday work (dates flexible)What will you be doing:Provide a positive practice role model to ensure that Grandir UK values are maintainedEnsure that equality of access and opportunity is afforded to all staff, parents and childrenSupervise and support children at all timesContribute to maintaining an attractive and welcoming environmentPrepare and supervise activities under the guidance of Level 3 qualified PractitionersRead, understand and implement all company policies, procedures and operational practicesEnsure that any changes to policies, procedures and operational practices are adhered to within the required timescaleEnsure that practice and provision in the nursery meets the requirements of the Early Years Foundation stageNotify your line manager of any concerns or issues regarding company policies, procedures and operational practicesMaintain a positive attitude at all times with children, parents, visitors and work colleaguesEnsure confidentiality, where appropriate, is maintainedAttend regular staff meetings, planning meetings and undertake training as required
We are delighted to announce our official certification as a Great Place To Work, reflecting our commitment to creating a positive and thriving environment for our employees. This accreditation aligns with our overarching mission to deliver high-quality childcare and education, fostering the growth of children into happy, smart, and healthy individuals. Placing children and families at the core of our efforts, we acknowledge that our dedicated teams play a pivotal role in delivering exceptional education and care.Grandir UK is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and an enhanced DBS check will be required for this role.We are an equal opportunity employer and select staff on merit, irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage & civil partnership, race, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief.#casual worker #flexible role #0hour contact #flexibility #early years #nursery

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Tucked away in the picturesque village of Streatley-on-Thames, The Bull Inn is a classic English country pub full of warmth, charm, and character. Standing proudly at the heart of the community, it has long been a favourite with locals, walkers, and visitors exploring the stunning countryside that surrounds the River Thames and the Chiltern Hills. Steeped in history, The Bull Inn offers everything you’d hope for from a traditional village pub — open fires in winter, flagstone floors, wooden beams, and a welcoming bar serving well-kept ales and quality wines. The menu focuses on hearty, home-cooked food, celebrating fresh, local ingredients and comforting British classics. The pub boasts a spacious garden that comes alive in the warmer months, perfect for relaxed dining, family gatherings, or a pint in the sunshine. Inside, the atmosphere is warm and unpretentious — a place where locals meet for a chat, and visitors are soon made to feel like regulars. With its rich heritage, beautiful setting, and strong community spirit, The Bull Inn remains a true country pub at heart — proud of its traditions, yet always ready to offer a warm welcome to all who pass through its doors. Currently averaging  £6,000 per week in sales with a 40 wet /50 dry /10 Rooms sales mix. We are looking for a strong marketeer, an experienced community operator ideally with previous pub management experience. Local knowledge of the area would be an advantage. What’s in it for you? 22% share of weekly sales (excluding VAT) plus a guaranteed annual retained sum of £25K (released weekly) Low ingoing costs, deposits starting from £5,000 and £360 legal cost. (*deposits can vary dependant on business – ask us for more details*) Accommodation included with most bills covered, except the council tax & TV License. If this is not the pub for you do you know someone who might be interested? If so, let us know using our Refer a Friend scheme and if they're offered, we will give you a £1,000! (Terms & conditions apply)    Read Less

What you’ll be doing as a Strategic Operations Head of TransformationPartnering with key members of the AOCD Leadership Team, you will operate as a trusted advisor and critical friend and be accountable for the delivery of the whole transformation programme.  The role holder will operate across several different environments - sometimes leading matrix teams, sometimes executing actions themselves, and sometimes leading consultants. Work with executive stakeholders across the business, ensuring scope is well defined, justified and successfully managed to enable the realisation of the benefits stated in the business case. Day-to-day, you will be responsible for: Defining and prioritising the programme of work. Actively challenge the status quo and ensure the successful delivery of the business-critical activity. Act as the single point of contact as well as communicating with Directors and Exec regarding delivery status. Understand and manage the inter-dependencies with other portfolios across the business. Contribute to, influence, and take responsibility for the realisation of strategic decisions within Thames Water which relate to transformation and change. Lead and embed change and industry ‘best in class’ standards & methodologies across the organisation. Work with all Thames Water teams to ensure requirements are captured and delivered in line with what our customers and colleagues would expect to see from a world-class organisation. Ensure recognition of high performance, tackling underperformance and developing talent, articulating the benefits of change to stakeholders at all levels. Base Location can be flexible, with the expectation is to being on-site regularly. Travel across your region will also be expected. Working Pattern is 36 hours a week. What you should bring to the role To thrive in this role, the essential criteria you’ll need are: Senior operations transformation experience within a large organisation. Self-motivation, drive and pragmatism are critical, as is a proven track record of successful definition and delivery of complex programmes, ideally within the Utilities industry. Be a strategic thinker with operational experience, ideally in programme and portfolio management, with a proven track record in delivering complex change in operational environments. You will have experience in leading, engaging and managing large, distributed teams. Passion for health and safety with a strong track record in fostering a strong culture of H&S excellence. Ability to be an Ambassador for Thames Water with demonstrable ability to proactively engage and influence stakeholders and develop sustainable, long-lasting relationships both with networks and in the wider business. Be an advocate for the environment with a demonstrable track record of compliance and environmental excellence. Have strong financial and commercial acumen with demonstrable ability to manage budget and to drive local accountability for cost control. What’s in it for you? Competitive salary between £95,000 & £115,000 per annum, depending on previous experience. Annual Leave - 26 days holiday per year, increasing to 30 with the length of service. (plus bank holidays)  Car Allowance. Performance-related pay plan directly linked to company performance measures and targets Generous Pension Scheme through AON. Private Medical Health Care  Access to lots of benefits to help you take care of you and your family’s health and wellbeing, and your finances – from annual health MOTs and access to physiotherapy and counselling, to Cycle to Work schemes, shopping vouchers and life assurance. Read Less

Radis Community Care have an opportunity for a part time Support worker to join our Extra Care team based in Huntley Place in Reading RG2 6ARLocated in Reading, Berkshire, Huntley Place has 73 apartments designed to help local residents aged 55 and over to retain as much independence and control over their lives as possible.Residents benefit from easy access to nearby shops and restaurants but can also enjoy their social pursuits in a safe and secure environment, with on-site facilities including a communal lounge, dining room, laundry, guest facilities, garden, activities room and hairdressing salon.Our carers strive to help people we support to retain as much independence as possible, for as long as possible and are on-site 24/7. Support is tailored to the needs of each person, provided within the comfort and privacy of their own flat and can range from a little help daily to support throughout the day and night timeThe role will require you to assist people we support, with personal care activities such as washing, personal hygiene and dressing. You will have the opportunity to take part in physical and mental stimulation by taking part in recreational and social activities, both individually and as a group.The role is to promote independence, choice, dignity and respect by delivering the best standards of care.Shift times. Part time hours 7am-2.30pm, 2.30pm-10pm and alternate weekends.At theis present time, we are unable to consider sponosrship or switches for this role.Established in 2001, Radis Community Care has grown to become a leading provider of community based social care and support for thousands of vulnerable adults and children in England and Wales, focused on supporting people to live independently in their own homes and part of their local communities.We care for a range of people including the elderly and for people with physical and/or learning disabilities. Tailored to meet individual needs, our care ranges from brief daily visits to 24-hour live-in care and can either be short or long-term.Radis Community Care is an Equal Opportunities Employer that welcomes applicants from all sections of the community.INDSW Read Less

What you’ll be doing as a Project EngineerAs a Project Engineer, you will work in multi-disciplinary teams across a portfolio of projects, through the entire project life cycle from initial study through to delivery and final account. Within this role, you will aim to achieve the most effective business solution for Thames Water. liaising with a range of internal and external stakeholders. Key Accountabilities: An understanding of TWUL regulatory obligations. Provide technical support, guidance, assurance and technical management of internal stakeholders and the Design Teams. Understand the technical assurance processes for design of projects. Provide technical support and be a representative of company on engagements with all external stakeholders. Ensure that the internal design team are following the necessary design assurance process and liaising in a timely manner with all appropriate internal stakeholders. Base location: Hybrid Reading CWC Working pattern or hours: 36 hours, Mon- Fri What you should bring to the role To be successful for this role you will have the following skills and experience: Educated to degree level with preferably a numeracy, design or technology based course. An understanding of asset standards and regulations in respect to managing the expectations of all key external stakeholders. Ability to build positive relationships quickly and proven stakeholder engagement. PC literate skills e.g., MS Office as well as having strong literacy and analytical skills. What’s in it for you? Competitive salary from £42,000 to £48,000 per annum, depending on experience. 26 days holiday per year, increasing to 30 with the length of service (plus bank holidays)  Performance-related pay plan directly linked to company performance measures and targets Generous Pension Scheme through AON Access to lots of benefits to help you take care of you and your family’s health and wellbeing, and your finances – from annual health MOTs and access to physiotherapy and counselling, to Cycle to Work schemes, shopping vouchers and life assurance. Read Less

Are you passionate about protecting the environment and improving customer outcomes?We’re looking for a Flooding Project Manager to join our team on a permanent basis and help us deliver one of Thames Water’s most critical priorities—reducing flooding incidents and their impact on communities. This role is critical in driving performance and directly reducing flooding incidents—one of Thames Water’s core environmental and customer priorities. As part of the Environmental Performance team, you’ll lead initiatives that take a proactive, risk-based approach to reducing flooding incidents and improving the experience for our customers. You will own end to end delivery of multiple flooding resilience projects from shaping the solution with operational team, through to creating delivery plans, mobilising resources, removing blockers, managing contractors, tracking milestones, and ensuring benefits are delivered in practise. You will be accountable for delivery to time, cost and quality, and for ensuring interventions translate into measurable reductions in flooding events. This is not a PMO or purely coordinator role, but a hands-on delivery role involving operational engagement and accountability. Your work will directly inform discussions at Executive level, so delivering tangible results with accuracy and clarity is essential. What You’ll Be Doing as a Flooding Project Manager Project Ownership: Lead flooding reduction initiatives from concept to completion, ensuring they are delivered on time, within scope, and to the expected quality using both agile and waterfall methodologies. Insight-Driven Planning: Use root cause analysis and data insights to assess feasibility, develop business cases, and shape the project scope. Stakeholder Collaboration: Work cross-functionally with internal teams to ensure project alignment with regulatory, environmental, and operational standards. Ensure projects are business ready and embed change. Reporting & Communication: Provide regular, high-quality project updates, reports, presentations, and data analysis to stakeholders at all levels—including the Executive team. Change Management: Ensure all projects are business-ready and changes are effectively embedded across the organisation. Continuous Improvement: Lead initiatives to improve internal processes and the customer journey, using learning from previous incidents to prevent recurrence. To thrive in this role, the essential criteria you’ll need is: A genuine passion for improving environmental outcomes and customer satisfaction. Strong planning, organisational, and communication skills (verbal and written), including report writing. Ability to influence and work collaboratively across all levels of the organisation. Project management qualification, or demonstrable experience of delivering waterfall and agile projects. Lean Six Sigma qualification or demonstrable experience applying continuous improvement methodologies. Experienced in delivery of sewer flooding mitigation solutions would be beneficial however not essential. Excellent IT skills, particularly across the Microsoft Office suite. Regular in-person site engagement with field teams and contractors across our region is required so a full UK driving licence is essential, with willingness to travel across Thames Water's operational area. What’s in it for you? Offering a salary up to £60,000 per annum, depending on skills and experience. Annual Leave 26 days holiday per year, increasing to 30 with the length of service. (Plus bank holidays) Performance-related pay plan directly linked to company performance measures and targets. Generous Pension Scheme through AON. Generous Paternity Leave, including 4 weeks paid and an optional 2 weeks unpaid. Enhanced Maternity Leave, 26 weeks full pay and 13 weeks half pay! Wider benefits scheme including our benefits hub, which is packed full of offers and information to save you money and support your wellbeing. Read Less

What you’ll be doing as an Environmental Initiatives Project OfficerYou’ll oversee project work plans, ensuring activities are delivered on time, within budget, and provide meaningful benefits. You will also work closely with the team to meet organisational priorities, track progress, and capture the positive impacts of each project. This role is integral to addressing the pressures on our rivers, driving collaborative actions, and building sustainable partnerships to secure the long-term health of these vital natural resources. Support the end-to-end delivery of catchment & nature-based solutions, tracking that all actions are completed according to the agreed scope, timelines and budget. Proactively identifying risks & developing mitigation plans to discuss with the Project Manager; ensuring these are implemented in a timely manner. Point of contact for project delivery-related matters, facilitating collaboration and ensuring the successful implementation of projects. Maintain a detailed record to track project milestones and provide regular updates on delivery status, risks and successes to wider stakeholders. Track the project budget and associated spend, providing regular updates to the Project Manager. Regularly review projects to ensure activities adhere to relevant regulations; support with regular H&S checks of suppliers and partners to ensure compliance. Work with internal teams to ensure alignment of outputs; clear and consistent communication is important, not to disrupt delivery timelines. Base location: Hybrid - Clearwater Court - RG1 8DB.  To thrive in this role, the essential criteria you’ll need are:  Proven ability to build and manage productive relationships with diverse stakeholders, preferably environmental groups, councils or regulators. Experience organising and facilitating workshops, consultations, and engagement activities to align stakeholders and gather input effectively. Strong communication skills, with experience in tailoring messages to a variety of audiences, including technical experts, community groups, and decision-makers. Demonstrable experience in planning, delivering, and monitoring environmental or water-related projects, and knowledge of the project lifecycle. Experience managing project budgets effectively, ensuring progress is tracked and detailed updates are provided. Be fully competent at using the appropriate company IT systems and Office software. Be a graduate or have the equivalent in experience, and would consider an HNC or above in a relevant subject. Additional skills and experiences would be great to have/bring: Experience in working at a catchment scale to develop and implement plans that improve river health, water quality, and catchment resilience is desirable. Experience in incorporating Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) into project planning and delivery, ensuring positive outcomes for habitats and species, is desirable. What’s in it for you? Salary is £45,000 to £55,000 per annum. 26 days holiday per year, increasing to 30 with the length of service (plus bank holidays). Generous Pension Scheme through AON. Performance-related pay plan directly linked to company performance measures and targets. Access to lots of benefits to help you take care of you and your family’s health and wellbeing, and your finances – from annual health MOTs and access to physiotherapy and counselling, to Cycle to Work schemes, shopping vouchers and life assurance. Read Less

Full Time / Fixed term ContractThe closing date for applications is 23.59 on 9th January 2026Interview date - 21st January 2026Due to the complexity of the Skilled Worker Visa route and eligibility criteria, applicants requiring sponsorship are recommended to check their eligibility on the Home Office website. We cannot provide advice to candidates at the application stage and will only discuss visa routes with candidates who are invited to interview.As our Fundraising Officer you’ll play a crucial role in raising philanthropic income for the university. You’ll be joining us at an exciting time as 2026 marks the University’s centenary.Your work will involve planning and delivering a range of fundraising activities aimed at raising charitable donations from alumni and other supporters. Projects will include an international giving day, telephone campaign, direct mail appeals, online crowdfunding projects and raising money at public events on our campuses.This is a chance to make a real difference during an important year. You’ll be joining a friendly, supportive and passionate team and your work will have real impact supporting students, research and the wider community through our centenary projects.To succeed in this role, you will have:Excellent communication and interpersonal skills including the ability to work with a wide range of peopleExperience planning and managing projectsExcellent organisational and time management skillsGood all round IT skillsIdeally gained some prior experience in a fundraising roleThis role is a fixed-term full time position, working 35 hours per week, providing maternity cover for 1 year from February 2026. Working hours would normally be 9-5pm Monday to Friday, but the role will require periods of out of hours working such as during the telephone campaign.The role requires some days working at the Whiteknights Campus each week, but The Fundraising Team supports hybrid remote working arrangements too.We welcome applications from both external and internal candidates. As part of the University’s ongoing commitment to professional development, this role can be considered on a seconded basis for existing staff members. Internal candidates should discuss this with their line manager prior to applying.For further information about this role please contact:Janice Galvin, Fundraising Manager j.galvin@reading.ac.ukAlternative Contact Name: Daisy Aylwayd, Fundraising Officer d.a.aylward@reading.ac.ukThe University is committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce, supports the gender equality Athena SWAN Charter and the Race Equality Charter, and champions LGBT+ equality. We are a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2). Applications for job-share, part-time and flexible working arrangements are welcomed and will be considered in line with business needs. Read Less

We are looking for a Pollution Improvement Project Manager to join Thames Water.The purpose of the role is to drive performance and directly impact one of the top three deliverables for Thames Water, pollution reduction. The role will aim to create a low-polluting entity where the events are few between and have minimal environmental impact. The influence on pollution reduction must be delivered alongside safety and financial performance. 
Our environmental performance is monitored and evaluated by our regulators using a range of measures, such as our compliance with our environmental permits, and the number and severity of pollution incidents that we cause, which in turn informs our Environmental Performance Assessment (EPA). The role will programme manage initiatives delivered by others to ensure that pollution events are few between and have minimal environmental impact. These initiatives are documented in the pollution incident reduction plan (PIRP) and our turnaround plan. The influence on pollution reduction must be delivered alongside safety and financial performance. We would appreciate it if you could attach a cover letter alongside your CV so we can get to know you better and understand your motivation for applying. What will you be doing as a Pollution Improvement Project Manager Following both agile and waterfall ways of working to manage projects across our organisation based on data-led insight to drive performance improvement through reducing pollution incidents. Evolve reporting for the core wastewater teams to deliver the pollution reduction initiatives and create different formats suitable for a variety of stakeholders and purposes. Bring benefit measurement into our initiatives. Liaise with industry counterparts to share and learn. Provide data and insight to support continuous improvement. To thrive in this role, the essential criteria you’ll need are: Excellent planning, organisation, and verbal/written communication skills. Evidence of working flexibly across organisations, building and/or improving ways of working and embedding them into organisations. Strong financial and commercial acumen to ensure business cases for change can be substantiated. A passion to improve our environmental performance. Full driving licence. Excellent IT literacy. Project Management Skills – delivering projects through others, stakeholder management & project governance. Continuous improvement experience – working on business processes. Leadership experience with the capability to support, motivate and drive people to build strong relationships. Ability to analyse, interpret and effectively communicate written data and information to drive performance. Positively influence and work collaboratively with all levels of an organisation to achieve improved business outcomes. What’s in it for you? Offering a salary up to £55,000 per annum, depending on skills and experience. Annual Leave - 26 days holiday per year, increasing to 30 with the length of service (plus bank holidays) WeCare, a variety of health and wellbeing services for you and your family, including up to 10 specialist counselling sessions, 24/7 access to a virtual GP, get fit programmes and access to a nutritionist. Performance-related pay plan directly linked to company performance measures and targets. Benefits on Tap, access to discounts, cashback and instant vouchers. Generous Paternity Leave, including 4 weeks paid and an optional 2 weeks unpaid. Enhanced Maternity Leave, 26 weeks full pay and 13 weeks half pay! Access to lots of benefits to help you take care of you and your family’s health and wellbeing, and your finances – from annual health MOTs and access to physiotherapy and counselling, to Cycle to Work schemes, shopping vouchers and life assurance. Read Less

Parts Manager required in the Reading, Berkshire area.Previous experience from within an automotive parts role is essential for this position. Read Less

My client, one of the largest facilities management companies in the UK require a part time cleaner for a government site:

Cleaning floors
Hoovering
Cleaning kitchens and toilets
Cleaning Desks
Other adhoc cleaning duties


Hours of work:

Mon 1hr 08:00-09:00 Tue 1hr 08:00-09:00 Wed 1hr 08:00-09:00 Thu 1hr 08:00-09:00 Fri 1hr 08:00-09:00 Sat no work Sun no work Total 5 hrs PW 

RequirementsApplicants must agree to a BPSS Check | See BPSS Check details here
Passport or Birth Certificate
Proof of National Insurance
Proof Address dated within the ;last 3 months 9either HMRC letter, Bank Statement, Council Tax, Utility Bill)
If non-uk resident a Shecode will be required

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Support Worker Theal - £12.24ph

Typical Shifts are: 7am-2pm, 2pm-9pm, 9pm-7am Join Voyage Care and Feel Valued, we reward your dedication with:
Enhanced evening and weekend pay at an additional 50p per hour (Ts & Cs apply)
Premium overtime rates at an additional £1 per hour (Ts & Cs apply)
Wagestream giving you the flexibility to draw upon up to 40% of your pay, as it is earned.
Funded Blue Light Card hundreds of discounts at high street retailers etc.
24/7/365 doctor line for our colleagues and their families
Access to cash plans for our colleagues, which also covers their families
Enhanced retirement leave
Long service awardsWe’re on the hunt for genuinely caring, hands-on Support Workers with a passion for enhancing the quality of life of the people we support. As a support worker with us you'll be helping people to gain more independence in their daily lives, whilst working within a dynamic team to support a fantastic group of people!Our residential service in Theal is a welcoming and friendly environment and you can be sure that no two days will be the same! You’ll be enhancing the lives of the people we support by teaching them new life skills, assisting with personal care, encouraging them to access their local communities, socialising and doing lots of activities. One day you could be out with the people we support in local bars and pubs, the next you could be unwinding with them playing video games, watching films or going to the cinema.This is an amazing role for someone who is looking to really make a difference to someone's life and to help them grow in confidence and independence so that they meet their goals, whether this be making dinner by themselves or going on holiday.
Why choose us?You don’t need to have experience to be a fantastic Support Worker, what you need is a passion for enhancing the quality of life for the people we support, a desire to learn and a genuine caring attitude.We embrace people’s differences and encourage you to Be You, and so long as you’ve got the passion to make someone’s life better, we can give you all the skills and development opportunities you need to build a great career.We encourage our staff to Grow Together through our excellent training programme, starting at induction and following you through your career, with opportunity for promotion and progression as well as job security in a sector leading organisation.We have a fantastic range of benefits for our staff and we offer sector leading career progression, so don't hesitate to apply today and make a real difference to the lives of the people we're supporting!All applicants and subsequent job offers will be subject to satisfactory DBS checks and references. Read Less

Radis Community Care are looking for a Multi-Site Service Manager to supporting our services; Cedar Court, Huntley Place and Oak Tree Extra care Schemes in Reading.About the roleAs a Service Manager you will be promoting a caring environment for customers through high standards of professional practice, making sure each customer receives care appropriate to their needs. You will ensure compliance with all company, local and national standards whilst overseeing quality assurance ensuring these activities are carried out, monitored, recorded and reported.The role will be supporting the area manager in the assessments of individuals who are referred for housing, care and support services at the facility ensuring that a personalised support plan is developed for each tenant in conjunction with the relevant professional agencies and the tenant’s family and/or representative. You will be also assisting the Area Manager in the preparation of rosters that ensure sufficient staff are available at all times and that they are deployed as efficiently and effectively as possible so that the needs of tenants can be met.You will also be required participate in the on-call rota and provide cover for care and Radis’ housing related support duties when emergency cover is required.Some of the benefits for the role NEST pension (with contributions from Radis)Opportunities for career progressionFully structured induction and support for all new starters availableRecommend a friend, minimum payment of £100 per recommendation, unlimited payments (subject to conditions) Skills and Qualifications required for the roleYou will have substantial experience of providing care and support services for vulnerable adults.  You will have previous supervisory/management experience with an NVQ Level 3 in Health & Social Care, working towards level 5. Good commercial acumen committed to setting and maintaining high standards with good IT skills.Radis Community Care is an Equal Opportunities Employer that welcomes applicants from all sections of the community.We are unable to offer sponsorships for this roleAbout RadisEstablished in 2001, Radis Community Care has grown to become a leading provider of community based social care and support for thousands of vulnerable adults and children in England and Wales, focused on supporting people to live independently in their own homes and part of their local communities.We care for a range of service users including the elderly and for people with physical and/or learning disabilities. Tailored to meet our service user’s individual needs, our care ranges from brief daily visits to 24-hour live-in care and can either be short or long-term.INDBM Read Less

Please note we are looking for candidates who hold a full UK drivers licence for this role, in order to drive our clients vehicles.
Would you like to do live in care, doing 2 week long assignments?Would you like a rewarding role in which you can support clients one to one in their own homes?
Come and join Active Care in the Home.We'd like you to join our team as a Live In Support Worker.
What you'll be doing:This role is to support our clients with spinal cord injury within their own homes. You must be willing to travel for assignments and stay away from home for 2 weeks at a time.You will move into the client’s home and support them with personal care (including washing, dressing and toileting), moving and handling, domestic tasks (including cooking and cleaning) and social activities. Full training will be provided on how to care for clients with spinal cord injury.Our clients also need Support Workers who hold a full UK drivers licence in order to be able to drive their mobility vehicles.
When you'll be working:2 week long assignments
What you'll have:Full UK Drivers LicenceKind and caring natureFlexibility & reliability continuity of care is imperative for our clientsGood communication skills
What to look forward to:£122.50 per dayAccrued holiday payRefer a Friend Scheme and earn yourself up to £1000 by recommending someone you knowPaid specialist trainingPension contributionand, of course, the support and guidance of our qualified clinical and business leadership teams so that you can really develop your career with Active Care in the Home
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Job ID: 26-427Come join our passionate team! Barracuda is a leading cybersecurity company providing complete protection against complex threats. Our platform protects email, data, applications, and networks with innovative solutions, and a managed XDR service, to strengthen cyber resilience. Hundreds of thousands of IT professionals and managed service providers worldwide trust us to protect and support them with solutions that are easy to buy, deploy, and use.We know a diverse workforce adds to our collective value and strength as an organization. Barracuda Networks is proud to be an employer that complies with all applicable national, state and local laws pertaining to nondiscrimination and equal opportunity regardless of race, gender, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, or disability.Envision yourself at Barracuda We are seeking a highly motivated individual as aLead Development Representativewith a primary responsibility for delivering qualified leads to our Territory Management Team. This position requires excellent communication skills that result in meeting or exceeding the targets for the territories in which you are working.You will need to interact with internal and external stakeholders to maximize the total Customer Experience. You must be comfortable hunting for new business. Opportunities are created from a variety of lead sources, including incoming marketing leads from the Web, Campaigns and Events.What you’ll be working on: Research accounts, identify key players, generate interest and obtain business requirements, follow up and qualify new prospects and customers from marketing-generated leads. Work closely with Inside Sales/Partner Business Manager teams to determine strategic approach. Promote, develop and maintain in-depth knowledge of our products and services, industry trends, and competition. Disseminate potential opportunities to appropriate Partners and Reps, educating Reps as necessary about the opportunity Maintain current and accurate account and contact information within internal databases. What you bring to the role:Preferably 1-2 years of tele-sales outbound/inbound experience in IT or Technology industries and proven track record in achieving sales targets. Strong relationship building and social networking skills. Exceptional written and oral communication abilities. Credible follow-up and cold calling experience to multiple executive levels within an organization Technology or similar industry experience preferred. Strong time management and organizational skills. A true team player with the ability to work in a high-energy sales team environment. Comfortable working in a fast-paced and fluctuating environment Fluent in Spanish and Italian What you’ll get from us A team where you can voice your opinion, make an impact, and where you and your experience are valued. Internal mobility – there are opportunities for cross training and the ability to attain your next career step within Barracuda, in addition to equity, in the form of non-qualifying options.#LI-Hybrid Read Less

HGV Technician Vacancy - Reading!
Rotating Earlies & Lates (7am - 3.30pm / 2.30pm - 11pm)Between £19 - £21 Per Hour Depending On ExperienceMain Dealership Benefits & Training SchemeFull Level 3 Qualifications RequiredHGV Technician Required for well-established Commercial Dealer in the Reading area!

Our Client, a well-established Commercial Main Dealer is seeking a fully trained HGV Technician to join their team of highly skilled professionals working at their site in Reading working on the rotating earlies + lates shift!

Our Client is offering the successful HGV Technician:
Rotating Earlies & Lates (7am - 3.30pm / 2.30pm - 11pm)Between £19 - £21 Per Hour Depending On ExperienceMain Dealership Benefits & Training SchemeFull Level 3 Qualifications RequiredDuties of a HGV Technician with our Client:
Performance of all maintenance services according to the manufacturer's instructions and according to the maintenance schedule.To service vehicles according to the manufacturers scheduleTo carry out final inspections and function tests on all work that requires it as dictated by CompanyDiagnosing faults on vehicles.Carrying out warranty repairs to manufacturers guidelines.What our Client expects of their HGV Technicians:
Experience working on HGVsStable, solid, work historyFull UK Driving LicenseHave a good attitude to work at all timesMotivated with a desire to enhance their knowledgeIf this HGV Technician Job interests you and you would like to know more about it or other Automotive Jobs in Reading please contact Dee Hogger at Perfect Placement UK Ltd.

At Perfect Placement we specialise in Motor Trade Jobs, so if your Automotive Career is not heading in the direction you wish it to be, be sure to get in touch! We have over 1,400 live vacancies, ranging from HGV Technician Jobs through to Car Sales Executive Jobs. Read Less

What you’ll be doing as a Senior Change Manager – Digital for Digital and Strategy Drive the delivery of change management for all Digital Strategy workstreams, aligning initiatives with Thames Water’s strategic objectives. Analyse and address organisational, cultural, and behavioural impacts of change, ensuring all Digital leaders are aligned to a common vision, goals, and outcomes. Identify impacted stakeholder groups, assess needs, and define scalable change management plans that align with Digital and organisational strategies. Define and deliver communication and engagement strategies using the most effective channels and forums for Digital teams. Prepare messaging roadmaps aligned with Thames Water’s planning calendar to support transparent and timely communications. Shape the user support approach for planning, budgeting, and forecasting processes, ensuring alignment with business requirements. Collaborate closely with the Digital Comms Lead to coordinate messaging across official communication channels and local Digital networks. Ensure training, development, and learning opportunities are available and embedded to support new processes and ways of working. Support DLT, ELT, and TMO teams in running engagement and learning sessions, developing supporting materials such as SharePoint articles and glossaries. Define business readiness criteria for each core transformation activity, assess against readiness targets, and identify blockers for resolution prior to go-live. Deliver end-user training to support maximum adoption of new systems, processes, and behaviours. Develop and implement adoption metrics to measure and track the success of change initiatives, reporting outcomes and continuous improvement opportunities. Capture and share lessons learned to support future transformation activities and strengthen organisational change capability. Base Location: Reading, Clearwater Court – Hybrid
Working Pattern: 36 Hours What you should bring to the role Essential Experience Demonstrated expertise in applying multiple change management methodologies, including agile change management, system implementation change, and culture change. Proven ability to align change management plans with organisational strategies and measure impact using advanced KPIs. Proven background in developing and delivering structured, reusable change communications for diverse audiences via presentations, FAQs, and corporate communication channels. Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to build partnerships at all levels. Ability to prioritise multiple initiatives, manage complex tasks, and deliver outcomes under pressure in a fast-paced environment. Essential Technical Skills & Qualifications Formal Change Management qualification (e.g., Prosci, APMG Foundation & Practitioner, ACM Foundation, ACM Specialist, or Certified Change Management Professional™ [CCMP™]). Desirable Experience In-depth experience leading and delivering change management initiatives within a large Digital or IT function. Functional knowledge of Digital processes and transformation programmes. Desirable Technical Skills & Qualifications Experienced Lean mentor or coach. Certified Project Manager via one or more of the following: Prince2, PMI (Project Management Institute), APM (Association for Project Management), CSM (Certified Scrum Master), or Agile Certification. What’s in it for you? Competitive salary up to £95,000 per annum depending on experience. Car Allowance Annual Leave - 26 days holiday per year increasing to 30 with the length of service (plus bank holidays) Generous Pension Scheme through AON. Access to lots of benefits to help you take care of you and your family’s health and wellbeing, and your finances – from annual health MOTs and access to physiotherapy and counselling, to Cycle to Work schemes, shopping vouchers and life assurance. Performance-related pay plan directly linked to company performance measures and targets. Read Less

What you’ll be doing as the Construction Safety Advisor Lead compliance with CDM 2015: support design teams, coordinate pre-construction info, check contractor competence, and handle notifications. Conduct design-phase reviews and regular site inspections to identify hazards and apply effective controls. Develop and enforce site-specific HSE policies, permit-to-work systems, and toolbox talk frameworks. Facilitate HOP-informed workshops (e.g., “work-as-done” reviews, learning teams, after-action reviews) to shift safety culture from blame to system-focused learning. Partner with project teams to integrate safety into planning, ensuring systems anticipate human error and support frontline adaptability. Plan and deliver safety briefings, inductions, and multi-disciplinary forums, inspired by HOP principles. Investigate incidents and near-misses with root-cause analysis grounded in HOP philosophies—viewing individuals as problem-solvers, not problems. Maintain rigorous safety records—audit reports, risk assessments, inspection logs—aligned with CDM and UK safety standards. Base location: Reading – with travel required Working pattern: 36 Hours What you should bring to the role To thrive in this role, the essential criteria is: NEBOSH Construction Certificate required; Diploma or CSP preferred - Technician-grade IOSH or equivalent is also necessary. Bachelor’s degree/diploma (or equivalent) in Occupational Health & Safety, Construction Management, Engineering, Environmental Management, or a related field. Extensive experience in UK CDM roles plus exposure to HOP-style safety systems. Proven competence in audits, incident investigations, and digital safety tools. (e.g., Procore, ECO Portal) CDM 2015 competency: experience fulfilling Principal Designer, Client Adviser, and general CDM Adviser roles. Competent in design-phase reviews, competence assessments, and statutory notifications. Professional membership in a health & safety body. (e.g., IOSH Tech/IOSH Managing Safely, APS, IIRSM) Strong understanding of UK CDM regulations, able to implement compliance structures and lead design and construction safety coordination. Construction site safety expertise: risk assessments, safety inspections, permit-to-work systems, toolbox talks, and emergency response planning. Incident investigation skills: root cause analysis driven by HOP principles. Capability to lead no-blame reviews and learning-focused after-action assessments. What’s in it for you? Competitive salary offering up to £60,000 per annum, depending on experience. Annual Leave - 26 days holiday per year, increasing to 30 with the length of service. (plus bank holidays) Car Allowance. Performance-related pay plan directly linked to company performance measures and targets. Generous Pension Scheme through AON. Access to lots of benefits to help you take care of you and your family’s health and wellbeing, and your finances – from annual health MOTs and access to physiotherapy and counselling, to Cycle to Work schemes, shopping vouchers and life assurance. Read Less

Ideas | People | TrustWe’re BDO. An accountancy and business advisory firm, providing the advice and solutions businesses need to navigate today’s changing world.We'll broaden your horizons Working hard and working together, our tax team thrives on keeping busy. Friendly, driven and diverse, they service our clients across the country and around the world. By providing expertise in many different specialist areas of tax, they collaborate across BDO to deliver wider business solutions. From meeting clients’ evolving business needs to managing changes to legislation, there are always fresh challenges to face in the tax team. If you’re after a career that will keep you on your toes, we’ll give you the autonomy to drive your career forward.We'll helping you succeedThe transaction tax team has over 40 individuals nationally, focussed on delivering high quality transaction tax services to private equity houses and acquisitive corporates across a range of sectors. The team has a focussed growth plan and your contribution will add to this.This role, based in the Thames Valley, requires an experienced transaction tax operative who is comfortable leading a range of tax due diligence work, both buy side and sell side, and tax structuring assignments. The role will require working closely with other members of the team including tax specialist colleagues in VAT, employment taxes and with colleagues in Transaction Services.The role requires technical excellence as well as the ability to think commercially and to communicate tax technical issues to various stakeholders.We are looking for someone with the ability and motivation to:Lead a variety of tax due diligence and tax structuring projects, working closely with other specialists within the firm and the transaction support team.Develop your own network of contacts internally and externally and start winning own work and cross selling.Be responsible for managing risks around projects.Provide a strong client experience, including responding quickly to, as well as anticipating, client requests/needs, keeping clients informed of progress in relation to all aspects of the transaction service provided, and maintaining regular contact with clients and internal stakeholders.Provide input into legal documents and forecast models.Be responsible for coaching and developing junior members of staff.Contribute to the development of certain key transaction relationships, e.g. key private equity accounts.Input into wider strategy and business development activities, including ensuring that we realise opportunities from deal work (such as post deal advisory, exit readiness, etc)RequirementsAn in depth, up to date, knowledge of taxation with specialist knowledge and the ability to deal with complex tax issues arising on transactionsDemonstrable relevant transactions experienceProject and people management experienceAbility to develop client relationships and to identify and convert opportunities for expanding our services to existing clientsExperience of dealing with client senior management and other stakeholders such as legal advisersCTA and/or ACA qualified or equivalentYou’ll be able to be yourself; we’ll recognise and value you for who you are and celebrate and reward your contributions to the business. We’re committed to agile working, and we offer every colleague the opportunity to work in ways that suit you, your teams, and the task at hand.At BDO, we’ll help you achieve your personal goals and career ambitions, and we have programmes, resources, and frameworks that provide clarity and structure around career development.We’re in it togetherWe’re proud of our distinctive, people-centred culture. From informal success conversations to formal mentoring and coaching, we’ll support you at every stage in your career, whatever your personal and professional needs.Our agile working framework helps us stay connected, bringing teams together where and when it counts so they can share ideas and help one another. At BDO, you’ll always have access to the people and resources you need to do your best work.We know that collaboration is the key to creating value for the companies we work with and satisfying experiences for our colleagues, so we’ve invested in state-of-the-art collaboration spaces in our offices. BDO’s people represent a wealth of knowledge and expertise, and we’ll encourage you to build your network, work alongside others, and share your skills and experiences. With a range of multidisciplinary events and dedicated resources, you’ll never stop learning at BDO.We’re looking forward to the future At BDO, we help entrepreneurial businesses to succeed, fuelling the UK economy. Our success is powered by our people, which is why we’re always finding new ways to invest in you. Across the UK thousands of unique minds continue to come together to help companies we work with to achieve their ambitionsWe’ve got a clear purpose, and we’re confident in our future, because we’re adapting and evolving to build on our strengths, ensuring we continue to find the right combination of global reach, integrity and expertise. We shape the future together with openness and clarity, because we believe in empowering people to think creatively about how we can do things better. Read Less

We can't go over it. We can't go under it. Oh no!... if you know the way we need to go you are the person we are looking for...Our Spencers Wood Nursery, part of Grandir UK, is currently looking for a Nursery Assistant to join our team. You’ll be working hard to care for, support, share a story or two, and have fun to meet the needs of our children.Join us and enjoy the following a host of attractive benefits including:Flexible working with the option to work:40 hours across 5 days40 hours across 4 days 30 hours over 3 daysSplit shifts or Part Time... we have it all!Recommend friends and family to work for us and be rewarded with a cash bonusGenerous discount on childcare Total 31 days annual leave inc bank hol (FTE) - Includes an extra 3 days annual leave over the Christmas period‘Wellbeing Day’ an extra day off just for youAccess to an employee benefits portal, which includes discounts at 100’s of online high street stores, turning points into cash24/7 remote GP appointmentsClaim cash back on medical procedures such as dental care and physiotherapy'May I say thank you' for the month of May to appreciate the hard work and dedication of staff teamsWorking for a business that has received 'Great Place To Work' certification, putting people at the core of what we do.What will you be doing:Supervise and support children at all times.Prepare and supervise activities under the guidance of level 3 qualified practitioners.Contribute to maintaining an attractive and welcoming environment for the children.Read, understand, and implement all company policies, procedures, and operational practices.Maintain a positive attitude at all times with children, parents, visitors, and work colleagues.Attend regular staff meetings, planning meetings and undertake training as required.We are delighted to announce our official certification as a Great Place To Work, reflecting our commitment to creating a positive and thriving environment for our employees. This accreditation aligns with our overarching mission to deliver high-quality childcare and education, fostering the growth of children into happy, smart, and healthy individuals. Placing children and families at the core of our efforts, we acknowledge that our dedicated teams play a pivotal role in delivering exceptional education and care.Grandir UK is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and an enhanced DBS check will be required for this role.We are an equal opportunity employer and select staff on merit, irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage & civil partnership, race, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief.#assistant #Nursery #Nursery assistant #early years foundation stage #early years practitioner #early years
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What you’ll be doing as a Change Lead: As a Change Lead, you’ll be responsible for shaping and delivering change management strategies that enable our colleagues to embrace, adopt and use the new systems and processes. You’ll Own and lead the change impact assessment for the projects and programmes under your remit Design, deploy and manage key change management deliverables such as the change plan, training needs assessment, communications plan and change readiness assessment Identify and collaborate with Business Change Analysts and Champions within each business area, building a strong internal network for change. Build and maintain strong relationships with external and internal teams to ensure alignment on goals Work closely with the change areas to make sure we map out the change impact and dependencies Manage a team of Change Analysts, providing coaching and development to ensure effective delivery Manage change to scope, time and budget within agreed tolerances or escalate changes accordingly. Base location: Hybrid/ Reading, with occasional travel across the Thames Water sites Working pattern: Monday to Friday, 36 hours per week What you should bring to the role We’re looking for someone who can really get behind influencing buy-in for new systems and ways of working. You’ll need: Significant experience in planning, development and implementation of change strategies Excellent communication with ability to influence a wide range of stakeholders from senior management to end users Line management experience and management of teams Experience in budget management and forecasting. Management of suppliers across the entire delivery life cycle. Customer-centric delivery experience. Ability to work effectively with external and internal teams/projects, building strong relationships, and fostering teamwork are essential for successful change initiatives Be a strategic thinker with the ability to see the big picture, anticipate challenges, and develop long-term plans. Project/business improvement-related qualification like Prince2, Lean Competency System 1c or equivalent. Experience of delivering change using a structured change delivery approach, e.g. Prosci’s ADKAR model. What’s in it for you? Competitive salary from £61,010 per annum, depending on experience. Annual Leave – 26 days holiday per year, increasing to 30 with length of service (plus bank holidays) Car Allowance. Annual Bonus. Generous Pension Scheme through AON. Private Medical Health Care. Access to a wide range of benefits for your health, wellbeing, and finances—including annual health MOTs, physiotherapy, counselling, Cycle to Work schemes, shopping vouchers, and life assurance. Read Less

We can't go over it. We can't go under it. Oh no!... if you know the way we need to go you are the person we are looking for...Our Kiddi Caru Spencers Wood Day Nursery in Reading, part of Grandir UK, is currently looking for a Nursery Apprentice to join our team. You'll be working hard to care for and support our children, whilst sharing a story or two, and working toward a recognised qualification.Join us and enjoy the following a host of attractive benefits including:Flexible working with the option to work:40 hours across 5 days40 hours across 4 days 30 hours over 3 days if possible Split shifts or Part Time... we have it all!Recommend friends and family to work for us and be rewarded with a cash bonusGenerous discount on childcare Total 31 days annual leave inc bank hol (FTE) - Includes an extra 3 days annual leave over the Christmas period‘Wellbeing Day’ an extra day off just for youAccess to an employee benefits portal, which includes discounts at 100’s of online high street stores, turning points into cash24/7 remote GP appointmentsClaim cash back on medical procedures such as dental care and physiotherapy'May I say thank you' for the month of May to appreciate the hard work and dedication of staff teamsWorking for a business that has received 'Great Place To Work' certification, putting people at the core of what we do.What will you be doing:Ensuring that the children’s individual needs are identified and metSupervising and supporting the children at all timesCarrying out a wide range of interactive tasks including reading stories, helping at mealtimes, playing games, and changing nappies.Act as a positive, practical role model for the childrenDevelop friendly, professional relationships with staff members and parentsEnsure you fully understand and follow Safeguarding ProceduresWe are delighted to announce our official certification as a Great Place To Work, reflecting our commitment to creating a positive and thriving environment for our employees. This accreditation aligns with our overarching mission to deliver high-quality childcare and education, fostering the growth of children into happy, smart, and healthy individuals. Placing children and families at the core of our efforts, we acknowledge that our dedicated teams play a pivotal role in delivering exceptional education and care.Grandir UK is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and an enhanced DBS check will be required for this role.We are an equal opportunity employer and select staff on merit, irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage & civil partnership, race, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief.#apprentice #learning #training #on the job training #modern apprentice #practitioner #nursery #nurserypractitioner #nursery nurse #early years foundation stage #early years practitioner #early years
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What you’ll be doing as Contact Channel CX Lead Channel Oversight: Oversee and continuously optimise customer contact journeys across all inbound and outbound channels, including telephony, IVR, webchat, WhatsApp, email, SMS, online account management, and outbound communications. Team Leadership: Lead and manage a team of journey managers and channel owners, ensuring cohesive delivery and ongoing improvement of all customer touchpoints. Best Practice Implementation: Apply best practices in channel management and campaign strategy to drive performance outcomes and enhance customer satisfaction. Insight Integration: Integrate customer insights, business intelligence, and dashboarding to identify pain points and address the drivers behind customer contact. Experience Design: Champion cross-channel storytelling and holistic experience design to create seamless and engaging interactions throughout the customer lifecycle. Technology Adoption: Prepare the organisation for the adoption of new communications platforms and emerging technologies, ensuring readiness for transformation and innovation. Collaboration Facilitation: Facilitate collaboration across traditionally siloed teams and processes, building unified and effective customer journeys. Stakeholder Engagement: Engage stakeholders effectively and provide leadership in driving cross-functional projects and continuous improvement initiatives. Base location: Hybrid/Reading (minimum one day in the office per week, with flexibility to attend additional days as required for team meetings, projects, or during onboarding) Working pattern or hours: 36 hours per week (Monday to Friday) What you should bring to the role Proven experience in channel management, campaign management, marketing, communications, public relations, or service design—especially in email and SMS channels Expertise in designing and optimising end-to-end customer journeys Experience leading journey managers and channel owners Strong background in gathering insights, business intelligence, and dashboarding Demonstrated ability to leverage data for informed decision-making Ability to bridge traditionally siloed teams and processes to foster integrated customer experiences Familiarity with communications technology platforms such as SAP, Salesforce, Adobe, and AWS Excellent stakeholder engagement and leadership skills Deep knowledge of multi-channel customer journeys and channel best practice Experience in service design, journey mapping, and customer research Strong analytical skills and commercial awareness Leadership experience managing high-performing teams Experience in Agile product delivery environments(desirable) Background in campaign management, marketing, communications, or PR (desirable) Knowledge of new contact technologies and digital transformation (desirable) What’s in it for you? Competitive salary from £62,650 - £70,000 per annum 26 days holiday per year increasing to 30 with the length of service (plus bank holidays) Car Allowance Performance-related pay plan directly linked to company performance measures and targets Generous Pension Scheme through AON Private Medical Health Care Access to lots of benefits to help you take care of you and your family’s health and wellbeing, and your finances – from annual health MOTs and access to physiotherapy and counselling, to Cycle to Work schemes, shopping vouchers and life assurance Read Less

What you’ll be doing as a Senior Environmental CoordinatorWorking alongside a broad range of internal and external stakeholders, you will lead on the co-creation of partnership schemes across multiple river catchments and support their co-design and co-delivery. This is fundamental to ensuring we deliver the right solutions, in the right way, with the right partners. Support the management of stakeholder relationships within allocated catchments, ensuring regular engagement through workshops, consultations, and events. Facilitate contributions to relevant statutory consultations. Deliver tailored engagement activities to ensure all partners and stakeholders are well-informed, aligned with our plans, and able to contribute positively to catchment and river health improvements. Own the development of catchment needs, constraints, and opportunities, enabling the identification of solutions that deliver tangible benefits. Work collaboratively with internal teams and partners to ensure catchment opportunities are effectively evaluated and prioritised for their potential to improve river health and stakeholder relationships. Collaborate with organisations such as the Catchment-Based Approach (CaBA), Rivers Trust, Wildlife Trusts, and other environmental groups to foster long-term opportunities and address barriers to achieving catchment-scale improvements. Build and maintain strong working relationships with key stakeholders to support integrated and innovative approaches to improving river health and catchment management. This position will be Hybrid, based at Clearwater Court – Reading. The salary for this position is up to £60,000 per annum, depending on experience. To thrive in this role, the essential criteria you’ll need are:  Proven ability to build and manage productive relationships with diverse stakeholders, preferably environmental groups, councils or regulators. Experience organising and facilitating workshops, consultations, and engagement activities to align stakeholders and gather input effectively. Strong communication skills, with experience in tailoring messages to a variety of audiences, including technical experts, community groups, and decision-makers. Experience in working at a catchment scale to develop and implement plans that improve river health, water quality, and/or catchment resilience. Familiarity with tools, data, and frameworks for evaluating and addressing poor water quality and environmental challenges. Demonstrable experience in planning, delivering, and monitoring environmental or water-related projects. Track record of driving projects forward, overcoming barriers, and ensuring outcomes align with organisational and partnership goals. GIS experience. Extra qualities that would be a great fit for our team: Understanding of Natural Capital principles and experience in applying these to identify and deliver environmental enhancements with measurable benefits. Understanding of Natural Capital principles and experience in applying these to identify and deliver environmental enhancements with measurable benefits. Desirable experience in developing and delivering projects that incorporate natural flood risk management (NFM) solutions, such as wetland creation, river restoration, and woodland planting. Desirable knowledge of sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) to reduce flood risk and improve water quality. Ideally, have membership in a professional body. What’s in it for you? Competitive salary up to £60,000 per annum, depending on experience. 26 days holiday per year, increasing to 30 with the length of service. (plus bank holidays)  Generous Pension Scheme through AON. Performance-related pay plan directly linked to company performance measures and targets. Access to lots of benefits to help you take care of you and your family’s health and wellbeing, and your finances – from annual health MOTs and access to physiotherapy and counselling, to Cycle to Work schemes, shopping vouchers and life assurance. Read Less

As a Supply Interruptions Planner, you will be responsible for leading in reducing Supply Interruptions (SI) through the means of solid technical knowledge in Always in Supply (AiS) methods of mitigation in both planned and emergency activities. You will lead in identifying supply interruption issues and delivering the logistics response, ensuring optimum response times and returning as many customers as possible back into supply in a safe and responsible way before we trigger an SI penalty.

Working within the logistics team and co-ordinating Thames Water and supplier tankers and drivers and working closely with network management and planning teams to ensure the correct decisions are made and ultimately responsible for adhering to our “no regrets” approach.

What you will be doing as a Supply Interruptions Planner

This role and its responsibilities are critically important to the company at a time where the water industry faces unprecedented challenges from a Customer Service and Supply Interruptions perspective. Your key duties will include:Delivering a logistics response to customer water supply interruptions utilising clean tanker resource available from within Thames Water and the supply chain.Identifying and assessing supply interruption risks and mitigations.Ensuring high quality and efficient communication with other 24/7 Clean Water, Incident Management, Customer and Planning & Dispatch Shift Teams.Providing specialist AiS support to the wider business in relation to Clean Water System emerging risks.Develop AiS solutions relating to potential Supply Interruptions (SI) by geographical area.Developing and supporting AiS mitigation plans that minimise customer supply interruptions, supporting regulatory targets and reductions in customer complaints.Updating all tanker fill and infusion locations on shared corporate systems.Working as part of the Logistics Operational Control Centre team to provide flexible support across all logistics activities as required.Location: Kemble Court, Reading

The 12-hour shift of 6:30 to 6:30 shift pattern is 4 days, 4 off, 3 nights, 7 off, 3 days, 4 off, 4 nights, 13 off. The shift starts on a Friday day shift.

What skills are we looking for?

To thrive in this role, the essential criteria you’ll need are:Demonstrate excellent communication and leadership skills.Experience dealing and influencing stakeholders at all levels.Possess an analytical and methodical mind with attention to detail.Experience in using Microsoft Excel and a willingness to learn technical new skills.Ideally, experience in incident management / incident support.The ability to work under pressure to meet targets in planned and emergency scenarios.Be highly organised, resilient and adaptable and able to manage multiple responsibilities.Ideally, an awareness of corporate business procedures and processes.Previous experience of working a mixture of days and nights on a rotational basis.What’s in it for you?Offering between £40,000 to £42,000 per annum, depending on experience and skills.26 days holiday per year, increasing to 28 with the length of service. (plus bank holidays)Performance-related pay plan directly linked to company performance measures and targets.Generous Pension Scheme through AON.Access to lots of benefits to help you take care of you and your family’s health and wellbeing, and your finances – from annual health MOTs and access to physiotherapy and counselling, to Cycle to Work schemes, shopping vouchers and life assurance.Find out more about our benefits and perks

Who are we?

We’re the UK’s largest water and wastewater company, with more than 16 million customers relying on us every day to supply water for their taps and toilets. We want to build a better future for all, helping our customers, communities, people, and the planet to thrive. It’s a big job and we’ve got a long way to go, so we need help from passionate and skilled people, committed to making a difference and getting us to where we want to be in the years and decades to come.
Learn more about our purpose and values

Working at Thames Water

Thames Water is a unique, rewarding, and diverse place to work, where every day you can make a difference, yet no day is the same. As part of our family, you’ll enjoy meaningful career opportunities, flexible working arrangements and excellent benefits.

If you’re looking for a sustainable and successful career where you can make a daily difference to millions of people’s lives while helping to protect the world of water for future generations, we’ll be here to support you every step of the way. Together, we can build a better future for our customers, our region, and our planet.

Real purpose, real support, real opportunities. Come and join the Thames Water family. Why choose us? Learn more.

We’re committed to being a great, diverse, and inclusive place to work. We welcome applications from everyone and want to ensure you feel supported throughout the recruitment process. If you need any adjustments, whether that’s extra time, accessible formats, or anything else just let us know, we’re here to help and support.

When a crisis happens, we all rally around to support our customers. As part of Team Thames, you’ll have the opportunity to sign up to support our customers on the frontline as an ambassador. Full training will be given for what is undoubtedly an incredibly rewarding experience. It’s also a great opportunity to learn more about our business and meet colleagues.

Disclaimer: due to the high volume of applications we receive, we may close the advert earlier than the advertised date, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment. Read Less

Are you a freelance translator with a passion for life sciences content? Join us on an exciting journey and become a member of our growing global community of linguists. The IQVIA Translation Services team is looking for freelance translators from English into Catalan. You will work with a truly global industry leader to deliver content in our target languages and markets in the most effective and timely fashion.For qualified and interested candidates permanent positions may be considered as well.In order to be considered you need to meet the below criteria:Native fluency in target language – spoken and written
Fluency in source language(s) – spoken and written
At least 1 year of experience translating, reviewing and editing life sciences content including clinical trial documents. Must be clearly outlined in your CV with document types.
A university degree in translation or linguistics and at least 2 years of translation experience OR no university degree and at least 5 years of translation experience
Be able to work according to tight deadlines and independently is a must
Experience with translation management systems and CAT tools is a must
Prior experience as a translator with a translation and localisation company is desirable, yet not essentialAll locations will be considered
 
If you are interested in joining us, please submit your application in English and include your rates in your application. We will not accept applications from Agencies. If you represent an agency or team of linguists, PLEASE DO NOT APPLY. This posting is for individual freelancers only.IQVIA is a leading global provider of advanced analytics, technology solutions and clinical research services to the life sciences industry. We believe in pushing the boundaries of human science and data science to make the biggest impact possible – to help our customers create a healthier world. Learn more at IQVIA is a leading global provider of advanced analytics, technology solutions and clinical research services to the life sciences industry. We believe in pushing the boundaries of human science and data science to make the biggest impact possible – to help our customers create a healthier world. Learn more at Read Less

Job Title: Account ManagerLocation: Remote with occasional travel to one of our offices (Reading or Birmingham)
Ready to Sell the Future of CyberSentriq?CyberSentriq is on a mission to revolutionise the cybersecurity landscape-and we need you to help us get there. 
We're seeking a driven and strategic sales professional to expand our MSP customer base and accelerate revenue growth. You'll play a pivotal role in strengthening relationships, identifying new opportunities, and delivering value through our advanced cyber security offerings. This is a high-impact role within a fast-paced, success-oriented team.
Become part of an innovative and collaborative team where your contributions directly impact CyberSentriq's growth. We provide opportunities for career advancement, ongoing training, and the chance to work with cutting-edge technology in a supportive, success-driven environment. Key ResponsibilitiesAchieve and exceed quarterly and annual revenue targets through upselling and cross-selling within existing MSP accounts.Develop and maintain trusted relationships with MSP partners to reduce churn and increase long-term retention.Collaborate with internal teams (Solutions Engineering, Customer Success, SDRs, Marketing) to build and execute strategic account plans.Identify and qualify opportunities to introduce additional AI-powered security solutions and automation tools.Maintain accurate and up-to-date records in the CRM, ensuring excellent data hygiene and reporting.Leverage automation tools to streamline sales processes and improve customer engagement. Your StoryProven success in a high-performance, fast-paced sales environment, ideally within the IT channel or cyber security sector.Strong understanding of corporate IT environments and MSP business models.Excellent communication, negotiation, and relationship-building skills.Intellectual curiosity and a solid grasp of the evolving cyber threat landscape.Strategic thinker with a proactive, solution-oriented mindset.Organised, process-driven, and comfortable using CRM and sales enablement platforms.Collaborative team player with a passion for delivering customer value. AI & Automation at CyberSentriqYou'll be working with AI-enhanced sales tools and automation platforms that help identify customer needs, personalise outreach, and optimise pipeline management. Familiarity with AI-driven insights and automation workflows is a plus. Your Success MetricsYour performance will be measured by:Revenue growth and quota attainmentMSP account retention and expansionCRM accuracy and data hygieneEngagement with internal stakeholders and execution of account strategiesAdoption and effective use of AI and automation tools in the sales cycle

Celebrate Your Benefits with Us!Enjoy 25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays2 CARE Days Give Back and Get Your Birthday Off as a Thank You!Salary Sacrifice Pension Scheme Save More, Earn MorePrivate Medical with Vitality Caring for You Inside and OutHealth Assurance We've Got Your Loved Ones CoveredCritical Illness cover - We got YouCollaborative and Supportive Work EnvironmentRecognition for Your ContributionsExtras, Discounts, and Money Off for Your Everyday LifeOpportunities for Professional/Personal GrowthCareer Advancement in Our Dynamic and Innovative Company

Find out more about our Private Equity Investors and why working for a PE company is game changing. 
Bregal Milestone - Inspired by ambition. Driven by growth As CyberSentriq embarks on its journey as a new company, we are excited to announce our MSP-first approach, AI-driven capabilities, and the integration of TitanHQ and Redstor. Our strategic goals are aligned with our vision to become a high-growth, innovative cybersecurity platform targeting $100M ARR by 2028.  CyberSentriq is committed to providing cutting-edge cybersecurity solutions that empower Managed Service Providers (MSPs) to deliver exceptional services to their clients. With our AI-driven capabilities, we aim to enhance threat detection, response, and prevention, ensuring the highest level of security for businesses of all sizes.  The integration of TitanHQ and Redstor into our platform further strengthens our offerings, providing comprehensive protection against cyber threats and data loss. This collaboration enables us to deliver a unified solution that addresses the evolving needs of the cybersecurity landscape.  Join us in our mission to revolutionise the cybersecurity industry and achieve our ambitious growth targets.
*Please note that we do not accept speculative CVs from recruitment agencies. All submissions must be in response to specific job vacancies listed by our company. Any unsolicited CVs will be considered the property of CyberSentriq, and no fees will be payable in relation to them.  Read Less