Due to significant growth in the company we are looking to recruit an IT Manager to head up our IT department at our Head Office in Edinburgh...
IT Manager
Location: Edinburgh
Salary: Competitive dependent on experience
Why work with us?
£150 million turnover
650 + staff (continually growing)
We sell to over 26 countries around the world
We are an internationally recognised pioneer in Aquaculture
Sustainability is at the core of all our activities
The Scottish Salmon Company produces Scotland’s Finest Sea Loch Fresh Salmon with Pride and Passion.
With our head office in Scotland’s capital, Edinburgh, we breed, rear and process superior salmon exclusively in the pristine waters of the Scottish Western Highlands and Islands. Our customers appreciate our product quality, service excellence and provenance guarantee. We are also the proud recipients of multiple industry awards recognizing our commitment to Scotland, our industry and staff.
We are always looking for ambitious and motivated individuals to join our passionate team so if you want to test yourself in a challenging workplace, look no further…
We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced IT Manager to head up our IT department, reporting to the Group IT Manager. You will lead the SSC IT team in the development and implementation of information systems to deliver key business objectives and support internal teams on a day to day basis.
Duties:
Define the SSC IT strategy, ensuring appropriate provision of IT infrastructure; applications; security and support to meet business objectives and manage external threats.
Lead the implementation and deployment of modifications or enhancements to existing systems or infrastructure to ensure fit for stakeholders.
Project management and change management of projects with an IT impact; managing internal and external stakeholders.
Drive and facilitate effective collaboration and communication between IT and other areas of the business.
Implement and enforce policy standards within the IT function including SLAs in line with regulatory/ legal considerations.
Work with Bakkafrost to develop, maintain and adopt Group IT policies, procedures and methodologies.
Ensure the team are appropriately skilled to deliver the IT services to support the business.
Where required, manage software suppliers during evaluation, procurement, post implementation and licensing. Develop a process for managing vendors, ensuring accountability.
Skills/Experience:
Wide understanding and knowledge of current legislative framework impacting on IT, e.g. GDPR, planning permission for new masts etc
An excellent understanding of a range of networking concepts and all areas of operating re Microsoft product suite.
Microsoft Cloud Services - extensive hands-on experience with Microsoft 365 administration and Microsoft enterprise systems involving a variety of software and hardware implementations.
Advanced knowledge of Active Directory and Azure Active Directory.
Strong experience of creating and managing PowerShell scripts.
Strong experience of email security platforms, including Exchange Online Protection, Microsoft Advanced Threat Protection.
Has implemented a range of information security and developed Security Awareness across a diverse business and User Groups
Has a working knowledge of wireless communication and Wide Area Networks
A detailed-orientated problem solver with strong and demonstrable project management skills
Clear leadership and strong communication skills.
Committed to delivering excellent service to internal customers.
In return we offer over 15 employee benefits, including:
Competitive salary package
Market leading pension scheme
Cycle to work scheme
Retail discount scheme
Employee assistance program
Relocation support
Critical Illness Cover – also for Spouse and Partner
Occupational Health Service
Professional Development Opportunities
How to Apply:
Please send your CV and Cover Letter to workwithus@scottishsalmon.com
Closing date: Friday 04 December 2020
Nov 15, 2020
Full time
Due to significant growth in the company we are looking to recruit an IT Manager to head up our IT department at our Head Office in Edinburgh...
IT Manager
Location: Edinburgh
Salary: Competitive dependent on experience
Why work with us?
£150 million turnover
650 + staff (continually growing)
We sell to over 26 countries around the world
We are an internationally recognised pioneer in Aquaculture
Sustainability is at the core of all our activities
The Scottish Salmon Company produces Scotland’s Finest Sea Loch Fresh Salmon with Pride and Passion.
With our head office in Scotland’s capital, Edinburgh, we breed, rear and process superior salmon exclusively in the pristine waters of the Scottish Western Highlands and Islands. Our customers appreciate our product quality, service excellence and provenance guarantee. We are also the proud recipients of multiple industry awards recognizing our commitment to Scotland, our industry and staff.
We are always looking for ambitious and motivated individuals to join our passionate team so if you want to test yourself in a challenging workplace, look no further…
We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced IT Manager to head up our IT department, reporting to the Group IT Manager. You will lead the SSC IT team in the development and implementation of information systems to deliver key business objectives and support internal teams on a day to day basis.
Duties:
Define the SSC IT strategy, ensuring appropriate provision of IT infrastructure; applications; security and support to meet business objectives and manage external threats.
Lead the implementation and deployment of modifications or enhancements to existing systems or infrastructure to ensure fit for stakeholders.
Project management and change management of projects with an IT impact; managing internal and external stakeholders.
Drive and facilitate effective collaboration and communication between IT and other areas of the business.
Implement and enforce policy standards within the IT function including SLAs in line with regulatory/ legal considerations.
Work with Bakkafrost to develop, maintain and adopt Group IT policies, procedures and methodologies.
Ensure the team are appropriately skilled to deliver the IT services to support the business.
Where required, manage software suppliers during evaluation, procurement, post implementation and licensing. Develop a process for managing vendors, ensuring accountability.
Skills/Experience:
Wide understanding and knowledge of current legislative framework impacting on IT, e.g. GDPR, planning permission for new masts etc
An excellent understanding of a range of networking concepts and all areas of operating re Microsoft product suite.
Microsoft Cloud Services - extensive hands-on experience with Microsoft 365 administration and Microsoft enterprise systems involving a variety of software and hardware implementations.
Advanced knowledge of Active Directory and Azure Active Directory.
Strong experience of creating and managing PowerShell scripts.
Strong experience of email security platforms, including Exchange Online Protection, Microsoft Advanced Threat Protection.
Has implemented a range of information security and developed Security Awareness across a diverse business and User Groups
Has a working knowledge of wireless communication and Wide Area Networks
A detailed-orientated problem solver with strong and demonstrable project management skills
Clear leadership and strong communication skills.
Committed to delivering excellent service to internal customers.
In return we offer over 15 employee benefits, including:
Competitive salary package
Market leading pension scheme
Cycle to work scheme
Retail discount scheme
Employee assistance program
Relocation support
Critical Illness Cover – also for Spouse and Partner
Occupational Health Service
Professional Development Opportunities
How to Apply:
Please send your CV and Cover Letter to workwithus@scottishsalmon.com
Closing date: Friday 04 December 2020
Immediate Media is the special interest content and platform company. We own and operate some of the best-loved brands in the UK including Radio Times, BBC Good Food and BBC History. And we only focus on special interest markets, engaging over 82 million passionate consumers globally each month, offering them world-class content and innovative new products and services. We sum up our mission in three words: Content. Passion. Engagement. Our focus is to help our audiences get the most out of the things they love, whatever they spend their time and energy on. Our people are as passionate about their subjects as our consumers. We're focussed on growth across our business and are constantly looking for new and exciting ways to innovate. We pride ourselves on our open, collaborative and dynamic culture which encourages people to thrive, and give their best whilst being supported, developed and nurtured. As we care about our people, our environment and the impact we make, we have an active Diversity & Inclusion network, comprehensive well-being programmes, and clear sustainability strategies. A BIT ABOUT THE ROLE We're looking for Digital Reviews Writers with sharp SEO skills and a keen eye for detail to join our growing eCommerce team and create detailed and thoroughly tested product reviews. You'll sit within the central Commerce team and report to the Head of Content while also working closely with the Editorial team(s) in your specialist sector. Through a combination of thorough research and hands on testing you'll scrutinise the latest products on the market and write your verdicts up in clear, SEO optimised reviews and best-lists. This is a fast-paced role, and we're looking for someone who is organised and able to follow consistent testing criteria to turn around SEO-optimised content quickly. It's essential to have a good understanding of the best and most popular brands on the market in your specialist sector. You'll get training and experience to hone your skills in writing, testing and marketing, and the opportunity to build your career as a journalist working for some of the best loved brands in the UK. Your role as a Digital Reviews Writer will include: Researching and reviewing the latest products in your specialist sector using a consistent testing matrix Writing in-depth, useful product reviews which are optimised for search and rank for relevant 'review' keywords in Google Using your research to maintain evergreen "best buy" lists, optimising your content to make sure it ranks highly in Google for keywords with purchase intent Keeping an ear to the ground about the latest news and new releases from key brands in your sector. Creating or sourcing high quality photography to accompany reviews A BIT ABOUT YOU A background in product testing or hands on experience in at least one the following areas: Parenting / Childcare Kitchen / homeware Gardening A good understanding of SEO and the role it plays in acquiring new readers for online publishers A methodical approach to tasks, able to follow checklists and deliver against consistent product testing standards Able to work in a fast-paced environment A keen eye for detail and accuracy, especially when crafting copy with tight deadlines CMS experience Experience with affiliate marketing would be desirable We're committed to building a diverse group of talent with a broad range of backgrounds, skills and capabilities and will give full and fair consideration to all applicants. We know that flexibility is key to success and our people work flexibly in many different ways, so if this is important to you please let us know. As you apply, we'll ask you to share some personal information which will help us understand how we're doing in our inclusion and diversity ambitions. We'd really appreciate if you'd take a few moments to complete this but if you'd rather not that's fine too. Rest assured, we'll treat your information confidentially.
Jan 22, 2021
Full time
Immediate Media is the special interest content and platform company. We own and operate some of the best-loved brands in the UK including Radio Times, BBC Good Food and BBC History. And we only focus on special interest markets, engaging over 82 million passionate consumers globally each month, offering them world-class content and innovative new products and services. We sum up our mission in three words: Content. Passion. Engagement. Our focus is to help our audiences get the most out of the things they love, whatever they spend their time and energy on. Our people are as passionate about their subjects as our consumers. We're focussed on growth across our business and are constantly looking for new and exciting ways to innovate. We pride ourselves on our open, collaborative and dynamic culture which encourages people to thrive, and give their best whilst being supported, developed and nurtured. As we care about our people, our environment and the impact we make, we have an active Diversity & Inclusion network, comprehensive well-being programmes, and clear sustainability strategies. A BIT ABOUT THE ROLE We're looking for Digital Reviews Writers with sharp SEO skills and a keen eye for detail to join our growing eCommerce team and create detailed and thoroughly tested product reviews. You'll sit within the central Commerce team and report to the Head of Content while also working closely with the Editorial team(s) in your specialist sector. Through a combination of thorough research and hands on testing you'll scrutinise the latest products on the market and write your verdicts up in clear, SEO optimised reviews and best-lists. This is a fast-paced role, and we're looking for someone who is organised and able to follow consistent testing criteria to turn around SEO-optimised content quickly. It's essential to have a good understanding of the best and most popular brands on the market in your specialist sector. You'll get training and experience to hone your skills in writing, testing and marketing, and the opportunity to build your career as a journalist working for some of the best loved brands in the UK. Your role as a Digital Reviews Writer will include: Researching and reviewing the latest products in your specialist sector using a consistent testing matrix Writing in-depth, useful product reviews which are optimised for search and rank for relevant 'review' keywords in Google Using your research to maintain evergreen "best buy" lists, optimising your content to make sure it ranks highly in Google for keywords with purchase intent Keeping an ear to the ground about the latest news and new releases from key brands in your sector. Creating or sourcing high quality photography to accompany reviews A BIT ABOUT YOU A background in product testing or hands on experience in at least one the following areas: Parenting / Childcare Kitchen / homeware Gardening A good understanding of SEO and the role it plays in acquiring new readers for online publishers A methodical approach to tasks, able to follow checklists and deliver against consistent product testing standards Able to work in a fast-paced environment A keen eye for detail and accuracy, especially when crafting copy with tight deadlines CMS experience Experience with affiliate marketing would be desirable We're committed to building a diverse group of talent with a broad range of backgrounds, skills and capabilities and will give full and fair consideration to all applicants. We know that flexibility is key to success and our people work flexibly in many different ways, so if this is important to you please let us know. As you apply, we'll ask you to share some personal information which will help us understand how we're doing in our inclusion and diversity ambitions. We'd really appreciate if you'd take a few moments to complete this but if you'd rather not that's fine too. Rest assured, we'll treat your information confidentially.
Templeton and Partners is currently working with a large commercial client to look for an experienced IT Resource manager in London. Initial 6 months with possible extension. The Task: Resource Manager manages resource matching and allocation for the capability centers ranging from up to 3000 resources (staff and contractors) across different geographic locations and across multiple resource groups. You will be a passionate leader who can coach and mentor a high-performing team to continuously learn and grow, while constantly raising the standards through exceptional delivery. You will bring your strategic partnering and exceptional relationship building skills to manage requests, allocations and escalations for resources with our respective groups and key stakeholders as well as effectively manage supplier relationships with ease. You'll bring your drive to succeed in flexible and challenging circumstances in a maturing business model and can act with autonomy to develop effective solutions where broader frameworks might not be in place. We'll need your expert data analytical skills to provide insightful reporting and advice to the Competency Centre Leadership. You will provide guidance and consulting on the resource management process to include trends analysis, identifying current and future skill and capability gaps and continuous improvement initiatives that drive quality, availability, and consistency across the resource management data. You will also bring your extensive experience in Resources Management to support and work with the Head of Enterprise Resource Management to implement governance, CI, and any other initiatives taken up in the Enterprise Resource Management Function that deliver value, sustainability and strong return on investment. It will be essential that you bring a solid understanding of the disciplines and roles in IT Projects and Services, the Demand Lifecycle of Resources and knowledge of the Project Delivery Framework and Lifecycles.
Jan 22, 2021
Contractor
Templeton and Partners is currently working with a large commercial client to look for an experienced IT Resource manager in London. Initial 6 months with possible extension. The Task: Resource Manager manages resource matching and allocation for the capability centers ranging from up to 3000 resources (staff and contractors) across different geographic locations and across multiple resource groups. You will be a passionate leader who can coach and mentor a high-performing team to continuously learn and grow, while constantly raising the standards through exceptional delivery. You will bring your strategic partnering and exceptional relationship building skills to manage requests, allocations and escalations for resources with our respective groups and key stakeholders as well as effectively manage supplier relationships with ease. You'll bring your drive to succeed in flexible and challenging circumstances in a maturing business model and can act with autonomy to develop effective solutions where broader frameworks might not be in place. We'll need your expert data analytical skills to provide insightful reporting and advice to the Competency Centre Leadership. You will provide guidance and consulting on the resource management process to include trends analysis, identifying current and future skill and capability gaps and continuous improvement initiatives that drive quality, availability, and consistency across the resource management data. You will also bring your extensive experience in Resources Management to support and work with the Head of Enterprise Resource Management to implement governance, CI, and any other initiatives taken up in the Enterprise Resource Management Function that deliver value, sustainability and strong return on investment. It will be essential that you bring a solid understanding of the disciplines and roles in IT Projects and Services, the Demand Lifecycle of Resources and knowledge of the Project Delivery Framework and Lifecycles.
Role: Deputy Head of Development Operations Job Type: Fixed Term Contract, 2 years Hours: 37.5 Grade: G7 Upper Location: Flexible with occasional travel to other PHE sites Salary: £55,931 Intro Badenoch & Clark are proud to be partnering with Public Health England to supply the best IT talent for a number of opportunities to support the ongoing digitalisation and evolution of services over the next 1-2 years. Public Health England exist to protect and improve the nation's health and wellbeing and reduce health inequalities. Public Health England do this through world-leading science, research, knowledge and intelligence, advocacy, partnerships and providing specialist public health services. As a result, we are looking to recruit the Deputy Head of Development Operations on a 24-month Fixed Term Contract to work within the Information and Communications Technology Department. ICT Intro The Information and Communications Technology Department (ICT) has primary responsibility for service technical infrastructure and support. ICT has staff at a number of locations throughout the Organisation. The key functions of ICT are to provide and support such systems required by the staff of Public Health England (PHE), and to provide the technical infrastructure to enable all forms of corporate communication, both within the Organisation and between the Organisation and its customers and stakeholders. Benefits * Learning and development tailored to your role *An environment with flexible working options * A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity * A Civil Service pension Job Summary As the Deputy Head of Development Operations, you will be leading a team responsible for DevOps and Testing across Public Health England's suite of web and mobile apps, making PHE a more data driven, customer focused, digital organisation. Main Duties & Responsibilities *Driving improvements across the PHE DevOps and QA practices *Managing the optimisation of development processes, identifying optimisation opportunities and driving the implementation of proposed solutions, across PHE's estate of mobile and web apps *Leading the testing across the suite of PHE's suite of web & mobile apps *Ensuring that cloud platforms are highly available and improving all aspects of service availability in a cost-effective manner, as well as manage the sustainability of cloud services including IaaS and PaaS *Delivering software in short iterations with frequent releases, whilst maintaining best practice (TDD) and code quality *Line managing and ensuring productivity across a team of DevOps Engineers and QA Engineers *Working with the Head of Development, Deputy's, Product Owners, Business users across PHE and 3rd Party suppliers (in public and private sector) to ensure delivery *Seeking to improve your knowledge in work areas and recommend new tools, platforms, ways of working *Enforcing and promote Agile and best practices Essential Skills *Educated to degree level in relevant subject (C/A/I) *Experience with DevOps approaches to application testing and deployment (A/I) *Experience of AWS and/or Azure (A/I) *Experience with setting up CI/CD pipelines and microservice architecture (A/I) *Experience managing QA testing for websites and mobile apps (A/I) *Experience with Infrastructure as code and enterprise level security (A/I) *Evidencing strong technical leadership qualities, with a passion for delivering leading edge designs and inspiring a culture of technical excellence and innovative solution design (A/I) *Leading DevOps and testing across web and mobile apps (A/I) *Managing highly available services on a cloud platform and implementing CI technologies (A/I) Things you need to know Security *Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check. *People working with government assets must complete basic personnel security standard checks. Selection process details *Open to all external applicants (anyone) from outside the Civil Service (including by definition internal applicants). *Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment. Badenoch & Clark and Public Health England are equal opportunities employers. If you are unfortunately unsuccessful for this opportunity, we will keep your details on file and may contact you about any other suitable opportunities. Badenoch + Clark acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers. Badenoch + Clark UK is an Equal Opportunities Employer. By applying for this role your details will be submitted to Badenoch + Clark. Our Candidate Privacy Information Statement explains how we will use your information.
Jan 21, 2021
Role: Deputy Head of Development Operations Job Type: Fixed Term Contract, 2 years Hours: 37.5 Grade: G7 Upper Location: Flexible with occasional travel to other PHE sites Salary: £55,931 Intro Badenoch & Clark are proud to be partnering with Public Health England to supply the best IT talent for a number of opportunities to support the ongoing digitalisation and evolution of services over the next 1-2 years. Public Health England exist to protect and improve the nation's health and wellbeing and reduce health inequalities. Public Health England do this through world-leading science, research, knowledge and intelligence, advocacy, partnerships and providing specialist public health services. As a result, we are looking to recruit the Deputy Head of Development Operations on a 24-month Fixed Term Contract to work within the Information and Communications Technology Department. ICT Intro The Information and Communications Technology Department (ICT) has primary responsibility for service technical infrastructure and support. ICT has staff at a number of locations throughout the Organisation. The key functions of ICT are to provide and support such systems required by the staff of Public Health England (PHE), and to provide the technical infrastructure to enable all forms of corporate communication, both within the Organisation and between the Organisation and its customers and stakeholders. Benefits * Learning and development tailored to your role *An environment with flexible working options * A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity * A Civil Service pension Job Summary As the Deputy Head of Development Operations, you will be leading a team responsible for DevOps and Testing across Public Health England's suite of web and mobile apps, making PHE a more data driven, customer focused, digital organisation. Main Duties & Responsibilities *Driving improvements across the PHE DevOps and QA practices *Managing the optimisation of development processes, identifying optimisation opportunities and driving the implementation of proposed solutions, across PHE's estate of mobile and web apps *Leading the testing across the suite of PHE's suite of web & mobile apps *Ensuring that cloud platforms are highly available and improving all aspects of service availability in a cost-effective manner, as well as manage the sustainability of cloud services including IaaS and PaaS *Delivering software in short iterations with frequent releases, whilst maintaining best practice (TDD) and code quality *Line managing and ensuring productivity across a team of DevOps Engineers and QA Engineers *Working with the Head of Development, Deputy's, Product Owners, Business users across PHE and 3rd Party suppliers (in public and private sector) to ensure delivery *Seeking to improve your knowledge in work areas and recommend new tools, platforms, ways of working *Enforcing and promote Agile and best practices Essential Skills *Educated to degree level in relevant subject (C/A/I) *Experience with DevOps approaches to application testing and deployment (A/I) *Experience of AWS and/or Azure (A/I) *Experience with setting up CI/CD pipelines and microservice architecture (A/I) *Experience managing QA testing for websites and mobile apps (A/I) *Experience with Infrastructure as code and enterprise level security (A/I) *Evidencing strong technical leadership qualities, with a passion for delivering leading edge designs and inspiring a culture of technical excellence and innovative solution design (A/I) *Leading DevOps and testing across web and mobile apps (A/I) *Managing highly available services on a cloud platform and implementing CI technologies (A/I) Things you need to know Security *Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check. *People working with government assets must complete basic personnel security standard checks. Selection process details *Open to all external applicants (anyone) from outside the Civil Service (including by definition internal applicants). *Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment. Badenoch & Clark and Public Health England are equal opportunities employers. If you are unfortunately unsuccessful for this opportunity, we will keep your details on file and may contact you about any other suitable opportunities. Badenoch + Clark acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers. Badenoch + Clark UK is an Equal Opportunities Employer. By applying for this role your details will be submitted to Badenoch + Clark. Our Candidate Privacy Information Statement explains how we will use your information.
