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Giving you everything you need to reach your full potential

Our people are our #1 priority, so a big part of post-merger integration is people development, with a focus on the career journey. Happy people progressing in their careers means a happy work environment.

“Jonas simply stands out as being unique in everything it does. It’s clear to me that Jonas is committed to ensuring team members have a positive employee experience and one that is unique to them. It’s a great place to work, we work together with purpose, embrace creativity and innovative thinking and new ideas are always welcomed. I love my job and get to work with the most amazing people every day!”

Laureen McHaffie

Head of People & Culture

Whatever your ambitions, we’ll help you achieve them

You could happily stay and shine in your current company and role. Or you could progress upwards. Or even pursue your ambitions in other companies across the wider group. The Jonas Group is all about opportunity: we can strategise your learning and development to support you in reaching your goals.

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Growing your skills as an employee

In addition to role-specific training, we support all employees in developing personal skills to give them a rock-solid foundation for their career and get them ahead of the pack in life.

Courses available:

Communication
Customer Service
Time Management
Mental Health Awareness
Finance Bootcamp
Compliance Modules
CPD sessions

Including: Imposter syndrome, neurodiversity in the workplace and active listening

Leadership in the 21st century: Aspiring Leaders Programme

Oversight, responsibility and vision can be a powerful combination for any individual. We give managers expert guidance to enable their teams to be effective and thrive.

Sessions cover:

Leadership style

Assessing your capabilities and the key responsibilities of being in a leadership role

Emotional intelligence

Ability to evaluate, motivate and lead others as well as strategise and delegate

Innovation

Ability to develop, analyse and propose innovative solutions to improve organisation performance

Change management

How to plan, implement and manage change effectively, exploring models and impact on the business and people

Helping today’s employees become tomorrow’s leaders

Career progression brings excitement, fulfilment and rewards in equal measure. We give our people all the support they need to rise up, through our business unit leader courses.

Leadership programme

Duration: 12 months
Our leadership programme is designed to grow people into senior leadership positions or prepare them to become an MD of one of our businesses. The course attracts the Group’s best and the brightest, so competition is high to get a sought-after place.

Course modules are facilitated by Directors, Group Leaders and MDs who share their experience and best practice in a safe environment. We couple this with external facilitators who focus on blending business with people skills, i.e. getting the management balance right.

Modules cover all aspects of running a business, including: Finance Bootcamp, Leading Developers, the Jonas Playbook, Strategic Leadership and Legal & Compliance. In addition, delegates are asked to get involved with real life projects in businesses as a way to develop their skills and knowledge.

Apprenticeships:
a doorway to new roles

Jonas UK & Europe is also a firm believer in allowing employees access to new opportunities and embark on new career roles that might not otherwise be available to them. That’s why we’ve introduced apprenticeships for upskilling.

In partnership with Activate Business School and Grant Thornton, we run an Aspiring Managers Programme for Team Leaders and Managers. Courses are accredited by the Chartered Institute of Management and fully funded through our Apprenticeship Levy.

Back to Basics

Duration: 2 day conference, held twice annually
A twice annual residential conference for senior managers and business leaders within Jonas Software UK & Europe, with the goal of exploring our Best Practices playbook and assessing how this can be used to improve your individual business.

The workshop style event focus switches regularly to allow business leaders and management to continually learn and develop their approach to new and ongoing challenges and opportunities. By learning from one another, delegates share first hand experience of transferrable solutions to common challenges.

Throughout the conference, delegates get the opportunity to work with colleagues in their own business as well as functionally across other businesses.

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What you and your brand have achieved so far has been incredible. What happens next could make you unbeatable. If you’re exploring acquisition by a worldwide partner for greater evolution and growth, talk to us.

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Or would you like to join the team?

Great people are the core of what we do. If you want to make a difference in the world of software development and investment, get in touch.

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