Our forestry division at Strutt & Parker have an outstanding reputation as forestry and woodland specialists throughout the UK. We offer a range of professional forestry services including sales brokerage, woodland and asset management, valuation and buyside advisory to a well-established and expanding client base.  

We are looking for enthusiastic individuals to help expand an increasingly important asset management department within our business. In this role you will lead the Asset Management department in the midlands. Ideally you will have the confidence and the ability to lead a department in expanding this important area of focus for our business.

Responsibilities

Person specification

• Experience of providing forest and asset management for clients
• Knowledge and understanding of developing carbon and natural capital markets 
• Capable of building relationships with existing and new clients and generating new opportunities

• Good time management, ability to prioritise workloads and ability to meet deadlines
• Able to analyse forest data and produce valuations and cash flows for internal purposes and client presentations
• Excellent communication skills – must be capable of building and maintaining good relationships with team members, other colleagues and clients.
• Confident manner with clients and the team including the wider S&P/BNPRE teams
• An understanding of confidentiality issues and the use of discretion

Qualifications:

• Ideally member of or working towards membership of ICF
• Formal forestry qualification, ideally degree level

Experience

We are proud to offer award-winning benefits to support and reward our employees:

•    Health & Leisure: Private medical cover, 27 days annual leave + public holidays (the option of purchasing up to 5 additional days via flex benefits), health screening, gym discounts, wellbeing support, volunteering opportunities, cycle to work scheme, eye care voucher, travel & retail discounts, travel insurance, concierge service, kids pass, open fairways golf card, great company culture and social events (including sports teams, charity events, art pass), perks at work 

•    Financial:  Pension, company car allowance, life assurance at 8 x basic salary, group income protection (long term disability insurance), interest free season ticket loan, bonus scheme – you will be eligible to participate in the Company’s Bonus Scheme, share incentive plan, financial and mortgage advice 

Strutt and Parker is committed to providing a work environment that fosters diversity, inclusion, and equal employment opportunity without regard to race, colour, gender, age, creed, sex, religion, national origin, disability (physical or mental), marital status, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression, or any other legally protected status.

The role:

Due to growth our dynamic and enthusiastic St Albans team are seeking a new member to join our rural consultancy and management team. Working within our growing rural team predominantly in an estate management role but with the ability to work across the spectrum of professional rural services. This role comes with a wealth of opportunity for career progression.  

We undertake the full range of Rural services within our multi-skilled team, with diversity of clients, work types in management, consultancy, valuation, farming and environmental services.  Our technical excellence ensures an impressive client base, and we advise on some of the most prestigious landowners in the area. The role will be a blend of Estate Management and professional working within the team but with opportunities to work with other disciplines across the business.

Responsibilities:

•    Day-to-day management of estates, farms dealing with a broad range of Landlord & Tenant matters.

•    Negotiating various agreements, leases and licenses (e.g. for grazing, sporting, woodland, farming tenancies, commercial lets and residential tenancies).

•    Preparing budgets, monitoring & reporting on cashflows, managing rent collections to minimise debtors 

•    Liaising with landlord clients, tenants, contractors & other third parties.

•    Managing a wide range of diversified estate enterprises (holiday lets, renewables, equestrian, events).

•    To take on the line management of a graduate and a property manager, both of whom will support you in your role

•    To take a key role in graduate development within the team

•    Ensuring statutory compliance, delivering best practice in all arears.

•    Ensure Strutt & Parker brand values are always maintained 

Key Skills

•    Competent and experienced professional with experience of managing a significant portfolio of rural assets, particularly let farms, residential property and other rural assets

•    Team leadership skills with ability to manage, delegate and supervise effectively 

•    Ability to prioritise workloads and work to high standards under pressure

•    Excellent communication skills capable of building and maintaining strong relationships with team members, other colleagues, clients and stakeholders

•    Feeds into team budgeting and deploys resources effectively and profitably

•    An entrepreneurial attitude with an aspiration to grow the profile and performance of the wider business

Person specification

Qualifications:

•    Relevant undergraduate/postgraduate degree or equivalent

•    MRICS qualified – preferably Rural pathway with 3 – 5 years PQE

•    CAAV membership/qualification an advantage

We are proud to offer award-winning benefits to support and reward our employees:

•    Heath & Leisure: Private medical cover, 27 days annual leave + public holidays (the option of purchasing up to 5 additional days via flex benefits), health screening, gym discounts, wellbeing support, volunteering opportunities, cycle to work scheme, eye care voucher, travel & retail discounts, travel insurance, concierge service, kids pass, open fairways golf card, great company culture and social events (including sports teams, charity events, art pass), perks at work 

•    Financial: Pension, company car allowance, life assurance at 8 x basic salary, group income protection (long term disability insurance), interest free season ticket loan, bonus scheme – you will be eligible to participate in the Company’s Bonus Scheme, share incentive plan, financial and mortgage advice 

Strutt and Parker is committed to providing a work environment that fosters diversity, inclusion, and equal employment opportunity without regard to race, colour, gender, age, creed, sex, religion, national origin, disability (physical or mental), marital status, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression, or any other legally protected status.

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Job Title:  Deputy Chief Security Information Officer

Location: Solihull; a flexible hybrid working model which supports you as well as enabling you to work collaboratively with your colleagues 

Hours: Full time, Permanent

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A bit about us: 

At BNP Paribas Personal Finance, we are proud to be part of a global banking group. Our mission is simple: to provide straightforward consumer finance solutions that empower customers to make responsible financial decisions. We partner with some of the UK’s most well-known retailers and brands to help their customers finance purchases in a responsible way.

The Role:

The Chief Information Security Officer serves as the process owner of all assurance activities related to the availability, integrity and confidentiality of customer, business partner, employee and business information in compliance with the BNPP PF UK information security policies. A key element of the CISO’s role is working with executive management to determine acceptable levels of risk for the BNPP PF UK. This position is responsible for establishing and maintaining a corporate-wide information security management program to ensure that information assets are adequately protected. The CISO has the responsibility of the management of the IT budget within their department, focussed around driving down costs through internal efficiencies and negotiations with external parties where possible.

Key Responsibilities: 

• Implement and lead a cybersecurity governance that aligns with the Entity’s strategic priorities and the Group’s IT governance, which sets operational objectives for Cybersecurity and arbitrate, and finally ensures the adhesion and mandate of the Entity’s key stakeholders.
• Conduct Entity-wide cybersecurity projects and provide expertise to the Entity’s IT teams and projects. Implementing project to improve and strengthen the entity’s level of cybersecurity, in accordance with the Group’s objectives and regulators’ requirements.
• Coordinating action in the event of cybersecurity incidents and crises and ensuring that the entity’s essential services are restored.
• Leading and supervising the security of customer data and the entity’s data and IT assets. Working with the entity’s IT teams (developers, administrators, users, etc.) and on IT production in increase the security of customer data and the entity’s data and IT assets at both the technical and organisational level.
• Creating the necessary internal networks between the IT security teams, the heads of business lines, the control functions (Compliance, RISK, Internal Audit) and HR management teams to ensure the necessary alignment.
• Liaising with external organisations, such as law enforcement authorities and other consultative organisations, as required, to ensure that the entity maintains a strong security posture and that its knowledge of the threats identified by these organisations is up to date.

Skills & Attributes:

• Extensive knowledge of IT Security and Cyber Security, Risk anticipation and Risk Monitoring.
• Ability to influence at Board / Executive level.
• Able to lead from the front, inspiring other and generating commitment across cross functional teams.
• Knowledge of commercials within a business, well versed in negotiating / managing budgets
• Experience in working in a highly regulated environment is desirable

What’s in it for you?

Joining BNP Paribas Personal Finance means becoming part of a Top Employer UK dedicated to making a difference to the lives of our customers. Along with a fulfilling career, you’ll be able to enjoy a benefits package which you can tailor to your lifestyle and needs, with key highlights including; 

• Competitive salary and a contributory pension scheme
• Access to our Health Cash Plan Scheme
• A multi-award-winning flexible benefits platform offering life insurance, private medical insurance, or lifestyle benefits that include discounts on dining, cinema, and days out
• The opportunity to buy and sell holidays, giving you even more control over your work-life balance

Could this be you? 

Making a positive impact is at the heart of everything we do – whether for our colleagues, customers, partners, or the community. We live by our values: We’re positive, we’re brave, and we own it. We believe a positive attitude and a passion for making things happen matter most. Don’t let confidence hold you back – there’s no such thing as a ‘perfect’ candidate. If you meet 75% of the requirements for this role, we want to hear from you! Whether you’re considering a career change or exploring a sector jump, we welcome applicants with transferable skills.

Apply now to express your interest and discover how you can make a meaningful contribution to our dynamic team.

To learn more about careers at BNP Paribas Personal Finance UK, visit our website: https://www.bnpparibas-pf.co.uk/careers.

Equal Opportunities Disclaimer

BNP Paribas Personal Finance promotes equality of opportunity and is committed to ensure that no individual is discriminated against on the grounds of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.

The role

An outstanding opportunity has arisen to become a key member of the Rural Land Management and Consultancy team in Exeter

The team undertake the management of Rural Estates and offer a range of professional rural advice, their technical excellence ensures an impressive client base and they advise on some of the most prestigious clients in the area. The role will be a blend of Estate Management and professional working within a team.  

Responsibilities

•    Acting as principal agent for a selection of key estate management clients 

•    Undertaking estate and farming business reviews 

•    Handling diversification projects

•    Assisting clients with the promotion of strategic land

•    Secured lending and other professional valuations

•    Managing and leading a high performing team

•    Maintaining a strong and prestigious client base 

Key Skill

•    Competent and experienced MRICS qualified rural surveyor with experience of delivering work across a range of projects.

•    Demonstrate team leadership potential, capable of building relationships with existing and new clients and generating new opportunities.  

•    Possess a composed manner in order to be able to work under pressure

•    Good time management and ability to prioritise workloads

•    Ability to meet deadlines

•    Accuracy and attention to detail

•    Excellent communication skills – must be capable of building and maintaining good relationships with team members, other colleagues and clients.

•    Confident manner with clients and the team

•    Flexible approach to work and hours undertaken

•    An understanding of confidentiality issues and the use of discretion

Person specification

Qualifications:

•    Educated to GCSE level or equivalent as a minimum

•    Must hold full, valid driving license

Experience

•    Proficient in the use of Word, Excel & PowerPoint

•    Previous experience of working to deadlines 

•    Managing a team

We are proud to offer award-winning benefits to support and reward our employees:

•    Health & Leisure: Private medical cover, 27 days annual leave + public holidays (the option of purchasing up to 5 additional days via flex benefits), health screening, gym discounts, wellbeing support, volunteering opportunities, cycle to work scheme, eye care voucher, travel & retail discounts, travel insurance, concierge service, kids pass, open fairways golf card, great company culture and social events (including sports teams, charity events, art pass), perks at work 

•    Financial:  Pension, company car allowance, life assurance at 8 x basic salary, group income protection (long term disability insurance), interest free season ticket loan, bonus scheme – you will be eligible to participate in the Company’s Bonus Scheme, share incentive plan, financial and mortgage advice 

Strutt and Parker is committed to providing a work environment that fosters diversity, inclusion, and equal employment opportunity without regard to race, colour, gender, age, creed, sex, religion, national origin, disability (physical or mental), marital status, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression, or any other legally protected status.

Job Title: Senior Risk Analyst

Location: Solihull; a flexible hybrid working model which supports you as well as enabling you to work collaboratively with your colleagues 

Hours: Full time, Permanent

______________________________________________  

A bit about us: 

At BNP Paribas Personal Finance, we are proud to be part of a global banking group. Our mission is simple: to provide straightforward consumer finance solutions that empower customers to make responsible financial decisions. We partner with some of the UK’s most well-known retailers and brands to help their customers finance purchases in a responsible way.

The Role:

As a Senior Risk Analyst at BNP Paribas Personal Finance UK, you will be a key member of the Risk Analytics team, providing analytical insight into customer behaviour in order to shape and optimise credit strategy across all of our UK credit products.

• Review and provide recommendations in respect of acquisition and customer management credit risk strategies. Opportunity to utilise a range of data sources such as CRA’s for the development and validation of scorecards, policy rules, pricing, limits management and affordability models, whilst always ensuring regulatory compliance. 
• Collate materials to present in senior forums such as risk committee meetings. Ability to showcase your proposals directly to the executive team. 
• Ensure effective performance monitoring is in place, proactively identifying and highlighting emerging trends, investigating alerts and developing appropriate solutions to improve business performance. 
• Be responsible for supervising and developing junior analysts, prioritising and supporting management of their workload, encouraging knowledge sharing and ensuring team outputs produced are accurate, of a high standard and delivered on time. 
• Ensure that lending follows the correct standards of the business, whilst treating customers fairly by putting them at the heart of everything we do. You will support the BNP Paribas group strategic plan to accelerate growth, technology and sustainability. 

Key Responsibilities: 

• Provide portfolio management reports which evaluate the risk profile of the BNP Paribas Personal Finance UK Customer base.
• Develop and monitor risk strategies which maximise revenue whilst minimising bad debt on new and existing business lines.
• Ensure key risk management information is in place, supporting business direction within agreed risk appetite.
• Perform a health check of all credit portfolios against internal and external benchmarks, summarising performance of credit risk strategies, emerging trends and alerts for monthly committees.
• Conduct in-depth exploratory analysis on different client segments and portfolios, assessing KPIs and ensuring outputs produced are accurate and of a high standard.

Skills & Attributes:

• Can independently code in at least one of the following programming language; SAS, SQL or Python
• Understanding of; credit lifecycle, CRA’s, financial products, economic conditions
• Working on different financial products in an analytical role within a Credit Risk function
• Good knowledge of Statistics
• Experience of lending products such as Cards, Loans, Retail or Motor finance
• High level of accuracy and attention to detail 

What’s in it for you?

Joining BNP Paribas Personal Finance means becoming part of a Top Employer UK dedicated to making a difference to the lives of our customers. Along with a fulfilling career, you’ll be able to enjoy a benefits package which you can tailor to your lifestyle and needs, with key highlights including; 

• Competitive salary and a contributory pension scheme
• Access to our Health Cash Plan Scheme
• A multi-award-winning flexible benefits platform offering life insurance, private medical insurance, or lifestyle benefits that include discounts on dining, cinema, and days out
• The opportunity to buy and sell holidays, giving you even more control over your work-life balance

Could this be you? 

Making a positive impact is at the heart of everything we do – whether for our colleagues, customers, partners, or the community. We live by our values: We’re positive, we’re brave, and we own it. We believe a positive attitude and a passion for making things happen matter most. Don’t let confidence hold you back – there’s no such thing as a ‘perfect’ candidate. If you meet 75% of the requirements for this role, we want to hear from you! Whether you’re considering a career change or exploring a sector jump, we welcome applicants with transferable skills.

Apply now to express your interest and discover how you can make a meaningful contribution to our dynamic team.

To learn more about careers at BNP Paribas Personal Finance UK, visit our website: https://www.bnpparibas-pf.co.uk/careers.

Equal Opportunities Disclaimer

BNP Paribas Personal Finance promotes equality of opportunity and is committed to ensure that no individual is discriminated against on the grounds of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.

The role:

The Rural Land Management and Consultancy team in Stamford is seeking a new member to take a pivotal role in helping to develop our rural consultancy and management business. Working within our growing rural team in estate management and broad spectrum of professional rural services, this role comes with a wealth of opportunity for career progression.  

Key deliverables

• Acting as agent for a selection of estate management clients, reporting to senior colleagues and ensuring the achievement of key client deliverables
• Undertaking estate and farm business reviews 
• Innovative thinking to introduce, deliver and manage diversification, renewable energy and environmental/natural capital projects
• Overseeing day-to-day management of the assets, rent reviews, lease negotiations, resolving disputes, managing repair, maintenance and improvement programmes and progressing strategic objectives
• Assist clients with the promotion of strategic land
• Secured lending and other professional valuations
• Adherence to internal and client process and compliance standards

Responsibilities 

• Managing and leading key personnel
• Maintaining and growing a strong and prestigious client base 
• Seeking opportunities to leverage skill and expertise to develop new business for the wider team
• Monitor the profitability of the client relationship 
• Mentor and coach junior members of the team

Key Skill

• Competent and experienced MRICS qualified rural surveyor with experience of delivering work across a range of projects
• Demonstrate team leadership potential, capable of building relationships with existing and new clients and generating new opportunities 
• An entrepreneurial attitude with an aspiration to grow the profile and performance of the wider business
• Possess a composed manner in order to be able to work under pressure
• Good time management and ability to prioritise workloads, team budgeting and deploying resources effectively and profitably
• Ability to meet deadlines
• Accuracy and attention to detail
• Excellent communication skills – must be capable of building and maintaining good relationships with team members, other colleagues and clients
• Confident manner with clients and the team
• People leadership skills with ability to manage, delegate and supervise effectively
• Flexible approach to work and hours undertaken
• An understanding of confidentiality issues and the use of discretion

Person specification

Qualifications:

• Relevant undergraduate/postgraduate degree or equivalent
• MRICS qualified – preferably Rural pathway with 3 – 5 years PQE
• CAAV membership/qualification an advantage

We are proud to offer award-winning benefits to support and reward our employees:

• Health & Leisure: Private medical cover, up to 30 days annual leave (depending on level) + public holidays (the option of purchasing up to 5 additional days via flex benefits), health screening, gym discounts, wellbeing support, volunteering opportunities, cycle to work scheme, eye care voucher, travel & retail discounts, travel insurance, concierge service, kids pass, open fairways golf card, great company culture and social events (including sports teams, charity events, art pass), perks at work 
• Financial:  Pension, company car allowance, life assurance at 8 x basic salary, group income protection (long term disability insurance), interest free season ticket loan, bonus scheme – you will be eligible to participate in the Company’s Bonus Scheme, share incentive plan, financial and mortgage advice 

Strutt and Parker is committed to providing a work environment that fosters diversity, inclusion, and equal employment opportunity without regard to race, colour, gender, age, creed, sex, religion, national origin, disability (physical or mental), marital status, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression, or any other legally protected status.

The role:

Due to growth our dynamic and enthusiastic St Albans team are seeking a new team member to take a pivotal role in helping to develop our rural consultancy and management team. Working within our growing rural team predominantly in an estate management role but with the ability to work across the spectrum of professional rural services, this role comes with a wealth of opportunity for career progression.  

We undertake the full range of Rural services within our multi-skilled team, with diversity of clients, work types in management, consultancy, valuation, farming and environmental services.  Our technical excellence ensures an impressive client base, and we advise on some of the most prestigious landowners in the area. The role will be a blend of Estate Management and professional working within the team but with opportunities to work with other disciplines across the business. 

Key deliverables

•    Acting as principal agent/lead asset manager for a key estate management client, reporting to and working closely with senior colleagues

•    Overseeing day-to-day management of the assets and progressing strategic objectives

•    Coordinating the work of all business lines involved

•    Contributing to the continued growth of the business through business development

•    Ensuring achievement of key client deliverables

•    Adherence to internal and client process and compliance standards

•    Secured lending and other professional valuations (preferred but not essential)

Responsibilities 

•    Managing and leading a high performing team on the principal instruction

•    Seeking opportunities to leverage skill and expertise to develop new business for the wider team

Key Skills

•    Competent and experienced professional with experience of managing a significant portfolio of rural assets, particularly let farms, residential property and other rural assets

•    Team leadership skills with ability to manage, delegate and supervise effectively 

•    Ability to prioritise workloads and work to high standards under pressure

•    Excellent communication skills capable of building and maintaining strong relationships with team members, other colleagues, clients and stakeholders

•    Feeds into team budgeting and deploys resources effectively and profitably

An entrepreneurial attitude with an aspiration to grow the profile and performance of the wider business

Person specification

Qualifications:

•    Relevant undergraduate/postgraduate degree or equivalent

•    MRICS qualified – preferably Rural pathway with 3 – 5 years PQE

•    CAAV membership/qualification an advantage

We are proud to offer award-winning benefits to support and reward our employees:

•    Heath & Leisure: Private medical cover, 27 days annual leave + public holidays (the option of purchasing up to 5 additional days via flex benefits), health screening, gym discounts, wellbeing support, volunteering opportunities, cycle to work scheme, eye care voucher, travel & retail discounts, travel insurance, concierge service, kids pass, open fairways golf card, great company culture and social events (including sports teams, charity events, art pass), perks at work 

•    Financial: Pension, company car allowance, life assurance at 8 x basic salary, group income protection (long term disability insurance), interest free season ticket loan, bonus scheme – you will be eligible to participate in the Company’s Bonus Scheme, share incentive plan, financial and mortgage advice 

Strutt and Parker is committed to providing a work environment that fosters diversity, inclusion, and equal employment opportunity without regard to race, colour, gender, age, creed, sex, religion, national origin, disability (physical or mental), marital status, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression, or any other legally protected status.