A fast-growing family-friendly energy business based in Harrogate and with clients nationwide, our partner is a forward-thinking employer of choice that offers flexibility, a competitive salary and a relaxed but hard-working office environment.

Reporting to the Business Development Manager, your responsibilities will include:

• sourcing and developing new leads through networking, social media, exhibitions and phone-based sales
• working with potential clients to identify best value deals from both standard and renewable energy suppliers
• helping to develop and execute regional and national sales strategies
• building the sales team and supporting and enabling your colleagues to excel

As the right candidate, you are an experienced and results-driven sales person who can maximise the potential of new business and you enjoy working with marketing and account management teams to take advantage of each new opportunity, whilst always putting the needs of your customers first. You are determined, hardworking, self-motivated and understand the importance of being part of a team that supports and encourages. No industry experience required as full training will be provided.

This opportunity would suit people returning to work or those looking for a more flexible and fulfilling role. Applications for both Full time and part time hours will be considered.

We are proud to partner with the CIPD — the professional body for HR and people development.  CIPD is the voice of a worldwide community of more than 150,000 members committed to championing better work and working lives.  They have been setting the benchmark for excellence in people and organisation development for more than 100 years, helping members build their professional expertise and organisations build their HR and leadership capability.

The CIPD has an exciting opportunity for an experienced Programme Manager to join the Social Impact and Innovation team on a 12-month contract basis.  You will be Project Manager for a new Government-funded Parent Returner’s programme that will offer employability support to parent returners and work with employers to facilitate more flexible working opportunities for returners across Yorkshire and Humber.

In this role, you will work from home but will involve regular travel across Yorkshire and the Humber and occasional UK-wide travel for attendance at meetings and external events.

We recognise the experience and skills returners can bring and welcome applications from people with the relevant experience who have taken career breaks. 

Key responsibilities:

• Provide excellent programme management, overseeing the delivery for a high-profile government funded returner programme ensuring all targets are met, risks are mitigated, and outcomes are monitored and evaluated.
• Offer excellent communication skills to drive the programme forward including the ability to influence at a senior level and confidence in presenting
• Lead relationships with key national stakeholders (the funders and evaluation agency), regional delivery partners such as GPS Return, parent returners and colleagues whilst managing a cross-organisation working group.
• Work with CIPD’s Head of the North to ensure alignment with CIPD priorities in the region. 
• Forecast and manage budget ensuring the programme is delivered to expectation.
• Lead the development of an effective marketing strategy, working with internal and external stakeholders.
• Work with stakeholders to develop a sustainability plan to support expansion post-funding period.

Knowledge, skills & experience –

• A self-starter with demonstrable experience of complex programme management, ability to solve problems and capable of working independently
• Ideally have experience of delivering a large funded project, ideally from the public sector
• Excellent communication skills, both written and spoken and has excellent stakeholder management experience with the ability to build rapport and establish immediate credibility at all levels
• Experienced in managing volunteering programmes.  Experience of overseeing a marketing or promotional campaign is also a requirement
• High level of diplomacy and ability to manage challenging situations
• Excellent at developing good working relationships with external stakeholders and colleagues acting as a visible and credible ambassador to CIPD
• Highly organised and competent working with technology.
• Experience of delivering against external milestones in a timely manner
• Able to seek to understand how the programme fits into the CIPD’s wider purpose of championing better work and working lives

There has never been a more interesting or important time to the CIPD. We offer a friendly and stimulating culture and a wide range of professional development opportunities and benefits such as 28 days’ holiday and flexible working hours, and whilst this is a full-time role we will consider a job-share arrangement.

Please note, we reserve the right to close or extend this position depending on application numbers. Therefore we would urge candidates to submit an application as soon as possible

An established and fast-growing Accounting Practice based in Harrogate, our partner is a proactive, professional and personable company that believes in going the extra mile to help their customers succeed. Through exceptional customer service and forward-thinking business advice, the practice has grown consistently over the last few years and as a result, we are now recruiting a qualified Accountant to join the team.

Reporting to the Directors, your responsibilities will include managing your own client portfolio, preparing accounts, VAT and tax, providing pro-active advice to your clients and other wide-ranging responsibilities for varied OMBs, SMEs, limited companies, sole traders and partnerships, across the region.

As the right candidate, you will be ICAEW/ACA/ACCA qualified (or similar) with experience working in an accountancy practice preparing accounts, tax and VAT for a mixed client base of sole traders, partnerships and limited companies. You are pro-active, willing to learn quickly and have excellent communication skills.

In return, our partner is able to offer flexible hours, excellent personal development, strong career progression and the opportunity to be part of one of the region’s fastest growing accounting practices.

This role is ideal for someone returning to work or looking for greater flexibility and can be either a part-time or full-time position.

As one of the fastest growing commercial law firms in Yorkshire, our partner has developed a reputation for putting the needs of the client first, industry-leading expertise and an approach that is unmistakably Yorkshire. Due to this continued growth across the business and, in particular, the Environmental & Regulatory team, we are currently recruiting for a Paralegal to join this forward-thinking, fast-paced and supportive team.

Reporting to the Partner, your responsibilities will include:

• Providing key legal research on environmental and regulatory cases enabling the partner to provide the best possible advice and recommend a course of action to clients
• Writing reports that will position the team as a market leader in the environmental and regulatory sector
• Managing your own caseload and working with the Partner on more complex cases
• Handling written, email and telephone correspondence from customers, clients, court, third parties and other departments and ensuring delivery is in line with client SLA’s

As the right candidate, you have at least three years experience in a similar role or within an environmental consultancy, science, geography, environment agency, emergency planning or health and safety. Whilst legal experience is not necessary you must be able to learn quickly and not be afraid of graft. You are customer focused, resourceful, pro-active, organised and work well in a collaborative team environment.

In return, our partner offers a very competitive salary and benefits, training and development and is flexible with hours as this role can either be full-time or part-time and as such is suited to someone looking to return to work or achieve greater work/life balance.

An international professional body and registered charity, our partner is leading the way with flexible work development across the region. Launching a new program in 2019 focused on helping parents return to work they are currently recruiting a Project Manager for a 12 month period to manage the program ensuring that Returners, Mentors, Return Champions and Partner Companies and working to the program effectively and that the program is achieving its objectives.

Reporting to the Program Head your responsibilities will include:

• Guiding the program across Yorkshire and The Humber ensuring that key deliverables are met.
• Developing initiatives to ensure the project is sustainable beyond 2019
• Co-ordinate training and guidance for the Mentors and Return Champions
• Working with Returners Mentors, Return Champions and Partner Companies to maximise the benefit of the program to the Returners and Return Champions alike

As the right person, you will be an experienced Project Manager with an understanding of what it takes to bring a diverse group of people and businesses together. You will be able to empathise and relate to the Parent Returners, appreciate what they are going through and be able to work with companies to help them attract great returning talent to their organisations. You should also be able to manage your time effectively, be able to work from home and also travel across Yorkshire and The Humber when needed, have lots of energy and enjoy a busy role.

This role would suit someone looking to return to work as our partner is able to offer a variety of flexible work options including reduced hours, remote working, job share etc or a combination of options. As a result, you can be based anywhere across Yorkshire and The Humber.