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Job Description Project Manager with Applications Our Client is looking to recruit a seasoned Project Manager with at least 5 to 8 years experience in IT having come up the ranks from a Business Analyst or a Software Developer. For this role the Client is keen to recruit a Project Manager with knowledge of working a variety of applications - as this role will will focus on application development and the crossover to technology and infrastructure. Formal Prince 2 / Agile / PMP or similar qualifications to Practitioner level would be very useful. A minimum of 5 to 8 years broad based project management experience - from implementing applications to infrastructure. Must have experience of the full project lifecycle from business engagement, ideation and planning, through delivery (design, build, test) to implementation Keen, enthusiastic and outgoing personality with the ability to engage with the user community and management. Any experience of working in the educational sector on education projects would be very handy. There will be some UK travel required and international travel is possible in future. Milton Keynes base and must be within easy commute. This is an exciting new role - and the chance to join an expanding team and the Client is keen to recruit a Project Manager with a variety of skills and to be flexible in the type of projects that you will be involved with. The salary for this role is expected to be in the range £45K - £60K - although the Client may go higher exceptional candidates. Please send your CV to us in Word format along with your salary and availability.

Job Description Applications Software Test Lead Our Client is an International company are looking to recruit a seasoned Applications Software Test Lead. You must have at least 5 to 8 years solid experience on applications software testing. The Client is in the education sector - so any experience in the education sector would be very advantageous. Must be ISEB certified or similar. Must have experience of full project life cycle. Should be proactive in offering advice and guidance to members of the team. The role will be based in Milton Keynes - although you will be working remotely from home for the foreseeable future - with occasional team meetings at the Milton Keynes office. The salary range for this role will be £45K - £55K. Please send your CV to us in Word format along with your salary and availability.

Job Description Business Analyst with HR Systems - Milton Keynes Our Client is keen to recruit a seasoned Business Analyst with 5 to 8 years proven track record of working on projects with an understanding of the full project life-cycle. Must be able to demonstrate excellent business analysis skills coupled with excellent techniques and ideally with some methodology. The Client would like to you have at least 5 years experience of working a HRIS - Human Resources Information System - ideally Cornerstone HRIS - although they will consider others. Should be confident with the ability to work well the stakeholders and to guide and lead them to successful end results. The following are some of the key points about this role: Must be able to analyse the structure of the business (integration between Marketing, Finance & Education) Identify how the business use technology and what their goals are in line with identified requirements. As-Is/To-Be process mapping Identify problems within the business relating, through data modelling techniques and process flows. Have the ability to streamline processes. You will have strong documentation management experience and skills. Communicate with senior people within the organisation. Align internal and external stakeholders of the benefits of new technology or strategies/requirements/processes. Part of this assignment will be to run workshops and training sessions in order to ensure that everyone is on board and understands the processes involved. You will have knowledge of some if not all of the following: • Finance systems and integration - tailored around the education sector • Marketing & admissions background • YoY management of enrolled children/existing pupils • Technology within education and use of VLE's • Change management expertise The Client and the role is based in Milton Keynes and there will be some travel occasionally. The salary will be dependent upon skills you bring to the table - but probably in the range £40K - £55K. Please do send your CV to us in Word format along with your availability.

CONTRACT: CONCLUDING DEC 2029 HOURS: FULL TIME CLOSING DATE: 12 JAN 25 LOCATION: Westward House, Stoke Gifford, Bristol, BS34 8SR (Hybrid) ABOUT THE RESEARCH EXCELLENCE FRAMEWORK (REF) The Research Excellence Framework (REF) is the system for assessing the quality of research in UK higher education institutions, with the most recent exercise concluding in 2021. It is a peer review assessment process involving submissions from higher education institutions across the UK. Research England delivered REF 2021 on behalf of the four UK funding bodies and the results have driven the annual distribution of approximately £2 billion of research funding to UK universities. PURPOSE OF THE ROLE An exciting opportunity to lead and shape the design, development, and delivery of the UK's next research assessment exercise. We require systems to be delivered to support: Administration of the exercise The submission of large volumes of research data from all participating HEIs The distribution and assessment of all elements of the research data submitted ABOUT YOU Working in an agile development team following a user centered design approach. We require passionate and innovative full-stack developers working with a combination of bespoke software and off the shelf products to produce a robust, accessible, and performant suite of systems to support the exercise over the next 5 years. KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY Development process optimisation You will identify process optimisation opportunities with guidance and contribute to the implementation of proposed solutions Stakeholder Management You will mediate between senior stakeholders and build relationships, communicating with stakeholders at all levels Programming and build You can advise on the right way to apply standards and methods to ensure compliance Availability and capacity management You can manage the service components to ensure they meet business needs and performance targets Information security You understand information security and can design solutions and services with security controls embedded Prototyping You approach prototyping as a team activity, actively soliciting prototypes and testing with others Systems design You will design systems characterised by medium levels of risk, impact, and business or technical complexity Systems integration You will define the integration build User Focus You will collaborate with user researchers and sell or represent users internally ASSESSMENT CRITERIA Extensive experience of Agile software development and working in SCRUM teams Extensive experience of developing with NodeJS, TypeScript, NextJS, React Demonstrable experience designing, coding and debugging secure systems including NodeJS/express, RESTful APIs, React Excellent skills in web front end technologies and methodologies such as React, CSS, Tailwind, Styles Components, Atomic Design, etc. Excellent knowledge of relational databases including data modelling, SQL, stored procedures, postgres Extensive experience with source control systems, including branching, merging, etc. Experience with continuous integration and continuous deployment Experience designing and working with n-tier architectures (UI, Business Logic Layer, Data Access Layer) along with experience with microservice oriented architectures Experience of working in AWS/Azure and setting up complex programmes/projects Extensive experience of design patterns such as SOLID and TDD ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BENEFITS: UKRI can offer the successful candidate: - Flexible Working - 30 days annual leave + Public Holidays - Access to Civil Service Pension Scheme - Various everyday discounts through our dedicated provider