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The Challenge Network Don't show me jobs from The Challenge Network

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From £1,300 per month

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London Don't show me jobs in this location

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Contract

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Full time

Senior Mentor - The Challenge Network Location: London, West Midlands and the North West Length of role: Three or six weeks Dates: June to September 2012 We are looking for Senior Mentors to lead teams of sixteen-year-olds during our intensive summer programme, working both residentially and in the local community in London, West Midlands or the North West, over a period of three or six weeks. The Senior Mentor is responsible for leading, inspiring and developing a team of twelve sixteen-year-olds through the whole of their three-week programme and is supported for two weeks by a Team Mentor. The Senior Mentor reports to the Programme Leader. This role is suitable for a dynamic and confident person with experience of leading groups of young people, who is able to motivate them and command their respect. About the Organisation The Challenge Network is a fast-growing social enterprise that connects and inspires people across Britain to strengthen their communities. The Challenge is a programme that brings together young people from different backgrounds, builds their confidence, and challenges them to make a difference in their local community. In 2012, 10,000 young people across London, the West Midlands and the North West will take part in The Challenge, for an intensive three-week summer programme followed by four weekends in the autumn. The Challenge Programme We bring together sixteen-year-olds from across a community and challenge them to connect with people from different backgrounds, learn key skills for the workplace, and make a difference in their community. They achieve this by completing three challenges: * The Personal Challenge: Socially mixed teams of young people bond through a week of challenging outdoor activities. * The Team Challenge: Teams return home and use their skills to experience serving the local community. * The Real Challenge: Teams work to design and organise activities that will bring the local community together. The Real Challenge Design takes part during the last part of the summer programme and the Real Challenge Action takes place over four weekends in September. All young people who complete The Challenge graduate from our programme and are directed into year-round volunteering and social action opportunities through The Challenge Society. About the Opportunity A single programme lasts three weeks and includes outdoor activities, skill development and community service. We are looking for Senior Mentors who can commit for one or two programmes over the summer. The Senior Mentor will: * Lead, inspire and pastorally care for a team of twelve participants, ensuring their safety and assisting their personal development through three weeks of intense activities * Support and develop the Team Mentor during the Team and Real Challenge * Work with the support of the Assistant Programme Leader to deal with challenging behaviour from young people All meals and accommodation are provided in The Personal Challenge and in the Team Challenge, and lunch only is provided in The Real Challenge Design. Training All Senior Mentors receive a weekend of training in May or June to deliver The Challenge. Please see the Training schedule. Work dates Please see the Work Dates schedule. About You Candidates must demonstrate the following skills and characteristics: Essential: * Experience working directly with groups of young people * Ability to motivate and command respect of a group of twelve young people * Belief in young people and in helping them take more active roles in their communities * Experience of working in a fast paced and demanding environment Beneficial: * Experience of working on a residential youth environment * Experience working in partnership with schools, youth or community organisations We also look for all employees to show The Challenge characteristics. These are: * Trust-building: Works hard to build trust with people. Brings people together in the community * Responsibility-taking: Takes responsibility for actions and attitudes. Claims and solves problems in the community * Understanding and Empathy: Works to understand others - their strengths, fears and needs. Ready to stand up for someone who is different Further details This is an excellent opportunity to be involved with an exciting programme which has tangible results for the young people involved. The role is demanding and fast-paced but highly rewarding. The compensation for this contract role is 1,300 per three-week programme. This payment includes pay in lieu of annual leave and is subject to tax and National Insurance deductions. Staff will be paid through The Challenge payroll on a weekly basis. To apply To see timing and location options and to apply, please visit www.the-challenge.org/work-with-us senior mentor summer programme

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Ashurst LLP Don't show me jobs from Ashurst LLP

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£0 to £0 per year

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London Don't show me jobs in this location

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Permanent

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Full time

You will exhibit thorough knowledge in relation to Corporate Restructuring and have recognition as an authority within your chosen specialist field. You will draft standard professional development and know-how documents and also deliver training. You will take responsibility for managing complex matters with minimal supervision by agreeing with the client the work to be done and ensuring the right lawyers are involved. You will be capable of handling complex drafting requirements with minimal partner involvement. You will be able to communicate with high level client management, demonstrating a strong understanding of the client's business and aspirations for each matter. You will take responsibility for ensuring the client's expectations are met within the agreed timetable and budget.

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International Bar Association Don't show me jobs from International Bar Association

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From £30,000 to £35,000 per year

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London Don't show me jobs in this location

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Permanent

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Full time

Job Title: Senior Staff Lawyer Reports to: Head of Legal Projects Team Overall Purpose: To lead the implementation of IBA projects for the Middle East region. To create, promote, develop, manage and execute legal projects of interest and ramification to the international legal community and the general public, and to support and contribute to IBA committee projects to enable their success. The International Bar Association (IBA) is a global federation of judges, lawyers, Law Societies and Bar Associations which works to influence the development of international law reform and shape the future of the legal profession. Its 197 member organisations and over 35,000 individual members cover all continents. The International Bar Association's Legal Projects Team works to create strategies and initiatives aimed at addressing some of the most pressing concerns faced by the global legal profession. Key Accountabilities: Middle East Representing the IBA for the Middle East, manage the IBA's programmes, initiatives and membership activity for the Middle East Region building awareness of the IBA in the region. Assist with holding local and regional events that will highlight the IBA's presence in the region; making contact with lawyers, legal organisations and government bodies. Develop, organise and implement local and regional legal programmes/events together with Middle Eastern lawyers and members of the IBA from other jurisdictions to discuss timely and cutting edge issues, including high profile events or training programmes with government organisations, such as the Ministry of Justice - with the objective of developing individual and group membership in the UAE and across the Middle East. Keep abreast of local and regional developments by reading relevant journals etc and holding discussions with local members and the wider legal profession with a view to identifying topical conferences and other events. Develop a deep understanding of what services members in the region will most value, and seeking ways to implement them. Establish strong contacts and working relationships with law firms, legal organisations, bar associations and law societies in the region. Managing and leading relationships with the Arab Regional Forum (ARF) and local members and providing administrative support for ARF meetings. Working closely with the Sponsorship team, identify potential sponsorships leads and media contacts. Encourage and develop the Arab voice within the IBA, ensuring, for example, that relevant regional issues are brought to the notice of the IBA Committees, and that articles from and about the region are appearing regularly in IBA publications. Other Legal Projects Propose, promote, develop, manage and execute legal projects as described above, in particular projects relating to economic and business law and other legal and public policy areas from across the Association; Support projects managed by other lawyers from the Legal Projects Team; Encourage and coordinate IBA committee member involvement in the projects led or promoted by the Legal Projects Team; Draft legal reports and recommendations on a variety of legal topics, particularly in the areas listed above; Identify and write items of interest for IBA publications and other professional publications; Attend and/or present at conferences, seminars, workshops, trainings, roundtables and lectures in various international locations and provide written reports; Develop and sustain relationships with other international and professional organisations, governments, academic institutions, and other entities as required for project development; Provide research for IBA committee projects as needed; Job Requirements Education and Training Essential: Law degree, legal qualification (but not necessarily in the UK). Desirable: Master of Laws, Master of Public Policy or equivalent. Work Experience Essential: Minimum one year experience working in a legal environment. Experience dealing with senior legal professionals and management of support staff. Experience working in economic and business matters in a legal capacity. Desirable: Preferably 2-3 years' experience as a practitioner (in private legal practice as a corporate lawyer of economic and business law) would be an advantage) or in legal policy in the public sector or in an international organisation. Experience with the work of bar associations Experience with legal drafting would be an advantage. Experience working with individuals from a variety of cultures would be an advantage. Technical/Professional Skills and Knowledge Essential: Strong knowledge of commercial legal issues. Strong interest in international legal work in many different fields. Impeccable verbal and written communication skills in English. Competence in the MS Office suite of programmes. Competent in use of legal databases and other on-line research tools. Confident presenter. Desirable: Fluent in Arabic and English Legal drafting skills would be an advantage. Experience with web-based content management tools would be an advantage. Experience with writing articles or marketing material would be an advantage. If you would like to apply for this position please apply online with your CV and a covering letter addressing the job requirements. senior staff lawyer solicitor attorney middle east iba economic business law public sector

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Cisco Systems Don't show me jobs from Cisco Systems

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£0 to £0 per year

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W1T4EZ Don't show me jobs in this location

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Permanent

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Full time

Cisco/ScanSafe is the leading global provider of SaaS web security. Every day our technology scans over 3 billion web requests, going far beyond the capabilities of traditional security techniques to protect both office based and roaming workers around the globe. We are looking for talented, driven Software Engineers to join our team of open source masterminds at our central London office. Our engineers are pioneers in SaaS application development, developing high performance, scalable, business -critical platforms, which are the envy of our competitors. As a Software Engineer, you will be responsible for delivering a variety of projects including building the next generation of our architecture, proof of concept projects of new technologies and continual enhancements to our existing services to enable us to maintain our status as the leaders in our industry. We have a fast paced, exciting environment with endless opportunities to develop your systems and networking skills. We do things very differently to other companies: - Quarterly kickoffs to discuss new ideas, drive innovation and shape our roadmap - Agile process that helps, not hinders - we help you make things happen - Change is constant; we are always investing in cutting edge, brand new hardware and software - Work life balance; we truly believe in it - having designed a flexible work environment to facilitate collaboration and boost productivity (European Great Place to Work - Cisco # 4) As well as continual technical development, you will be richly rewarded with a highly competitive salary, extensive range of benefits and the encouragement to learn and develop. JOB DESCRIPTION Overall Focus - Participate in our agile project teams on the build of major software releases Key Responsibilities - Develop complex, multiple modules of code - Write complete functional and design specs - Capable of subsystem or functional area ownership - Works with client groups to determine technical approaches - Works across functional teams to develop system/unit functional specifications - Proactive communication skills and effectively communicates difficult messages consistent with management direction - Develops tools or processes as appropriate Technical Knowledge / Skills - Excellent server side Java development inc. multi-threading, concurrency etc. - Good experience in Spring Framework and servlet containers (Tomcat, Jetty, etc) - Good understanding of TCP/IP, HTTP, SSL, HTTPS; perhaps with some experience with traffic captures - Experience in real-time traffic processing (firewalls, port forwarding, etc.) - Understanding of HTTP proxy servers is highly desirable - Web Services (SOAP, REST) - Hibernate or other ORM Requested Background - Minimum of 5-8 years experience with relevant degree - Experience of working in an agile environment - Confidence working both independently and as part of a small team. - Ability to evaluate and integrate 3rd-Party technologies into an existing codebase. - Java code profiling and optimization. - Strong analytical and problem solving skills - The ability to establish and maintain confidence with ownership of issues - Strong leadership, coaching and skills development - Strong communications skills to all management levels - Team player - Clear record of achievement and a willingness to work hard and preserve to make things happen - Fluency in English - Holder of relevant work permit java developer

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Migration Don't show me jobs from Migration

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From £85,000 to £100,000 per year

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South West London Don't show me jobs in this location

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Permanent

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Full time

This is an AMAZING opportunity to work for one of the fastest growing companies in the world! With a brand name known accross the globe this really is one of the hotest companies on the planet to work for right now with no plans on slowing down its growth, rather the opposite! The role is based in the UK but working accross EMEA. The purpose of the role is to provide effective financial and analytical insight to allow the business to continue its high growth trajectory.You will be responsible for the financial plans of various complex products that will necessitate the need for a background in advanced modelling, strong business partnering and understanding of liquidity and capital requirements. Other key duties include: * Knowledge on how to build a financial model for a credit product. * Ability to tackle complex data problems and understands risk metrics. * Ability to understand the credit PL and BS and build models to track behaviours for targeting and segmentation. * Understanding vintage curves and their impact on overall P and L, portfolio segmentations for risk and losses and repricing etc * Key aspects of the job are focused on building the strategy to grow the business and identifying the KPIs behind this and being able to build and understanding early warning indicators to identify changes in behaviour. There will also be a responsibility to drive optimal decision making through extensive financial and quantitative analysis and modelling. Ideally you will have 3+ years work experience within either a high growth retail financial services or technology company. Technical Skills required are: SQL (this is a must), Advanced Excel, financial modelling. You will ideally be a graduate with a 1st / 2:1 (BA/BSc) or have an MBA or advanced finance related professional qualification (ACA/CIMA). You will also have a good attention to detail, be confident and articulate. Due to the response we expect only successful applicants will be contacted. financial planning and analysis

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PWC Don't show me jobs from PWC

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£0 to £0 per year

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London Don't show me jobs in this location

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Permanent

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Full time

Consulting - Managing Regulatory Change - Senior Consultant - Risk Job Advert Details Who we are looking for PwC is currently looking for experienced regulatory professionals to join its ever-growing Financial Services Consulting practice, specifically within the Managing Regulatory Change team, at the Senior Consultant/Senior Manager grade. The Managing Regulatory Change team provides solutions to PwC's clients by helping them anticipate, understand and manage the unprecedented level of regulatory change that is occurring, in the UK and globally. To join the team you must have the potential to work closely with client staff at all levels, working closely with them to help the client adapt to regulatory change by interpreting regulatory expectations in a commercial and strategic manner. This role will appeal to someone who is interested in being at the forefront of how the largest and most complex financial services institutions operate and adapt to change. The role will require certain key skills and requirements, which include, amongst others: * Being passionate about client service. * Being able to build and maintain relationships with senior stakeholders. * Demonstrating flexibility and taking responsibility for getting things done. * Being a team player that leads and contributes to team success. * Taking personal responsibility for delivering quality work in compliance with PwCs policies, procedures and regulatory standards. The role will be based in London; however as a result of the wide variety of clients and projects, you may be required to work in all parts of the UK and continental Europe, sometimes at short notice and sometimes over lengthy periods of time. About the role PwC helps organisations around the world measure their financial performance and improve the way they work. Our clients range from public and private companies to governments and charities. And we're ambitious to grow both our traditional areas of strength and those we're fast expanding into so as to be the iconic financial services firm. If you're serious about a career in business, we don't believe anyone else could give you a better start. Regulatory Consulting is one of PwC's fastest growing areas and there are plans to treble its revenues over the next four years. Join us in this expansion and you will be delivering practical, far-sighted advice that gets straight to the heart of clients business issues and delivers amazing results. The roles and opportunities are diverse and will continue to evolve as we help clients overcome the challenges they face in today's uncertain world. As a Senior Consultant/Senior Manager, you will be encouraged to continuously develop your career and grow within the team. By choosing PwC you will have a rewarding, challenging, stimulating career with an impressive list of clients. You will receive quality training that covers both technical and 'soft' skills and will work in an environment where you will be encouraged to be dynamic and imaginative with the emphasis always on serving clients' needs. Requirements The following skills are required for this role: Essential skills: * Degree educated or equivalent. * Excellent communication skills, specifically in negotiating with and influencing others. * Exceptional presentation skills. * Excellent organisational skills. * The ability to maintain a broad commercial and business understanding in order to develop sustainable business relationships. * The ability to stay abreast of regulatory developments driving the industry and key issues affecting regulated firms so as to anticipate and understand the impact of such developments on clients. * The ability to develop and maintain client relationships and to be recognised and respected by the client as a knowledgeable, valued professional. * The ability to lead by example, showing a commitment to quality and integrity and motivating and enthusing others. * The ability to define the strategy for managing multiple and/or complex projects, and successfully lead such projects. * The ability to identify selling opportunities and to have the confidence to realise such opportunities, with appropriate guidance and support. This may involve working closely with other departments within PwC. * Extensive experience of supervising the development of project plans to meet engagement/project objectives and budgets. * The tenacity to see issues through to resolution and overcome barriers in an appropriate manner. * The ability to demonstrate knowledge of PwC's risk management policies and procedures ensuring work is performed in accordance with those policies, procedures and professional standards. Relevant experience: * Previous Consulting experience in the Financial Services sector, within capital markets, retail & commercial banking, asset management, or insurance. * An excellent grasp of the current issues faced by FSA-regulated firms and developments. * Significant experience managing large, complex projects and teams. * Extensive experience of supervising and developing team members. Desirable skills: * Relevant professional qualifications are desirable but not essential. Our Competencies At PwC all our staff are required to demonstrate certain core skills, which we refer to as our 'global core competencies'. These are assessed throughout the application process, and candidates should make themselves aware of these, and how their own experiences may demonstrate each competency.