LOCATION:
2 High Street Perth, PH1 5PH
SALARY:
£41,276 - £45,349 per year
CONTRACT TYPE:
Temporary
POSITION TYPE:
Full Time
HOURS:
36 hours per week
WORK FROM HOME:
Hybrid
We currently have the following opportunity:
System Development Officer (Fixed Term until 31 December PKC13043
£41,276 - £45,349
2 High Steet, Perth
Join Our Dynamic People and Culture Team
Are you a proactive and forward-thinking individual looking to make a significant impact? If so, we invite you to join our People and Culture team at Perth and Kinross Council, where you will lead our Power Automate project. This is an opportunity to drive change and innovation across the division.
In this role, you'll take the lead in building and maintaining Power Automate flows to streamline our HR and Payroll processes.
You'll work closely with stakeholders within the People and Culture team to gather requirements, consider touchpoints, and support solution testing, deployment, and documentation to ensure seamless integration.
Your contributions will also include developing reusable templates to enhance efficiency, promoting best practices, and delivering training sessions and workshops to empower users.
You'll be responsible for creating and maintaining learning materials, templates, and starter kits, while also providing hands-on support to users as they navigate their first flows. Additionally, you'll design and produce process maps to help visualise and optimise workflows.
If you're ready to take on a challenging and rewarding role that makes a real difference, we want to hear from you. Apply now and be part of our innovative journey at Perth and Kinross Council.
Skills & Experience Required
We're looking for someone who is enthusiastic and a strong team player, yet confident working independently.
Excellent time management and organisational skills are essential, as is the ability to manage your own workload while leading the project.
You should be proactive, detail-oriented, and able to work well under pressure, with strong analytical and decision-making skills.
Flexibility is key, as you'll be expected to meet tight deadlines and deliver high-quality outputs.
The ideal candidate will bring solid experience with Power Automate and/or Power Apps, along with a strong understanding of Power Platform connectors and licensing.
You should have experience supporting or training users in Power Platform tools, and be comfortable explaining technical concepts to non-technical audiences.
Familiarity with enablement tools such as learning paths, templates, and documentation platforms is important, as is the ability to design processes and produce clear process maps. Crucially, you will also have previous project experience and a preferably a background in working with HR and Payroll systems.
You should have:
* Solid experience with Power Automate and/or Power Apps.
* Strong understanding of Power Platform connectors and licensing.
* Experience in training/supporting users in Power Platform tools.
* Ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical audiences.
* Familiarity with enablement tools (learning paths, templates, documentation platforms).
* Experience in process design and mapping.
* Previous project experience, preferably in HR and Payroll systems.
Working at Perth & Kinross Council
Our values and behaviours influence our work and support us in the delivery of our key priorities. In your application, and should you be invited to interview, you will be asked to describe situations that support the criteria required in the role and which also demonstrate our values and behaviours.