PurposeofthePostPowerPlatformConsultant WorkingaspartofasmalltechnicalteamandreportingtotheHeadofDigitalDesignandDelivery,thisroleisresponsibleforthedesignandimplementationofsolutionstoprovideoperationalefficiencyusingtheMicrosoftPowerPlatform. TherolewillsupporttheneedsofProfessionalServicesandstudent-facingteamsacrosstheUniversitybydeliveringpractical,value-drivenautomationthatenhancesoperationalefficiency,servicequalityanduserexperience. Therolewillworkcloselywithbusinessstakeholderstoco-designPowerPlatformbasedsolutions,definerequirements,andtranslatetheseintorobust,scalableimplementations. ThisincludesbuildingworkflowsusingPowerAutomateandintegratingwithotherAPIsorMicrosofttoolstomeetspecificoperationalchallengesacrossvariousprofessionalservicesteams. Additionalresponsibilitiesincludesupportingtesting,providingexpertadviceregardingthePowerPlatformandensuringsolutionsaredeliveredtoahighstandardinalignmentwiththeUniversity'sstrategicaims. KeyTasksPowerPlatformConsultant Workingwithstakeholderstounderstandbusinessprocessesandidentifyopportunitiesforautomationandefficiencyimprovement. Translatingbusinessrequirementsintoclearfunctionalandtechnicaldesigns. DesigningandimplementingautomationsolutionsusingtheMicrosoftPowerPlatform,withaparticularfocusonPowerAutomate. BuildingscalableworkflowsthatintegratewithMicrosoft365,SharePoint,Dynamics,andotherinternalorexternalsystemsusingAPIsandconnectors. Supportingtestingactivitiestoensuresolutionsmeetfunctionalrequirementsandqualityexpectations. ActingasasubjectmatterexpertfortheMicrosoftPowerPlatformandadvisingonbestpracticeuseacrosstheUniversity. Undertakingsuchotherdutieswithinthescopeofthepostasmayberequestedbythelinemanager. CreatingreusablePowerPlatformdocumentationandcomponentssuchasplaybooksandblueprints. OtherDutiesPowerPlatformConsultant Theroleisexpectedtotakeastructuredandproactiveapproachtotheirwork,balancingimmediateprioritieswithlonger-termplanningforchangeinitiatives.Thisincludeseffectivetimeandresourcemanagement. Knowledge,Education,QualificationsandTraining PowerPlatformConsultant ExperiencedesigningandimplementingenterprisePowerPlatformsolutionsthatdelivereitherproductivityenhancementsoruserexperienceimprovementsinmultipleorganisationsusing PowerAutomateandothertechnologies. RelevantandrecentPowerPlatformorRPArelatedqualificationsand/orcertifications. SkillsandAbilities PowerPlatformConsultant DemonstrableskillsdesigningandimplementingautomationusingPowerAutomatetoimproveoperationalprocesses. DemonstrableskillsworkingwithdatafromrepositoriessuchasSharePoint,MicrosoftDynamicsandtheDataverse. HandsonabilitytocreatesolutionsusingPowerPlatformconnectors,MicrosoftGraphandRestAPIs. Strongabilitytocommunicateandtranslatecomplextechnicalconceptsintosimplelanguageforbothtechnicalandnon-technicalstakeholders. Abilitytowriteclear,technicalandnon-technicaldocumentationandcreatingtrainingmaterialstosupportsolutiondeliveryandknowledgesharing. Over3yearsexperiencedeveloping,testingandsupportingprocessautomationinenterpriseenvironments. ExperiencemanagingPowerPlatformusingtheAdminCentretopredictandoptimisethecostofautomation. Experiencegatheringrequirements,runningworkshopsandtranslatingbusinessneedsintotechnicalspecifications. Experiencecoachingorsupportingcolleaguesonnewtechnicalcapabilities. ExperienceworkingwithinthesoftwaredevelopmentlifecycleincludingawarenessofITILandAgiledevelopmentmethodologiesandframeworks.