Full time, permanent opportunity Location: York Salary: £59,966 to £71,566 per annum Introduction to YSJ University York St John is an ambitious, modern university at the heart of historic York and there has never been a more exciting time to join us. As one of the fastest growing universities in the UK over recent years, we have a new strategy for the next decade, emphasising our commitment to widening opportunity through the power of education and contributing our talents to creating a fairer world, and a more prosperous region. We are putting inspirational learning and impactful research at the heart of this strategy, recognising our academic expertise as our greatest asset. This is a rare opportunity to build a new academic portfolio from inception to delivery, shaping curriculum, partnerships, staffing and facilities from the ground up. The postholder will play a defining role in establishing York St John as a regional leader in Built Environment education. The Role In May 2026, the University decided to establish a new portfolio of programmes across the Built Environment to address significant skills shortages in the region, boost our graduate outcomes and enhance the power of our place-based research. We are seeking an Associate Head for the Built Environment to work with industry to lead the development and implementation of the Built Environment portfolio strategy in line with the University's Strategy for Social Impact. In this unique and strategically pivotal role within the University you will lead high-level employer and professional body engagement and shape an industry-embedded, professionally aligned curriculum. You will also be responsible for recruiting a team of academics to deliver our new Built Environment provision, and work with colleagues to secure the right technical support. In this role, you will be part of the School Academic Leadership Team and will work closely with four other Associate Heads, our Directors of Teaching and Learning, Research and Innovation, PGR, EDI, to support the Head of School in making key strategic decisions relating to a range of topics including staffing, recruitment, space utilisation, resource needs, external partnerships and internationalisation. Once the portfolio is operational, you will build and lead a high-performing academic community, combining experienced academics and industry practitioners, and create a collaborative, inclusive and delivery-focused culture. You will lead by example as an active researcher and in delivering teaching to at least one of the programme areas. You will facilitate good communication across your teams and motivate colleagues to be the best that they can be. An approachable, decisive, and inspiring leader, you will be an enthusiastic advocate for your programmes and actively engaged with the university strategic plan. The School The School of the Arts offers a range of degree programmes across undergraduate, postgraduate taught degrees and research degrees. Built Environment will be a new and strategically significant area within the School, complementing existing strengths in design, creative practice and interdisciplinary learning, and supported by close collaboration with York Business School. At York St John, our student numbers have grown from under 6,000 to over 14,000 over the past decade, so we are blessed with large and diverse UG, PGT and PGR communities. As a School, we are committed to student-centred teaching, applied creative practice, co-design with business and live industry briefs, in order to challenge our learners to think about the world in different ways. We are very active in projects involving work-related learning (including partnerships with a variety of external industries and companies), and active in work to decolonise the curriculum and to build supportive and inclusive pedagogies. We have a thriving research community formed from a range of practitioners, action researchers and traditional researchers. There are opportunities for colleagues to share research and get involved with wider research projects, and colleagues are encouraged to develop research-informed teaching. We have a combination of early career researchers as well as active senior researchers, and we engage with a range of academic interests that impact our excellent teaching provision and expanding research portfolio. With around 70 staff in the School in total, we are a friendly, creative and collegiate community. Required skills and experience The successful candidate will have practitioner expertise in at least one branch of the Built Environment such as architecture, quantity or land surveying, construction project management or building service engineering. Regardless of your personal specialism, you will need to demonstrate an appreciation and understanding of the other subject areas. Research expertise, including a doctorate is desirable. As an experienced professional, with industry experience and experience in higher education, you will have a strong portfolio in terms of new programme development and teaching innovation, as well as having recognised scholarship in your area of expertise. This is very much a cross-University role where you will need to quickly establish a strong network across a range of academic and professional services colleagues at all levels. You need to be a confident communicator with experience of programme management, budget management, leadership, and strategic thinking. At York St John, our approach to leadership is collegiate and focuses on both empowering and supporting staff. Additional information For informal queries, please contact the Head of School, Professor Helen Julia Minors ( ) It is anticipated that the selection process will include an interview and presentation. Further details will be provided if you are shortlisted for interview.
Jun 09, 2026
Full time
Full time, permanent opportunity Location: York Salary: £59,966 to £71,566 per annum Introduction to YSJ University York St John is an ambitious, modern university at the heart of historic York and there has never been a more exciting time to join us. As one of the fastest growing universities in the UK over recent years, we have a new strategy for the next decade, emphasising our commitment to widening opportunity through the power of education and contributing our talents to creating a fairer world, and a more prosperous region. We are putting inspirational learning and impactful research at the heart of this strategy, recognising our academic expertise as our greatest asset. This is a rare opportunity to build a new academic portfolio from inception to delivery, shaping curriculum, partnerships, staffing and facilities from the ground up. The postholder will play a defining role in establishing York St John as a regional leader in Built Environment education. The Role In May 2026, the University decided to establish a new portfolio of programmes across the Built Environment to address significant skills shortages in the region, boost our graduate outcomes and enhance the power of our place-based research. We are seeking an Associate Head for the Built Environment to work with industry to lead the development and implementation of the Built Environment portfolio strategy in line with the University's Strategy for Social Impact. In this unique and strategically pivotal role within the University you will lead high-level employer and professional body engagement and shape an industry-embedded, professionally aligned curriculum. You will also be responsible for recruiting a team of academics to deliver our new Built Environment provision, and work with colleagues to secure the right technical support. In this role, you will be part of the School Academic Leadership Team and will work closely with four other Associate Heads, our Directors of Teaching and Learning, Research and Innovation, PGR, EDI, to support the Head of School in making key strategic decisions relating to a range of topics including staffing, recruitment, space utilisation, resource needs, external partnerships and internationalisation. Once the portfolio is operational, you will build and lead a high-performing academic community, combining experienced academics and industry practitioners, and create a collaborative, inclusive and delivery-focused culture. You will lead by example as an active researcher and in delivering teaching to at least one of the programme areas. You will facilitate good communication across your teams and motivate colleagues to be the best that they can be. An approachable, decisive, and inspiring leader, you will be an enthusiastic advocate for your programmes and actively engaged with the university strategic plan. The School The School of the Arts offers a range of degree programmes across undergraduate, postgraduate taught degrees and research degrees. Built Environment will be a new and strategically significant area within the School, complementing existing strengths in design, creative practice and interdisciplinary learning, and supported by close collaboration with York Business School. At York St John, our student numbers have grown from under 6,000 to over 14,000 over the past decade, so we are blessed with large and diverse UG, PGT and PGR communities. As a School, we are committed to student-centred teaching, applied creative practice, co-design with business and live industry briefs, in order to challenge our learners to think about the world in different ways. We are very active in projects involving work-related learning (including partnerships with a variety of external industries and companies), and active in work to decolonise the curriculum and to build supportive and inclusive pedagogies. We have a thriving research community formed from a range of practitioners, action researchers and traditional researchers. There are opportunities for colleagues to share research and get involved with wider research projects, and colleagues are encouraged to develop research-informed teaching. We have a combination of early career researchers as well as active senior researchers, and we engage with a range of academic interests that impact our excellent teaching provision and expanding research portfolio. With around 70 staff in the School in total, we are a friendly, creative and collegiate community. Required skills and experience The successful candidate will have practitioner expertise in at least one branch of the Built Environment such as architecture, quantity or land surveying, construction project management or building service engineering. Regardless of your personal specialism, you will need to demonstrate an appreciation and understanding of the other subject areas. Research expertise, including a doctorate is desirable. As an experienced professional, with industry experience and experience in higher education, you will have a strong portfolio in terms of new programme development and teaching innovation, as well as having recognised scholarship in your area of expertise. This is very much a cross-University role where you will need to quickly establish a strong network across a range of academic and professional services colleagues at all levels. You need to be a confident communicator with experience of programme management, budget management, leadership, and strategic thinking. At York St John, our approach to leadership is collegiate and focuses on both empowering and supporting staff. Additional information For informal queries, please contact the Head of School, Professor Helen Julia Minors ( ) It is anticipated that the selection process will include an interview and presentation. Further details will be provided if you are shortlisted for interview.
The Department of Engineering at Durham University is currently undergoing a period of strategic growth and now seeks to appoint a talented individual to the role of Associate Professor in Electrical Engineering or Fluid Mechanics . We welcome applications from those with research and teaching interests in the broad field of electrical engineering, power electronics, machines and drives. We are particularly eager to hear from candidates working in experimental electrical engineering research, or in fluid mechanics with applications associated with the energy, aerospace or vehicle aerodynamics sectors. Applicants who have a track record of current funding they could bring to Durham are likely to be in a stronger position than those that do not. Applicants much also balance their research expertise with the ability to teach our students to an exceptional standard and to fully engage in the services, citizenship and values of the University. This is an exciting opportunity to join an expanding, unified Engineering Department which is recognised as one of the very best in the UK, with a reputation for excellence in teaching, research and employability of our graduates.In the REF2021 exercise, 95% of our Engineering outputs were graded "Internationally Excellent" or "World Leading", and the Department is committed to an ethos of research-led education at all levels of our taught programmes. Engineering at Durham University was ranked 5th in The Complete University Guide 2026, 6th in The Guardian University Guide 2025, and 6th in The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2025. We were ranked 2nd in Engineering behind only Cambridge in a recent Institute for Fiscal Studies report on the difference in graduate earnings by UK university choice.We are a scholarly community that is open, representative and diverse: our commitment to this is expressed through work of the Department's Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Group, and our Athena Swan Silver award. The Department of Engineering demonstrates significant depth of research excellence across a range of disciplines, with activities that are currently concentrated across eight Research Nodes which group together our day-to-day activities and expertise, yet feed into the UN Sustainable Development Goals .This role nominally falls into either the Electrical Power node or Fluid Mechanics node . We are particularly proud of the collaborative interdisciplinary nature of our research, which also includes strong industrial partnerships. This post offers an exciting opportunity to make a major contribution to the leadership and development of world leading and internationally excellent research and teaching while allowing you unrivalled opportunities to progress and embed your career in an exciting and progressive institution.For more information, please visit our Department pages at . We are keen to hear from outstanding candidates who have already achieved Chartered Engineer status. As a minimum, if not already professionally qualified, candidates will be expected to demonstrate the ability and desire to become Chartered. Job Title: Associate Professor in Electrical Engineering / Fluid Mechanics Vacancy Reference: Department: Engineering Responsible to: Head of Department Salary Grade: Professor (Grade 9) - £59,966 - £67,468 Working arrangements: Full Time (we will consider requests for flexible working arrangements) Closing date: 23:59 on 2 November 2025 Start Date: Ideally 1 May 2026 Apply link: :00&tzname=Europe/London
Oct 08, 2025
Full time
The Department of Engineering at Durham University is currently undergoing a period of strategic growth and now seeks to appoint a talented individual to the role of Associate Professor in Electrical Engineering or Fluid Mechanics . We welcome applications from those with research and teaching interests in the broad field of electrical engineering, power electronics, machines and drives. We are particularly eager to hear from candidates working in experimental electrical engineering research, or in fluid mechanics with applications associated with the energy, aerospace or vehicle aerodynamics sectors. Applicants who have a track record of current funding they could bring to Durham are likely to be in a stronger position than those that do not. Applicants much also balance their research expertise with the ability to teach our students to an exceptional standard and to fully engage in the services, citizenship and values of the University. This is an exciting opportunity to join an expanding, unified Engineering Department which is recognised as one of the very best in the UK, with a reputation for excellence in teaching, research and employability of our graduates.In the REF2021 exercise, 95% of our Engineering outputs were graded "Internationally Excellent" or "World Leading", and the Department is committed to an ethos of research-led education at all levels of our taught programmes. Engineering at Durham University was ranked 5th in The Complete University Guide 2026, 6th in The Guardian University Guide 2025, and 6th in The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2025. We were ranked 2nd in Engineering behind only Cambridge in a recent Institute for Fiscal Studies report on the difference in graduate earnings by UK university choice.We are a scholarly community that is open, representative and diverse: our commitment to this is expressed through work of the Department's Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Group, and our Athena Swan Silver award. The Department of Engineering demonstrates significant depth of research excellence across a range of disciplines, with activities that are currently concentrated across eight Research Nodes which group together our day-to-day activities and expertise, yet feed into the UN Sustainable Development Goals .This role nominally falls into either the Electrical Power node or Fluid Mechanics node . We are particularly proud of the collaborative interdisciplinary nature of our research, which also includes strong industrial partnerships. This post offers an exciting opportunity to make a major contribution to the leadership and development of world leading and internationally excellent research and teaching while allowing you unrivalled opportunities to progress and embed your career in an exciting and progressive institution.For more information, please visit our Department pages at . We are keen to hear from outstanding candidates who have already achieved Chartered Engineer status. As a minimum, if not already professionally qualified, candidates will be expected to demonstrate the ability and desire to become Chartered. Job Title: Associate Professor in Electrical Engineering / Fluid Mechanics Vacancy Reference: Department: Engineering Responsible to: Head of Department Salary Grade: Professor (Grade 9) - £59,966 - £67,468 Working arrangements: Full Time (we will consider requests for flexible working arrangements) Closing date: 23:59 on 2 November 2025 Start Date: Ideally 1 May 2026 Apply link: :00&tzname=Europe/London
We have an exciting opportunity in the Department of Earth Sciences at Durham University to appoint an Associate Professor (Research and Education) in Sustainable Earth Energy to help strengthen our existing research, teaching and impact that addresses the major energy transition from an Earth Sciences perspective. We seek an outstanding individual to take a leadership role in low carbon geoenergy, energy transition including storage and/or energy transition resource sustainability. We believe that education and research are a vital part of our response in this time of unprecedented change on Earth. We seek an outstanding individual to take a leadership role in research and teaching in this area as part of Durham Earth Sciences. This post offers an exciting opportunity to make a major contribution to the development of internationally excellent research and teaching while allowing unrivalled opportunities to progress and embed your career in an exciting and progressive institution. You will have an established, internationally recognised, and active research programme in environmental geosciences, earth system science, sustainability, or related fields, combining field, lab, and/or computational approaches on topics such as, but not limited to, global carbon cycle dynamics, carbon sequestration, environmental sustainability, climate change and mitigation, energy transition or sustainable resource management. You will be expected and supported to conduct cutting-edge research at the highest level, build your own externally funded research group, collaborate widely within and without the department and to explore the full potential of the impact of your research. Your work will contribute to research and impact themes in the Department, the Science Faculty and across the University, including cross-disciplinary and collaborative vehicles such as the Durham Energy Institute and the Institute for Hazard, Risk and Resilience. Durham is a UK top 5 Earth Sciences department and is committed to helping you to develop your full potential in both education and research. Start-up packages can be negotiated and there are many examples of flexible working practices. The Department strives for a collegial, collaborative and flexible working environment and is a member of the Athena SWAN Charter, currently holding a departmental Silver Athena SWAN award. Please visit our website for more information on the department, its research and facilities: . Interviews will take place in December/January 2025 and successful applicants will, ideally, be in post by 1 September 2026.
Oct 08, 2025
Full time
We have an exciting opportunity in the Department of Earth Sciences at Durham University to appoint an Associate Professor (Research and Education) in Sustainable Earth Energy to help strengthen our existing research, teaching and impact that addresses the major energy transition from an Earth Sciences perspective. We seek an outstanding individual to take a leadership role in low carbon geoenergy, energy transition including storage and/or energy transition resource sustainability. We believe that education and research are a vital part of our response in this time of unprecedented change on Earth. We seek an outstanding individual to take a leadership role in research and teaching in this area as part of Durham Earth Sciences. This post offers an exciting opportunity to make a major contribution to the development of internationally excellent research and teaching while allowing unrivalled opportunities to progress and embed your career in an exciting and progressive institution. You will have an established, internationally recognised, and active research programme in environmental geosciences, earth system science, sustainability, or related fields, combining field, lab, and/or computational approaches on topics such as, but not limited to, global carbon cycle dynamics, carbon sequestration, environmental sustainability, climate change and mitigation, energy transition or sustainable resource management. You will be expected and supported to conduct cutting-edge research at the highest level, build your own externally funded research group, collaborate widely within and without the department and to explore the full potential of the impact of your research. Your work will contribute to research and impact themes in the Department, the Science Faculty and across the University, including cross-disciplinary and collaborative vehicles such as the Durham Energy Institute and the Institute for Hazard, Risk and Resilience. Durham is a UK top 5 Earth Sciences department and is committed to helping you to develop your full potential in both education and research. Start-up packages can be negotiated and there are many examples of flexible working practices. The Department strives for a collegial, collaborative and flexible working environment and is a member of the Athena SWAN Charter, currently holding a departmental Silver Athena SWAN award. Please visit our website for more information on the department, its research and facilities: . Interviews will take place in December/January 2025 and successful applicants will, ideally, be in post by 1 September 2026.
The Department of Engineering at Durham University is currently undergoing a period of strategic growth and now seeks to appoint a talented individual to the role of Associate Professor in Electrical Engineering or Fluid Mechanics . We welcome applications from those with research and teaching interests in the broad field of electrical engineering, power electronics, machines and drives. We are particularly eager to hear from candidates working in experimental electrical engineering research, or in fluid mechanics with applications associated with the energy, aerospace or vehicle aerodynamics sectors. Applicants who have a track record of current funding they could bring to Durham are likely to be in a stronger position than those that do not. Applicants much also balance their research expertise with the ability to teach our students to an exceptional standard and to fully engage in the services, citizenship and values of the University. This is an exciting opportunity to join an expanding, unified Engineering Department which is recognised as one of the very best in the UK, with a reputation for excellence in teaching, research and employability of our graduates.In the REF2021 exercise, 95% of our Engineering outputs were graded "Internationally Excellent" or "World Leading", and the Department is committed to an ethos of research-led education at all levels of our taught programmes. Engineering at Durham University was ranked 5th in The Complete University Guide 2026, 6th in The Guardian University Guide 2025, and 6th in The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2025. We were ranked 2nd in Engineering behind only Cambridge in a recent Institute for Fiscal Studies report on the difference in graduate earnings by UK university choice.We are a scholarly community that is open, representative and diverse: our commitment to this is expressed through work of the Department's Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Group, and our Athena Swan Silver award. The Department of Engineering demonstrates significant depth of research excellence across a range of disciplines, with activities that are currently concentrated across eight Research Nodes which group together our day-to-day activities and expertise, yet feed into the UN Sustainable Development Goals .This role nominally falls into either the Electrical Power node or Fluid Mechanics node . We are particularly proud of the collaborative interdisciplinary nature of our research, which also includes strong industrial partnerships. This post offers an exciting opportunity to make a major contribution to the leadership and development of world leading and internationally excellent research and teaching while allowing you unrivalled opportunities to progress and embed your career in an exciting and progressive institution.For more information, please visit our Department pages at . We are keen to hear from outstanding candidates who have already achieved Chartered Engineer status. As a minimum, if not already professionally qualified, candidates will be expected to demonstrate the ability and desire to become Chartered. Job Title: Associate Professor in Electrical Engineering / Fluid Mechanics Vacancy Reference: Department: Engineering Responsible to: Head of Department Salary Grade: Professor (Grade 9) - £59,966 - £67,468 Working arrangements: Full Time (we will consider requests for flexible working arrangements) Closing date: 23:59 on 2 November 2025 Start Date: Ideally 1 May 2026 Apply link: :00&tzname=Europe/London
Oct 07, 2025
Full time
The Department of Engineering at Durham University is currently undergoing a period of strategic growth and now seeks to appoint a talented individual to the role of Associate Professor in Electrical Engineering or Fluid Mechanics . We welcome applications from those with research and teaching interests in the broad field of electrical engineering, power electronics, machines and drives. We are particularly eager to hear from candidates working in experimental electrical engineering research, or in fluid mechanics with applications associated with the energy, aerospace or vehicle aerodynamics sectors. Applicants who have a track record of current funding they could bring to Durham are likely to be in a stronger position than those that do not. Applicants much also balance their research expertise with the ability to teach our students to an exceptional standard and to fully engage in the services, citizenship and values of the University. This is an exciting opportunity to join an expanding, unified Engineering Department which is recognised as one of the very best in the UK, with a reputation for excellence in teaching, research and employability of our graduates.In the REF2021 exercise, 95% of our Engineering outputs were graded "Internationally Excellent" or "World Leading", and the Department is committed to an ethos of research-led education at all levels of our taught programmes. Engineering at Durham University was ranked 5th in The Complete University Guide 2026, 6th in The Guardian University Guide 2025, and 6th in The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2025. We were ranked 2nd in Engineering behind only Cambridge in a recent Institute for Fiscal Studies report on the difference in graduate earnings by UK university choice.We are a scholarly community that is open, representative and diverse: our commitment to this is expressed through work of the Department's Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Group, and our Athena Swan Silver award. The Department of Engineering demonstrates significant depth of research excellence across a range of disciplines, with activities that are currently concentrated across eight Research Nodes which group together our day-to-day activities and expertise, yet feed into the UN Sustainable Development Goals .This role nominally falls into either the Electrical Power node or Fluid Mechanics node . We are particularly proud of the collaborative interdisciplinary nature of our research, which also includes strong industrial partnerships. This post offers an exciting opportunity to make a major contribution to the leadership and development of world leading and internationally excellent research and teaching while allowing you unrivalled opportunities to progress and embed your career in an exciting and progressive institution.For more information, please visit our Department pages at . We are keen to hear from outstanding candidates who have already achieved Chartered Engineer status. As a minimum, if not already professionally qualified, candidates will be expected to demonstrate the ability and desire to become Chartered. Job Title: Associate Professor in Electrical Engineering / Fluid Mechanics Vacancy Reference: Department: Engineering Responsible to: Head of Department Salary Grade: Professor (Grade 9) - £59,966 - £67,468 Working arrangements: Full Time (we will consider requests for flexible working arrangements) Closing date: 23:59 on 2 November 2025 Start Date: Ideally 1 May 2026 Apply link: :00&tzname=Europe/London
Associate Finance Business Partner, We drive our own success Salary £30,000 - £40,000 Benefits: Staff Shop, MyBargains, Pension Location :Deal Ways of Working: Site Based Hours of work 08:30 - 17:00 Contract Type - Permanent Please be informed that this role offers a job share option, which aims to promote a collaborative approach to workload management and improved work-life balance by sharing a full-time role with another colleague. Why join us? We're constantly evolving, progressing and diversifying. And we want our people to do so too. For everyone to feel empowered, engaged and enabled. To create opportunities to move forward, climb higher and push for more. We believe in fuelling ambition and guiding success. In supporting everyone with talent and drive to own what they do, realise their potential and build a brilliant future for themselves at Bakkavor. About the role We're proud to offer you a career with real scope for development. To reward your hard work and ambition as a talented Associate Finance Business Partner with plenty of support and opportunity. Empowering you to drive your own success and create a career you can be proud of too. In this busy and exciting role, you will support the (Senior) Finance Business Partners with providing insight to the Factory Management and wider Operations teams - to aid decision-making that drives site profitability. You will become part of the broader Business Finance Team and build a positive working relationship with the Business FP&A Team - to communicate factory trends and cost drivers for input to financial models. Transactional processing, analysis and adherence to Group controls following SOPs to execute tasks within agreed SLAs and KPIs - will be top of your agenda. Role Accountabilities Product Costing & Pricing (60% of focus at the beginning) Supporting standard cost reset activities (prepared by the Business FP&A Team) and performing deep dives into data to support any complex pricing decisions Contributing to the end-to-end costings process, ensuring timetable and controls are adhered to from a Finance perspective Ensuring adherence to agreed financial processes and controls within the costing system (Recipe Professor) Supporting on product costing meetings and ensuring all launch and implementation costs are captured, including opportunities and risks associated with operational processes that could impact the financials Supporting preparers of new and existing product development costs, escalating concerns as necessary to the (Senior) Finance Business Partners. Ensuring the correct costs are included in 'As-is/To-be' models at each stage of the Development process Working with Business FP&A team as necessary, to prepare any ad-hoc costing analysis as requested by the wider operations team in a timely and efficient manner Understanding variances against standard cost and ensuring these are accurately captured to maintain a catalogue of actual cost by product Business Partnering (30% of focus - will increase over time) Supporting the (Senior) Finance Business Partners in translating complex financial data into clear and actionable business insights Fostering collaborative relationships with stakeholders to remain up to date with latest operation activity and priorities Working closely with wider business teams to accurately gather data for profit improvement initiatives to track their progress against defined financial targets Reviewing and analyse P&L and Tracker information to highlight trends Providing information and insight to the (Senior) Finance Business Partner to aid their input to the Finance Shared Services Team in their production of weekly and monthly Overhead reports and P&Ls / balance sheet reconciliations Supporting with cost centre reviews alongside cost centre owners and assisting with any ad hoc information requests or deep dives into data Generating ad-hoc operational and overhead reports to support the analysis of business performance Collaborating with Operational teams to understand full Redzone functionality Forecasting (5% of focus) Understanding Business trends and cost drivers and ensuring these are effectively communicated to Business FP&A Team for inclusion in 13-week tracker forecasts, quarterly rolling forecasts and 3-year Business plans Delivering feedback to the Business FP&A Team members on any forecast data templates and supporting analysis in a timely and accurate manner, for inclusion in financial forecast submissions Providing Cost Centre Managers with information and analysis to aid preparation of overhead forecast plans, ensuring they accurately reflect expected inflation Understanding monthly and quarterly variance analysis between actual financial performance and forecasts/budgets prepared by Business FP&A Team Capital Management and Investment Appraisal (5% of focus) Assisting with preparation of capital invoice additions forecast and capital cash forecast, identifying project slippage and supporting generation of corrective action plans Communication and Change Management Build relationships with key internal stakeholders and effectively communicate escalations Work with the Business FP&A Team and Finance Shared Services to communicate related updates, progress, and challenges Collaborating closely with peers from the Business FP&A Team and Finance Shared Services to harmonise ways of working and drive process improvements Supporting the (Senior) Finance Business Partners to work closely with the wider Operations and Site Excellence teams to identify continuous improvement opportunities and cost reduction plans Contributing to projects as required, examples of which range from supporting centralisation projects and IS transformation projects Working with other parts of the broader finance function (Finance Shared Services, Group, UK FP&A) and central excellence teams as relevant, contributing to the UK finance agenda, driving best practice and standardisation Control Environment Assisting and supporting in all internal & external audit related activities as required Ensuring site adherence to Group controls, identifying and challenging gaps and supporting wider ops teams to resolve and implement new and improved processes that align to agreed standards Supporting site asset verification activity About you Ideally, you will have a strong understanding of accounting concepts and / or will be currently undergoing professional accounting qualification training (AAT/ACA/ACCA/CIMA). Knowledge of Operational Finance, strong written and verbal communication skills to convey information clearly and concisely, MS Office proficiency, effective time management, diligence and the ability to engage / effectively build relationships with internal and external stakeholders - will be key. If you have a passion for Finance, are comfortable operating in a fast paced and dynamic work environment and open to change, with the competence to positively contribute to the growth and transformation of your immediate team - this could be the perfect role for you. What you'll receive As an equal opportunity employer, we're committed to providing a safe and rewarding environment for you to thrive in. This is why we work hard to deliver benefits, rewards and wellbeing offerings that are important to you. You'll enjoy: Life Assurance (1 x salary) 25 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays as standard (may vary by role) Private medical insurance (after 5 years' service) Staff Shop Stakeholder Pension Scheme Discount & cashback platform Personal Accident Insurance Free health check Employee Assistance Programme A range of voluntary benefits (holiday purchase scheme, additional life assurance, dental & hospital cash plans) Salary sacrifice car lease scheme Free independent mortgage advice Discounted tutoring for children Access to financial learning tools and affordable loans via your salary Free car parking - Site dependant Plus, a commitment to your wellbeing that includes emotional, physical and financial support services delivered by our fantastic team of wellbeing champions. Proud to be Bakkavor We're proud to be the market leader in the UK fresh prepared food industry. We're proud to supply meals, salads, desserts, pizza and bread to leading grocery retailers including Tesco, M&S, Sainsbury's and Waitrose. We're driven by the hard work and passion of our people and are delighted to offer a wide range of careers across our business - come and join our dedicated Bakkavor team! Find out more and apply.
Oct 03, 2025
Full time
Associate Finance Business Partner, We drive our own success Salary £30,000 - £40,000 Benefits: Staff Shop, MyBargains, Pension Location :Deal Ways of Working: Site Based Hours of work 08:30 - 17:00 Contract Type - Permanent Please be informed that this role offers a job share option, which aims to promote a collaborative approach to workload management and improved work-life balance by sharing a full-time role with another colleague. Why join us? We're constantly evolving, progressing and diversifying. And we want our people to do so too. For everyone to feel empowered, engaged and enabled. To create opportunities to move forward, climb higher and push for more. We believe in fuelling ambition and guiding success. In supporting everyone with talent and drive to own what they do, realise their potential and build a brilliant future for themselves at Bakkavor. About the role We're proud to offer you a career with real scope for development. To reward your hard work and ambition as a talented Associate Finance Business Partner with plenty of support and opportunity. Empowering you to drive your own success and create a career you can be proud of too. In this busy and exciting role, you will support the (Senior) Finance Business Partners with providing insight to the Factory Management and wider Operations teams - to aid decision-making that drives site profitability. You will become part of the broader Business Finance Team and build a positive working relationship with the Business FP&A Team - to communicate factory trends and cost drivers for input to financial models. Transactional processing, analysis and adherence to Group controls following SOPs to execute tasks within agreed SLAs and KPIs - will be top of your agenda. Role Accountabilities Product Costing & Pricing (60% of focus at the beginning) Supporting standard cost reset activities (prepared by the Business FP&A Team) and performing deep dives into data to support any complex pricing decisions Contributing to the end-to-end costings process, ensuring timetable and controls are adhered to from a Finance perspective Ensuring adherence to agreed financial processes and controls within the costing system (Recipe Professor) Supporting on product costing meetings and ensuring all launch and implementation costs are captured, including opportunities and risks associated with operational processes that could impact the financials Supporting preparers of new and existing product development costs, escalating concerns as necessary to the (Senior) Finance Business Partners. Ensuring the correct costs are included in 'As-is/To-be' models at each stage of the Development process Working with Business FP&A team as necessary, to prepare any ad-hoc costing analysis as requested by the wider operations team in a timely and efficient manner Understanding variances against standard cost and ensuring these are accurately captured to maintain a catalogue of actual cost by product Business Partnering (30% of focus - will increase over time) Supporting the (Senior) Finance Business Partners in translating complex financial data into clear and actionable business insights Fostering collaborative relationships with stakeholders to remain up to date with latest operation activity and priorities Working closely with wider business teams to accurately gather data for profit improvement initiatives to track their progress against defined financial targets Reviewing and analyse P&L and Tracker information to highlight trends Providing information and insight to the (Senior) Finance Business Partner to aid their input to the Finance Shared Services Team in their production of weekly and monthly Overhead reports and P&Ls / balance sheet reconciliations Supporting with cost centre reviews alongside cost centre owners and assisting with any ad hoc information requests or deep dives into data Generating ad-hoc operational and overhead reports to support the analysis of business performance Collaborating with Operational teams to understand full Redzone functionality Forecasting (5% of focus) Understanding Business trends and cost drivers and ensuring these are effectively communicated to Business FP&A Team for inclusion in 13-week tracker forecasts, quarterly rolling forecasts and 3-year Business plans Delivering feedback to the Business FP&A Team members on any forecast data templates and supporting analysis in a timely and accurate manner, for inclusion in financial forecast submissions Providing Cost Centre Managers with information and analysis to aid preparation of overhead forecast plans, ensuring they accurately reflect expected inflation Understanding monthly and quarterly variance analysis between actual financial performance and forecasts/budgets prepared by Business FP&A Team Capital Management and Investment Appraisal (5% of focus) Assisting with preparation of capital invoice additions forecast and capital cash forecast, identifying project slippage and supporting generation of corrective action plans Communication and Change Management Build relationships with key internal stakeholders and effectively communicate escalations Work with the Business FP&A Team and Finance Shared Services to communicate related updates, progress, and challenges Collaborating closely with peers from the Business FP&A Team and Finance Shared Services to harmonise ways of working and drive process improvements Supporting the (Senior) Finance Business Partners to work closely with the wider Operations and Site Excellence teams to identify continuous improvement opportunities and cost reduction plans Contributing to projects as required, examples of which range from supporting centralisation projects and IS transformation projects Working with other parts of the broader finance function (Finance Shared Services, Group, UK FP&A) and central excellence teams as relevant, contributing to the UK finance agenda, driving best practice and standardisation Control Environment Assisting and supporting in all internal & external audit related activities as required Ensuring site adherence to Group controls, identifying and challenging gaps and supporting wider ops teams to resolve and implement new and improved processes that align to agreed standards Supporting site asset verification activity About you Ideally, you will have a strong understanding of accounting concepts and / or will be currently undergoing professional accounting qualification training (AAT/ACA/ACCA/CIMA). Knowledge of Operational Finance, strong written and verbal communication skills to convey information clearly and concisely, MS Office proficiency, effective time management, diligence and the ability to engage / effectively build relationships with internal and external stakeholders - will be key. If you have a passion for Finance, are comfortable operating in a fast paced and dynamic work environment and open to change, with the competence to positively contribute to the growth and transformation of your immediate team - this could be the perfect role for you. What you'll receive As an equal opportunity employer, we're committed to providing a safe and rewarding environment for you to thrive in. This is why we work hard to deliver benefits, rewards and wellbeing offerings that are important to you. You'll enjoy: Life Assurance (1 x salary) 25 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays as standard (may vary by role) Private medical insurance (after 5 years' service) Staff Shop Stakeholder Pension Scheme Discount & cashback platform Personal Accident Insurance Free health check Employee Assistance Programme A range of voluntary benefits (holiday purchase scheme, additional life assurance, dental & hospital cash plans) Salary sacrifice car lease scheme Free independent mortgage advice Discounted tutoring for children Access to financial learning tools and affordable loans via your salary Free car parking - Site dependant Plus, a commitment to your wellbeing that includes emotional, physical and financial support services delivered by our fantastic team of wellbeing champions. Proud to be Bakkavor We're proud to be the market leader in the UK fresh prepared food industry. We're proud to supply meals, salads, desserts, pizza and bread to leading grocery retailers including Tesco, M&S, Sainsbury's and Waitrose. We're driven by the hard work and passion of our people and are delighted to offer a wide range of careers across our business - come and join our dedicated Bakkavor team! Find out more and apply.
We have an exciting opportunity in the Department of Earth Sciences at Durham University to appoint an Associate Professor (Research and Education) in Sustainable Earth Energy to help strengthen our existing research, teaching and impact that addresses the major energy transition from an Earth Sciences perspective. We seek an outstanding individual to take a leadership role in low carbon geoenergy, energy transition including storage and/or energy transition resource sustainability. We believe that education and research are a vital part of our response in this time of unprecedented change on Earth. We seek an outstanding individual to take a leadership role in research and teaching in this area as part of Durham Earth Sciences. This post offers an exciting opportunity to make a major contribution to the development of internationally excellent research and teaching while allowing unrivalled opportunities to progress and embed your career in an exciting and progressive institution. You will have an established, internationally recognised, and active research programme in environmental geosciences, earth system science, sustainability, or related fields, combining field, lab, and/or computational approaches on topics such as, but not limited to, global carbon cycle dynamics, carbon sequestration, environmental sustainability, climate change and mitigation, energy transition or sustainable resource management. You will be expected and supported to conduct cutting-edge research at the highest level, build your own externally funded research group, collaborate widely within and without the department and to explore the full potential of the impact of your research. Your work will contribute to research and impact themes in the Department, the Science Faculty and across the University, including cross-disciplinary and collaborative vehicles such as the Durham Energy Institute and the Institute for Hazard, Risk and Resilience. Durham is a UK top 5 Earth Sciences department and is committed to helping you to develop your full potential in both education and research. Start-up packages can be negotiated and there are many examples of flexible working practices. The Department strives for a collegial, collaborative and flexible working environment and is a member of the Athena SWAN Charter, currently holding a departmental Silver Athena SWAN award. Please visit our website for more information on the department, its research and facilities: . Interviews will take place in December/January 2025 and successful applicants will, ideally, be in post by 1 September 2026.
Sep 27, 2025
Full time
We have an exciting opportunity in the Department of Earth Sciences at Durham University to appoint an Associate Professor (Research and Education) in Sustainable Earth Energy to help strengthen our existing research, teaching and impact that addresses the major energy transition from an Earth Sciences perspective. We seek an outstanding individual to take a leadership role in low carbon geoenergy, energy transition including storage and/or energy transition resource sustainability. We believe that education and research are a vital part of our response in this time of unprecedented change on Earth. We seek an outstanding individual to take a leadership role in research and teaching in this area as part of Durham Earth Sciences. This post offers an exciting opportunity to make a major contribution to the development of internationally excellent research and teaching while allowing unrivalled opportunities to progress and embed your career in an exciting and progressive institution. You will have an established, internationally recognised, and active research programme in environmental geosciences, earth system science, sustainability, or related fields, combining field, lab, and/or computational approaches on topics such as, but not limited to, global carbon cycle dynamics, carbon sequestration, environmental sustainability, climate change and mitigation, energy transition or sustainable resource management. You will be expected and supported to conduct cutting-edge research at the highest level, build your own externally funded research group, collaborate widely within and without the department and to explore the full potential of the impact of your research. Your work will contribute to research and impact themes in the Department, the Science Faculty and across the University, including cross-disciplinary and collaborative vehicles such as the Durham Energy Institute and the Institute for Hazard, Risk and Resilience. Durham is a UK top 5 Earth Sciences department and is committed to helping you to develop your full potential in both education and research. Start-up packages can be negotiated and there are many examples of flexible working practices. The Department strives for a collegial, collaborative and flexible working environment and is a member of the Athena SWAN Charter, currently holding a departmental Silver Athena SWAN award. Please visit our website for more information on the department, its research and facilities: . Interviews will take place in December/January 2025 and successful applicants will, ideally, be in post by 1 September 2026.
The Department of Engineering at Durham University is currently undergoing a period of strategic growth and now seeks to appoint a talented individual to the role of Associate Professor in Electrical Engineering or Fluid Mechanics . We welcome applications from those with research and teaching interests in the broad field of electrical engineering, power electronics, machines and drives. We are particularly eager to hear from candidates working in experimental electrical engineering research, or in fluid mechanics with applications associated with the energy, aerospace or vehicle aerodynamics sectors. Applicants who have a track record of current funding they could bring to Durham are likely to be in a stronger position than those that do not. Applicants much also balance their research expertise with the ability to teach our students to an exceptional standard and to fully engage in the services, citizenship and values of the University. This is an exciting opportunity to join an expanding, unified Engineering Department which is recognised as one of the very best in the UK, with a reputation for excellence in teaching, research and employability of our graduates. In the REF2021 exercise, 95% of our Engineering outputs were graded "Internationally Excellent" or "World Leading", and the Department is committed to an ethos of research-led education at all levels of our taught programmes. Engineering at Durham University was ranked 5th in The Complete University Guide 2026, 6th in The Guardian University Guide 2025, and 6th in The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2025. We were ranked 2nd in Engineering behind only Cambridge in a recent Institute for Fiscal Studies report on the difference in graduate earnings by UK university choice. We are a scholarly community that is open, representative and diverse: our commitment to this is expressed through work of the Department's Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Group, and our Athena Swan Silver award. The Department of Engineering demonstrates significant depth of research excellence across a range of disciplines, with activities that are currently concentrated across eight Research Nodes which group together our day-to-day activities and expertise, yet feed into the UN Sustainable Development Goals . This role nominally falls into either the Electrical Power node or Fluid Mechanics node . We are particularly proud of the collaborative interdisciplinary nature of our research, which also includes strong industrial partnerships. This post offers an exciting opportunity to make a major contribution to the leadership and development of world leading and internationally excellent research and teaching while allowing you unrivalled opportunities to progress and embed your career in an exciting and progressive institution. For more information, please visit our Department pages at . We are keen to hear from outstanding candidates who have already achieved Chartered Engineer status. As a minimum, if not already professionally qualified, candidates will be expected to demonstrate the ability and desire to become Chartered. Job Title: Associate Professor in Electrical Engineering / Fluid Mechanics Vacancy Reference: Department: Engineering Responsible to: Head of Department Salary Grade: Professor (Grade 9) - £59,966 - £67,468 Working arrangements: Full Time (we will consider requests for flexible working arrangements) Closing date: 23:59 on 2 November 2025 Start Date: Ideally 1 May 2026 Apply link: :00&tzname=Europe/London
Sep 23, 2025
Full time
The Department of Engineering at Durham University is currently undergoing a period of strategic growth and now seeks to appoint a talented individual to the role of Associate Professor in Electrical Engineering or Fluid Mechanics . We welcome applications from those with research and teaching interests in the broad field of electrical engineering, power electronics, machines and drives. We are particularly eager to hear from candidates working in experimental electrical engineering research, or in fluid mechanics with applications associated with the energy, aerospace or vehicle aerodynamics sectors. Applicants who have a track record of current funding they could bring to Durham are likely to be in a stronger position than those that do not. Applicants much also balance their research expertise with the ability to teach our students to an exceptional standard and to fully engage in the services, citizenship and values of the University. This is an exciting opportunity to join an expanding, unified Engineering Department which is recognised as one of the very best in the UK, with a reputation for excellence in teaching, research and employability of our graduates. In the REF2021 exercise, 95% of our Engineering outputs were graded "Internationally Excellent" or "World Leading", and the Department is committed to an ethos of research-led education at all levels of our taught programmes. Engineering at Durham University was ranked 5th in The Complete University Guide 2026, 6th in The Guardian University Guide 2025, and 6th in The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2025. We were ranked 2nd in Engineering behind only Cambridge in a recent Institute for Fiscal Studies report on the difference in graduate earnings by UK university choice. We are a scholarly community that is open, representative and diverse: our commitment to this is expressed through work of the Department's Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Group, and our Athena Swan Silver award. The Department of Engineering demonstrates significant depth of research excellence across a range of disciplines, with activities that are currently concentrated across eight Research Nodes which group together our day-to-day activities and expertise, yet feed into the UN Sustainable Development Goals . This role nominally falls into either the Electrical Power node or Fluid Mechanics node . We are particularly proud of the collaborative interdisciplinary nature of our research, which also includes strong industrial partnerships. This post offers an exciting opportunity to make a major contribution to the leadership and development of world leading and internationally excellent research and teaching while allowing you unrivalled opportunities to progress and embed your career in an exciting and progressive institution. For more information, please visit our Department pages at . We are keen to hear from outstanding candidates who have already achieved Chartered Engineer status. As a minimum, if not already professionally qualified, candidates will be expected to demonstrate the ability and desire to become Chartered. Job Title: Associate Professor in Electrical Engineering / Fluid Mechanics Vacancy Reference: Department: Engineering Responsible to: Head of Department Salary Grade: Professor (Grade 9) - £59,966 - £67,468 Working arrangements: Full Time (we will consider requests for flexible working arrangements) Closing date: 23:59 on 2 November 2025 Start Date: Ideally 1 May 2026 Apply link: :00&tzname=Europe/London
