10 jobs found in Rushden

Childcare Lawyer About the Role We are seeking an experienced Childcare Lawyer to join the Council’s Legal Services team and provide high-quality, practical and legally robust advice across a broad range of childcare matters. You will manage your own caseload with light-touch supervision, providing specialist legal advice to council services, senior officers and elected members. The role will involve regular advocacy, including twice weekly attendance at court, as well as advising on complex childcare issues, policies, procedures and decision-making. This role will be remote other than when attending court.  Key Responsibilities Manage an autonomous caseload covering the full range of childcare and public sector legal work. Provide specialist and general childcare legal advice to council services, colleagues, elected members and senior officers. Undertake regular advocacy in courts, tribunals, hearings and committees. Draft, review and negotiate legal documents,...

Why Greencore? Following the combination with Bakkavor in January 2026, we're one of the UK's leading creators of convenience food, driven by a simple purpose: to make everyday taste better. As a vibrant and fast-moving business, we're proud to employ over 28,000 talented colleagues across 36 manufacturing sites and 21 distribution depots in the UK and the US. Together, we bring delicious food to life. Our products cover every meal occasion from breakfast through to dinner and dessert, with lunch and snacking in between. In FY25, our shared passion helped us achieve combined revenues of approximately £4bn. Our extensive direct to store (DTS) network, with 17 depots across the UK, allows us to deliver fresh and frozen food both our own and from trusted partners to thousands of stores every day, ensuring consumers enjoy the very best, whenever and wherever they shop. Here at Northampton, we operate one of the most impressive facilities in Europe, based across a campus of 5...

Our client is looking for a Solicitor to join their Legal Department on a temporary basis for an initial period of 2-3 months. This is a hybrid role with 2-3 days per week working from the office. This is a rare opportunity to apply your legal expertise in a role with real social impact - advising senior leaders, supporting front line services, and ensuring robust governance and compliance across a complex regulatory landscape. You will provide high-quality, pragmatic legal advice and support across the business to meet legal obligations, including compliance with legislation and sector best practice. Working closely with the Senior Solicitor and wider Legal team, you will manage a broad portfolio of contentious and non-contentious matters, balancing legal risk with practical, solutions-focused advice that enables excellent patient care and service delivery. The right candidate will be UK Government-approved person enable to certify copy documents with authorised signatory for...

Our client is seeking an experienced Solicitor to join its in-house Legal team in Northampton, Northamptonshire on a locum basis. The focus on the role be on corporate/commercial matters but will also encapsulate providing pragmatic legal advice across commercial property, contracts, regulatory matters and governance. The role offers hybrid working, with one or two days per week in the office, potentially less. Key Responsibilities • Manage a caseload of commercial property matters, including leases, renewals, licences, assignments, underleases, rent deposit deeds, deeds of variation, easements and wayleaves • Conduct legal due diligence and title investigations • Advise on property transactions, acquisitions, renewals and disposals • Support major property projects and work closely with the Property team • Draft, review and negotiate commercial and non-commercial contracts • Advise on supplier contracts, tenders, disputes and associated legal risks • Advise on licensing, grant...

Our client has an opportunity for a Commercial Manager to join them on a contract basis for 12 months. You will be operating within an active, involved and motivated commercial team, in a sector committed to delivering Defence Capability to the UK Armed Forces and other World Governments, covering all aspects of the product lifecycle from concept to disposal. Role: Commercial Manager Location: Stevenage - 3 days minimum onsite per week Hours: 37 per week Clearance: SC to start Hourly Rate: £60-£80 per hour via Umbrella, inside IR35 What you'll be doing: Business Strategy - maximising identified business opportunities Business Winning - Being a key player in the winning of new work. Responsible for the full Route to Contract, including being the driving force during the Bidding process, ensuring cross functional working to deliver costs in time, generation of proposals, and contract negotiations, whilst maintaining the viability of MBDA. Contract Delivery - Being a vital...

Our client, based in Leicester, is currently recruiting for an Information Governance Officer on a 3-month temporary contract. The position is due to start immediately on a full-time basis. The hourly rate is negotiable based on experience for this position. Duties will include (but are not limited to): * Dealing with sensitive information and high-profile matters, working collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders * Overseeing the completion of FOI Requests, SARs, and EIRs, ensuring compliance with statutory deadlines * Coordinate and support the handling of personal data breaches, including logging, information gathering, and progressing actions * Handling complaints relating to information governance, applying relevant exemptions and coordinating cross-departmental responses Experience required: * Experience required in Local Government * Experience dealing with FOI, SARs and EIRs Rewards and Benefits: * Fully remote working available *...

Solicitor – Social Housing / Property | 3-Month Locum A leading housing organisation is seeking an experienced Solicitor to join its in-house Legal Services team on a 3-month locum basis. This is an excellent opportunity for a qualified Solicitor with social housing, housing management and property litigation experience to join a supportive team and make an immediate impact. The role will cover: * Housing management and landlord & tenant * Possession proceedings and disrepair * Injunctions and access issues * Leasehold and service charge disputes * Property agreements, licences and deeds * Court and tribunal advocacy * Practical legal advice to senior stakeholders About you: * Qualified Solicitor in England & Wales with a current practising certificate * Ideally 3+ years’ PQE * Strong social housing / housing management experience * Confident managing a varied caseload independently * Comfortable advising senior stakeholders and...

Start Date: September * Interviews: 14th September * Rate: 45-55 DOE * F/T Office based * Area: South East England Interested contact me and drop me an email with your CV. Even if this role is not the exact one for you we can arrange a call and be ready for the next role to come up for you

St Albans, Hertfordshire 6-Month Fixed-Term Contract - Possibility to extend Up to £65k pro rata The OpportunityOur client, a well-established pharmaceutical manufacturing business, is seeking an experienced Health & Safety Advisor to join their team on a 6-month contract. This is a hands-on role focused on reviewing, strengthening, and embedding Health & Safety compliance across the organisation, ensuring full adherence to UK HSE legislation and regulatory requirements.This is an excellent opportunity for a proactive Health & Safety professional who can quickly identify compliance gaps, implement practical solutions, and drive continuous improvement within a regulated manufacturing environment. Key Responsibilities Conduct comprehensive Health & Safety audits across production, laboratory, warehouse, office and associated facilities. Review and update Health & Safety policies, SOPs, risk assessments, and COSHH documentation. Work closely with operational...

Health & Safety Advisor Location: St Albans Salary: Up to £62,000 per annum, pro rata Contract: Six month fixed-term contract, likely to extend Hours: 40 hours per week Working pattern: Five days per week on site The opportunity We are recruiting a Health & Safety Advisor for a leading regulated business based in St Albans. This is a hands-on position with a clear objective: review and strengthen the organisation’s current health and safety arrangements, identify any compliance gaps and implement practical, sustainable improvements. The successful person will work across production, laboratory, warehouse and office environments, helping the business maintain legal compliance and remain ready for future inspections. This is a Six-month fixed-term contract that is likely to extend. Responsibilities will include: • Conducting detailed health and safety compliance audits • Reviewing policies, procedures, SOPs, risk assessments and COSHH documentation • Identifying, prioritising...