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Fixed Term Reward Specialist

Permanent £35,000 West Sussex
  • Job ID: J000518
  • Consultant: Lisa Jarvis
  • Consultant Email: l.jarvis@permanentsolutionsdirect.co.uk
  • Hours Per Week: 37.50
  • Job Description: Our client, Virgin Holidays is seeking a Reward Specialist on a fixed term contract for a period of at least six months.

    Based in their Crawley town centre offices the purpose of the role is to assist the Reward Manager to proactively develop and manage activities that recognise and reward individual performance and contribution towards company goals, supporting the business strategy of a high performance culture. The focus is on retaining and rewarding high performers and high potential employees, and effectively managing under performance.

    The role will be varied and will involve identifying, reviewing and generating reward solutions to Senior Management as well as managing the annual bonus scheme and designing communications around all incentive schemes and bonuses. You will project manage specific reward schemes and actively promote organisational benefits to the staff. The role involves benchmarking and overseeing reports and analysis for industry surveys and managing performance management processes and reporting on data acquired.

    The successful candidate will ideally have previous experience of working within a Reward/HR Analyst role, or a more generalist HR Advisory role with exposure to areas of Reward or HR project work. You will be familiar with HR legislation and be able to demonstrate a high level of analytical thinking, together with advanced Excel spreadsheet experience. The ability to build relationships and influence key stakeholders at various levels within the organisation is essential, together with experience of working in a confidential environment and handling extremely sensitive data. Previous experience within either a retail, call centre or sales environment from a Reward perspective would be highly desirable.

    If you would like to play your part in maintaining the friendly, unconventional professionalism that makes Virgin Holidays such a unique place of work, and if you're keen to make the most of your talents, contribute some bright ideas, and have a great time while you're at it please contact us immediately to discuss the role in more detail.
    Salary £30,000-£35,000 pro rata
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HR Advisor

Permanent £31,000 East Sussex
  • Job ID: J000525
  • Consultant: Lisa Jarvis
  • Consultant Email: l.jarvis@permanentsolutionsdirect.co.uk
  • Job Description: Our client is seeking an HR Advisor to join their team based in Hove, East Sussex.

    The purpose of the role is to support the business and HR team by ensuring HR policies and processes are effectively implemented, offering advice and solutions to deliver efficient service.

    Providing and delivering business solutions through effective and qualiity driven HR activity is key to the role together with supporting the HR Consultant in the planning and implementation of long term people strategy. You will be responsible for delivering a people plan in accordance with business objectives as well as contribute to the development of change programs. Ensuring performance management processes are implemented in conjunction with the HR Consultant, you will also support the business by offering advice and guidance to managers on HR best practice. Supporting individual cases whilst adhering to employment legislation form an integral part of the role together with working on reward policies, process and system changes and local restructures as required. You will also be defining local resourcing and training needs and support the business in the management of local engagement, consultation and issue resolution.

    Educated to a good standard with a relevant HR qualification, the successful candidate will have proven experience of working in a fast-paced and ideally unionised environment. Enthusiastic, trustworthy and self-motivated, you will be results driven with expertise is the relevant best practices, legislation, regulationsand current trends within the HR arena.

    We are an "Employment Business" for the purposes of the Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses 2003.
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HR Consultant

Permanent £38,000 East Sussex
  • Job ID: J000524
  • Consultant: Lisa Jarvis
  • Consultant Email: l.jarvis@permanentsolutionsdirect.co.uk
  • Hours Per Week: 37.50
  • Job Description: Our client is seeking an HR Consultant to join their team based in Hove, East Sussex.

    The purpose of the role is to support the business to meet key objectives through innovative use of HR resources, by leading, participating in and contributing to a variety of project-based assignments. You will be required to design, develop, evaluate and improve solutions to meet business requirements, enabling employees to perform at the highest level that will drive improved business performance.

    Working with a team of between 2 and 6 you will deliver high quality HR, successfully delivering tailor made business solutions. You will manage and participate in projects, change programmes and organisational initiatives across the business whilst taking responsibilty for designing and managing employee development solutions. Working closely with Business Partners to address and anticipate the development needs of the business, you will also be required to research and externally benchmark programmes and policies that are linked to business needs.Identifying best practice initiatives with the Resourcing team to resource the best talent for the business, the role also involves supporting cetrally led recruitment campaigns. You will ensure that performance management processes are deployed effectively together with managing complex ER casework and providing support for local restructures.

    Ideally educated to degree level with a relevant HR qualification, the successful candidate will have experience of working at a senior level in a large, unionised organisation. You will have proven managerial experience of leading an HR team, strong influencing skills and have expertise is relevant best practices,legislation, regulations and current trends within the HR arena. Enthusiastic and empathetic, you will be results driven and have a desire to create a working environment of safety, autonomy and trust.

    We operate as an "Employment Business" for the purposes of the conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003



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HR Transactions Analyst

Permanent £28,000 West Sussex
  • Job ID: J000536
  • Consultant: Lisa Jarvis
  • Consultant Email: l.jarvis@permanentsolutionsdirect.co.uk
  • Hours Per Week: 35.00
  • Job Description: Our client is seeking an HR Transactions Analyst to join their team based in Crawley, West Sussex.

    Reporting to an HR Transactions Team Leader this role forms part of the organisations' structured training program and will develop eventually into a Personnell Manager role. (via a first level promotion to Personnel Representative, at which point you will support a client group in a generalist function) This progression will typically occur over an 18 month period, but could be sooner, and at that point you will need to be prepared to be fully Globally mobile as you may be posted anywhere in the world. This is essential therefore only candidates who are prepared to undertake a global career should apply for this position.

    The HR Transactions Analyst is responsible for the administration of all Personnel actions. This may include HR data reporting and maintenance in SAP.

    The main duties of the role will include:

    Performs administration of personnel actions including hiring, employee documentation, benefits administration, etc.
    Provides reports to the Personnel/Management team.
    Supports Line Management and Personnel as needed.
    Responds to queries from employees, managers and Personnel.
    Performs SAP actions such as hiring, promotion, transfer, termination, etc., as required.
    Performs SAP transactions such as inputting of absences, attendances, payments, deductions, etc., as required.
    Conducts research and analyzes data on assigned projects.
    Complies with all applicable standards and policies.
    Assists with the coaching and development of new team members.
    Identifies and participates in continuous improvement initiatives.

    A graduate with a degree in HR or Business and possibly part-qualified CIPD, the successful candidate will ideally have gained some generalist HR/business work experience although this is not essential.

    We operate as an "Employment Business" for the purposes of the conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003.
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Reward Consultant

Temp £192.00 Day South*SW
  • Job ID: J000534
  • Consultant: Lisa Jarvis
  • Consultant Email: l.jarvis@permanentsolutionsdirect.co.uk
  • Job Description: Our client, a leading tour operator, is seeking a Reward Consultant on a temporary basis for 3 weeks to join their team based in Swindon.

    The purpose of the role is to review the current reward scheme, pull together data, generate ideas, make recommendations and work with the General Manager on change consultation and implement new terms and conditions to be in place in April.

    You will need to meet key stakeholders and quickly understand the business requirements, collate and manipulate data and consider the options and implications for proposed changes to the individual management and the business.You will need to make recommendations to senior management and work with the HR Advisor to ensure best practice on change management. Designing how the scheme will be delivered, timelines involved, terms and conditions and internal communications all form part of the role.

    CIPD qualified with previous experience in a generalist HR role, the successful candidate should ideally have a call centre commission design background with a proven track record in quickly designing sales incentives. Highly numerate with advanced excel skills and attention to detail, you should be able to engage with staff at all levels. A background in the travel industry is desirable.

    We are an "Employment Business" for the purposes of the Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses 2003.

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Senior HR Advisor

Permanent £39,000 Surrey
  • Job ID: J000538
  • Consultant: Lisa Jarvis
  • Consultant Email: l.jarvis@permanentsolutionsdirect.co.uk
  • Hours Per Week: 37.50
  • Job Description: Our Croydon based client is seeking a Senior HR Advisor to join their team in a newly created role.

    Providing full day-to-day operational HR support to a regionally based client group of c200 staff, the successful applicant will have a high level of autonomy working with managers to support, develop and implement business aligned people strategies that build capacity.

    Supporting and coaching line managers to effectively manage all aspects of employee relations, including performance and absence management. Keeping up to date with, and communicating employment law form part of the role together with building strong relationships with management and increasing retention rates through effective use of exit interviews, succession planning and other retention strategies.

    You will continually work towards performance improvement by contributing to the business wide strategy and HR policies. Diagnosing and analysing issues within the business, you will develop extensive commercial focus and support the HR manager in streamlining and improving operational HR efficiency.

    CIPD qualified, the successful candidate should have proven experience in a Senior HR Advisor role within a large organisation with experience of HR systems. A team player, flexible and able to work in a fast paced and constantly changing environment, you should be able to manage and organise your own time and be commercially aware and results driven.You will have a good knowledge of UK employment legislation and HR best practice and be willing and able to travel to regional offices UK wide on a regular basis.

    We are an "Employment Business" for the purposes of the Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003.

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Internal Communications jobs

Internal Communications Officer

Permanent £25,000
  • Job ID: J000527
  • Consultant: Lisa Jarvis
  • Consultant Email: l.jarvis@permanentsolutionsdirect.co.uk
  • Hours Per Week: 37.00
  • Job Description: Our client is seeking an Internal Communications Officer to join their team based in Hove on a 1 year fixed term contract.

    Reporting to and working with the Head of Marketing, the purpose of the role is to devise and deliver an effective internal communications strategy to provide vision and value to the staff within the organisation.

    Working as part of the Communications team to improve the organisations reputation amongst employees and internal stakeholders, you will develop and maintain internal communications tools and propose new initiatives and approaches as well as hold regular briefings and raising awareness activities. You will develop and implement internal communications plans for specific initiatives, change programmes and projects together with maintaining an up-to-date forward plan for future campaigns with clear objectives and outcomes. Ensuring that all internal messages support the organisational vision and corporate objectives, you will also regularly manage, plan and review internal communication publications and events and proactively research and write high-quality, creative and accurate copy in line with the corporate communication strategy.

    Educated to degree level and/or with substantial experience in a similar role, the successful candidate will have proven experience of implementing internal communication strategies and campaigns with experience in the application of house style and visual identity across a full range of media. Confident and self-motivated with highly effective oral and written communication skills, you will have a good understanding of the public sector and good working knowledge of IT and web/intranet marketing applications.

    We are an "Employment Business" for the purposes of the Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses 2003.
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Learning & Development jobs

Learning & Development Executive (Sales)

Permanent £24,000 West Sussex
  • Job ID: J000504
  • Consultant: Lisa Jarvis
  • Consultant Email: l.jarvis@permanentsolutionsdirect.co.uk
  • Hours Per Week: 37.50
  • Job Description: Our client, Virgin Holidays, is the largest and most successful transatlantic tour operator, holding the position of the market leader to the USA and Florida.

    They are seeking a Learning and Development Executive for the retail sales team based in Crawley on a 6 month fixed term contract.

    The purpose of the role is to provide a professional learning and development service to the retail sales team to maximise staff performance, increase productivity and acheive sustainable growths by demonstrating a competent understanding of the full training cycle and learning methodologies.

    With responsibility for the development plan, you will research, design and deliver development interventions in accordance with business strategies whilst agreeing learning objectives and method of evaluation for all L & D requests. A key element of the role is training delivery, involving design and delivery of group and one-to-one training. You will deliver both soft skills and systems training as required together with co-ordinating development of staff, evaluation material and providing support to outsourcing services. This may include both UK and overseas travel as necessary. You will build and maintain positive relationships with internal and external customers and business sponsors both in the UK and overseas as well as working closely with managers to deliver relevant L & D solutions.

    Ideally holding a CIPD Certificate in Training Practice or equivalent you will have a strong understanding of all training theories, techniques and approaches together with excellent interpersonal and influencing skills. You will have excellent verbal and written presentation skills, be computer literate with experience of managing projects. A professional approach with excellent customer service skills is required.



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System Trainer

Permanent £24,000 West Sussex
  • Job ID: J000535
  • Consultant: Lisa Jarvis
  • Consultant Email: l.jarvis@permanentsolutionsdirect.co.uk
  • Hours Per Week: 37.50
  • Job Description: Our client, Virgin Holidays, is the largest and most successful transatlantic tour operator, holding the position of the market leader to the USA and Florida.

    This is an exciting opportunity to join the project team responsible for the launch of a new booking system which will touch every business function within the organisation. We are recruiting for a Learning and Development Technical Trainer to start immediately for an initial period of 6 months . You will be responsible for creating high quality solutions, developing and delivering blended learning solutions within tight timescales. You will work with internal and external 3rd party suppliers providing benefit and quality across the business to meet project deadlines. You will be accountable for driving training interventions and deliverables that add value.

    Key responsibilities include reseaching, designing and delivering systems based training to ensure the successful launch of the new booking system, agreeing learning objectives, measurable outcomes and method of evaluation. Training will be both group based and one to one and will involve UK travel and possibly international as the client group is based in several locations, therefore flexibility is essential.

    You will have proven experience of working on major projects, designing, delivering and evaluating systems based L&D interventions within a fast moving, business led environment. The ability to influence at all levels, cope with ambiguity and respond to rapidly changing needs and demands and operate in a self sufficient manner is essential. We require one individual to be experienced in delivery within a financial environment, and other sector backgrounds that are highly desirable include customer services, technical, sales and purchasing and of course the travel industry.

    We operate as an Employment Business for the purposes of the conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003


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Training Administration Manager

Permanent £26,000 Surrey
  • Job ID: J000539
  • Consultant: Lisa Jarvis
  • Consultant Email: l.jarvis@permanentsolutionsdirect.co.uk
  • Hours Per Week: 35.00
  • Job Description: Our Sutton based client, is seeking a Training Administration Manager to join their Business Development team.

    Taking overall responsibility for the day to day management of all training events run both locally and overseas, the purpose of the role is to coordinate all activities, ensuring excellent service delivery to all clients.

    Providing assistance to all advisors in development of course material, capturing evaluation data and managing the distribution of data received from courses form part of the role to deliver service excellence together with identifying and building client relationships and ensuring "second to none" customer service by the team at all times. You will manage all aspects of course administration in the UK and internationally by managing supppliers and service providers, implementing Health and Safety measures and planning all resources required for successful course delivery. Course management also involves handling issues raised by delegates and reviewing all existing processes and procedures. Other aspects of the role include performance management of your team and provision of mangement reports as required.

    With proven experience in managing training provider operations, the successful candidate will be able to work at varying training locations and have proven experience in managing a team. You should have excellent IT skills with the ability to administer databases and maintain electronic and hard copy filing systems. A business administration qualification is desirable.

    We are an "Employment Business" for the purposes of the Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses 2003.

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Training Administrator

Temp £8.20 per hour West Sussex
  • Job ID: J000533
  • Consultant: Lisa Jarvis
  • Consultant Email: l.jarvis@permanentsolutionsdirect.co.uk
  • Job Description: Our client, Virgin Holidays is the largest and most successful transatlantic tour operator, holding the position of market leader to the USA and Caribbean.

    They are seeking a Training Administrator for the months of April, June, August and October.This is to cover preparation required prior to periods of extensive training.Our client is ideally looking for the same person to fulfill this role so it would suit someone not looking to work continuously over the next six months or so.

    The purpose of the role is to support the Learning and Development team by conducting all aspects of training administration. This includes preparation of training material and delegate packs, speaking and corresponding with delegates, booking and liaising with training venues as required as well as providing an seamless and effective administration service for a busy team of trainers.

    Professional and educated to a good standard, the successful candidate should have excellent administration skills, preferably with experience of working in a Learning and Development or HR environment. You should be computer literate with a good working knowledge of Excel, Word and Powerpoint together with excellent interpersonal skills. A team player, you should have the ability to adapt to different situations and personalities and be able to give excellent customer service whilst working in an exciting, fast-paced and rapidly changing environment.

    We operate as an "Employment Business" for the purposes of the conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003
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Marketing jobs

Events Organiser

Temp £14.00 per hour West Sussex
  • Job ID: J000537
  • Consultant: Lisa Jarvis
  • Consultant Email: l.jarvis@permanentsolutionsdirect.co.uk
  • Hours Per Week: 35.00
  • Job Description: Our client, a global organisation, is seeking an Events Assistant to join their team in central London on a temporary basis for 2 months with an immediate start.

    In preparation for a large global event, you will be assisting the team with general administration related to the event. In helping the team you will be dedicated to the logistics and to co-ordinating the movements of all VIPs attending.

    An excellent communicator with the ability to work well within a team, the successful candidate should be computer literate and be able to turn their hand to a variety of roles related to this event. You should be able to start immediately and previous experience in events management is desirable.

    We operate as an "Employment Business" for the purposes of the conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003
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Junior Designer

Permanent £25,000 West Sussex
  • Job ID: J000528
  • Consultant: Lisa Jarvis
  • Consultant Email: l.jarvis@permanentsolutionsdirect.co.uk
  • Hours Per Week: 35.00
  • Job Description: Our Crawley based client requires a junior designer to work within their in-house corporate design team. You must have some previous work experience, either in an agency or in-house environment. This position is offered initially as a 6 month temporary assignment, with the possibility of an extension or permanent role at the end of that period of time.

    You will be working across many sectors as required by the Marketing and other internal departments, including print collateral, advertising, exhibitions, web and animation.

    You should be able to demonstrate your design skills and an ability to utilise templates and company style guides. You should be comfortable working within small teams as well as using your own initiative. You will need to be able to work under pressure, multitask and prioritise deadlines effectively, as well as showing an aptitude for solving creative problems.

    In-depth knowledge of In Design and Flash alongside Adobe Suite CS4 is a must.

    We operate as an "Employment Business" for the purposes of the conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003




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Resourcing Strategy and Operations Manager

Permanent £48,000 East Sussex
  • Job ID: J000529
  • Consultant: Lisa Jarvis
  • Consultant Email: l.jarvis@permanentsolutionsdirect.co.uk
  • Job Description: Our client is seeking a Resourcing Strategy and Operations Manager to join their HR and Safety team on a temporary basis for an initial period of 3 months. You will be based in Hove, East Sussex.

    The purpose of the role is to develop and implement resourcing strategy for the organisation to enable delivery of resourcing requirements at all levels across the business with a scope of up to 8000 employees. Reporting to the Head of Resourcing, Planning and Training, you will deliver effective resourcing services and solutions to support business performance and change.

    Working closely with divisional HR teams to deliver resourcing solutions in the short, medium and long term you will continuously improve the Resourcing function by identifying development needs and best practice whilst keeping abreast of legislation and market changes. Undertaking research and analysis of external and internal data is key to the role together with delivering a first class candidate management experience and developing a preferred supplier list to ensure cost effectiveness and clear service delivery requirements. You will manage the end to end recruitment process for a range of positions, including graduates and apprentice schemes as well as managing and designing recruitment events and assessment centres. Effective planning and budgeting are key to the role together with data management to improve performance as appropriate.

    Professionally qualified in HR Management with proven experience working at leadership level, ideally gained from within a large unionised environment, the successful candidate will be a functional specialist in resourcing strategy and policy. Excellent people management skills, influencing skills with the ability to build relationships, you should have up to date knowledge of resourcing best practice and project management. Experience of using psychometric selection tools is required together with strong knowledge of employment legislation. Inspirational, self-motivated and results-driven, you should have strong decision -making skills with the ability recognise and utilise the skills of others.

    We operate as an "Employment Business" for the purposes of the conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003
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Secretarial & Administration jobs

Executive Assistant

Permanent £28,000 London
  • Job ID: J000517
  • Consultant: Lisa Jarvis
  • Consultant Email: l.jarvis@permanentsolutionsdirect.co.uk
  • Hours Per Week: 35.00
  • Start Date: 01/02/2010
  • Job Description: Our client is seeking an Executive Assistant to join their team based in Central London in a newly created role due to expansion within the organisation.

    Reporting to the divisional Vice President, the role involves performing a variety of secretarial and administrative duties with responsibility for many complex and confidental assignments.

    You will be organising London based events and providing Business Intelligence data for management and marketing purposes. Answering the telephone, typing formal letters and documents and setting up and maintaining department records and files are key to the role together with keeping department managers informed of all meetings and appointments. You will arrange travel reservations and provide supervision and training for others as required.

    Educated to a good standard, the successful candidate will have advanced IT skills together with ideally multimedia, marketing and/or Business Intelligence experience. You will be an excellent communicator with the ability to work confidentially and under your own initiative.

    We operate as an "Employment Business" for the purposes of the conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003.

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