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About the Role

Edge Hill University is seeking to appoint independent members (charity trustees) to join our Board of Governors and contribute to our continued growth and success.

The University has over 14,000 students studying at both undergraduate and postgraduate level and employs more than 2,000 staff. Edge Hill’s significant success in achieving its mission is recognised by a range of awards including Educate North’s University of the Year 2020/21. It is one of the select few to have held the coveted Modern University of the Year title (2022),awarded by the Times and Sunday Times; and the UK University of the Year (2014) awarded by Times Higher Education.   It was ranked in the UK Top 35 universities (Guardian University Guide 2024), 5th in the UK (Uni Compare 2026) and is a Top 4 North West Institution (Complete University Guide 2025). It is also the safest campus in the North West according to the same guide. In 2024, it was the first University to achieve Ofsted Outstanding for all phases of its Initial Teacher Training provision under the new Inspection Framework.

The Board’s purpose is to act as guardians of the University – to build on its past, and to protect and enhance its future – and, in doing so, to be the most effective Board that it can be, acting in the best interests of the University’s stakeholders. An effective culture supports the Board to achieve this purpose.

We are particularly interested in those with expertise in the following broad areas:

• Academia

• Digital transformation/cyber management/AI

• Finance

• HR/Employment Law

We believe that an effective board includes, and makes good use of, difference in the skills, expertise, background, race, gender and other qualities of individual governors.

While the role is not remunerated, governors are eligible for reasonable expenses paid in line with our Financial Regulations.

For further information about the role, and our Board of Governors, please view the Candidate Pack below.

If you are interested in applying or would like further details, please e-mail Helen Smallbone, Clerk to Governors, at BoardofGovernors@edgehill.ac.uk.

Application Process

To be considered for a role on our Board (for three years in the first instance), your application should include

• an up-to-date CV

• a supporting statement that addresses the criteria in the person specification and outlines your motivation for applying. The statement should be no longer than 2 pages of A4 in 12pt font

Please tailor your application to the role, explaining why you meet the criteria and what you feel you could contribute to our Board and the University.

The deadline for applications is 12noon on Monday 8 September 2025. Interviews will be held on Friday 3 October.

Please submit your application to Helen Smallbone, Clerk to Governors BoardofGovernors@edgehill.ac.uk

Candidates wishing to discuss any aspect of their application or to have an informal conversation about the role should make initial contact with the Secretariat by e-mail: BoardofGovernors@edgehill.ac.uk.

Voluntary role, reasonable travel expenses re-imbursed.

We are looking for an innovative, broadly experienced all round developer with demonstrable business acumen and team leadership skills, to act as the main technical point to drive forward technical solutions as required for our Private Lines division (Private Car and Commercial Vehicle).  Much of this will be web based and / or mobile solutions.

The Technical Lead requires direct working relationships with key business owners, their proxies and project managers responsible for driving forward a particular business division

A successful candidate may be more highly front end or more back end experienced – which is OK, but you must have actively contributed to complex product development solutions with full engagement across multiple areas of technical specialism so is able to fully understand the roles, relationships and dependencies that each of each of these disciplines characterise.

 

Job Title: Technical Business Lead

Working Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday

Location: Liverpool City Centre, Hybrid working available

Salary: £70,000-£85,000 DOE

 

What you will be doing:

• Developing new and enhancing existing user-facing solutions
• Providing technical guidance, decision making and leadership of a delivery team comprising product owners, BA’s, PM’s, front end devs, back end dev, database developers, digital analysts, QA technicians
• Ensuring DevOps Epics, pbi’s, tasks, feature flagging, Assurance criteria and all testing strategies align with company standards
• Ensuring system are well documented and tested for resilience / failover / auto scaling as specified
• Building reusable components and front-end libraries for future use.
• Ensuring high quality software product delivery to timescales with reliable estimates and actual effort recorded
• Work with multiple internal stakeholders to ensure common understanding of technical approaches to architecture and implementation
• Collaborating with all other technical teams proactively and with consideration of priorities and workloads, working collaboratively in a multi disciplinary team to reach team goals
• Ensure mandated ‘core systems’ upgrades are appropriately managed
• Liaise with 3rd parties as appropriate depending on product requirements
• Provide BAU bug handling, hot fix deployment as and when required
• Putting security and performance at the heart of all products and processes

 

What we are looking for:

• Capable of advising on modern, secure, technical solutions to achieve product owner goals
• Highly proficient in either front end or back end modern technology tooling and coding standards, especially react, react Native, Next JS, C# dot Net, Event driven systems, Azure Devops, SOLID and clean architecture patterns
• Ability to understand business requirements and translate them into technical requirements
• Backed C#, dotNET, VS Core development
• Thorough understanding of front end typescript frameworks and core principles
• Solid understanding of modern specifications when developing components.
• Experience with the React Material UI Framework and an eye for design and understanding UI/UX practices
• Experience working with REST APIs and webhooks
• Knowledge of Docker and Docker Compose
• Strong development experience in microservice based enterprise architecture, SOLID principles, clean architecture, Azure service Bus, RabbitMQ, Mass transit, MediatR
• Knowledge of modern authorization mechanisms, such as JSON Web Token, OAuth etc
• Familiarity with modern front-end build pipelines and tools
• Understanding of popular front-end development tools such as Yarn, Webpack, Vitjs, StoryBook, Jest, Eslint, Prettier, Husky, etc.
• Good awareness of logging and alerting strategies and tooling (e.g. loki/Grafana)
• Familiarity with code versioning tools such as Git
• Good understanding of Google Adwords, GLCID’s, Tag Manager for tracking conversion
• Solid experience of CI/CD pipelines in DevOps

 

 

About Acorn Insurance

With over 40 years of experience, Acorn Insurance is a specialist provider dedicated to helping individuals secure motor insurance across the UK. We proudly serve more than 50,000 customers, ensuring they find policies that meet their needs and provide the peace of mind that comes with high-quality cover.

At Acorn Insurance, we offer comprehensive training and continuous in-house coaching. You’ll receive in-depth, FCA-regulated industry knowledge and all the tools necessary to grow your career with us.

We celebrate diversity and are committed to fostering a culture where everyone feels respected and valued. As a Disability Confident Level 1 and Level 2 employer, we ensure our workplace is accessible and inclusive, encouraging our people to bring their best selves to work every day.

The Acorn Group has been recognised as a Great Place to Work for 2024/5. A record number of employees participated in our survey, overwhelmingly highlighting our welcoming and supportive atmosphere as an excellent place to build a career. We are committed to continuous improvement and have ambitious plans for 2025.

 Why Acorn Insurance?

Acorn Insurance want to give you more than a job, we want to give you a purpose and a career. So, what can we offer you as an employer? Some of the “your tomorrow” benefits you will receive include:

Wellbeing:

•  Enhanced Annual Leave entitlement starting at 31 days and potentially increasing to 35 days per year depending on grade & length of service (including bank holidays)
• Enhanced paternity pay and 16 weeks full maternity pay.
• Colleague Assistance programme offers a suite of wellbeing services such as:

• • 6 Free Counselling sessions per year
  • Unlimited access to a telephone councillor 24/7
  • Access to a free 4-week programme of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) with a trained therapist mentor.

•  Network of internal qualified mental health first aiders are available to provide support to colleagues.

Financial:

• A core level of life assurance with the option to increase cover via salary sacrifice and add your spouse/partner
•  Ability to access your earnings before payday via Dayforce Wallet.
• Company pension scheme
• Refer a friend scheme with a £250 bonus for every colleague recommended on passing their probation period.
• Access to a flexible benefits platform including an annual flex pot allowance to spend on over 15 benefits of your choice.
• Ability to give back. You can opt into donating money to charity to climate positive organisations directly from your salary.

 

Reward, Recognition and Culture:

•  Long Service Award paid on 5,10- and 15-years’ service
• A reward and recognition hub to celebrate and reward colleagues and peers.
• Consistent and engaging company events including company awards, competitions and charity fundraisers.
• Budgets for department leaders to use for social and engagement events.

  Please visit out website to view more of our excellent work benefits!

 

 All roles are subject to DBS and Financial checks, any offer made will be conditional until checks are completed to a satisfactory standard.

Unfortunately, due to the length of training and complexity of the role, we can only accept applications from candidates who have at least one year remaining on their (Graduate/ Post study work) visa. Unfortunately, we are unable to provide visa sponsorships.

At Acorn, we are committed to creating an inclusive and supportive work environment. We recognise that candidates may have specific needs and are happy to consider reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process and working environment to accommodate individual requirements. Whether it’s modifying equipment, adjusting working hours, or providing additional support, we aim to ensure all employees can perform at their best. If you require any reasonable adjustments, please let us know during the application or interview process, and we will work with you to ensure your needs are met.

Web-UI-UX Design, IT Project Management, Enterprise Software Implementation & Consulting, General-Other: IT-Software Development, Network and Server Administration, Software-System Architecture, Software-Web Development, Systems Analysis – IT

£70,000-£85,000 DOE

Due to a period of exciting growth Acorn are looking for a highly skilled and experienced Senior Information Security Analyst to join our Information Security Team. Within this role you get the opportunity to join a collaborative team and have a chance to blend GRC responsibilities with technical security experience, all whilst working for a market leading insurance company, supporting and maintaining robust security controls and regulatory compliance.

 

Job Title: Senior Information Security Analyst (12 month FTC)

Location: Liverpool City Centre, Hybrid working available

Working Hours: Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours per week , 9:00 AM – 5:30 PM

Salary: £50,000 – £60,000 pa (DOE).

 

What you will be doing:

• Work with all parties across the business to identify and assess risk and ensure mitigations are tracked to completion.
• Lead the development and maintenance of information security policies, standards and procedures in line with regulatory frameworks and industry standards.
• Lead third party risk management processes.
• Collaborate across all areas of the business to align security policies and processes with business objectives and regulatory obligations.
• Work with Security Operations and IT teams to provide oversight of vulnerability assessments and remediation activities.
• Lead on security architecture reviews for new systems and services.
• Evaluate technical security controls and recommending improvements.
• Support the implementation of security tools and technologies.
• Provide oversight of the security incident management process.
• Provide security metrics for interested parties at all levels.
• Lead the security awareness programme to promote a culture of security within all levels of the Group.
• Provide support for internal and external security audits.
• Lead security governance meetings representing the Information Security team and standing in for the Head of Information Security when required.
• Provide subject matter expertise liaising across all business functions.

 

What we look for:

• Minimum 5 years’ experience in information security roles.
• Strong leadership and mentorship abilities with a strategic mindset.
• Experience with risk assessment methodologies.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to explain complex security concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
• Ability to manage risk and compliance projects and drive security initiatives.
• Knowledge of information security frameworks such as ISO 27001 or NIST.
• Knowledge of vulnerability management processes.

 

About Acorn Insurance

With over 40 years of experience, Acorn Insurance is a specialist provider dedicated to helping individuals secure motor insurance across the UK. We proudly serve more than 50,000 customers, ensuring they find policies that meet their needs and provide the peace of mind that comes with high-quality cover.

At Acorn Insurance, we offer comprehensive training and continuous in-house coaching. You’ll receive in-depth, FCA-regulated industry knowledge and all the tools necessary to grow your career with us.

We celebrate diversity and are committed to fostering a culture where everyone feels respected and valued. As a Disability Confident Level 1 and Level 2 employer, we ensure our workplace is accessible and inclusive, encouraging our people to bring their best selves to work every day.

The Acorn Group has been recognised as a Great Place to Work for 2024/5. A record number of employees participated in our survey, overwhelmingly highlighting our welcoming and supportive atmosphere as an excellent place to build a career. We are committed to continuous improvement and have ambitious plans for 2025.

 Why Acorn Insurance?

Acorn Insurance want to give you more than a job, we want to give you a purpose and a career. So, what can we offer you as an employer? Some of the “your tomorrow” benefits you will receive include:

Wellbeing:

•  Enhanced Annual Leave entitlement starting at 31 days and potentially increasing to 35 days per year depending on grade & length of service (including bank holidays)
• Enhanced paternity pay and 16 weeks full maternity pay.
• Colleague Assistance programme offers a suite of wellbeing services such as:

• 6 Free Counselling sessions per year
• Unlimited access to a telephone councillor 24/7
• Access to a free 4-week programme of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) with a trained therapist mentor.

•  Network of internal qualified mental health first aiders are available to provide support to colleagues.

Financial:

• A core level of life assurance with the option to increase cover via salary sacrifice and add your spouse/partner
•  Ability to access your earnings before payday via Dayforce Wallet.
• Company pension scheme
• Refer a friend scheme with a £250 bonus for every colleague recommended on passing their probation period.
• Access to a flexible benefits platform including an annual flex pot allowance to spend on over 15 benefits of your choice.
• Ability to give back. You can opt into donating money to charity to climate positive organisations directly from your salary.

 

Reward, Recognition and Culture:

•  Long Service Award paid on 5,10- and 15-years’ service
• A reward and recognition hub to celebrate and reward colleagues and peers.
• Consistent and engaging company events including company awards, competitions and charity fundraisers.
• Budgets for department leaders to use for social and engagement events.

  Please visit out website to view more of our excellent work benefits!

 

 All roles are subject to DBS and Financial checks, any offer made will be conditional until checks are completed to a satisfactory standard.

Unfortunately, due to the length of training and complexity of the role, we can only accept applications from candidates who have at least one year remaining on their (Graduate/ Post study work) visa. Unfortunately, we are unable to provide visa sponsorships.

At Acorn, we are committed to creating an inclusive and supportive work environment. We recognise that candidates may have specific needs and are happy to consider reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process and working environment to accommodate individual requirements. Whether it’s modifying equipment, adjusting working hours, or providing additional support, we aim to ensure all employees can perform at their best. If you require any reasonable adjustments, please let us know during the application or interview process, and we will work with you to ensure your needs are met.

IT Project Management, Computer-Network Security, Software-System Architecture, Systems Analysis – IT, Security Intelligence & Analysis

£50,000 – £60,000 pa (DOE).

This role involves:

• Being the first point of contact to receive and log incidents/service requests from customers via telephone, email and customer service desk and processing accordingly.
• Providing first and second line diagnosis, resolution and technical support.
• Working as part of a busy, customer focussed team in a technically challenging environment to provide all ICT related services across the group structure.

The successful candidate will have experience of working in a 1st and 2nd line support role with good all-round technical knowledge of ICT in a multi-site environment and ability to analyse and successfully resolve complex problems. You will also possess excellent verbal and written communication, problem-solving, customer service and interpersonal skills and have a good knowledge and understanding of data protection principles.

Job Purpose

• Reporting to the ICT Infrastructure Support Team Leader, the post holder will be part of the ICT team who provide ICT related services across the WATMOS group in Walsall and London.
• The work of the post holder will directly impact upon services that support front line services, their continuity and delivery.
• The post holder will be required to function effectively in a busy, customer focussed and technically challenging environment providing 1st and 2nd Line technical support.

We are genuinely proud of our diversity, our people, our values, our homes and our achievements and you will support our ongoing evolution.

In line with our ethos as an organisation we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive organisation with a sense of belonging, where everyone knows their opinions matter and their talents can be fully utilised. We encourage applications from those of all backgrounds and strongly value having a workforce that includes people who have different life experiences.

Computer-Network Security, Desktop Service and Support, Network and Server Administration, Systems Analysis – IT

£32,000 plus many benefits. Hybrid Working