Public Sector & Not-for-Profit

​​Environmental Regulation Specialist What you’ll be doing As an Environmental Regulation Specialist, you’ll be: ·         Providing advice to the business on environmental regulation ·         Liaising with Regulators, Government, External stakeholders, and NGO’s. ·         Providing specialist knowledge and advice on environmental policy, regulation and legislation ·         Identifying future environmental and regulatory risks and support the business in shaping the views of government and regulators on these matters through formal and informal responses to consultations and policy discussions. ·         Working closely with colleagues to promote sustainable development and achievement of environmental objectives. ·         Leading on environment projects for the team ensuring that they align with regulatory obligations and meet the vision and strategic aims for the business to 2050. ·         Communicating the outcomes of regulatory discussions with the wider business.   What you’ll bring to the team The successful Environmental Regulation Specialist will bring the following skills and experience to the team: ·         Experience of environmental regulation, utilities, or asset-based business. ·         Environmental, science or engineering qualification ·         Knowledge of environmental legislation Whilst we are looking for a candidate with all of the above, we are open to applications from candidates who may need some development   Here’s what you’ll get in return The successful Environmental Regulation Specialist will be rewarded with: ·         Salary of up to £48,000 depending on experience. ·         Large team with development opportunities ·         25 days annual leave after qualifying period ·         Excellent additional benefits     Think this one’s for you If you think this Environmental Regulation Specialist vacancy is the one for you then apply online or call Nici Jones to discuss the role in confidence on 07458 161402.

​We are working with a large public sector organisation who are looking for Personal Assistants to provide assistance to the Deputy Chief Executive and Divisional Directors in ensuring the effective operation and appropriate governance of the Directorate. This is what you’ll be doing as a Personal Assistant  Answer and prioritise incoming emails and deal with queries as they arise Ensure the director diary is updated and maintained daily Provide secretarial duties for meetings within PDTMD, including management of agendas, actions and minutes. Maintain Directorate Document Management System (SharePoint) records and libraries ensuring they are kept up to date. The experience you’ll bring to the team Previous Personal Assistant or EA experience Highly organised and can use own initiative Team player What you’ll get in return Salary of £21,000 Flexi working 25 days annual leave Great training and development Are you up for the challenge If you believe that you have the skills and experience for this role as Personal Assistant- please get in touch. We also offer referral scheme for any candidates whose details have been passed to us that we successfully place. If you have any further questions then please contact Katie Phillips at Yolk Recruitment. Please note, whilst we do our best to contact all candidates, due to the high number of applicant we receive we cannot guarantee this for every role. IF you gave not heard from us within 7 days of applying -then unfortunately you have been unsuccessful. Please keep an eye on our website for more opportunities.

​We are working with a large public sector organisation who are looking for a Senior Machine Learning Developer to join their team. There are three key aspects to this role: 1.    Develop quality solutions that are fit for purpose in line with DevOps Principles. 2.    Collaborate effectively to support and enhance the full project lifecycle, supporting other team members instilling a continuous improvement ethos 3.    Look for innovation opportunities, using a fail-fast model to encourage innovation. This is what you’ll be doing Review and understand the outputs of the ongoing project, including the machine learning / AI underpinning the delivered solution. Develop monitoring and reporting for the current machine learning solution to ensure ongoing functionality. Own the continuous development and remediation of software underpinning the current machine learning solution. Communicate performance and analysis to stakeholders with a variety of technical backgrounds. Deliver quality code, develop testing plans/algorithms and integrate with deployment pipelines using modern DevOps practices. The experience you’ll bring to the team Bachelor’s degree in computer science, mathematics, physics or similar technical subject (or equivalent experience). Experience with Python, or equivalent commonly used data languages such as R. Desire to learn about statistical modelling methods, including machine learning and AI techniques. Exposure or an understanding of data bricks and NoSQL What you’ll get in return Salary between £39,000 - £41,000 Flexi working 25 days annual leave Great training and development Are you up for the challenge If you believe that you have the skills and experience for this role - please get in touch. We also offer referral scheme for any candidates whose details have been passed to us that we successfully place. If you have any further questions then please contact Katie Phillips at Yolk Recruitment. Please note, whilst we do our best to contact all candidates, due to the high number of applicant we receive we cannot guarantee this for every role. IF you gave not heard from us within 7 days of applying -then unfortunately you have been unsuccessful. Please keep an eye on our website for more opportunities.

​We are working with the IWA who are looking for a Marketing, Digital and Events Manager to join their team. The role will be responsible for generating a significant proportion of our income through expanding our thriving membership scheme and by taking our highly-regarded events and training programme to the next level, helping us make our ideas a reality with your digital know-how. This is what you’ll be doing Developing and delivering a strategic marketing plan for the IWA, maximising opportunities to grow our membership and commercial activities, with the aim of increasing our reach, engagement and income. Lead the operation and ongoing development of the IWA’s membership systems and associated software packages including our CRM (currently Salesforce), Eventbrite, Mailchimp, and develop appropriate processes to ensure data captured is in line with GDPR requirements, used effectively and easily reportable Lead, develop and deliver a programme of high-impact events and training to disseminate the IWA’s work and to capitalise on commercial opportunities Ensure our events and training programme is fully promoted across all our platforms, working closely with other team members Research and 'horizon scan’ to identify relevant future topics for events in line with IWA strategy and priorities. The experience you’ll bring to the team Proven experience of developing and delivering a marketing strategy Proven track record of developing and managing a programme of events or training, and of following up to achieve maximum impact Proven track record in developing and managing positive relationships with key external stakeholders across a wide range of sectors Excellent verbal communication skills and the ability to write strong copy with clarity, accuracy and style on a range of platforms and for a range of audiences What you’ll get in return Salary of £32,000 25 days annual leave Great company pension Are you up for the challenge? If you believe that you have the skills and experience for this role - please get in touch. We also offer referral scheme for any candidates whose details have been passed to us that we successfully place. If you have any further questions then please contact Katie Phillips at Yolk Recruitment. Please note, whilst we do our best to contact all candidates, due to the high number of applicant we receive we cannot guarantee this for every role. IF you gave not heard from us within 7 days of applying -then unfortunately you have been unsuccessful. Please keep an eye on our website for more opportunities.

​Our client is Cardiff based and a well known government department. They currently have an opening for a Lead Java Developer working within a cross functional Scrum team and leading a team of 4. They provide the perfect environment for not only working with all the latest and emerging technologies within the Java space but also for someone really looking to progress in their career. As the Lead developer you will be be providing line management across that team, ensuring that good quality functional code is being delivered, identifying areas for improvement whilst mentoring and facilitating the growth of your team members. This would be a great move for an experienced Java Developer with some exposure to mentoring a team of developers and who wants to take that to the next level. This role has come about due to a member of the team moving into a Principle Engineer position. The technical environment is broad including Java, NodeJS, TypeScript, Spring Boot, Web Technologies, RESTful APIs, Microservices, MongoDB, GoLang, Elasticsearch, AWS, Kafka, Terraform, Ansible. Experience we would like you to have: 3+ years commercial experience as a Java Developer Strong RESTFul API's development experience Demonstrated experience working within a Microservices Architecture Leadership and mentoring skills Exceptional communication skills A passion for Agile process's and experience working within a continuous integration environment. Any additional exposure to the additional technologies mentioned would be beneficial. Being public sector this role comes with some of the industries best employee benefits: Flexible working with no core hours. Half a day each week dedicated to Innovation Time, basically time for you to explore new tech. A full subscription to Pluralsight offering assessments, learning paths and courses authored by industry experts. A MacBook Pro device enabling you to complete your work to a high standard and give you the flexibility to work remotely. Chair, desk and additional monitor to enable to you to work from home in comfort. Competitive contributory Civil Service Pension and benefits package including: 30 days annual leave (based on full time hours) in addition to public holidays Strong ethos of equality and diversity Great work life balance with flexible and mobile working Maternity, Adoption and Shared Parental Leave paid at full rate of pay for the 26 weeks of Ordinary Maternity leave, followed by an extra 13 weeks Statutory Maternity Pay and a further 13 weeks leave is also available which is unpaid. 2 weeks statutory paternity leave Up to 3 days paid leave for volunteering opportunities If you would like to hear more about this role please apply with your CV and we will contact you to discuss the role in more detail.

​We are working with a large public sector organisation who are looking for a Decisions Officer to join their team. The role will assess individual licence applications making appropriate enquiries, assessments, recommendations and decisions applying the organisations criteria correctly.   This is what you’ll be doing To achieve team and individual performance targets through the delivery of performance and key performance indicators Prioritise and manage own workloads and meet targets and deadlines. Produce system reports, and carry out audit checks on logged information Make judgments on when case referrals to Partnership and Interventions or Formal Investigation may be appropriate. Ensure all documentation is correctly logged and information held is accurate, taking remedial action if incorrect. To operate consistently within the organisations internal policies and procedures The experience you’ll bring to the team Able to understand and interpret legislation and then apply this to every day compliance activity Experience in undertaking challenging conversations with people whether this be on the phone or face to face Able to persuade and influence people to take the necessary action applying appropriate questioning techniques when required Experience of effective relationship building with customers and key stakeholders   What you’ll get in return Salary of £24,000 27.5 days annual leave Development opportunities Flexi working or WFH   Are you up for the challenge? If you believe that you have the skills and experience for this role - please get in touch. We also offer referral scheme for any candidates whose details have been passed to us that we successfully place. If you have any further questions then please contact Katie Phillips at Yolk Recruitment. Please note, whilst we do our best to contact all candidates, due to the high number of applicant we receive we cannot guarantee this for every role. IF you gave not heard from us within 7 days of applying -then unfortunately you have been unsuccessful. Please keep an eye on our website for more opportunities

​We are working with a large public sector company based in London who are looking for a Test Analyst to join their team. The role will support the Test Manager to prepare, execute and coordinate User Acceptance Testing. To assure the testing performed by 3rd party suppliers  This is what you’ll be doing User Acceptance Testing for regular releases and occasions incident patches. Analyse the business processes, requirements and user group definitions to ensure testability. Develop and prioritise scenarios and liaise with BAs and user community representatives to review, refine and approve these. Support the Test Manager to construct a credible execution plan encompassing users, environments, data and other testware. Perform and support the users to perform execution of predefined scenarios and exploratory testing. The experience you’ll bring to the team Solid experience in system, system integration and user acceptance/experience testing ISTQB/ISEB Foundation in Software Testing. Good experience of static, manual, exploratory and risk-based testing and coverage techniques such as decision point and boundary value analysis. Ability to write high quality, efficient and traceable test scenarios and scripts. Good experience of the entire testing lifecycle from initiation to closure and how people, processes and tools support this. What you’ll get in return £32,100 Great Pension 27.5 days annual leave Flexi working and WFH available Are you up for the challenge? If you believe that you have the skills and experience for this role - please get in touch. We also offer referral scheme for any candidates whose details have been passed to us that we successfully place. If you have any further questions then please contact Katie Phillips at Yolk Recruitment. Please note, whilst we do our best to contact all candidates, due to the high number of applicant we receive we cannot guarantee this for every role. IF you gave not heard from us within 7 days of applying -then unfortunately you have been unsuccessful. Please keep an eye on our website for more opportunities.

We are working with a non-for-profit organisation in South Wales who are looking for a Health and Safety Manager to join their team. The role supervises, monitors and improve the company’s Health and Safety systems and culture by taking a pro-active approach. They will take the lead in formulating a forward going strategy in improving the Health and Safety culture in the company and support managers in the fulfilment of their duties. This is what you’ll be doing Maintain a robust Health and Safety Management System through the development, implementation, monitoring and reviewing of policies, procedures, processes, safe working practices and risk assessment. Monitor and review the implementation and effectiveness of the Health and Safety Management System Promote awareness of Health and Safety and Wellbeing throughout the company Ensure that an audit is undertaken at appropriate intervals and data is analysed and returned with recommendations to the appropriate managers. Liaise with the Enforcing Authorities, where appropriate The experience you’ll bring to the team Hold a recognised health and safety qualification i.e. NEBOSH Diploma, NVQ Level 6 or equivalent Graduate Membership of IOSH Understand the application of the Health and Safety at Work Act1974 and other legislation relevant to the business Relevant experience of managing H&S issues and extensive knowledge of current H&S legislation What you’ll get in return £36,915 - £41,016 Great Pension 25 days annual leave Discount vouchers available (gym memberships etc) Are you up for the challenge? If you believe that you have the skills and experience for this role - please get in touch. We also offer referral scheme for any candidates whose details have been passed to us that we successfully place. If you have any further questions then please contact Katie Phillips at Yolk Recruitment. Please note, whilst we do our best to contact all candidates, due to the high number of applicant we receive we cannot guarantee this for every role. IF you gave not heard from us within 7 days of applying -then unfortunately you have been unsuccessful. Please keep an eye on our website for more opportunities.

What you’ll be doing As a Business Planning Manager you’ll be: Leading and managing all business planning activity for a large business unit, including the 5-year rolling plan, annual budgets and reforecasts. Project managing these activities and ensuring that there is a seamless interface with the central budgeting process led by group finance. Be the key point of contact for detailed costing and business planning information in the business unit. Support long term strategic planning activities of the Leadership Team, by undertaking detailed modelling to understand drivers of costs and risks to the profitability of the business, as well as assessing strategic opportunities and actively contributing the discussions on the future direction of the business. Manage the process to produce and submit business plans to external bodies), ensuring that all outputs are completed within agreed timescales, cost and quality targets. Maintain up to date analysis on the revenue and costs of the retail business, including cost to serve models, revenue analysis and the impact of business change initiatives. Proactively use this data to provide meaningful insight into the efficiency of the business and the drivers of cost. Build effective relationships with the management team, central finance team, regulation and planning team, external partners and others to gain support for the strategic business plan.  What the successful Business Planning Manager will bring to the team Qualified accountant with 2-5 years PQE. Previous experience of contributing to the development of an organisation’s strategic business plan is desirable. Excellent understating of economics Excellent analytical skills with advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel and Access. Experience of using VBA/SQL to develop business information systems is desirable. Strong planning, organisation and time management skills. Experience of project management would be an advantage. Experience of working in a regulatory environment. Excellent communication and networking skills, confident and credible presenting to senior stakeholders.  Here’s What You’ll Get in Return The successful Business Planning Manager will receive the following: Basic salary of between £55,000 and £62,000 Excellent pension scheme 25 days annual leave Diverse and inclusive workplace Additional benefits such as car leasing, high street discounts, gym discounts etc  Think this one’s for you If you think this Business Planning Manager role is for you then apply online to Nici Jones at Yolk Recruitment    

​We are working with a public sector company in South Wales who are recruiting for a Head of Corporate Governance to join their team. The role will be responsible for ensuring that the organisation has in place, and can demonstrate, the highest standards of effective governance that are required of a public sector organisation. This is what you’ll be doing Advise the Board, the Chair, individual Members, committee chairs and committee administrators and on governance matters and compliance with the Board’s procedures and codes of best practice and conduct Ensure that the organisation’s handbook of corporate policies is robust and up to date to ensure compliance with statutory obligations as a Welsh Government Sponsored Body and a good employer. Establish the complaints procedure and monitor responses to formal complaints against QW. Identify any systemic issues and recommend actions to the organisation.   Support the CEO, Executive Directors and the Head of Finance in the production of the annual report. Set up the processes to commission information required and collate results, working with the Communications team to develop content and copy. The experience you’ll bring to the team Experience of working in a governance role, able to demonstrate a track record in developing and managing relationships with key individuals. Experienced at providing wide ranging advice and guidance to senior management and handling sensitive issues. Knowledge of relevant UK and EU legislation for public bodies. Able to proactively build strong customer relationships (in this case with the Chair and Board members, sponsor team staff, Executive and wider staff). Able to identify and address issues and to provide both challenge and support.  What you’ll get in return Salary of between £48,000 - £58,000 30 days annual leave + bank holidays Flexi working Great pension package Are you up for the challenge? If you believe that you have the skills and experience for this role - please get in touch. We also offer referral scheme for any candidates whose details have been passed to us that we successfully place. If you have any further questions then please contact Katie Phillips at Yolk Recruitment. Please note, whilst we do our best to contact all candidates, due to the high number of applicant we receive we cannot guarantee this for every role. IF you gave not heard from us within 7 days of applying -then unfortunately you have been unsuccessful. Please keep an eye on our website for more opportunities.