Business Analyst
Reading, Berkshire UK
Up to £50,000 + Benefits

Your new company
We’re a vibrant catering and events company with a passion for delivering healthy food and high-quality service which drives wellbeing across the UK. Our excellent reputation has built us a diverse user base ranging from cafes and restaurants to hosted events in some of the world’s most iconic destinations. We’re investing heavily in our IT department and now require a Business Analyst to ensure that our users receive the best possible service Information Technology can provide.

Your new role
You will enjoy a varied, challenging and rewarding role, working in a highly collaborative environment with the personal goal of improving project delivery processes and supporting the implementation of new initiatives and technology. Additionally, you will lead project teams, deliver workshops, allocate tasks and establish excellent working relationships with a diverse network of internal and external stakeholders.

What you'll need to succeed
As the successful applicant, you’ll have previous experience of business analysis within a similarly high-change environment. You’ll be comfortable managing senior stakeholders, clients and users will display a real passion for designing and delivering intelligent solutions to business requirements. Good knowledge of data analysis technologies and techniques will help you greatly in your task of creating insightful business cases for delivering change. Ideally you will have a practitioner level qualification in a project related qualification such as BCS Foundation, Agile or Lean.

What you'll get in return
We’re offering an exciting opportunity with a respected organisation who are truly successful at what we do. You’ll be offered a very competitive salary and benefits package of up to £50,000 + benefits and the opportunity to grow your expertise as a key member of a high performing team. You’ll be supported with a closely-knit management team and cutting-edge systems and technology, housed in beautiful offices in Thames Valley Business Park.

What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
If this job isn't quite right for you but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career.

Business Analyst
Reading, Berkshire UK
Up to £50,000 + Benefits

Your new company
We’re a vibrant catering and events company with a passion for delivering healthy food and high-quality service which drives wellbeing across the UK. Our excellent reputation has built us a diverse user base ranging from cafes and restaurants to hosted events in some of the world’s most iconic destinations. We’re investing heavily in our IT department and now require a Business Analyst to ensure that our users receive the best possible service Information Technology can provide.

Your new role
You will enjoy a varied, challenging and rewarding role, working in a highly collaborative environment with the personal goal of improving project delivery processes and supporting the implementation of new initiatives and technology. Additionally, you will lead project teams, deliver workshops, allocate tasks and establish excellent working relationships with a diverse network of internal and external stakeholders.

What you'll need to succeed
As the successful applicant, you’ll have previous experience of business analysis within a similarly high-change environment. You’ll be comfortable managing senior stakeholders, clients and users will display a real passion for designing and delivering intelligent solutions to business requirements. Good knowledge of data analysis technologies and techniques will help you greatly in your task of creating insightful business cases for delivering change. Ideally you will have a practitioner level qualification in a project related qualification such as BCS Foundation, Agile or Lean.

What you'll get in return
We’re offering an exciting opportunity with a respected organisation who are truly successful at what we do. You’ll be offered a very competitive salary and benefits package of up to £50,000 + benefits and the opportunity to grow your expertise as a key member of a high performing team. You’ll be supported with a closely-knit management team and cutting-edge systems and technology, housed in beautiful offices in Thames Valley Business Park.

What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
If this job isn't quite right for you but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career.

Your new company
A fantastic job opportunity with a leading and established UK promotions company based in Manchester. This company is looking for an experienced marketing manager to join their growing marketing team. The business values passion and integrity with a large focus on support and teamwork with strategies to sharpen focus on market issues to prioritise growth.

Your new role
Your new role will be to support the Marketing Director and oversee the rest of the marketing team to share and deliver the overall marketing strategy for the business. You will oversee all marketing communications with a good understanding of SEO and PPC and have a technical understanding of the marketing needs. You will be a key member of the firm’s marketing team, supporting with the development and delivery of a range of marketing campaigns to support services including digital campaigns and developing content for social media channels. You will ensure that all content is engaging and suitable for the right customer base whilst in line with the company brand and marketing guidelines

What you'll need to succeed
This is an exciting opportunity to join the marketing team working on marketing projects The successful person will be a general, all-round marketer who can manage a fast-turnaround workload and work on a diverse range of marketing activity. You will require 2+ years experience in a similar role and be ambitious with drive to develop within the business.


What you'll get in return
The opportunity comes with competitive salary based on experience with a fantastic holiday allowance, and pension package. They company offers a clear career progression path with support in personal development and growth

What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
If this job isn't quite right for you but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career.

Your new company
A fantastic job opportunity with a leading and established UK promotions company based in Manchester. This company is looking for an experienced marketing manager to join their growing marketing team. The business values passion and integrity with a large focus on support and teamwork with strategies to sharpen focus on market issues to prioritise growth.

Your new role
Your new role will be to support the Marketing Director and oversee the rest of the marketing team to share and deliver the overall marketing strategy for the business. You will oversee all marketing communications with a good understanding of SEO and PPC and have a technical understanding of the marketing needs. You will be a key member of the firm’s marketing team, supporting with the development and delivery of a range of marketing campaigns to support services including digital campaigns and developing content for social media channels. You will ensure that all content is engaging and suitable for the right customer base whilst in line with the company brand and marketing guidelines

What you'll need to succeed
This is an exciting opportunity to join the marketing team working on marketing projects The successful person will be a general, all-round marketer who can manage a fast-turnaround workload and work on a diverse range of marketing activity. You will require 2+ years experience in a similar role and be ambitious with drive to develop within the business.


What you'll get in return
The opportunity comes with competitive salary based on experience with a fantastic holiday allowance, and pension package. They company offers a clear career progression path with support in personal development and growth

What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
If this job isn't quite right for you but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career.

Senior Project Manager
Leeds
3 Month initial contract

Our client is a well-established, local organisation based in Leeds who are currently on the market for an experienced Senior Project Manager to work on a 3-month contractual basis. (In-scope of IR35)

As a Senior Project Manager, you will be joining the organisations Planning and Forecasting programme whilst working within their Business Change team.

As Senior Project Manager you need to be able to demonstrate experience in the following areas:

• Previous experience of working on projects involving IBM Planning Analytics/Cognos TM1 is essential.
• A degree or professional qualification, knowledge of MS Project, Prince2, Managing Successful Programmes and APM Body of Knowledge and RIBA.
• Business Change and Project and Programme planning experience is essential.
• Experience of leading and managing project teams, achieving results through other people without necessarily using formal line management authority.

Main duties and responsibilities:

• Responsibility for the overall coordination, implementation, execution, control and transition of the initiative ensuring consistency with the organisations strategy and change management approach.
• Managing the initiative throughout the various stages of the lifecycle and assuming overall responsibility for the delivery of successful outputs and benefits.
• Shaping of the initiative, ensuring close strategic alignment and effectively consulting with key stakeholders, including the IT Senior Supplier.
• Supporting and providing assurance to the Executive Sponsor and the Lead regarding the management of constraints, priorities and risks, to drive negotiations between parties to gain consensus where necessary and to deliver results accordingly.
• Planning for and managing the human aspects of change ensuring clarity and engagement with those impacted, ensuring a smooth transition to business as usual and minimising disruption through effective and appropriate change readiness techniques.

If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.

If this job isn't quite right for you but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career.

Senior Project Manager
Leeds
3 Month initial contract

Our client is a well-established, local organisation based in Leeds who are currently on the market for an experienced Senior Project Manager to work on a 3-month contractual basis. (In-scope of IR35)

As a Senior Project Manager, you will be joining the organisations Planning and Forecasting programme whilst working within their Business Change team.

As Senior Project Manager you need to be able to demonstrate experience in the following areas:

• Previous experience of working on projects involving IBM Planning Analytics/Cognos TM1 is essential.
• A degree or professional qualification, knowledge of MS Project, Prince2, Managing Successful Programmes and APM Body of Knowledge and RIBA.
• Business Change and Project and Programme planning experience is essential.
• Experience of leading and managing project teams, achieving results through other people without necessarily using formal line management authority.

Main duties and responsibilities:

• Responsibility for the overall coordination, implementation, execution, control and transition of the initiative ensuring consistency with the organisations strategy and change management approach.
• Managing the initiative throughout the various stages of the lifecycle and assuming overall responsibility for the delivery of successful outputs and benefits.
• Shaping of the initiative, ensuring close strategic alignment and effectively consulting with key stakeholders, including the IT Senior Supplier.
• Supporting and providing assurance to the Executive Sponsor and the Lead regarding the management of constraints, priorities and risks, to drive negotiations between parties to gain consensus where necessary and to deliver results accordingly.
• Planning for and managing the human aspects of change ensuring clarity and engagement with those impacted, ensuring a smooth transition to business as usual and minimising disruption through effective and appropriate change readiness techniques.

If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.

If this job isn't quite right for you but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career.

Your new company
A leading IT service provider is recruiting for an experienced Director of Project Management to take charge of a dynamic and fast-growing business area. Our client is Europe’s leading independent provider of IT infrastructure services who design and implement the most appropriate technology from a wide range of vendors to manage their technology infrastructure on their client’s behalf. However, one of the most important areas, is the services they provide, which is where you come in.
Your new job In your new job as Director of Project Management you will have numerous responsibilities encompassing leadership, operational efficiency, planning & execution, service delivery management, and strategic development. You will be accountable for the successful delivery of project engagements and the project management division in the UK with high levels of efficiency and effectiveness aligned to the company’s strategic objectives. You will have visibility in the company as a driver of excellence, profitability and customer satisfaction in delivered projects. You will achieve growth, capacity-utilisation, availability, profitability and quality goals.
What you’ll need to succeed The successful candidate will have:

• Demonstrable experience in personnel management
• Excellent knowledge and in-depth experience in coaching projects and project team members
• Experience in leading large, multi-disciplinary and distributed teams
• High-level knowledge of the IT industry and infrastructure services
• Previous working experience of customer/supplier services and contracts
• Good business knowledge and ability to effectively manage a cost centre
• Proven success in managing a profitable IT service organisation
• Strong strategic thinking skills
• Employee engagement and enablement with a track record in motivating teams

What you’ll get in return So…what’s in it for you? You will get the opportunity to work at the forefront of a globally recognised IT service provider with the opportunity to take charge of a growing and dynamic business area. You will have the opportunity to progress your career and reinvigorate the professional services arena of the business. What do you need to do now? If you are interested in this role, click ‘apply now’ to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now. If this job isn’t quite right for you but you are looking for a new job, contact your local Hays office for a confidential discussion on your career.

Your new company
A leading IT service provider is recruiting for an experienced Director of Project Management to take charge of a dynamic and fast-growing business area. Our client is Europe’s leading independent provider of IT infrastructure services who design and implement the most appropriate technology from a wide range of vendors to manage their technology infrastructure on their client’s behalf. However, one of the most important areas, is the services they provide, which is where you come in.
Your new job In your new job as Director of Project Management you will have numerous responsibilities encompassing leadership, operational efficiency, planning & execution, service delivery management, and strategic development. You will be accountable for the successful delivery of project engagements and the project management division in the UK with high levels of efficiency and effectiveness aligned to the company’s strategic objectives. You will have visibility in the company as a driver of excellence, profitability and customer satisfaction in delivered projects. You will achieve growth, capacity-utilisation, availability, profitability and quality goals.
What you’ll need to succeed The successful candidate will have:

• Demonstrable experience in personnel management
• Excellent knowledge and in-depth experience in coaching projects and project team members
• Experience in leading large, multi-disciplinary and distributed teams
• High-level knowledge of the IT industry and infrastructure services
• Previous working experience of customer/supplier services and contracts
• Good business knowledge and ability to effectively manage a cost centre
• Proven success in managing a profitable IT service organisation
• Strong strategic thinking skills
• Employee engagement and enablement with a track record in motivating teams

What you’ll get in return So…what’s in it for you? You will get the opportunity to work at the forefront of a globally recognised IT service provider with the opportunity to take charge of a growing and dynamic business area. You will have the opportunity to progress your career and reinvigorate the professional services arena of the business. What do you need to do now? If you are interested in this role, click ‘apply now’ to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now. If this job isn’t quite right for you but you are looking for a new job, contact your local Hays office for a confidential discussion on your career.

IT Engineer (3rd Line)
Up to £55,000 + Benefits & Bonus
Reading, Berkshire UK

Your new company
Hays have partnered with a fast-growing financial services company who are undertaking an exciting transformation process of their IT Services. To continue this vital work and to implement a pipeline of technical implementations, transitions and upgrades they now seek an experienced Senior Engineer to join their close-knit team.

Your new role
You will have the autonomy to support a diverse user base across a multi-site environment, providing technical support and administration to their systems. You will report directly into the Head of IT as you oversee and maintain our technical estate by solving 3^rd line issues and improving our on-premise and hosted infrastructure through a pipeline of project-based implementations.

What you'll need to succeed
Your background of 3^rd line support in a diverse and changing environment will lead to your success. Alignment with ITIL and an approach of continually improving will help you greatly in your role as you undertake technical projects. Your technical expertise will cover Wintel based infrastructure including strong knowledge of Windows Server 2012/2016 clustering, O365 and MS Exchange. Your experience managing virtual technology such as Hyper-V or VMware be used daily, as will exposure to networking such as Cisco, VoIP or firewalls.

What you'll get in return
We’re offering an exciting opportunity with a respected organisation who are truly innovative in what we do. You’ll be offered a very competitive salary and benefits package of up to £55,000 + benefits & bonus, professional training opportunities and the opportunity to make real change. You’ll be supported with a closely-knit management team and cutting-edge systems and technology, housed in beautiful offices in Reading.

What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
If this job isn't quite right for you but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career.

IT Engineer (3rd Line)
Up to £55,000 + Benefits & Bonus
Reading, Berkshire UK

Your new company
Hays have partnered with a fast-growing financial services company who are undertaking an exciting transformation process of their IT Services. To continue this vital work and to implement a pipeline of technical implementations, transitions and upgrades they now seek an experienced Senior Engineer to join their close-knit team.

Your new role
You will have the autonomy to support a diverse user base across a multi-site environment, providing technical support and administration to their systems. You will report directly into the Head of IT as you oversee and maintain our technical estate by solving 3^rd line issues and improving our on-premise and hosted infrastructure through a pipeline of project-based implementations.

What you'll need to succeed
Your background of 3^rd line support in a diverse and changing environment will lead to your success. Alignment with ITIL and an approach of continually improving will help you greatly in your role as you undertake technical projects. Your technical expertise will cover Wintel based infrastructure including strong knowledge of Windows Server 2012/2016 clustering, O365 and MS Exchange. Your experience managing virtual technology such as Hyper-V or VMware be used daily, as will exposure to networking such as Cisco, VoIP or firewalls.

What you'll get in return
We’re offering an exciting opportunity with a respected organisation who are truly innovative in what we do. You’ll be offered a very competitive salary and benefits package of up to £55,000 + benefits & bonus, professional training opportunities and the opportunity to make real change. You’ll be supported with a closely-knit management team and cutting-edge systems and technology, housed in beautiful offices in Reading.

What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
If this job isn't quite right for you but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career.