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Pensions Consulting and Governance - Senior Manager We're growing and want you to be a part of our journey. Isio's Consulting Team, part of our wider Actuarial & Consulting team of over 400 pension consultants and actuaries advising a diverse range of clients and stakeholders across the private, public and not-for-profit sectors, is a group of dedicated professionals working collaboratively to deliver innovative, best practice solutions for each client's pension needs. Our consultants take a lead role in providing strategic advice and best practice governance to clients regarding their pension schemes, helping them navigate the complex world of pension regulations and operations. We work with Trustee boards and companies so that they do not have to worry about the day to day running of the scheme and use our project management skills to ensure projects run smoothly and on time, co ordinating different advisors and parties so that everyone is part of one team. Communication is key to establishing trusted relationships with our clients and the members that they represent. What's the role? We are a challenger in the pensions industry, and we're looking for individuals with strong consulting expertise, deep technical pensions knowledge, governance experience and a commercial, entrepreneurial mindset to help us grow. We are strengthening our Consulting & Governance team through the appointment of a Senior Manager with a strong in house Pensions Manager background. This role will involve acting as a strategic adviser and Scheme Secretary, providing senior level governance, pensions management and secretarial support to trustee boards and executive stakeholders. You will deliver outsourced pensions management, governance oversight, and interim or secondment support bringing the gravitas required to operate confidently at board and executive level. In this role, you will: Act as a strategic adviser and Scheme Secretary, providing senior governance and pensions management support. Deliver outsourced pensions management and governance oversight, including interim and secondment support. Lead and support the delivery of client advice, managing key projects and coordinating with wider teams to ensure high quality outcomes. Build strong client relationships, working directly with trustees, sponsors and internal teams, while developing those around you. Support business development, contributing to both existing client growth and new opportunities. Work across a broad range of pensions consulting areas and gain exposure to a diverse client base. Key Skills & Experience Experience - An experiencedpensions professional, with deep technical pension knowledge and governance experience in an house environment. A great communicator - someone who can explain complex problems in a simple way to help everyone around the table understand. Enthusiasm and motivation - a great deal of desire to solving problems and delivering excellent advice. Excellent project management and client delivery skills - especially when balancing multiple demands. A great team worker - this will either be as part of a team, or managing a team, depending on your experience. Commercial skills - to help us develop our business and look for new opportunities. Where will you be based: With 10 nationwide offices, we are flexible on which office you will be based to suit you. We work on a hybrid basis, offering the opportunity for colleagues to split their working time between working in the office, with clients and at home. Isio Group is an equal opportunities employer, and we welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates. If you think you may require a reasonable adjustment to be made for any reason at any stage of your recruitment process, please ask us .

Capita is recruiting a Senior Project Manager to lead the delivery of a portfolio of major highways and infrastructure projects across North Tyneside. This role holds overall accountability for the successful delivery of complex construction schemes, from mobilisation through to completion. The Senior Project Manager will provide leadership across planning and delivery activity, ensuring projects are delivered safely, efficiently and in line with client expectations. Job title: Senior Project Manager Job Description: What you'll be doing: Overall accountability for the delivery of major highways and infrastructure projects Leading programme and delivery activity across multiple schemes Providing clear leadership to site agents, delivery teams and project resources Producing and maintaining high level, holistic programmes across the portfolio of works Reviewing, challenging and refining project programmes, schedules and delivery plans Monitoring progress, critical path and delivery risks, and implementing corrective action where required Acting as a key client facing stakeholder, ensuring effective communication internally and externally Supporting governance, reporting and performance management across projects Ensuring health, safety and compliance standards are upheld across all delivery activity What we're looking for: Essential experience and skills A strong construction project management background Proven experience delivering complex construction or infrastructure projects Highways experience is ideal, but transferable construction experience will also be considered Strong people management and leadership capability Excellent communication skills, with the ability to engage effectively with clients and delivery teams Experience managing programmes, priorities and competing delivery demands A pragmatic, delivery focused approach in a fast paced environment A full UK driving licence Desirable experience Knowledge of highways or public realm infrastructure delivery Understanding of: + CDM regulations and relevant legislation + NEC forms of contract + Project controls, planning and programme management processes Experience working in partnership or client side delivery environments About Capita Capita is an outsourcer, helping clients across the public and private sectors run complex business processes more efficiently, creating better consumer experiences. Operating across 8 countries, Capita's 41,000 colleagues support primarily UK and European clients with people-based services underpinned by market-leading technology. We're a vital support service for our clients, enabling the everyday interactions that we expect to run seamlessly, to run seamlessly. A publicly listed business with adjusted revenue of £2.6bn, Capita's areas of focus are Central Government, Local Public Service, Defence, Learning, Fire & Security, Contact Centres and Pensions Solutions. We're embracing change to respond to the ever-changing needs of society, creating better outcomes for all our stakeholders A competitive basic salary 23 days' holiday (rising to 27) with the opportunity to buy extra leave The opportunity to take a paid day out of the office, volunteering for our charity partners or a cause of your choice Auto-enrolment to our company pension, life assurance, a cycle2work scheme, 15 weeks' fully paid maternity, adoption and shared parental leave, paternity pay of two weeks and plenty more Voluntary benefits designed to suit your lifestyle - from discounts on retail and socialising, to health & wellbeing, travel and technology Access to our Employee Network Groups, which represent every strand of diversity and allow colleagues to connect and learn from each other on an open, inclusive platform You'll get the chance to follow your chosen career path anywhere in Capita. You'll be joining a network of experienced, innovative and dedicated individuals across multiple disciplines and sectors. There are countless opportunities to learn new skills and develop in your career, and we'll provide the support you need to do just that. Our purpose is to create a better outcome for you. What we hope you'll do next: Choose 'Apply now' to fill out our short application, so that we can find out more about you. Equal Opportunities At Capita, we're committed to providing an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment process and working environment for everyone. We want everyone to have the best chance of succeeding as they move through their application and start their career with us. We are an equal opportunity and Disability Confident employer, we want to hear from you if you'd like to discuss any adjustments you might need during your recruitment process. Please email or call and we'll get back to you to discuss. For more information about equal opportunities and the types of adjustments we can offer, please visit the Capita Careers website. If you have a question that does not relate to adjustments during your recruitment process, please email our Talent Acquisition team - Location: Newcastle Upon Tyne,Zjednoczone Królestwo Time Type: Zatrudnienie w pełnym wymiarze godzin Contract Type: Czas określony (Fixed Term) Capita is a consulting, transformation and digital services business. We deliver innovative solutions and simplify the connections between businesses and customers, governments and citizens. We're driven by our purpose: to create better outcomes - for our employees, clients and customers, suppliers and partners, investors, and society. We're committed to being a responsible business - in how we operate, serve society, respect our people and the environment, and deliver attractive returns to our investors. Every day we help millions of people, by delivering innovative solutions to transform and simplify the connections between businesses and customers, governments and citizens. We partner with clients and provide them with the insight and cutting-edge technologies that give time back, allowing them to focus on what they do best and making people's lives easier and simpler. We operate in the UK, Europe, India and South Africa and currently have 55,000 talented people working in our three divisions: Capita Experience, Capita Public Service and Capita Portfolio.

Project Director (Life Insurance) - Actuarial Regulation Team The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) mission is to serve the public interest and support UK economic growth by upholding high standards of corporate governance, corporate reporting, audit and actuarial work. We are the UK Competent Authority for audit. We also set the UK Corporate Governance and Stewardship Codes as well as UK standards for accounting, auditing and actuarial work, and monitor and take action to promote the quality of corporate reporting and operate independent enforcement arrangements for accountants and actuaries. Further information about our role can be found at . Regulatory Standards: The FRC's Regulatory Standards Division is responsible for public and technical policy covering accountancy, audit, actuarial work and corporate governance and stewardship, for which we set regulatory codes and standards and develop guidance to drive high quality work in the public interest. The Role: We are seeking a Project Director to join the FRC's Actuarial Regulation Team. The successful candidates will work with the Director of Actuarial Regulation, Senior Project Directors and other Project Directors in the team to deliver the objectives in our annual strategy and plan. This includes developing the technical actuarial standards and pension disclosures in the UK assessing the effectiveness of the technical actuarial standards through our review of actuarial work providing actuarial expertise to the wider FRC such as in relation to disciplinary cases, and the oversight of the IFoA and actuarial aspects of audit quality review inspections. The FRC is the home of independent actuarial regulation, and this is an excellent opportunity to influence actuarial regulation and to help shape the actuarial profession. The People: The candidates are likely to be Fellow of the IFoA with significant post qualification experience, with some experience of regulation, supervision or research and/or a former practitioner, and are likely to have operated at a senior level in a consulting, management or regulatory role. A strong understanding of what drives high quality actuarial work is key to this role. The Project Director should have deep technical knowledge of the life insurance sector, and with some knowledge of pensions products or prior experience in the pensions industry. Health insurance knowledge is desirable but not essential. The Project Director will also possess strategic knowledge of developments and issues affecting their sector; have externally acknowledged technical expertise in their field be able to engage credibly with senior actuarial practitioners and other senior stakeholders have strong oral and written communications, including strong presentation skills and experience of speaking to challenging audiences have strong analytical skills to be able to distil large amounts of information and identify key points possess knowledge of the standards and guidance which apply to IFoA members, and of the IFoA's education, CPD, competence and disciplinary regimes. be able to learn from colleagues in other practice areas, or work with colleagues from other operating units providing specialist input to cross-unit projects be able to take ownership and responsibility for timely delivery of high quality work including projects be able to work collaboratively in a team environment and also to work independently when required. Please apply by uploading a copy of your CV and covering letter as a single document upload. In the covering letter, please set out, by reference to the person specification above how you meet the required skillset. Rewards and benefits The FRC offers remuneration packages, including 30 days annual leave, ability to buy extra leave. Generous employer pension contribution of 10%. Staff Employee Assistance Programme including confidential counselling and work life services. The FRC offers staff the opportunity to save at least 25% on the purchase of a new bike through the Cycle to work scheme. The FRC has a strong work/life balance ethos. The FRC believes that equality of opportunity and diversity is important in the work that we do and we are strongly committed to being an inclusive employer. Our values of being fair and independent supports this commitment. Equal opportunities monitoring is an important means of demonstrating and implementing our commitment to promoting equality of opportunity and diversity. Completing our diversity form will assist the FRC to identify any barriers that prevent access to employment and career development for certain groups of people, and to develop solutions, such as action plans, new policies and practices. The FRC is a Disability Confident Employer and we welcome applications under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme from disabled people as defined by the Equality Act 2010 that meet the minimum requirements for the role. To learn more about the Disability Confident Scheme Click Here The role is based in our central Birmingham office. The post holder should be able to work flexibly to support the team's activities and also provide cover within the FRC as necessary. The FRC operates a hybrid working arrangement with its workforce. The FRC operates a hybrid working arrangement, with a expectation that 40% of a person's working time will be located at one of our offices per week, with precise arrangements to be agreed between the employee and the line manager.