Location: Flexible - anywhere in the UK (remote working or local office - Leeds) Job title: Immigration Advisor Job ref: JC1040Lee Type: Full time or part-time (with flexibility) Salary: £45,000 to £110,000 (depending on experience and capability) About the role: Bell Cornwall Recruitment has been retained by a well-established, niche immigration practice to seek experienced corporate immigration advisors, who can offer the highest levels of expertise and service to their clients. With offices in the UK and overseas, they have an increasing workload across a varied client base comprising international, blue chip and FTSE 100 organisations, media and SME companies, for which they handle the full range of business and employment-related immigration matters. They also have a significant private client base, including a number of high profile and high net worth individuals. Although they handle immigration into multiple countries, these roles are for their UK immigration team. Our client seeks to fill at least two immigration advisor roles and is open to both senior and mid-levels of experience but, due to an upsurge in work from existing clients and a number of new clients coming in (not to mention growth plans) they are currently looking for candidates who already have relevant corporate immigration experience, who can hit the ground running and competently handle a variety of business and personal immigration matters. They are happy to hear from people with a preference for focusing on a particular area of this work, as well as those with expertise across all of them. In addition to being capable and talented, the successful applicants will be enthusiastic, level-headed, organised and team-spirited, with a strong sense of client service and a drive to see things through. Given the often complicated and time-critical requirements of clients, applicants will also need the ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines, while always maintaining the highest standards. In return, our client offers a friendly and supportive working environment, good resources, great quality interesting work and highly competitive salaries. Also available, to those who desire it, is the opportunity to progress and take increasing responsibility for certain clients, areas of work or team management and there is even the possibility of equity participation in the future. Following the re-organisation arising from the pandemic and with the technology and working practices already in place, despite being head-quartered in London, our client is able to consider applicants for these immigration advisor roles from anywhere in the UK (subject to certain requirements). For some it may be possible to work from home, for others a local serviced office in Leeds or closer to the candidate's home might be more appropriate. The practicalities of how this might work can be discussed with individual candidates. It's also worth noting that, although most roles are full-time, there is no culture of presenteeism and working longer hours is something each person can choose - or not. As long as remuneration remains in proportion to contribution, different members of the team can work in different ways. Similarly, there is the possibility of part-time / flexible-time working and/or alternative models of remuneration, in appropriate circumstances. Our client is always open to frank conversations about the various options. Please apply via the job board with one document containing CV and cover letter or e-mail your cover letter and CV Interested? Please click the 'APPLY' button now! BCR aim to get back to all successful applicants within 24 hours however if you have not received a response within this period then it may be that your application has been unsuccessful. BELL CORNWALL RECRUITMENT We want to make finding a job that you will love as effortless as possible and can offer evening appointments to fit around your working life. Love Work Be Happy Follow BCR on to view all of the latest jobs. (For the purposes of recruiting for this vacancy Bell Cornwall Recruitment is acting as a recruitment agency. Bell Cornwall Recruitment is an equal opportunities employer who welcomes applications from all age groups) PA/Executive Assistants, Secretarial, Reception, Administration, Marketing, IT, HR, Law, Finance, Customer Services, Sales
Mar 22, 2024
Full time
Location: Flexible - anywhere in the UK (remote working or local office - Leeds) Job title: Immigration Advisor Job ref: JC1040Lee Type: Full time or part-time (with flexibility) Salary: £45,000 to £110,000 (depending on experience and capability) About the role: Bell Cornwall Recruitment has been retained by a well-established, niche immigration practice to seek experienced corporate immigration advisors, who can offer the highest levels of expertise and service to their clients. With offices in the UK and overseas, they have an increasing workload across a varied client base comprising international, blue chip and FTSE 100 organisations, media and SME companies, for which they handle the full range of business and employment-related immigration matters. They also have a significant private client base, including a number of high profile and high net worth individuals. Although they handle immigration into multiple countries, these roles are for their UK immigration team. Our client seeks to fill at least two immigration advisor roles and is open to both senior and mid-levels of experience but, due to an upsurge in work from existing clients and a number of new clients coming in (not to mention growth plans) they are currently looking for candidates who already have relevant corporate immigration experience, who can hit the ground running and competently handle a variety of business and personal immigration matters. They are happy to hear from people with a preference for focusing on a particular area of this work, as well as those with expertise across all of them. In addition to being capable and talented, the successful applicants will be enthusiastic, level-headed, organised and team-spirited, with a strong sense of client service and a drive to see things through. Given the often complicated and time-critical requirements of clients, applicants will also need the ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines, while always maintaining the highest standards. In return, our client offers a friendly and supportive working environment, good resources, great quality interesting work and highly competitive salaries. Also available, to those who desire it, is the opportunity to progress and take increasing responsibility for certain clients, areas of work or team management and there is even the possibility of equity participation in the future. Following the re-organisation arising from the pandemic and with the technology and working practices already in place, despite being head-quartered in London, our client is able to consider applicants for these immigration advisor roles from anywhere in the UK (subject to certain requirements). For some it may be possible to work from home, for others a local serviced office in Leeds or closer to the candidate's home might be more appropriate. The practicalities of how this might work can be discussed with individual candidates. It's also worth noting that, although most roles are full-time, there is no culture of presenteeism and working longer hours is something each person can choose - or not. As long as remuneration remains in proportion to contribution, different members of the team can work in different ways. Similarly, there is the possibility of part-time / flexible-time working and/or alternative models of remuneration, in appropriate circumstances. Our client is always open to frank conversations about the various options. Please apply via the job board with one document containing CV and cover letter or e-mail your cover letter and CV Interested? Please click the 'APPLY' button now! BCR aim to get back to all successful applicants within 24 hours however if you have not received a response within this period then it may be that your application has been unsuccessful. BELL CORNWALL RECRUITMENT We want to make finding a job that you will love as effortless as possible and can offer evening appointments to fit around your working life. Love Work Be Happy Follow BCR on to view all of the latest jobs. (For the purposes of recruiting for this vacancy Bell Cornwall Recruitment is acting as a recruitment agency. Bell Cornwall Recruitment is an equal opportunities employer who welcomes applications from all age groups) PA/Executive Assistants, Secretarial, Reception, Administration, Marketing, IT, HR, Law, Finance, Customer Services, Sales
We're looking for a German Legal Counsel We are the leading and fastest growing Alternative Lender in the German market. A market that is still developing and we are there to shape it. Iwoca has established strong cooperations with the leading banks, financial advisors and platforms in Germany, like Commerzbank and eBay. However, we're still near the start of our journey - our aim is to finance a million small businesses within a decade and so we need more smart, hands-on people to help us reach this goal. We are recruiting a German qualified lawyer on a part-time basis to primarily work with our German business and report to iwoca's Head of Legal. About us Fast, flexible finance empowers small businesses to manage their cash flow better and seize opportunities - making their business and the economy stronger as a whole. At iwoca, we do just that. We help businesses get the funds they need, when they need it, often within minutes. We've already made several billion in funding available to over 100,000 businesses since we launched in 2012, and positioned ourselves as a leading Fintech in Europe. Our mission is to finance one million businesses. We'll get there by continuing to make our finance ever more relevant and accessible to more businesses by combining cutting-edge technology, data science and a 5-star customer service. Our culture We're expanding fast across our offices in London, Leeds and Frankfurt. With all this growth, we're looking for people who want to learn on the job and lead projects, knowing that your ideas will impact thousands of small businesses. Your mission Support and advise teams across the German business, including lending propositions (product development), customer acquisition, customer success, marketing and people ops (HR). Draft, review and negotiate partnership, customer and supplier contracts by providing pragmatic and commercial support identify and implement process improvements to make legal work more efficient, including building out and maintaining templates, playbooks and decision frameworks for our partnership and customer acquisition agreements Improve and maintain the business' policies and procedures relating to GDPR for our key stakeholders - customers, employees and partners Instruct and manage external legal counsel, and manage legal budget with the guidance of the Head of Legal and GM of Germany Support any regulatory matters relating to licensing to lend to and collect from customers in Germany, and ensure our product complies with all elements of German law. Support corporate housekeeping, management of constitutional documents and statutory books, and ongoing filing requirements across our German entities. There will be opportunities for you to: Advise and educate other members of the legal team on areas of your competence through formal and informal training Manage and mentor a German-speaking paralegal through tasks assigned to you Get involved more broadly with the Legal function, including in the UK and Luxembourg and any other jurisdiction in which we may operate Requirements You are an experienced lawyer, qualified in Germany You are fluent in German and English You have experience in: commercial contracts, partnership and broker agreements GDPR and data protection laws, and have been involved in implementing policies and procedures to ensure compliance working in an in-house environment, particularly a fintech or finance business You are smart, meaning you: use thoughtful legal analysis to quickly cut through legal and commercial complexity give concrete feedback in a way that facilitates decision-making You are motivated, meaning you: go above and beyond to deliver high quality legal work in line with deadlines curious about all parts of the business and the challenges they face You are humble: no ego, we're in it together you proactively reflect on individual and team performance on a task. understand where gaps exist in legal skills and knowledge and engage external counsel where appropriate. It would be also nice if you: have some knowledge and understanding of lending businesses, and the regulation applying to business lending in Germany have some experience with employment law issues have some experience of working with Luxembourg fund structures appreciate the importance of quantifying legal risk to inform decision-making are willing to work some of the time in one of our offices are interested in growing with our dynamic German business and, in the future, other countries in which we may operate We want to make iwoca a place where everyone feels welcome, where you can confidently be yourself. We understand that inclusivity, and diversity that comes through greater inclusivity, isn't an optional add-on; it's the core ingredient of what makes us great. We care about making iwoca a healthy and happy community for all of our team members to thrive in. Our benefits We put a lot of effort into making iwoca a brilliant place to work: Offices in London, Leeds and Frankfurt. Events and clubs, like bingo, comedy nights, yoga classes, football Two company retreats a year, we've been to France, Italy, Spain and further afield Plenty of drinks and snacks in our offices We offer a wide range of benefits: Medical insurance from Vitality, including discounted gym membership 25 days' holiday, an extra day off for your birthday and the option to buy or sell an additional 5 days of annual leave Instant access to emotional and mental health support with our partner, Spill Share options Generous maternity and paternity leave A nursery tax benefit scheme to help you save money Paid volunteering day to support your chosen charity Extra leave if you want to travel or study One-month fully paid sabbatical after 4 years Cycle-to-work scheme Electric car scheme And to make sure we all keep learning, we offer: An L&D budget for everyone, including a book budget Company-wide talks with internal and external speakers Access to learning platforms like Treehouse if you want to learn to code For more information: iwoca benefits & policies: coda.io/d/iwoca-benefits-policies
Mar 22, 2024
Full time
We're looking for a German Legal Counsel We are the leading and fastest growing Alternative Lender in the German market. A market that is still developing and we are there to shape it. Iwoca has established strong cooperations with the leading banks, financial advisors and platforms in Germany, like Commerzbank and eBay. However, we're still near the start of our journey - our aim is to finance a million small businesses within a decade and so we need more smart, hands-on people to help us reach this goal. We are recruiting a German qualified lawyer on a part-time basis to primarily work with our German business and report to iwoca's Head of Legal. About us Fast, flexible finance empowers small businesses to manage their cash flow better and seize opportunities - making their business and the economy stronger as a whole. At iwoca, we do just that. We help businesses get the funds they need, when they need it, often within minutes. We've already made several billion in funding available to over 100,000 businesses since we launched in 2012, and positioned ourselves as a leading Fintech in Europe. Our mission is to finance one million businesses. We'll get there by continuing to make our finance ever more relevant and accessible to more businesses by combining cutting-edge technology, data science and a 5-star customer service. Our culture We're expanding fast across our offices in London, Leeds and Frankfurt. With all this growth, we're looking for people who want to learn on the job and lead projects, knowing that your ideas will impact thousands of small businesses. Your mission Support and advise teams across the German business, including lending propositions (product development), customer acquisition, customer success, marketing and people ops (HR). Draft, review and negotiate partnership, customer and supplier contracts by providing pragmatic and commercial support identify and implement process improvements to make legal work more efficient, including building out and maintaining templates, playbooks and decision frameworks for our partnership and customer acquisition agreements Improve and maintain the business' policies and procedures relating to GDPR for our key stakeholders - customers, employees and partners Instruct and manage external legal counsel, and manage legal budget with the guidance of the Head of Legal and GM of Germany Support any regulatory matters relating to licensing to lend to and collect from customers in Germany, and ensure our product complies with all elements of German law. Support corporate housekeeping, management of constitutional documents and statutory books, and ongoing filing requirements across our German entities. There will be opportunities for you to: Advise and educate other members of the legal team on areas of your competence through formal and informal training Manage and mentor a German-speaking paralegal through tasks assigned to you Get involved more broadly with the Legal function, including in the UK and Luxembourg and any other jurisdiction in which we may operate Requirements You are an experienced lawyer, qualified in Germany You are fluent in German and English You have experience in: commercial contracts, partnership and broker agreements GDPR and data protection laws, and have been involved in implementing policies and procedures to ensure compliance working in an in-house environment, particularly a fintech or finance business You are smart, meaning you: use thoughtful legal analysis to quickly cut through legal and commercial complexity give concrete feedback in a way that facilitates decision-making You are motivated, meaning you: go above and beyond to deliver high quality legal work in line with deadlines curious about all parts of the business and the challenges they face You are humble: no ego, we're in it together you proactively reflect on individual and team performance on a task. understand where gaps exist in legal skills and knowledge and engage external counsel where appropriate. It would be also nice if you: have some knowledge and understanding of lending businesses, and the regulation applying to business lending in Germany have some experience with employment law issues have some experience of working with Luxembourg fund structures appreciate the importance of quantifying legal risk to inform decision-making are willing to work some of the time in one of our offices are interested in growing with our dynamic German business and, in the future, other countries in which we may operate We want to make iwoca a place where everyone feels welcome, where you can confidently be yourself. We understand that inclusivity, and diversity that comes through greater inclusivity, isn't an optional add-on; it's the core ingredient of what makes us great. We care about making iwoca a healthy and happy community for all of our team members to thrive in. Our benefits We put a lot of effort into making iwoca a brilliant place to work: Offices in London, Leeds and Frankfurt. Events and clubs, like bingo, comedy nights, yoga classes, football Two company retreats a year, we've been to France, Italy, Spain and further afield Plenty of drinks and snacks in our offices We offer a wide range of benefits: Medical insurance from Vitality, including discounted gym membership 25 days' holiday, an extra day off for your birthday and the option to buy or sell an additional 5 days of annual leave Instant access to emotional and mental health support with our partner, Spill Share options Generous maternity and paternity leave A nursery tax benefit scheme to help you save money Paid volunteering day to support your chosen charity Extra leave if you want to travel or study One-month fully paid sabbatical after 4 years Cycle-to-work scheme Electric car scheme And to make sure we all keep learning, we offer: An L&D budget for everyone, including a book budget Company-wide talks with internal and external speakers Access to learning platforms like Treehouse if you want to learn to code For more information: iwoca benefits & policies: coda.io/d/iwoca-benefits-policies
This brand-new role exists with a leading global broker that specialises in insurance, risk management and consulting services within the corporate arena. Working for the company's established Warranty & Indemnity (W&I) team, you will be involved with high profile Mergers and Acquisitions throughout the North of England. You be responsible for cultivating relationships with the likes of Legal Practices, Private Equity Houses and Business Advisory firms, with a view to ensuring that the company is appointed as the W&I insurance broker on M&A transactions. Whilst you will be working with both the Leeds and London office, your focus will very much be on targeting deals in the North of England, predominantly along the M62 corridor. This is very much a relationship-led role, and a great deal of your time will involve networking with both existing and prospective business partners, attending and running events, and arranging corporate hospitality days. In fact, as an accomplished relationship developer, you will be given a great deal of autonomy to attract customers as you see fit, together with a formidable marketing budget. You'll be on your front foot and proactive when it comes to spotting opportunities, and you'll maintain a close relationship with your professional network in order to remain broker of choice in the M&A arena. Whilst this position does very much have a new business focus, it also has other interesting responsibilities, which will include working with Marketing Team on 'Thought Leadership' pieces, as well as helping to promote and communicate the national W&I offering throughout the corporate market. We are particularly keen to hear from candidates who currently work in the Legal sector, who would like to transition into an insurance position. Perhaps you are currently a Solicitor, who is frustrated that the only way you can enhance your income is via increasing your billable hours? Or perhaps you would like some more flexibility and autonomy, which this company is able to provide in abundance. In fact, there are no set rules in terms of when you need to attend the office, and flexible working / part-time hours can be accommodated for the right person. Whilst this company certainly has an enviable list of clients and partnerships, it is essential that you have a strong professional network of M&A introducers in the North, and you'll be well-known in the deal origination circles. It is also of paramount importance that you are naturally gregarious, with well-honed networking and relationship management skills. You'll be self-motivated and hungry to develop new business, and have a track record of doing so in a previous M&A / W&I-related role. Last but not least, you'll be a first-class communicator, with the ability to conduct effective presentations to audiences of discerning lawyers and corporate accountants / financiers. You'll be rewarded with an attractive salary of up to £90K (Negotiable "to attract the best"), together with a lucrative performance-related bonus, car allowance and wider corporate benefits. Not only is this one of the most impressive global insurance brokers, but you'll be working for one of its highest-performing teams, alongside some of the most gifted insurance brokers in the North of England. This company is very much renowned for promoting from within, and there are a myriad of career opportunities available, locally, nationally and globally. Aston Charles - a personalised service from industry experts General Insurance and Financial Services Recruitment For more jobs like this, or for more information on how we may be able to help you in your search for a new job, please visit our website
Jan 06, 2022
Full time
This brand-new role exists with a leading global broker that specialises in insurance, risk management and consulting services within the corporate arena. Working for the company's established Warranty & Indemnity (W&I) team, you will be involved with high profile Mergers and Acquisitions throughout the North of England. You be responsible for cultivating relationships with the likes of Legal Practices, Private Equity Houses and Business Advisory firms, with a view to ensuring that the company is appointed as the W&I insurance broker on M&A transactions. Whilst you will be working with both the Leeds and London office, your focus will very much be on targeting deals in the North of England, predominantly along the M62 corridor. This is very much a relationship-led role, and a great deal of your time will involve networking with both existing and prospective business partners, attending and running events, and arranging corporate hospitality days. In fact, as an accomplished relationship developer, you will be given a great deal of autonomy to attract customers as you see fit, together with a formidable marketing budget. You'll be on your front foot and proactive when it comes to spotting opportunities, and you'll maintain a close relationship with your professional network in order to remain broker of choice in the M&A arena. Whilst this position does very much have a new business focus, it also has other interesting responsibilities, which will include working with Marketing Team on 'Thought Leadership' pieces, as well as helping to promote and communicate the national W&I offering throughout the corporate market. We are particularly keen to hear from candidates who currently work in the Legal sector, who would like to transition into an insurance position. Perhaps you are currently a Solicitor, who is frustrated that the only way you can enhance your income is via increasing your billable hours? Or perhaps you would like some more flexibility and autonomy, which this company is able to provide in abundance. In fact, there are no set rules in terms of when you need to attend the office, and flexible working / part-time hours can be accommodated for the right person. Whilst this company certainly has an enviable list of clients and partnerships, it is essential that you have a strong professional network of M&A introducers in the North, and you'll be well-known in the deal origination circles. It is also of paramount importance that you are naturally gregarious, with well-honed networking and relationship management skills. You'll be self-motivated and hungry to develop new business, and have a track record of doing so in a previous M&A / W&I-related role. Last but not least, you'll be a first-class communicator, with the ability to conduct effective presentations to audiences of discerning lawyers and corporate accountants / financiers. You'll be rewarded with an attractive salary of up to £90K (Negotiable "to attract the best"), together with a lucrative performance-related bonus, car allowance and wider corporate benefits. Not only is this one of the most impressive global insurance brokers, but you'll be working for one of its highest-performing teams, alongside some of the most gifted insurance brokers in the North of England. This company is very much renowned for promoting from within, and there are a myriad of career opportunities available, locally, nationally and globally. Aston Charles - a personalised service from industry experts General Insurance and Financial Services Recruitment For more jobs like this, or for more information on how we may be able to help you in your search for a new job, please visit our website