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\n Director of International Sales (IPMI) Lead Global Growth. Shape Strategy. Make an Impact.\n Are you a commercially driven sales leader with a passion for international business development and healthcare solutions? IMG is seeking an ambitious and strategic Director of International Sales to lead the continued growth of our International Private Medical Insurance (IPMI) portfolio across global markets. \n This is an exciting opportunity to play a pivotal role in expanding IMG's international footprint, building strategic partnerships, and leading a high-performing sales team. You'll work closely with senior leadership to shape global strategy, drive revenue growth, and strengthen IMG's position as a trusted provider of international healthcare and insurance solutions. \n This role is ideal for an influential leader who thrives in a fast-paced, international environment and enjoys building successful teams, developing markets, and delivering sustainable business growth. \n Location: Surrey, UK (Hybrid) Travel: Regular international travel required Salary: Competitive salary and performance-based bonus structure, commensurate with experience About the Role\n The Director of International Sales is responsible for leading and executing IMG's global sales strategy for the International Private Medical Insurance (IPMI) segment. Reporting into senior leadership, you will drive international growth through market expansion, strategic partnerships, revenue generation, and the development of a high-performing sales organisation. \n Based in Surrey with a flexible hybrid working arrangement, this role offers the opportunity to influence IMG's global growth strategy while working alongside colleagues, partners, and clients across multiple international markets. What You'll Be Doing Drive Global Sales Growth\n \n • Develop and execute innovative international sales strategies aligned with IMG's growth objectives and revenue goals.\n, • Identify and capitalise on new business opportunities, distribution channels, and strategic partnerships across key international markets.\n, • Deliver profitable revenue growth and expand market share within the IPMI sector.\n Expand IMG's International Presence\n \n, • Monitor global market trends, competitor activity, and emerging opportunities to inform strategic decision-making.\n, • Lead market entry and expansion initiatives across targeted international regions.\n, • Collaborate with internal stakeholders to strengthen product positioning and competitive advantage.\n Build Strategic Relationships\n \n, • Develop and maintain strong relationships with brokers, distributors, strategic partners, clients, and key stakeholders.\n, • Represent IMG at industry conferences, networking events, and client meetings worldwide.\n, • Drive customer satisfaction, retention, and long-term partnership success.\n Lead and Inspire High-Performing Teams\n \n, • Mentor, coach, and develop a high-performing international sales team.\n, • Establish clear performance objectives and provide ongoing support to maximise results.\n, • Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement.\n Deliver Commercial Excellence\n \n, • Monitor sales performance, pipeline activity, and revenue trends.\n, • Prepare and present business reviews, forecasts, and strategic recommendations to senior leadership.\n, • Leverage data-driven insights to optimise sales effectiveness and resource allocation.\n Work Cross-Functionally\n \n, • Partner with Marketing, Product Development, Underwriting, Operations, and other key stakeholders to ensure alignment on sales initiatives and customer needs.\n, • Provide valuable market intelligence to support product development and business strategy.\n Financial & Operational Leadership\n \n, • Manage budgets for the international sales function.\n, • Ensure effective utilisation of resources and achievement of targeted ROI.\n, • Support forecasting, business planning, and long-term growth initiatives.\n Compliance & Governance\n \n, • Ensure all sales activity complies with applicable regulations, licensing requirements, and company policies.\n, • Maintain awareness of international regulatory developments affecting IMG's products and distribution channels.\n What We're Looking For Qualifications\n \n, • Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Marketing, Finance, or a related field preffered.\n, • MBA or equivalent postgraduate qualification preferred.\n Experience\n \n, • 7-10+ years of progressive insurance sales leadership experience.\n, • Proven success leading international sales teams and delivering strong revenue growth.\n, • Experience within insurance, healthcare, employee benefits, or a related sector.\n, • IPMI and global insurance market experience required.\n Skills & Expertise\n \n, • Strong understanding of international business development, sales strategies, and distribution models.\n, • Exceptional leadership, coaching, and talent development skills.\n, • Excellent communication, presentation, negotiation, and stakeholder management abilities.\n, • Strong commercial awareness and analytical thinking skills.\n, • Demonstrated track record of achieving or exceeding ambitious sales targets.\n, • Ability to influence and build credibility with both internal and external stakeholders.\n, • Excellent organisational and project management capabilities.\n, • Willingness and ability to travel internationally as business needs require.\n What Success Looks Like\n You'll make a measurable impact through: \n \n • Achievement and exceeding of international sales and revenue targets.\n, • Growth of IMG's global market presence and distribution network.\n, • Expansion of strategic partnerships and key client relationships.\n, • Increased profitability and market share within the IPMI portfolio.\n, • Development and retention of a high-performing international sales team.\n, • Consistent compliance with regulatory and company standards.\n What We Offer\n At IMG, we invest in our people and are committed to creating a rewarding, inclusive, and supportive workplace where talented individuals can thrive. Competitive Reward Package\n \n • Competitive salary, dependent on experience.\n, • Performance-based bonus structure.\n, • Hybrid working from our Surrey office.\n, • Opportunity to work with international markets and stakeholders.\n Benefits\n \n, • Strong internal promotion culture\n, • Diverse and inclusive workforce\n, • 22 days annual leave plus 9 bank holidays, increasing to 30 days with length of service (pro rata)\n, • Your birthday off\n, • Bupa Dental Insurance\n, • Healthshield Cash Plan\n, • Two paid volunteer days per year\n, • Employee of the Month and Employee of the Year recognition awards\n, • Surprise rewards for exceptional performance (yes, including Beyoncé tickets!)\n, • Summer and Christmas company celebrations\n Join IMG\n This is a unique opportunity for a strategic and commercially-minded sales leader to influence international growth, build meaningful partnerships, and make a lasting impact on a growing global business. If you're ready to take the next step in your career and help shape the future of IMG's IPMI business, we'd love to hear from you. \n IMG is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, national origin, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, genetic information, disability, age, veteran status, and other protected statuses as required by applicable law. \n #J-18808-Ljbffr

💼 Payroll Team Leader \n 📍 Location: Epsom, Surrey \n 🏢 Office-based through probation, moving to hybrid after successful completion \n 📌 Full-time \n \n We are looking for an experienced Payroll Team Leader to lead the accurate, compliant and timely delivery of a UK in-house payroll service within a large engineering and infrastructure organisation. \n This role is ideal for someone who has built their career in calm, controlled payroll operations and is ready to bring that discipline into a structured, multinational environment. \n You will sit at the intersection of hands-on payroll delivery and real team leadership, owning the day-to-day payroll operation, maintaining strong governance and controls, supporting legislative and benefit changes, and providing clear reporting to senior HR stakeholders. \n \n 🔎 The Role \n As Payroll Team Leader, you will lead the end-to-end UK payroll cycle, ensuring employees are paid accurately and on time while supporting the payroll team with workload control, priorities, deadlines and escalations. \n You will also play a key role in payroll governance, National Minimum Wage compliance, benefits processing, reconciliations, reporting and continuous improvement. \n \n ✅ Key Responsibilities \n • Lead the end-to-end delivery of the UK in-house payroll cycle \n • Manage the payroll team’s daily workload, priorities and deadlines \n • Provide guidance, coaching and escalation support to payroll colleagues \n • Own payroll validation, reconciliations, exception checks, approvals and audit controls \n • Ensure compliance with UK payroll legislation, HMRC requirements, PAYE, National Insurance, statutory payments and company policy \n • Monitor National Minimum Wage compliance, especially around salary sacrifice and flexible benefit deductions \n • Process and oversee the payroll treatment of flexible benefits \n • Partner with Reward, Benefits, HR Operations, HR Business Partners, Finance, pensions and systems teams \n • Produce payroll service reporting covering accuracy, timeliness, exceptions, service levels, incidents, risks and improvement actions \n • Act as the escalation point for complex payroll queries \n • Maintain strong process documentation, controls and audit trails \n • Support year-end and statutory payroll activity \n • Identify opportunities to improve payroll efficiency, controls and data quality \n \n 👤 What we are looking for \n • Proven hands-on experience delivering end-to-end UK payroll \n • Experience in an in-house or similarly complex payroll environment \n • Strong knowledge of UK payroll legislation, including PAYE, NI, statutory payments, RTI and National Minimum Wage principles \n • Experience leading or managing payroll colleagues \n • Strong workload control, coaching and escalation handling experience \n • Experience with payroll-related benefits, salary sacrifice or flexible benefit schemes \n • Confident stakeholder management and payroll performance reporting skills \n • Strong attention to detail, numerical ability and deadline discipline \n • Good Excel skills and confidence working across payroll systems, HRIS platforms and employee data \n \n ⭐ Strong Differentiators \n • CIPP qualification or recognised payroll training \n • Governance, audit and controls experience, including SOX or similar compliance environments \n • Experience across pensions payroll, including DB, DC and auto-enrolment \n • Ability to translate payroll complexity into clear reporting for Finance, HR and senior leadership \n • Experience with process improvement, payroll migrations or fixing fragile payroll operations \n • Familiarity with Workday, Oracle, SAP, Dayforce, ADP, Zellis or similar systems \n \n 🎁 Why this role \n • Stable, well-established organisation with a structured HR operating model \n • Real ownership of a meaningful part of the payroll cycle \n • Direct visibility to senior stakeholders \n • Opportunity to bring calm, controlled leadership into a business that values governance and payroll accuracy \n \n 📩 For a confidential conversation, please get in touch to discuss the opportunity in more detail.

Role Description Increase your chances of an interview by reading the following overview of this role before making an application. Head of Public Fundraising & Engagement (9-Month Maternity Cover) Location: Remote with some travelling needs to Leatherhead and Redhill, Surrey and other areas related to Fundraising Team activities Salary: £55,000 per annum pro-rata plus SeeAbility benefits Hours: Full time, 37.5 hours per week Contract: Fixed Term, 9 Month (Maternity Cover) Join us in transforming lives SeeAbility is a specialist charity supporting people with learning disabilities, autism and sight loss to live ambitious, fulfilling lives. We are seeking an experienced and dynamic Head of Public Fundraising & Engagement to join us on a 9-month maternity cover contract . This is a fantastic opportunity for an accomplished fundraising leader to step into a well-established role, providing strategic leadership to our public fundraising and engagement programme during an important period for the organisation. About the Role Reporting to the Director of Development, you will lead our public fundraising and supporter engagement activity, driving income growth across individual giving, community fundraising, events, challenges and supporter stewardship. You will manage and motivate a talented team, ensuring delivery against ambitious income targets while continuing to build strong relationships with supporters, volunteers and stakeholders. Key responsibilities include: Leading the delivery of SeeAbility's public fundraising and engagement strategy. Driving income growth and supporter retention across multiple fundraising streams. Developing innovative campaigns and supporter journeys. Leading, coaching and developing a high-performing team. Monitoring performance, budgets and fundraising KPIs. Working collaboratively across the organisation to maximise supporter engagement and impact. Ensuring fundraising activities remain compliant and aligned with best practice. About You We are looking for a confident and inspiring fundraising professional who can quickly build relationships, provide strong leadership and maintain momentum across a busy fundraising portfolio. You will have: Significant experience in public fundraising, supporter engagement or individual giving. A proven track record of achieving income growth and fundraising targets. Experience managing and developing teams. Strong strategic and operational planning skills. Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities. A collaborative, proactive and solutions-focused approach. Why Join SeeAbility? At SeeAbility, you'll be joining a passionate and supportive team committed to making a real difference to people's lives. This is an opportunity to play a key leadership role, contribute immediately and help shape the future of our fundraising and engagement activities. We offer: Flexible and hybrid working A supportive and inclusive culture Competitive salary and benefits package The opportunity to make a meaningful impact from day one Apply Today If you are an experienced fundraising leader looking for an exciting interim opportunity where you can make an immediate difference, we'd love to hear from you. Please see the Job Profile for extensive details about the role. Join SeeAbility and help us create a world where people with learning disabilities, autism and sight loss can achieve extraordinary things. Our Benefits Why Join us We dont just offer jobs we build careers and celebrate people. Recruitment SeeAbility is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the people we support. All colleagues are expected to uphold this commitment. Successful applicants will be subject to safer recruitment checks, including: Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check (where appropriate) Identity, current address and right-to-work verification Health declaration to ensure that you are medically suitable for the role you have been offered Employment references relating to work with children or vulnerable adults All checks are completed at SeeAbilitys expense before a start date is confirmed. Diversity & Inclusion We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer and are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, identities and experiences, including those with disabilities or who are neurodivergent. xrnqpay Reasonable adjustments are available throughout the recruitment process. In exceptional circumstances, a genuine occupational requirement may apply under the Equality Act 2010 (Schedule 9, Part 1) For this role, gender is considered a genuine occupational requirement in accordance with Schedule 9, Paragraph 1 of the Equality Act 2010

Who We Are: Established in 1995, Quorn Stone is a leading retailer of luxury natural stone and porcelain flooring, with showrooms across the UK and Head Office based in Loughborough. We are passionate about delivering exceptional products and customer service, working with homeowners, designers, and trade professionals to create beautiful spaces. Due to continued growth, we are looking for a Showroom Team Leader to join our showroom team and support the Showroom Manager in delivering outstanding sales performance and customer service. • Salary: £32,000 - £35,000 plus a performance bonus with a max OTE of £48,950, • Working hours: Full-time, including weekends on a rota basis, • Location: Surrey Showroom, The Old Foundry, London Road North, Merstham, RH1 3BN ?Benefits We Offer: • A friendly and welcoming team environment, • Competitive salary package, • Paid training and development opportunities, • Employee Assistance Programme, • Competitive holiday allowance, • Enhanced parental leave, • Company pension scheme, • Healthcare cash plan (Simply Health), • Employee, friends, and family discount on Quorn Stone products, • Wellbeing initiatives, including Mental Health First Aiders, • Company events, • Free on-site parking, • Sick pay, • 2 volunteering days per year, • A Comprehensive product training plan, in-house?The Role: As a Showroom Team Leader, you will play a key role in supporting the Showroom Manager and leading the showroom sales team to deliver exceptional customer service and strong commercial results. You will have a strong understanding of the sales cycle and be confident in targeting, engaging and qualifying potential customers. Alongside managing your own leads and customer relationships, you will monitor workloads, guide the Sales Advisors and support the team in converting opportunities into sales. You will also conduct face-to-face showroom appointments, provide expert advice on product suitability and design, and support the resolution of complex customer queries and complaints. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced sales professional who is passionate about customer service, enjoys coaching and motivating others, and thrives in a busy, fast-paced environment. ?What You Will Be Doing: • Answering incoming sales calls and managing customer enquiries, • Making outbound calls to our customer database, • Managing your own sales leads and customer pipeline, • Monitoring Sales Advisor workloads and supporting the team with priorities, • Guiding the sales team through the sales process and supporting them in closing sales, • Conducting face-to-face showroom appointments with customers, • Providing advice on product suitability, sizing, pricing and design, • Creating quotations and invoices, processing payments and arranging deliveries, • Providing outstanding aftersales service and resolving customer queries, • Handling complex complaints and supporting effective problem resolution, • Building strong relationships with new and existing customers, • Welcoming customers into the showroom and ensuring a professional and friendly experience, • Updating the CRM system with relevant customer information and daily activity, • Arranging product samples to be dispatched to customers, • Coaching, monitoring and supporting the performance of the showroom sales team, • Assisting with new starter inductions and training, • Supporting the Showroom Manager with sales, customer service and operational matters, • Maintaining a high standard of customer service across the showroom?To Be an Excellent Showroom Team Leader, You Will Need:, • Experience working within a sales environment, • Strong sales experience, • Strong customer service skills and a genuine customer-focused approach, • Excellent communication skills, • Experience using a CRM system, • Excellent organisational skills with the ability to prioritise tasks effectively, • A self-motivated and proactive approach, • The ability to inspire, motivate and support those around you, • A hands-on approach and the ability to thrive in a busy, fast-paced environment, • Confidence in guiding customers through the sales process and closing sales, • Strong problem-solving skills, • The ability to handle customer complaints professionally and effectively, • Familiarity with Microsoft OfficeDesirable:, • Experience within the luxury goods market, • Knowledge or experience of interiors and design, • Previous experience coaching, mentoring or supporting a sales team, • Previous showroom experience If you're an experienced sales professional who is passionate about customer service, interiors and developing those around you, and you're looking to take the next step in your career within a successful and growing business, we'd love to hear from you. At Quorn Stone, we are committed to building an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued, respected, and able to thrive. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. If you're excited about the role but don't meet every requirement, we still encourage you to apply. JBRP1_UKTJ

Role Description Head of Public Fundraising & Engagement (9-Month Maternity Cover) Location:Remote with some travelling needs to Leatherhead and Redhill, Surrey and other areas related to Fundraising Team activities Salary:£55,000 per annum pro-rata plus SeeAbility benefits Hours:Full time, 37.5 hours per week Contract:Fixed Term, 9 Month (Maternity Cover) Join us in transforming lives SeeAbility is a specialist charity supporting people with learning disabilities, autism and sight loss to live ambitious, fulfilling lives. We are seeking an experienced and dynamic Head of Public Fundraising & Engagement to join us on a 9-month maternity cover contract. This is a fantastic opportunity for an accomplished fundraising leader to step into a well-established role, providing strategic leadership to our public fundraising and engagement programme during an important period for the organisation. About the Role Reporting to the Director of Development, you will lead our public fundraising and supporter engagement activity, driving income growth across individual giving, community fundraising, events, challenges and supporter stewardship. You will manage and motivate a talented team, ensuring delivery against ambitious income targets while continuing to build strong relationships with supporters, volunteers and stakeholders. Key responsibilities include: Leading the delivery of SeeAbility's public fundraising and engagement strategy. Driving income growth and supporter retention across multiple fundraising streams. Developing innovative campaigns and supporter journeys. Leading, coaching and developing a high-performing team. Monitoring performance, budgets and fundraising KPIs. Working collaboratively across the organisation to maximise supporter engagement and impact. Ensuring fundraising activities remain compliant and aligned with best practice.About You We are looking for a confident and inspiring fundraising professional who can quickly build relationships, provide strong leadership and maintain momentum across a busy fundraising portfolio. You will have: Significant experience in public fundraising, supporter engagement or individual giving. A proven track record of achieving income growth and fundraising targets. Experience managing and developing teams. Strong strategic and operational planning skills. Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities. A collaborative, proactive and solutions-focused approach.Why Join SeeAbility? At SeeAbility, you'll be joining a passionate and supportive team committed to making a real difference to people's lives. This is an opportunity to play a key leadership role, contribute immediately and help shape the future of our fundraising and engagement activities. We offer: Flexible and hybrid working A supportive and inclusive culture Competitive salary and benefits package The opportunity to make a meaningful impact from day oneApply Today If you are an experienced fundraising leader looking for an exciting interim opportunity where you can make an immediate difference, we'd love to hear from you. Please see the Job Profile for extensive details about the role. Join SeeAbility and help us create a world where people with learning disabilities, autism and sight loss can achieve extraordinary things. Our Benefits Why Join us We don’t just offer jobs — we build careers and celebrate people. (url removed) Recruitment SeeAbility is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the people we support. All colleagues are expected to uphold this commitment. Successful applicants will be subject to safer recruitment checks, including: Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check (where appropriate) Identity, current address and right-to-work verification Health declaration to ensure that you are medically suitable for the role you have been offered Employment references relating to work with children or vulnerable adultsAll checks are completed at SeeAbility’s expense before a start date is confirmed. Diversity & Inclusion We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer and are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, identities and experiences, including those with disabilities or who are neurodivergent. Reasonable adjustments are available throughout the recruitment process. In exceptional circumstances, a genuine occupational requirement may apply under the Equality Act 2010 (Schedule 9, Part 1)For this role, gender is considered a genuine occupational requirement in accordance with Schedule 9, Paragraph 1 of the Equality Act 2010

For over 35 years, Talon Manufacturing has led the way in high-quality pipe clips and plumbing accessories. As the UK market leader in plumbing fixings, fastenings, and pipe sealing solutions, we’re known for innovation, precision, and reliability. Part of the Genuit Group, we combine long-term stability with a culture built on teamwork, accountability and continuous improvement. We encourage fresh ideas, invest in development and are committed to creating a safe, inclusive and supportive workplace where everyone feels like they belong. We're looking for an ambitious, commercially driven Regional Sales Manager to help grow Talon's market share across your territory. You'll be responsible for developing existing customer relationships, winning new business and creating demand for our market-leading product range. Working with independent and national merchants, buying groups, contractors, installers, developers and specification influencers, you'll play a key role in delivering profitable growth while representing the Talon brand. If you're a proactive sales professional who enjoys building long-term partnerships and spotting new opportunities, we'd love to hear from you. What You'll Be Doing Grow sales and profitability across your territory. Develop new business while strengthening relationships with existing customers. Manage key accounts across independent merchants, national merchant groups and distributors. Promote the full Talon product range and support successful new product launches. Generate demand with contractors, installers, developers and specification influencers, driving business back through merchant partners. Identify and develop specification opportunities from initial enquiry through to project completion. Deliver product demonstrations, customer training and commercial presentations. Plan and manage your territory effectively, maintaining a strong sales pipeline and accurate forecasts. Use our CRM system to manage customer activity and opportunities. Work closely with our Internal Sales, Customer Service, Marketing and Operations teams to deliver an outstanding customer experience. Represent Talon at customer events, exhibitions and trade shows. What We're Looking For We're looking for someone who is: An experienced field sales or business development professional. Successful in selling to builders' merchants, plumbing merchants, distributors or within the construction supply chain. Commercially minded with strong negotiation and relationship-building skills. Confident managing a territory and working independently. An excellent communicator and presenter while being comfortable in using CRM Systems and Microsoft Office Well organised with strong planning and time management skills. In possession of a full UK driving licence and willing to travel extensively within the region, including occasional overnight stays. It would be great if you also have; Experience within the plumbing or building products industry. Knowledge of national merchant groups and buying groups. Experience of specification selling and project tracking. An understanding of the UK merchant distribution network. Some of the good bits: Competitive salary within the market Company car & Monthly paid Bonus 25 days holiday plus bank holidays Up to 8% matched pension contributions & Life Assurance Enhanced Maternity and Paternity pay Various health & wellbeing initiatives including complimentary occupational health on-site physiotherapy and counselling services Staff discount on all Genuit Group products Why Join Talon? This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing UK manufacturer with ambitious plans for the future. You'll become part of a high-performing sales team with the autonomy to shape your territory, influence customer success and play a key role in Talon's continued growth. If you are passionate about building relationships, creating opportunities and delivering commercial success, we'd love to hear from you

Social Work Improvement Lead Children's Services | Surrey £450-£500 per day Lead Improvement. Drive Change. Deliver Better Outcomes. Are you a senior leader with a strong track record of driving improvement, transformation and performance within Children's Services? We are seeking an experienced Social Work Improvement Lead to provide strategic leadership within our multi-agency Family Safeguarding Hub, playing a key role in strengthening service effectiveness, improving decision-making and delivering better outcomes for children, young people and families across Surrey. This is a high-profile leadership opportunity for someone who combines operational expertise with a passion for service improvement, partnership working and transformational change. About the Role As Social Work Improvement Lead, you will work at the heart of Children's Services, driving performance, quality assurance and continuous service development within the Family Safeguarding Hub. Working closely with senior leaders and partners across Children's Services, Early Help, Health, Police and the wider safeguarding network, you will identify opportunities for improvement, implement innovative solutions and ensure services are delivering effective, timely and proportionate responses to vulnerable children and families. You will lead on embedding best practice, strengthening operational performance and supporting cultural and organisational change, ensuring children receive the right support at the right time. Key Responsibilities Service Improvement & Transformation Lead and deliver improvement initiatives across the Family Safeguarding Hub and wider front-door services. Drive service transformation programmes aligned to strategic priorities and safeguarding objectives. Review operational processes, systems and practices to improve efficiency, consistency and outcomes. Embed a culture of continuous improvement, learning and innovation across teams and partner agencies. Performance & Quality Assurance Utilise performance data, audit findings and quality assurance activity to identify trends, risks and areas for development. Develop and implement performance improvement plans that deliver measurable service outcomes. Ensure robust governance, accountability and oversight of safeguarding decision-making. Support preparation for inspections and external reviews, driving readiness and continuous compliance. Leadership & Partnership Working Provide visible leadership across a complex multi-agency environment. Build and maintain strong, productive relationships with safeguarding partners to drive shared objectives. Influence senior stakeholders and contribute to strategic planning across Children's Services. Support managers and practitioners to embed relationship-based and strengths-based practice. Resource & Operational Management Lead and develop a highly skilled team of specialist professionals and advisors, fostering a culture of high performance and accountability. Manage resources effectively to support service delivery and maximise value for money. Hold responsibility for a staffing budget of approximately £1.5 million, ensuring effective workforce planning and financial oversight. About You We're looking for a dynamic and resilient leader who can demonstrate: Significant leadership and management experience within statutory Children's Services. A proven track record of delivering service improvement, transformation and performance management programmes. Strong experience of quality assurance, audit activity and improvement planning. The ability to analyse complex performance information and translate insights into meaningful service improvements. Excellent stakeholder management, communication and influencing skills. Experience of leading services through change in complex safeguarding environments. A strong understanding of safeguarding legislation, policy and practice.You will be a qualified Social Worker with substantial experience operating at a senior management level and a passion for improving services for children, young people and families. Why Join Us? This is an exciting opportunity to lead meaningful change within a critical safeguarding service, influence strategic developments across the partnership and make a lasting impact on outcomes for children and families across Surrey. If you're a values-driven leader with a passion for improvement, transformation and delivering excellence in Children's Services, we'd love to hear from you. Connect2Surrey is a trading style of Surrey & Kent Commercial Services LLP - A joint venture between Surrey County Council & Commercial Services Kent Ltd. Connect2Surrey is an equal opportunities Employment Agency & Business. It positively encourages applications from all suitably qualified and eligible candidates

Imagine yourself in a role where your professional growth and creativity are championed every step of the way. Opus is the UK’s largest independent Managed Service Providers, recently ranked as “World class” by the Best Companies to work for awards. Make an impact in our Technical Services team The Service Desk Team Leader role will support the IT Service Desk Manager in overseeing day-to-day service desk activity, maintaining service standards, and helping ensure customers receive consistent, timely and effective support. This role will report into the IT Service Desk Manager and will provide operational oversight across ticket queues, phone call activity, time logging, SLA performance and service trends, ensuring information is reviewed and reported clearly to support service improvement. Having worked within an MSP environment previously you will be used to working closely and integrating with the wider Technical Services teams plus interaction with new projects team as well. Opus is looking for an ambitious individual, one who is keen to work with and learn new technologies, supporting many different products and services. Salary £33-£35k Hybrid working for a good work/life balance The talents we are excited to see You will have the following experience/skills: Previous experience within an MSP environment working in a Service Desk Team Lead role is preferable Exposure and familiarisation with Microsoft technologies Some exposure and familiarisation with connectivity technologies is preferred Familiarity with general Customer Service handling relationships & CRM systems Passion to develop and learn industry best practice, such as ITIL service strategy Able to interpret ticket, SLA, call and time logging data, identify trends, and present clear findings Enthusiasm for furthering career in technical support and delivery Ability to communicate at all levels Aligned with the Opus core values Your exclusive benefits A comprehensive Private Healthcare and Cash Plan Pension and life insurance Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Entry to the £3,000 quarterly Dreamball draw Personalised training and development pathways Regular fully funded companywide events Monthly ‘outstanding performer’ accolades Enriching paid volunteering days A rewarding Refer a friend scheme (£1,000) The flexibility to adjust your holiday allowance (25 days pa) Complimentary daily breakfasts in the office Where your values align with ours Work together to win together Be brave and think differently Own it and never give up Strive to be the best Stay curious and keep learning Meet Opus Established in 1992, we are different to the rest, priding ourselves on being a customer-driven and service-led technology provider. Our focus is delivering tailored technology with purpose and building long-term partnerships with our clients. By joining Opus, you embark on an exhilarating journey filled with impactful projects and continuous professional development, empowering you to expand your expertise and leave a significant mark on businesses nationally. We have a Culture Club led by award-winning colleagues from across the business, giving our people a voice and helping shape a positive, inclusive workplace culture. From gathering feedback to social initiatives like our book and film club, it’s all about bringing people together and creating a more engaging place to work. If you're ready to be part of a dynamic team and help us reach new heights, we'd love to hear from you