2nd - 3rd June 2014 - NEW DIRECTIONS 2014 Applications open.

New Directions 2014 – Applications now open

 

 

We are pleased to announce that applications are now open for New Directions 2014.

The event runs on 2^nd & 3^rd June at the Business School.

Applications are encouraged from all students and graduates of MMU who want to increase their enterprise skills or to explore the option of working for themselves.

This inspirational 2 day course runs annually here at MMU and this year is themed around Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.

 

Attendees are invited to work with like-minded people who share enthusiasm for enterprise. They are inspired by real entrepreneurs who will share their entrepreneurial journeys and who will support students in exploring innovative ideas.   Attendees carry their learning throughout the two days and are equipped with skills to start exploring their own ideas to start a business.

Students can apply for a place by completing the booking form here: http://newdirectionsmmu.co.uk/new-directions-2014/event-sign-up/

To find out more about the event visit our website: www.newdirectionsmmu.co.uk

Please spread the message of New Directions and encourage your students to join us for 2 days of interactive enterprise learning.

This event is supported by ERDF and MMU Futures. Students will gain bronze points by completing the 2 day course with us.

 

The Enterprise Champions project is run by the Centre for Enterprise. The team have successfully engaged over 650 students since phase 2 of the project started in 2010 and have delivered over 13,000 hours of enterprise learning.

 

You can find out more about this project and the other fantastic programmes we run for businesses on the Centre for Enterprise website.

Laura Rimmer

The Centre for Enterprise| Project Administrator

Manchester Metropolitan University ¦ Faculty of Business and Law 

All Saints Campus ¦ Oxford Road ¦ Manchester ¦ M15 6BH

Commercial Manager Vacancy– General Role Description (Manchester/ Blackburn/ Carlisle)

Commercial Manager - CAPITA

(Manchester/ Blackburn/ Carlisle)

 

The following vacancy is now available.

 

General Role Description:

Work along side business unit managers to:-

• Assist in the commercial aspects of contract and client management of both Outsourced contracts and major projects
• Take an entrepreneurial approach to finding and prioritising (with BU managers) those issues which require commercial support
• Take a hands on approach to supporting resolution of commercial issues where appropriate, or implementing and managing appropriate resource for the same. Ownership of issues to the point of resolution is essential.
• Manage day to day level negotiations with clients and service providers

• Support in the negotiation of larger scale commercial changes to key accounts and projects

• Support the development of new propositions

• Liaise with internal legal teams to support BU managers on the more complex aspects of contract review and service propositions

• Engage in the standard project review process, in particular supporting the commercial management of change and variation on major projects

• Conduct ad hoc contract compliance reviews

• Support key compliance processes for the north including liability approval requests

• Report progress on key commercial issues to and receive instruction from the regions South Operations Board

Key requirements

• Ability to manage clients in a pragmatic and personable way

• Strong comprehension skills, and understanding of fundamental contract mechanisms commonly found in service contracts
• Understanding of cost behaviour, and ability to quickly ascertain relevant drivers of cost and profit in given scenarios
• Ability to work under low levels of supervision

• Strong ability in general management, and task management

 

• Key focus on outcomes and business objectives – as this is generally the measure of success in an organisation such as Capita.

Please contact Steve Lucas or Clare Hart , Student Experience Support Tutors (AFE) on s.lucas@mmu.ac.uk or Clare.Hart@mmu.ac.uk for further information.

Opportunity to Submit Papers - UEL UNDERGRADUATE CONFERENCE

CALL FOR PAPERS

 

Defining global citizenship: Development, Politics and Social Change.

Undergraduates from the University of East London, in partnership with the European Association of Development Research & Training Institutes (EADI), are pleased to invite you to submit* your paper to the University’s third student led undergraduate conference for development. 

8th November 2014

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University of East London

Docklands Campus

London, UK

  

Have you just finished your undergraduate dissertation or project? Are you proud of a piece of your degree work? Are you thinking of postgraduate study or just starting on a Masters programme? Then submit an abstract to International Development Student Conference at UEL!

 

*There is no fee for submission of papers or attendance at the conference.

 

 

Why should I attend?

If you have never been to an academic conference before, and never presented your work in a conference setting, then this is a great opportunity to get some experience and find out how it all works. This is a conference organised by undergraduate students, for undergraduate students and we want to hear about the research and work you have been doing.

 

Who can submit a paper?

Students from a wide variety of disciplines including: anthropology, international development and development studies, international politics and international relations, history, sociology and more. We also welcome papers from undergraduate students and students graduating in 2014.

 

When and where is the conference?

The conference will be held at the Docklands Campus of University of East London, UK on Saturday 8^th November. It is a one day event including an evening reception following the conference. However, on Friday 7^th there will be a welcoming reception for those able to attend.

 

What happens at the conference?

Successful entrants will be given the unique opportunity to debate their work in a public forum, receive feedback from academic scholars, interact with publishers and field leaders and meet students from diverse universities and network with a variety of NGOs.

 

This open conference will centre on subjects pertaining to International Development and International Politics.  All participants will be presented with a certificate confirming their attendance and an online journal will be produced presenting the top papers.

 

What are the paper submission guidelines?

We welcome written papers as well as other forms of presentation such as short documentaries and photo exhibitions. All accepted works will be presented, having been reviewed by a panel consisting of academic experts and publishers.

Undergraduate papers in the region of 2000-5000 words will be accepted. We welcome coursework and other papers. A maximum word limit of 6000 words is in place for those who would like to submit their dissertations.

Papers should address one or more of the following themes.

·          War, Conflict and Migration

·          Intersecting inequality in Society (including gender, age, class, ethnicity)

·          Governance, Institutions and State Building

·          Civil Society, Social Movements and Grassroots Organizations

·          Population Growth, Resources, Environment

·          Sustainable Development, Energy, Climate Change

·          Food and Agriculture, Food Security

·          Cultural and Social Transformation

·          Role of Social Media

·          European and International Human Rights Law/ Theories of Justice

·          Tourism Impact

·          Post-conflict Reconstruction

·          Modern Slavery and Trafficking

·          Millennium Development Goals and post-MDG agendas

 

When should papers be submitted?

15th June 2014	Abstract submission deadline
10th July 2014	Delegates informed if abstract has been accepted
10th September 2014	Papers to be submitted in electronically
20th November 2014	Delegates informed of academic feedback from paper

Contact details:

Email:                          Organization@uel-undergraduate-conference.co.uk

Website:                      www.uel-undergraduate-conference.co.uk

Facebook Group:         UEL International Development Undergraduate Conference.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/235007646515742/

SUMMER INTERN CHALLENGE (BAT) - Secure your internship or full time placement now

 

SECURE YOUR INTERNSHIP OR FULL TIME PLACEMENT NOW!
Take the Bloomberg Aptitude Test in May, June or July for the chance to be contacted by over 20,000 companies for unique job opportunities. 

You can also qualify to attend our Second Annual Summer Intern Challenge in London, New York City, Hong Kong or Toronto!

 

 

The BAT is a multiple choice test that evaluates your abilities as relative to a career in finance and then helps you to anonymously market yourself to over 20,000 employers via the Bloomberg Talent Search. 

All questions on the BAT evaluate aptitude rather than knowledge so you do not need to have a background in Finance in order to do well on the test.

The BAT is offered FREE of charge on campus and you can also retake the test for FREE and only your best score will be visible to employers. Students of all degrees and all levels of study are invited to take the BAT as we offer a variety of internship and full time job opportunities.

All students who score in the top quartile on the BAT during the months of May, June and July will receive an invitation to attend our Second Annual Summer Intern Challenge!

Over 160,000 students have taken the BAT in over 3,500 universities around the world and over 140,000 connections have been made between students and employers to discuss job opportunities. Employers use the Bloomberg Talent Search to connect with students based on their suitability for a role as determined by their BAT profile and test performance on the eight sections of the BAT. It’s not about getting the top BAT score, but about finding the best fit for the role!

>>>Main benefits of the BAT:

1.      Evaluate your strengths

2.      Discover roles in Finance

3.      Highlight your BAT score on your CV and LinkedIn

4.      Be contacted for local and international job opportunities

5.      Assess your Business-level English

6.      FREE on campus

FREE "At Home" (After registering for the BAT at home, you will need to click the BLUE bar titled “BAT” in your profile. On the next page click “GO” in the “Take it now at Home” box. When you come to the “checkout” page DO NOT ENTER YOUR DETAILS. Instead click on “country not listed? Click here” link. This will take you to the page where the UK is listed. Click “united kingdom” and the agreement box which states “I currently reside in and have government photo ID from this country”.

 

>Join us for an exclusive event in London, NYC, Hong Kong or Toronto!

Bloomberg Institute is proud to announce its Second Annual Summer Intern Challenge for elite finance and business interns worldwide. Eligible winners will get a sneak peak at Bloomberg’s new financial training product, Bloomberg Market Essentials, as well as an evening of networking with other elite BAT test takers.

Take the BAT between May 1, 2014 and July 25, 2014, and score in the top quartile to qualify to attend the event! 

>>>How to be successful:

1.      Review the Sample Questions

2.      Manage your time (2 hours – 100 multiple choice questions)

3.      Follow the News

4.      Retake the BAT to improve your score

Try it out! If you don’t do well, you do not have to release your scores. Even when published, all scores remain anonymous.

Share this opportunity with your friends!

Relevant Links: www.takethebat.com, BAT Sample Questions , BAT Success Stories, Hall of Fame, Bloomberg Briefs, Summer Intern Challenge, Bloomberg Businessweek

 

Follow us on @takethebat #BAT and Facebook   

CAPITA - Commercial Assistant Position - Job Specification PERMANENT FULL TIME

 

Title:                Commercial Assistant with CAPITA

Salary:             Circa £25k - £30k - Depending on experience and qualifications

Contract type:   Permanent – Full Time

 

An excellent opportunity for a positive and organised commercial assistant/
graduate has arisen to join Capita Property & Infrastructure’s business development
team. The position is to support the team across the many initiatives, bids and proposals
providing commercial support, challenge and project management assistance to business
development leads within the team.

 

Location

This is a regional role based from either Capita’s Salford or Blackburn offices, but
this is flexible. However travelling may be required to other Capita offices around the region,
including; Manchester, Blackburn, North Tyneside, Colwyn Bay as and when required.

 

Background

Capita Property & Infrastructure delivers design, infrastructure, management,
real estate and outsourcing solutions on a local, national and international scale.

 

We do much more than simply deliver projects; we help our clients to
transform and modernise their businesses, combining our property and infrastructure
expertise with ICT and business process re-engineering to enable them to reduce costs,
 improve quality and enhance customer service.

 

With over 4,000 staff at 40+ offices in the UK and internationally, we offer
a vast range of professional and technical expertise across an unrivalled number
of services.

 

We are also a wholly-owned division of Capita plc, the UK’s leading provider of integrated
professional support service solutions.

Role and Responsibilities

             Key responsibilities of the role are to support the business development
             team across the following areas:

 

Generally

             Support the business development team across major bids and work winning opportunities

Generate bespoke professional fee proposals

Check the quality and completeness of professional fee proposals prior to submission
against agreed norms, where appropriate recommending improvement to such norms

Business development / bidding for work Provide commercial support to local management teams during
periods of commercial improvement / change

Ensure the correct level of Collateral Warranty, Professional Indemnity etc relating
to individual consultancy contracts is negotiated

Ownership and management of Capita’s commercial and legal sign off procedures

Undertake regular training to satisfy personal development criteria; including
regular refresher training on contract drafting, changes in relevant legislation and Capita
commercial protocols

Identify areas for commercial improvement in the delivery of projects / contracts

Investigate individual “ad hoc” commercial / financial problems and undertake analysis
of the financials / contractual context to propose solutions.
This may require engagement with Capita in house legal team

Promote and facilitate Capita’s corporate ethos.

Requirements (Essential)

•             Accounting qualification preferable

•             Experience in commercial management

•             Excellent people skills

•             Excellent analytical skills

•             Commercial discretion when handling sensitive commercial data, or issues

•             Ability to work in a fast changing environment

•             Enquiring attitude to work and willingness to articulate their views in debate

•             Proficient in Microsoft Office packages, especially Excel

•             Excellent spoken and written business communication skills

•             Good relationship management skills both with colleagues and clients

•             Commercial awareness and acumen

•             The ability to work under direction but able to use their own initiative when
               required and  understand the limits to their discretion

•             Able to plan their work and meet deadlines; prioritising key tasks and agreeing

         re-scheduled timescales or  re-allocating work where there are competing deadlines

Requirements
(Desirable

Knowledge of the consultancy, outsourcing or construction sector.        

Familiarity with understanding basic legal contracts/agreements

Knowledge of SAP

    Remuneration Package

Circa £25k - £30k -  depending on level of experience and qualifications

     37.5 hours a week
Annual Leave: subject to negotiation
Access to the selection of Capita Group benefits schemes