Content Writer - London (Hybrid) Contract Length: 6 months Day Rate: £600-650 (Inside IR35) Location: Hybrid - 3 days per week on-site in London We're looking for a highly creative and articulate Content/Speech Writer to join our team on a six-month contract. This role is ideal for someone who thrives on transforming complex technical information into compelling narratives that resonate with diverse audiences. You'll be responsible for crafting speeches, keynotes, strategic reports, website copy, and digital articles that reflect the organisation's tone and values. Working closely with senior leaders and subject matter experts, you'll ensure consistency and clarity across all communications. Your work will span multiple platforms and formats, requiring a strong grasp of publishing tools and digital channels. The ideal candidate will bring a blend of strategic thinking, editorial precision, and storytelling flair. You'll be comfortable navigating high-level conversations, interpreting nuanced content, and collaborating with others to uphold quality standards. This is a fantastic opportunity to make a meaningful impact through words, shaping how the organisation communicates its vision and expertise. Required Skills and Experience Proven ability to translate complex technical content into clear, engaging language Experience writing speeches, keynotes, strategic reports, and digital content Strong editorial judgement and attention to tone, consistency, and style Familiarity with publishing tools and digital platforms Ability to collaborate effectively with senior leaders and cross-functional teams Excellent time management and ability to meet tight deadlines Creative mindset with a strategic approach to messaging and storytelling If this sounds like the right fit for you, we'd love to hear from you. Application Deadline: Friday 10th October SmartSourcing are a Disability Confident Employer and we promote, celebrate and value diversity, we are committed to promoting equality and inclusion for all.
06/10/2025
Contractor
Content Writer - London (Hybrid) Contract Length: 6 months Day Rate: £600-650 (Inside IR35) Location: Hybrid - 3 days per week on-site in London We're looking for a highly creative and articulate Content/Speech Writer to join our team on a six-month contract. This role is ideal for someone who thrives on transforming complex technical information into compelling narratives that resonate with diverse audiences. You'll be responsible for crafting speeches, keynotes, strategic reports, website copy, and digital articles that reflect the organisation's tone and values. Working closely with senior leaders and subject matter experts, you'll ensure consistency and clarity across all communications. Your work will span multiple platforms and formats, requiring a strong grasp of publishing tools and digital channels. The ideal candidate will bring a blend of strategic thinking, editorial precision, and storytelling flair. You'll be comfortable navigating high-level conversations, interpreting nuanced content, and collaborating with others to uphold quality standards. This is a fantastic opportunity to make a meaningful impact through words, shaping how the organisation communicates its vision and expertise. Required Skills and Experience Proven ability to translate complex technical content into clear, engaging language Experience writing speeches, keynotes, strategic reports, and digital content Strong editorial judgement and attention to tone, consistency, and style Familiarity with publishing tools and digital platforms Ability to collaborate effectively with senior leaders and cross-functional teams Excellent time management and ability to meet tight deadlines Creative mindset with a strategic approach to messaging and storytelling If this sounds like the right fit for you, we'd love to hear from you. Application Deadline: Friday 10th October SmartSourcing are a Disability Confident Employer and we promote, celebrate and value diversity, we are committed to promoting equality and inclusion for all.
Technical Author (Contract) Rate: £425 - £460 all-in Duration: 6 months - Inside IR35 Location: 3 days onsite in Sheffield, Birmingham, or Edinburgh We are looking for a Technical Author to work alongside DevSecOps Engineers, translating technical findings into clear, concise documentation and presentations for senior security leadership. This role suits someone who thrives on bringing structure and clarity to complex information. Key Responsibilities Partner with DevSecOps Engineers to develop documentation, presentations, and reports. Translate highly technical concepts into clear, accessible content for both technical and non-technical audiences. Maintain and improve process documentation, technical manuals, and security reporting. Create professional, engaging presentations for senior stakeholders. Contribute to knowledge-sharing practices, ensuring accuracy and consistency across materials. Skills & Experience Proven background as a Technical Author/Writer in IT, DevOps, or cybersecurity. Proficient with Jira and Confluence (or similar documentation tools). Strong communication skills with the ability to simplify complex technical language. Experience developing presentations and structured documentation for senior leadership. Collaborative and detail-oriented, able to work closely with engineers and stakeholders.
03/10/2025
Contractor
Technical Author (Contract) Rate: £425 - £460 all-in Duration: 6 months - Inside IR35 Location: 3 days onsite in Sheffield, Birmingham, or Edinburgh We are looking for a Technical Author to work alongside DevSecOps Engineers, translating technical findings into clear, concise documentation and presentations for senior security leadership. This role suits someone who thrives on bringing structure and clarity to complex information. Key Responsibilities Partner with DevSecOps Engineers to develop documentation, presentations, and reports. Translate highly technical concepts into clear, accessible content for both technical and non-technical audiences. Maintain and improve process documentation, technical manuals, and security reporting. Create professional, engaging presentations for senior stakeholders. Contribute to knowledge-sharing practices, ensuring accuracy and consistency across materials. Skills & Experience Proven background as a Technical Author/Writer in IT, DevOps, or cybersecurity. Proficient with Jira and Confluence (or similar documentation tools). Strong communication skills with the ability to simplify complex technical language. Experience developing presentations and structured documentation for senior leadership. Collaborative and detail-oriented, able to work closely with engineers and stakeholders.
Location: London (3 days a week in the office) About The Opportunity: One of the world s leading Specialty Insurers, renowned for their deep expertise, unparalleled track record, and solid balance sheet. They are committed to empowering their people and delivering innovative solutions to clients. The London Market Underwriting & Reinsurance Performance team, consisting of Actuaries, Reinsurance Specialists, and Engineers, is focused on transforming the underwriting business with cutting-edge technology. As a Senior Software Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in researching, designing, testing, developing, and supporting software solutions that drive the future of Property & Casualty underwriting. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a dynamic, cross-functional team working on full-stack solutions such as Underwriting Dashboards and Actuarial Model Management platforms. Core Responsibilities: Collaborate with software engineers, data engineers, and underwriters to shape the future of underwriting. Improve workflows and maintain focus on the underwriting experience. Deliver software in small, incremental releases. Drive technical excellence and agility across the team. Essential Skills & Experience: Strong experience in Python (FastAPI desirable). 3+ years of experience in developing complex software solutions. Solid understanding of object-oriented programming and test-driven development (TDD, BDD). Familiarity with agile software engineering practices. Passion for continual learning and experimentation. Desirable Skills: Frontend technologies such as HTML, CSS, React. Experience with C# Experience with AWS or Azure cloud environments. Hands-on experience with Domain Driven Design Experience with git, CI/CD, and DevOps practices. Exposure to Actuarial/Commercial Insurance. Interest in Terraform and deployment pipelines in cloud platforms. Requirements: Must be available to work three days a week in the office.
01/10/2025
Full time
Location: London (3 days a week in the office) About The Opportunity: One of the world s leading Specialty Insurers, renowned for their deep expertise, unparalleled track record, and solid balance sheet. They are committed to empowering their people and delivering innovative solutions to clients. The London Market Underwriting & Reinsurance Performance team, consisting of Actuaries, Reinsurance Specialists, and Engineers, is focused on transforming the underwriting business with cutting-edge technology. As a Senior Software Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in researching, designing, testing, developing, and supporting software solutions that drive the future of Property & Casualty underwriting. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a dynamic, cross-functional team working on full-stack solutions such as Underwriting Dashboards and Actuarial Model Management platforms. Core Responsibilities: Collaborate with software engineers, data engineers, and underwriters to shape the future of underwriting. Improve workflows and maintain focus on the underwriting experience. Deliver software in small, incremental releases. Drive technical excellence and agility across the team. Essential Skills & Experience: Strong experience in Python (FastAPI desirable). 3+ years of experience in developing complex software solutions. Solid understanding of object-oriented programming and test-driven development (TDD, BDD). Familiarity with agile software engineering practices. Passion for continual learning and experimentation. Desirable Skills: Frontend technologies such as HTML, CSS, React. Experience with C# Experience with AWS or Azure cloud environments. Hands-on experience with Domain Driven Design Experience with git, CI/CD, and DevOps practices. Exposure to Actuarial/Commercial Insurance. Interest in Terraform and deployment pipelines in cloud platforms. Requirements: Must be available to work three days a week in the office.
Are you ready to advance your management and technical skills and secure that progressive IT role? We are looking for an engineer who enjoys working with both the front and back end of a business. Someone who has interests in day to day staff support as well as contributing to the technical improvements and new development projects for the business. We are a veterinary group with 44 branches and 3 hospitals located across Greater London. We have designed and implemented our own bespoke Practice Management System and continue to work closely with the developers to improve the system to challenge the latest trends out there. Overview of the Role: Assist the IT Manager with the coordination and implementation of task in the IT department as well as liaise with the IT team with respect to new ideas and improvements to current and new systems, contribute to projects and meetings with management, software writers and 3rd parties. Run point on overseeing relations & collaboration with the PMS (Practice Management System) developers, feature design & build testing, Assist with new installations, daily software and hardware support of staff and the upgrading of IT hardware and software on site including overseeing build release to the group, technical documentation and branch visits. This role will give you great exposure to various operating environments Key elements of the role will include: Work with IT colleagues to support users regarding email, main frame and IT issues (both software and hardware) Review alternatives and recommend improvements to IT systems 1st/2nd line software and hardware support Management of asset lists, compliance logs, server manager, active directory etc. Hands on assistance with development, report creation and support of our bespoke Practice Management System 3 in 1 on call rota (telephone support) in the evening till 8pm and 8am - 8pm weekend support This role is best suited for a candidate who: The role will be best suited to a support professional who is looking to diversify their workload and enjoy the challenge of a variable job description which will include office work as well as site visits. We need a candidate who is self-driven, focused and can work independently as well as in a group. To be considered for this role you will have: Good knowledge of Microsoft and an interest in Apple products A proven track record of delivering IT support and maintenance The ability to effectively communicate with and influence management Able to troubleshoot basic network and hardware issues while taking instructions over the phone Hardware support (Servers, pc, network equipment, printers etc.) Someone who is calm - doesn't panic in difficult situations Someone conscientious - will not take risks when out of your depth Experience with troubleshooting and configuring mobile and wireless devices Have a driver's licence Salary and Benefits Package Salary is in the range of £25,000-£30,00 and our benefit package includes: Company car, laptop and phone Funded Continuous profession development Simply Health which provides cashback/refunds on many routine medical costs such as dental care, physiotherapy, optician, chiropractic fees, and more. 24hr Employee Assistance Programme. Generous shopping/leisure discounts (never pay full price in all the major shops and cinemas again!). Cycle to work scheme. Great colleague pet discount scheme. Increasing holiday allowance with length of service. Goddard Veterinary Group is a family-run practice and was started in 1952 by Arthur Goddard. We are now the largest family-run veterinary group in the UK and have 44 clinics, 3 hospitals, and our own nursing college. We have a great reputation for looking after our staff; over 20% of our team have been with us 10 years or more and we're proud of our many 5-star employee reviews on Indeed. Here are some of the lovely things people say about us: 'I've been working at Goddard Vet Group full-time for more than a year. Pros: There is a great supportive nature throughout the company, allowing you to grow and achieve things professionally and personally. Cons: Wish I'd joined them sooner!' Current Employee-Nov 2020 * Credit Indeed. 'I've worked for the company for 5 years and they are great at supporting career progression'. Current Employee - March 2020 * Credit Indeed. 'I've enjoyed working for Goddards for 6 years and am sad to leave due to relocation. I liked working with the supportive team, lovely clients, interesting and varied case load. Management were accommodating with my flexible working request. Excellent CPD and benefits package. Former Employee -Nov 2020. * Credit Indeed. At the heart of it all, we really value our colleagues. We have a Colleague Forum to listen to our peers' views and we've run Town Hall meeting throughout Covid, taking polls and with live Q and A's to make sure we're making the right decisions for our people. All our senior managers are Mental Health First Aid trained and we offer Wellness plans for all our new starters. We are forward thinking; we have developed our own successful contact centre to help ease reception pressure in our busy clinics and allowing us more time to chat to our clients about their needs. This year we have a big programme of refurbishments, and we are continually reviewing our clinics equipment needs. If you are interested in this rewarding role and working for a forward-thinking independent business, and would like to know more, please apply now !
10/09/2021
Full time
Are you ready to advance your management and technical skills and secure that progressive IT role? We are looking for an engineer who enjoys working with both the front and back end of a business. Someone who has interests in day to day staff support as well as contributing to the technical improvements and new development projects for the business. We are a veterinary group with 44 branches and 3 hospitals located across Greater London. We have designed and implemented our own bespoke Practice Management System and continue to work closely with the developers to improve the system to challenge the latest trends out there. Overview of the Role: Assist the IT Manager with the coordination and implementation of task in the IT department as well as liaise with the IT team with respect to new ideas and improvements to current and new systems, contribute to projects and meetings with management, software writers and 3rd parties. Run point on overseeing relations & collaboration with the PMS (Practice Management System) developers, feature design & build testing, Assist with new installations, daily software and hardware support of staff and the upgrading of IT hardware and software on site including overseeing build release to the group, technical documentation and branch visits. This role will give you great exposure to various operating environments Key elements of the role will include: Work with IT colleagues to support users regarding email, main frame and IT issues (both software and hardware) Review alternatives and recommend improvements to IT systems 1st/2nd line software and hardware support Management of asset lists, compliance logs, server manager, active directory etc. Hands on assistance with development, report creation and support of our bespoke Practice Management System 3 in 1 on call rota (telephone support) in the evening till 8pm and 8am - 8pm weekend support This role is best suited for a candidate who: The role will be best suited to a support professional who is looking to diversify their workload and enjoy the challenge of a variable job description which will include office work as well as site visits. We need a candidate who is self-driven, focused and can work independently as well as in a group. To be considered for this role you will have: Good knowledge of Microsoft and an interest in Apple products A proven track record of delivering IT support and maintenance The ability to effectively communicate with and influence management Able to troubleshoot basic network and hardware issues while taking instructions over the phone Hardware support (Servers, pc, network equipment, printers etc.) Someone who is calm - doesn't panic in difficult situations Someone conscientious - will not take risks when out of your depth Experience with troubleshooting and configuring mobile and wireless devices Have a driver's licence Salary and Benefits Package Salary is in the range of £25,000-£30,00 and our benefit package includes: Company car, laptop and phone Funded Continuous profession development Simply Health which provides cashback/refunds on many routine medical costs such as dental care, physiotherapy, optician, chiropractic fees, and more. 24hr Employee Assistance Programme. Generous shopping/leisure discounts (never pay full price in all the major shops and cinemas again!). Cycle to work scheme. Great colleague pet discount scheme. Increasing holiday allowance with length of service. Goddard Veterinary Group is a family-run practice and was started in 1952 by Arthur Goddard. We are now the largest family-run veterinary group in the UK and have 44 clinics, 3 hospitals, and our own nursing college. We have a great reputation for looking after our staff; over 20% of our team have been with us 10 years or more and we're proud of our many 5-star employee reviews on Indeed. Here are some of the lovely things people say about us: 'I've been working at Goddard Vet Group full-time for more than a year. Pros: There is a great supportive nature throughout the company, allowing you to grow and achieve things professionally and personally. Cons: Wish I'd joined them sooner!' Current Employee-Nov 2020 * Credit Indeed. 'I've worked for the company for 5 years and they are great at supporting career progression'. Current Employee - March 2020 * Credit Indeed. 'I've enjoyed working for Goddards for 6 years and am sad to leave due to relocation. I liked working with the supportive team, lovely clients, interesting and varied case load. Management were accommodating with my flexible working request. Excellent CPD and benefits package. Former Employee -Nov 2020. * Credit Indeed. At the heart of it all, we really value our colleagues. We have a Colleague Forum to listen to our peers' views and we've run Town Hall meeting throughout Covid, taking polls and with live Q and A's to make sure we're making the right decisions for our people. All our senior managers are Mental Health First Aid trained and we offer Wellness plans for all our new starters. We are forward thinking; we have developed our own successful contact centre to help ease reception pressure in our busy clinics and allowing us more time to chat to our clients about their needs. This year we have a big programme of refurbishments, and we are continually reviewing our clinics equipment needs. If you are interested in this rewarding role and working for a forward-thinking independent business, and would like to know more, please apply now !
