• Lisburn
• £ £20.66 per hour
• Temporary
• JL/HOCA&E
• jane.lewsley@therecruitmentco.uk

Our public sector client is seeking a Temporary Head of Community Arts & Education . This job will be located in their office in Lisburn.

This post is 37 hours – Mon- Fri 9-5. 

Rate of Pay £20.66 per hour

 

PRINCIPAL DUTIES OF THE POST:

have overall budget and resource responsibility for the particular arts practice;

 manage a team of ADOs and AADOs;

 manage the Council’s work in the field of education (including the work of the part-

time secondee from the Education Authority in the delivery of the Urban Villages

Programme);

 promote the Arts Council’s Collection as an educational resource in conjunction with

the Visual Arts Officer;

 manage a specified client portfolio;

 support the Chief Executive and Directors in the development and implementation

of the Arts Council’s policies, programmes and strategies;

 offer appropriate specialist advice to the Board and Committees of the Council.

 

Principal Duties

The following gives an indication of the main duties and responsibilities of the post. These

may change over time. The post holder will be expected to work flexibly and carry out any

other duties appropriate to the grade which may reasonably be allocated from time to time.

 

Resource Management:

Provide team direction; monitor annual budgets; set and monitor performance and delivery

of targets in the context of the annual business plan; engage and manage specialist

expertise; deal with queries and problems; manage staff performance through the

Council’s HR policies and performance management system; support the Council’s

policies in relation to statutory compliance requirements; keep/professionally abreast of

current trends and developments and policies relevant to the post.

 

Strengthening the Arts:

Convene sector and cross-sector meetings to discuss key issues (eg governance,

fundraising and organisational development); contribute to/assist with advice and training;

ensure effective interface with clients at a strategic and operational level; monitor and

assess the artistic performance of clients (including the use of specialist advisers where

appropriate) and make recommendations on funding applications; oversee the

administrative and financial performance of clients; act as observer on appropriate Boards

of Management; attend the performances and events of clients; develop and implement

appropriate responses to ACNI policy, research and compliance findings.

 

Work in Partnership:

Develop and strengthen key partnerships with statutory and non-statutory providers who

are responsible for learning both inside and outside the classroom. (The key partnerships

include, but are not restricted to, the following: Department of Education, Education

Authority, Education & Training Inspectorate, curriculum advisory staff, artists, arts

organisations and community partners). This will entail contributing to structured delivery

initiatives such as the re-introduction of an Artists in Schools scheme and careers advice

in the arts.

 

Advocating for the Arts:

Contribute to the implementation of the Council's Communications & Advocacy Strategy

and the preparation of case studies on the arts; identify media opportunities in liaison with

clients; provide regular reports and/or present to the Board and Committees of the Council

on client/stakeholder management issues; provide key information for updates to MPs and

MLAs.

 

Improving Organisational Performance:

Oversee assessments/recommendations on applications for funding (AFP, SIAP and

Lottery) within departmental deadlines; ensure attendance at events to monitor

performance; hold monthly update briefings against targets with Directors; ensure that

reporting team meets all deadlines, and quality assure work outputs from team members.

 

 

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA

• Third level qualification, preferably in an arts related subject or in Arts Administration.
• Specialism Proven experience of at least 3 years full time (or equivalent) gained within the past 5 years in at least two of the listed specialist areas (ie community, youth, education, health, disability).
• Grants Experience of grants application, assessment or evaluation.
• Sector Knowledge Breadth and depth of demonstrable knowledge and understanding of at least the two listed areas, as well as an understanding of the general cultural, social and political context within Northern Ireland and the key challenges facing NI arts organisations.
• Project Management and Planning – The ability to plan, organise and supervise activities within project objectives along with the ability to manage own workload and that of others as priorities and deadlines change.
• People Management and Leadership And Working Relationships
• Proven experience of team leadership / management in a work related environment, to include the ability to motivate and develop staff and to provide clear feedback on their performance.
• Evidence of success in building and maintaining effective working relationships at all levels within an organisation and with external organisations.
• Communication Skills Well-developed negotiating, influencing and communication skills, including excellent oral, written and presentation skills for audiences at all levels including the ability to represent the Council in the media.
• IT Skills The ability to make appropriate use of the Arts Council’s IT systems and highly competent in the use of Microsoft Outlook and Office products such as

 

• Lisburn
• £ £16.80 per hour
• Temporary
• jane.lewsley@therecruitmentco.uk

Our public sector client is seeking a Temporary Research & Policy Officer . This job will be located in their office in Lisburn.

This post is 37 hours – Mon- Fri 9-5. 

Rate of Pay £16.80 per hour

 

PRINCIPAL DUTIES OF THE POST:

The post-holder will:

To clean, evaluate and analyse/interpret administrative data.

 To manage and analyse/interpret datasets generated through surveys and focus groups.

 To support the management of commissioned research projects.

 To support work to convert research findings into strategic outcomes, including written

reports.

 To undertake small scale primary qualitative research.

 To support monitoring and evaluation projects.

 To support in the development of arts strategies and action plans.

 To engage with clients of the Arts Council to support their data and information

requirements.

 To support the development and maintenance of effective systems for gathering,

analysing and reviewing information and for the ongoing monitoring of performance of

Arts Council activities.

 To co-ordinate the Arts Council’s statutory compliance and reporting requirements,

providing advice to other departments where appropriate.

 To support the Arts Council’s policy in relation to equality of opportunity

 To undertake any other relevant and appropriate duties which may reasonably be

allocated.

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA

EDUCATION: Educated to degree standard.

2. EXPERIENCE: An equivalent of at least two year’s full-time experience, gained within the

past four years, in a post that included the undertaking of research, information gathering

and analysis, and complex report writing

3. RESEARCH SKILLS: Experience in research project management, cleaning and analysing

administrative data, and undertaking qualitative and quantitative research.

4. ANALYTICAL SKILLS: The ability to analyse and evaluate information from a wide variety

of sources and present it in a usable format to a variety of audiences.

5. ORGANISATIONAL STRATEGY: Experience (or willingness to learn) drafting discussion

papers and contributing to the development of organisational strategies.

6. COMMUNICATION SKILLS: Excellent oral, written and presentation skills for audiences at

all levels.

7. WORKING RELATIONSHIPS: Evidence of success in building and maintaining working

relationships across professional and operational boundaries within an organisation and with

external organisations; working on own initiative or as part of a team

8. INTERPERSONAL SKILLS: Ability to negotiate and influence effectively.
9. IT SKILLS: You must be computer literate with strong IT skills and be competent in the use

of Microsoft Outlook and Office products such as Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

10. EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY: Understanding of, and commitment to, equal opportunities

in employment and service delivery.

• Lisburn
• £ £13.52 per hour
• Temporary
• JL/EO2- Lisburn 25/7/22
• jane.lewsley@therecruitmentco.uk

We are currently seeking a temporary ongoing Executive Officer ll for our client based in Lisburn. This role is starting 25/7/22

This role will be working 37 hours per week

Mon – Fri 9-5

 

Rate of pay £13.40 per hour

 

 

Job role

· Taking claims to Discretionary Support by telephone

· Making Decisions & communications to customers as part of an end to end service

 

Experience/Qualifications

· GCE ‘A’ level passes in 2 separate subjects and

· 5 Gcse’s including English and Maths at grade C or above

· The role holder should be able to demonstrate competency in use of IT systems, have good interpersonal skills and an ability to work well in a team.

· The role holder must be able to demonstrate initiative in the management and delivery of work, and is expected to have knowledge of corporate governance to adhere to policy and procedures and best practice.

* All of the above must be clearly demonstrated on the applicants cv

The Recruitment Co is a corporate member for the Recruitment and Employers Confederation operating as an Employment Business for the recruitment of temporary vacancies

• Newcastle
• £ £13.52 per hour
• Temporary
• JL/FOnewcastle
• jane.lewsley@therecruitmentco.uk

We are currently seeking a temporary ongoing Finance Officer (E02) for our client based in Newcastle

This role will be working 37 hours per week Mon- Fri 8.30-5

Rate of pay £13.40 per hour

Job role

Finance

– Generation & monitoring of all purchase orders for the centre;

– Maintaining appropriate records in relation to orders, purchases and deliveries

– Printing appropriate till reports, reconciling income from tills vs reports

– Managing income from climbing wall, swimming groups and other sources

– Invoicing and receipting on Priava

– Managing and processing Worldpay payments

– Managing of Wall Entry software system

– Maintain financial records, as appropriate

Bookings

– Managing bookings, room allocations, group catering requirements

– Maintaining and updating the Events Perfect system with all course bookings;

Other Duties

– Undertaking Front of House duties as required

– Maintain a high standard of cleanliness and presentation by presenting a neat and tidy personal appearance;

– Attending meetings as required

– Assisting with other administrative duties as required

– Daily till reconciliations for climbing wall users (owned by MI) and corresponding re-charging;

– Reconciliation and lodgement of all funds, including maintenance of all cash directly generated via swimming lessons by external private providers;

– Maintaining and updating the Priava system with all course bookings;

– Weekly export of reports to HOS finance for all bookings- cash, credit card, cheque, and worldpay;

– Maintain financial records (Sun)

– Provision of relevant information to prospective course participants, staff and centre users; &

– Ensure all files and records are maintained as appropriate.

– Any other reasonable duties, as required by TNOC / Sport NI management

Experience/Qualifications

Qualifications:

? 5 GCSEs (or equivalent) including English and Maths

Experience:

? Experience of handling cash and managing payments

Experience using Accounting Software

? Experience of working in a customer facing environment

? Experience of managing bookings and general enquiries

? Knowledge and experience of using a range of software packages, including Microsoft Office

Premiere People is a corporate member for the Recruitment and Employers Confederation operating as an Employment Business for the recruitment of temporary vacancies

• Portadown
• £ £9.76 per hour
• Temporary
• JL/AAport
• jane.lewsley@therecruitmentco.uk

We are currently seeking a full-time temporary ongoing Admin Assistant for our Public Sector Client in Portadown. The ideal candidate should be competent in the use of Microsoft

Rate of pay is £9.76 per hour

Duties include:

Correspondence

· Management of Planning Consultations sent from Councils and recording & monitoring of Planning Consultations.

 

· Liaising internally with HPTOs & SPTOs on the allocation of work to relevant work areas, and externally with Councils, Agents, Applicants and DfI Rivers Regional Staff as required.

 

· General office duties, including scanning, photocopying, binding, opening and distributing post and taking phone messages.

 

Essential Criteria:

· Must have 2GCSE’s including English language and Maths grade C

· Experience using MS Excel and Word is essential

The Recruitment Co is a corporate member for the Recruitment and Employers Confederation operating as an Employment Business for the recruitment of temporary vacancies

• Belfast
• £ £13.52
• Temporary
• alana.flanagan@therecruitmentco.uk

Our client, a leading public sector organisation based in Hospital Road, Belfast has a requirement for an experienced Personal Secretary to join the team.

This role is available ASAP initially for 51 weeks with possible extension.

Rate of pay is £13.52

Job role:

Accurately organising and monitoring diaries on a daily basis. Meeting with the senior management regularly to discuss, prioritise and action diary commitments, cancellations and rescheduling appointments. Liaising with attendees to determine times, durations and venues for meetings. Booking rooms and venues and arranging for or providing hospitality as necessary.  Copying and collating papers and ensuring that the required briefing and equipment is available. Making the necessary security arrangements and meeting, greeting and escorting visitors. Making cost-effective travel and accommodation arrangements through internal branches or directly with service providers. Answering and vetting all incoming telephone calls based on knowledge of caller or issue(s) raised. Whenever possible, responding to callers directly by providing information or redirecting to the appropriate departmental official. Taking messages and obtaining contact numbers. Secretaryship of meetings inc attendance at meetings and minute-taking. Proactively manage emails, correspondence, papers etc on arrival and identifying those requiring urgent action, highlighting deadlines and action points, attaching related papers and passing to senior manager for action. Where appropriate, redirecting to a departmental official for action,  Keeping senior manager’s informed of actions. Bringing important target dates and issues to senior officer’s attention on an ongoing basis, based on knowledge and experience of the subject matter. Logging the various information types received and issued into electronic postbook(s), tracking responses through BF systems and chasing up outstanding responses to ensure deadlines are met.  Typing, compiling and issuing emails, letters, acknowledgements, minutes, memos, tables, presentations, charts, slides and reports. Signing and circulating documents on senior manager’s behalf.  Co-ordinating inputs and drafting co-ordinated responses. Scanning, reformatting and updating documents, standardising layouts and creating templates and databases. Managing all emails, documents, correspondence, papers and files, in both paper and electronic filing systems – copying, cataloguing, filing, retrieving, archiving, reviewing and deleting/destroying in accordance with guidelines or protocol. Opening and maintaining registered files in line with Departmental Policy and Procedures. Researching information sources such as the intranet/internet, Hansard or press articles for items such as publications, records, press releases, contact details and travel information. Specific Experience / Qualifications required Applicants must have: 4 GCSEs (including English) OR Level 2 diploma in Secretarial Administration OR BTEC Level 2 Extended Certificate in Business Administration AND At least 1 year’s secretarial experience* AND At least 1 years’ experience using Microsoft Office including Outlook, Powerpoint, Excel and Word. To apply send your cv via the link

• Stormont
• £ £11.70
• Temporary
• ASOStormont
• alana.flanagan@recruitmentco.uk

Our client, a leading public sector organisation based in the Stormont area Belfast has a requirement for an experienced Assistant Scientific Officer to join the team.

This role is available ASAP initially for 3months with possible extension. Rate of pay is £11.70

Job role:

Main Duties / Purpose of Job / Function of Role The Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute is required to provide the most efficient and cost effective testing facilities to deliver diagnostic and statutory testing which it carries out for its principal customer the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs for Northern Ireland . DSIB virology provides a statutory and diagnostic service for, the farming community and commercial customers, testing samples received for the presence of viruses, viral antibodies, suspect epizootic diseases and notifiable diseases including Johne’s disease. The DSIB virology section is also an approved designated laboratory for testing bovine tissue samples for the presence of BVDV as part of the compulsory BVD virus eradication programmes in Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland & Scotland. BVD testing is also carried out for the voluntary BVDfree England scheme.

 

The duties of the post are likely to include the following:

1. Collection, sorting and opening of samples, recording any non-conformances on Excel spreadsheets and alerting the Lab Manager.

2. Data input (logon) into the DSIB DU Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS). Clear labelling of samples.

3. Preparation of samples for testing.

4. Carry out a broad range of microbiological techniques.

5. Work to standards required by ISO17025

6. Ability to work as part of a team delivering diagnostic results within specific time schedule

7. Adherence to health and safety regulations for microbiological laboratories

8. Maintenance of laboratory records. This involves working with Excel spreadsheets, scanning, filing and emailing paperwork to clients.

9. Disposal of laboratory waste and responsibility for routine cleanliness, calibration and maintenance of laboratory instrumentation

10. Any other duties as required.

 

This list is not exclusive and the successful candidate will be required to carry out other duties as allocated by managemenEssential criteria:

Degree in Microbiology, Biochemistry, Biological Sciences, Environmental Science or related subject. Practical experience of microbiology and molecular biology.

Specific Experience / Qualifications required

• A minimum of 5 GCSE’s including a science subject
• A general science background would be beneficial
• Experience of working in a laboratory environment would be beneficial
• Effective communication skills
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Ability to work flexible working hours

To apply send your cv via the link

• L'Derry
• £ £11.70
• Temporary
• AOWST
• alana.flanagan@recruitmentco.uk

Our client, a leading public sector organisation, based in L’Derry. The role is available immediately for 51 weeks with possible extension

Hourly Pay: £11.70

37 hours per week Monday to Friday.

Key Responsibilities:

1. AO duties in CSP include Quality Assurance of all electronic documents, creating & maintaining register of records / papers destroyed, liaising with systems re electronic records, obtaining knowledge of pensions, assisting with special exercises eg revision of awards, resource accounts & maintenance of electronic records and any other AO duties within CSP. AO duties in CSP also include:Complete casework ensuring the scheme rules are adhered to. Processing routine cases; raising of queries; Ensuring correct data is held; ensuring acceptable standards of accuracy and targets met; Respond to correspondence; Assist EOII in the collection of all necessary management information for presentation in Branch Action Plan, Monthly Management Team Meeting or as and when requested; Ensure all statistical returns are completed on a timely basis in order to facilitate planning within the section and the branch;
2. To apply send your cv via the link

• Belfast - Primarily working from home under review
• £ 14.92ph
• Temporary
• ND-April 2022 - Northern Ireland Civil Service
• natalie.donnelly@premiere-agency.com

 

We are currently recruiting for a Policy Officer to start asap with Northern Ireland Civil Service based in Belfast BT4 area – working from home under review at present.  

Hours of work:    37 hours per week.   (Part-time hours may be considered) 

Duration:  ASAP until the end of June with possible extension.  

Rate of pay:  £14.92ph 

 

Job duties:

• Providing secretariat support to a range of groups and projects including Queens University, Ulster University, NIMDTA and SGEQMENI.
• Assisting the drafting of written and oral support to the Minister, Permanent Secretary, CMO and senior officers in line with agreed quality standards and within set deadlines – including submissions, briefings, assembly questions and correspondence cases. 
• Provide accurate and timely responses to financial enquiries. 
• Regularly engaging with education and training providers, HSC colleagues and other UK Departments and students to provide accurate and timely advice and guidance and to share best practice in relation to areas of responsibility; and
• Assisting in the management, research and delivery of policy development projects and reviews of Departmental Directions, Determinations and Service Level Agreements (SLAs).

 

If interested, please apply an updated CV via the link below.

• Belfast
• £ 9.76
• Temporary
• SN-SGB2-East
• sophie.nicholl@premiere-agency.com

Our client, a leading public sector organisation, based in Stormont are looking to recruit an SGB2 to join their team.

The role is available immediately for 3 months, with possibility of extension.

Hourly Pay: £9.76

37 hours per week Monday to Friday

Key Responsibilities:

1. Collection, sorting DSIB/ Histo samples, recording any issues/non-conformances, alerting the area Manager.

 

2. Work to standards required by ISO17025. Associated duties relating to ISO accreditation, updating records, temperature monitoring accreditation duties include temperature monitoring, airflow monitoring update of spreadsheets.

 

3. Ability to work as part of a team delivering diagnostic/statutory/research results within specific time schedule

 

4. Adherence to health and safety regulations.

 

5. Maintenance of laboratory records. This involves working with Excel spreadsheets, scanning, filing and emailing paperwork.

 

6. Disposal of Histology waste and responsibility for routine cleanliness, calibration and maintenance of Histology instrumentation. Sorting and storage of blocks and slides.

 

7. Lifting and labelling paraffin wax sections onto glass slides

 

8. Ordering and collection of store items. Stock taking of consumable items, monitoring usage of chemicals and consumables.

 

1. Any other duties as required to maintain compliance with quality standards and/or SOPs in Histology.

Essential Criteria:

1. A minimum of 5 GCSE’s including a science subject

2. A general science background would be beneficial

3. Experience of working in a laboratory environment would be beneficial

4. Effective communication skills

5. Ability to work as part of a team

6. Ability to work flexible working hours