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The Workers' Educational Association: Director of Education - Yorkshire & Humber Region -

“Education is not preparation for Life; Education is life itself ” JohnDewey

Director of Education - Yorkshire & Humber Region

Salary: Competitive

The Workers' Educational Association (WEA) was founded in 1903 and is the largest voluntary sector provider of adult education in Britain and provides learning opportunities for over 95,000 people each year. It operates in all nine English Regions and in Scotland and employs over three thousand part-time tutors.

The role, based in the Yorkshire & Humber Region, includes leading an excellent staff/tutor group; inspiring and responding to the WEA voluntary movement; leading income generation such as bids and competitive tenders for contracts; influencing policy on adult education and voluntary sector issues at government and local authority levels; working in partnerships; strategic planning and responsibility for all resources.

Rewards include a competitive package - and the knowledge that you benefit whole communities as well as thousands of lives through life altering learning opportunities

Educate yourself about this unique role and apply by visiting www.wea.org.uk/jobs

Closing date: 5pm on Friday 17th February 2012

Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman: Various - Various

Clinical Advisers: 

Obstetrician & Gynaecologist (Manchester - 1 day per week)
Paramedic (London or Manchester 2 days per month)
Cardiologist (Manchester – 1 day per week)
Ophthalmologist (London or Manchester 2 days per month)
Orthopaedics – to work on an occasional basis from home as an Associate on a daily rate

The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman is dedicated to improving public services by providing an excellent complaints service, and ensuring that government organisations and the NHS improve the way they deal with complaints and learn the lessons from complaints about them.

We are seeking clinical advisers who are able to provide general advice to our caseworkers over a wide range of cases. We have a particular need for the following: Obstetrician/Gynaecologist; Paramedic; Cardiologist; Ophthalmologist and Orthopaedic Surgeon. 

Our clinical advisers work part-time in the Office while continuing to work part-time in NHS clinical practice so that they are able to bring current clinical knowledge and experience to the Office, as well as the organisational context within which services are delivered.

Do you have the ability to review and analyse a case quickly and write clear and concise short reports as well as provide advice verbally?

You should have a clear grasp of national standards and guidelines that exist in relation to the areas of work on which you advise.

We have offices in both Manchester and London and the location of each post is detailed in the information pack. Occasional travel to both offices may be required.

Appointments are available on a permanent or secondment basis for periods of between 18 months and 3 years. If you are offered a contract working less than 2 days per week, you will not be eligible for a secondment.

If you are currently working in the NHS, have an excellent track record at a senior clinical level, and are interested in supporting the work of the Ombudsman’s Office, we would like to hear from you. To find out more about the role and to apply online, please visit www.ombudsman.org.uk/workforus.

Applications must be received by 13 February 2012 and interviews will be held week commencing on 28 February 2012 for Obstetrician & Gynaecologist; 1 March 2012 for Paramedic; 6 March 2012 for Cardiologist and 8 March 2012 for Ophthalmology.

University of East London: Project Manager (Enterprise) - London

EXTERNAL AND STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT SERVICES (ESDS)

The University of East London is a dynamic and rapidly expanding university at the heart of Europe's largest regeneration area and adjacent to the site of the 2012 Olympics and Paralympics.     

ESDS co-ordinates our strategic planning processes; our work with schools, colleges and businesses in our region; supports student and graduate employability and enterprise; initiates and sources funding for major projects and assures the quality of our academic programmes. We are seeking a Project Manager (Enterprise) to be responsible for the strategic development and operational delivery of UEL’s enterprise offer to students and graduates.

Educated to degree standard, you will have significant knowledge of business support requirements with an emphasis on pre-start ups, start-ups and SME businesses and experience of providing effective advice and guidance to start-up and/or growth-ready businesses.  The ability to communicate effectively to a variety of audiences is essential.

To obtain further details about this vacancy please visit our website at http://jobs.uel.ac.uk/ (reference 012s2012).  The closing date for applications is 8th February 2012.

Interviews will be held on 22nd February 2012.  CVs without completed application forms will not be accepted.

We are working actively to improve the diversity of our staff.

National Students Union: Research Officer - Commercial Intelligence - Macclesfield

At NUS Services, the commercial arm of the NUS and UK Students’ Unions, we have our finger on the pulse of the student audience, 24/7. We need a researcher with qual and quant experience to join our thriving research team and keep NUS Services at the leading edge of understanding the student market. You will manage company intelligence market research within NUS Services, building on your qualitative and quantitative skills in a varied role which will take you from developing quantitative insights one day to leading on trailblazing qualitative techniques the next.

Applicants should have a history of delivering commercial intelligence and business analysis and a strong track record of quantitative and qualitative research project management. This is a great opportunity to develop within a dynamic, fast paced team in an influential organisation.

For a job description, and details of how to apply, visit www.nus.org.uk/jobs.

The application deadline is 5pm on Wednesday 8 February 2012. Interviews will be on Thursday 16th February in Macclesfield.

National Union of Students: Research Project Officer - Macclesfield

At NUS Services, the commercial arm of the NUS and UK Students’ Unions, we have our finger on the pulse of the student audience, 24/7. We need a researcher with qual and quant experience to join our thriving research team and deliver a cutting edge piece of publicly funded research. You will manage an important, national project, building on your qualitative and quantitative skills in a varied role which will take you from developing quantitative insights one day to leading on trailblazing qualitative techniques the next.

Applicants should have a history of delivering large, national, social or market research projects and a strong track record of quantitative and qualitative research project management.

For a job description, and details of how to apply, visit www.nus.org.uk/jobs.

The application deadline is 5pm on Wednesday 8 February 2012. Interviews will be on Thursday 16th February in Macclesfield.

New College Nottingham: Directors of Curriculum Cluster (5 posts) - Nottingham

Re-shaping Nottingham through excellence, employability and enterprise

Directors of Curriculum Cluster – five posts

• Business, Professional, Retail & Logistics
• Creative, Cultural & Digital Industries
• Construction, Sustainability & Environmental Sciences
• Service Industries & the Visitor Economy
• Academic & Progression Studies

This is a period of exciting and progressive change and we are looking to recruit high performing individuals to our senior management team. We will need you to have the vision, talent and passion to transform ncn into an entrepreneurial college that will deliver our promise of excellence, employability and enterprise to present and future generations.

We believe that ncn has the capacity to make a major contribution to transforming the future prospects of our City, County and Region and we seek to position ourselves at the heart of partnership strategies to deliver economic growth, business formation and employment outcomes.

We are ambitious. We believe we can and must do more to impact positively on the lives and prosperity of local people. We will raise aspirations, instil a new spirit of enterprise that all individuals will be enabled to engage with. We will also seek to enhance our support to local businesses and key employment and wealth creating sectors, providing the future skills that are needed to become globally competitive.

We believe excellence is non-negotiable. These posts require you to provide outstanding strategic leadership and operational management for a defined curriculum cluster and its specialisms, ensuring the development and delivery of inspiring, responsive and innovative educational and training provision that incorporates our strategic touchstones, and exceeds customer expectations.

You will be required to develop and implement clear focused curriculum and business plans, lead and support innovation and quality improvement for all activities linked to the curriculum cluster and engender outstanding links with internal and external stakeholders.

For all our senior positions, the ability to lead, inspire, motivate and develop staff will be crucial to our ambitions as will be the commitment and ability to collaborate effectively with internal and external partners.   Please call Dawn Whitemore, Deputy Principal Delivery on 0115 912 1994 for an informal discussion in the first instance.

The selection assessment dates for the posts are in week commencing 20 February and 27 February 2012
The closing date for these posts is midday on Monday 6 February 2012.

Solicitors Regulation Authority: Relationship Managers and Supervisors (Firms) - Midlands and London

The future of regulation is taking shape

We’re changing the way we work, from the ground up. We’re focusing on outcomes and high-level principles. And building strong relationships throughout the legal sector, with everyone from sole practitioners to the biggest names in global law. This is because, ultimately, effective relationships are the key to delivering better outcomes for consumers.

This is what we want to achieve. You’ll put it all into action.

We’re recruiting Relationship Managers based in the Midlands or London, and Supervisors (Firms) based in the West Midlands. In either role, you’ll work in close partnership with regulated firms and individuals, and put our new approach to regulation into action.

Supervision is responsible for the risk-based oversight of the entire regulated community and is central to the delivery of a risk-based, outcomes-focused approach to regulation. Relationship Management is one of the tools that we use to supervise some firms using dedicated resources. The key to success will be your judgement and your ability to dig into details while remaining focused on the bigger picture and taking accountability for your own – often tough - decisions, including when enforcement might be necessary.

As well as the excitement of being part of a major change project, you’ll find that we offer varied and fascinating work, a diverse working environment and ongoing training and development opportunities. So come and help us make a difference.

Visit www.sra.org.uk/jobs to find out more and apply.

Closing date: 4pm, 10th February 2012.

The Solicitors Regulation Authority is an equal opportunities employer.

Establishing Trust. Gaining Understanding. Building Firm Relationships.