Average Human Resources salary in Cambridge

Salary Range: £49,200 per annum Start Date:As soon as possible Duration of Contract: Permanent Location: Fauna & Flora, Cambridge. Current policy offers partial remote working with the UK Founded in 1903, Fauna & Flora International (FFI) is the world’s longest established international conservation organisation. Our vision is to create a sustainable future for the planet where biodiversity is conserved by the people living closest to it. We aim to do this through the conservation of threatened species and ecosystems worldwide, choosing solutions that are sustainable, based on sound science and take account of human needs. We have become a trusted entity in the world of conservation. Today FFI is active in over 40 countries. Fauna & Flora is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Senior Technical Specialist, Enterprise. The primary focus of the role is to play a leading and strategic role in shaping and delivering Fauna & Flora’s work on enterprise development as a means for financing conservation and creating benefits for local partners, indigenous peoples, communities and other stakeholders across our global programme. You will be a highly motivated and organised individual, looking to apply your advanced expertise in business and entrepreneurship to solve conservation challenges. You will have extensive technical skills in the incubation and scaling of enterprises, including business strategy, facilitation of international market access and leveraging private sector partnerships. You will have work experience in the private sector, including purpose-led enterprises. You will have demonstrable experience in market research and analysis, business plan development, financial modelling, business valuation, and investment pitch deck creation. You will have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, including the proven ability to liaise across teams and cultures as well as from rural entrepreneurs to companies and investors. You will enjoy applying your business skills to complex issues and explaining these in plain and accessible language. You will be an excellent communicator and comfortable team leader and player, able to motivate task-focused teams to successful outcomes. You will have excellent facilitation, training and coaching skills. The ability to plan, organise and prioritise workloads to meet deadlines will be a key attribute. You should hold a relevant degree or equivalent level qualification or equivalent professional experience in business, finance, economics or other relevant discipline. You should be passionate about supporting others to develop their knowledge and skills while being open to learning and able to quickly pick up new skills. You will have considerable experience of applying your skills to a conservation, development or natural resource management context in less developed countries. Fluency in English is essential, and French is highly desirable. Knowledge of languages relevant to Fauna & Flora’s work, such as Bahasa, Swahili, Russian, Portuguese or Spanish, will be highly valuable Fauna & Flora is part of Cambridge Conservation Initiative in the David Attenborough Building, providing a great platform for collaboration with other conservation organisations and University of Cambridge departments and institutions. You will be joining a diverse team with global responsibilities and the role offers the opportunity to work within a ground-breaking and entrepreneurial organisation, at the forefront of global conservation. This position will be based in Cambridge with international travel as required to meet project needs. This role is not eligible for sponsorship for a Skilled Worker Visa. The closing date for applications is Monday, 16 September 2024 Interviews are likely to take place during the last week of September

We have a fantastic new job opportunity for a Portuguese speaking Human Resources Manager to join a successful manufacturing and export company. You will be responsible for all human resources operations for both their UK & Portugal based offices.Location of the jobHybrid work - UK office is in Cambridge, ideally 3 days a week in the office + 2 days a week work from home /remote.Language requirements for the jobFluency in Portuguese and English is essentialCompany backgroundOur client is an international manufacturing and global export companyJob responsibilities of the Portuguese speaking Human Resources Manager As Portuguese speaking Human Resources Manager you will have 100% control of all employee HR operations for the office and manufacturing facility in Portugal as well as the UK office.You role will typically include the following duties and responsibilities: Overseeing recruitment, selection and the onboarding processManaging a company’s appraisal system and conducting appraisal meetingsEnsuring that a company’s procedures comply with employment regulationsMonitoring various aspects of an employee’s performance, such as attendance and sick leaveAccessing the need for training and then designing and implementing training programs accordinglyHandling any disciplinary processes and formal grievancesSetting and reviewing pay structures and employee perks and benefitsDevelop and implement HR policies and procedures in compliance with UK employment laws and regulations.Oversee the recruitment and selection process, including job analysis, job descriptions, job postings, and applicant screening and interviewing in accordance with UK employment lawManage employee relations issues in compliance with Portugal and UK employment law, including conflict resolution, disciplinary actions, and grievances.Complete Human Resource administrative tasks and maintain and update Human Resource related correspondence.Process work visa applications where necessary. The successful candidate background Fluency in Portuguese and English is essentialPrevious HR management level experience in both the UK and PortugalExcellent knowledge of all employment law and HR related regulations relating to both Portugal and the UKKnowledge of payroll, compensation and benefits relating to both the UK and PortugalCIPD qualified advantage but not essentialIT Proficient (including MS Office)Exceptional organisation skillsStrong ability to prioritise workloadExcellent attitude to work and colleaguesAbility to travel to Portugal office when required Salary, benefits and working hoursNegotiable - £45,000 - £55,000. To apply for this exceptional opportunity, please apply now and forward your CV.

Senior Human Factors Engineer - Medical Devices - Cambridge Newton Colmore is working with a medical devices company based in Cambridge and we are assisting their search for their next human factors expert. We are looking for people who love solving complex engineering problems and who enjoy working in multi-disciplinary teams. As a Senior Human Factors Engineer, you will be working on a number of advanced engineering projects aimed at improving and/or saving people's lives. You will be utilising your human factors commercial knowledge and experience and apply it to real-world hand-held medical devices. You will be working closely with world-class engineers as well as surgeons, nurses and healthcare professionals, to ensure their feedback is translated into the usability of the product. The aim of your work is to improve the usability of the product, which will in turn lower the risk to patients and increase accuracy of the end user. To be considered for this exciting role you will have a thorough understanding of human factors principles as well as knowledge of the medical devices sector and regulations. This will be complemented by product design, human factors or psychology education. You will also need to possess an open mind and show that you like to challenge ideas. In exchange for your skills and expertise, the company offer a highly competitive package as well as providing excellent career progression. They also offer an excellent pension and performance bonus. The company are at a really exciting stage of development which has recently culminated in the opening of new labs and workshops. For more information, please call Matthew Lowdon of Newton Colmore Consulting on or make an application and one of our team will be in touch. Newton Colmore Consulting is a highly specialist recruitment consultancy operating within the medical devices and biotechnology. We help our clients find the experts they need to develop and commercialise ground-breaking technology and therapeutics, globally. Key words: Human Factors Engineer, Medical Devices, Ergonomics, Psychology, Drug Delivery, Surgical Instrumentation, HF, Usability.