Job ref: 184595
TPR grade: TDD 7 – Lead Specialist
About us
More than half the UK working population rely on The Pensions Regulator (TPR) to regulate their retirement savings. With a career at TPR, you’ll be joining an organisation that will impact on millions of lives for decades to come.
Everyone at TPR plays an important role in helping to keep more than £2trn of savings safe. We’re committed to bringing people into TPR who are ready to make a difference and put UK savers at the heart of what we do.
It is important to us that TPR remains a great place to work. We do all we can to help our people reach their full potential with learning, secondment, and development opportunities. We put our 900+ employees first, supporting flexible working and offer a diverse, lively, and inclusive environment. This includes our Disability Network, Family Network, LGBT+ Network (Proud), Minority Ethnic (ME) Network and Women’s Network, which offer spaces to connect.
Our new corporate strategy outlines a bold and challenging vision of how pensions regulation should evolve to keep pace with a change in the scale and nature of the industry. We are at the start of that journey. Join us to find out what part you can play.
We operate a hybrid working model, with regular attendance in our Brighton office to connect with colleagues across the business.
Role
Our MS Dynamics team plays an important role at TPR, sitting within our IT Solutions team, they support and enhance our business-critical Dynamics 365 system ensuring that our portfolio can operate efficiently.
As a D365 Lead Specialist in our team, you will collaborate with others across various teams to design, document and implement enterprise solutions to establish and fulfil customer requirements.
You'll lead the full value stream of the MS Dynamics 365 implementation by:
- ensuring solution delivery adheres to MS Dynamics SDLC process, enabling fast and safe feature delivery to our users
- leading development of processes and standards for D365 delivery, focusing on DevOps principles and values
- lead reliability of production MS Dynamics services to the organisation
- liaising with support teams to ensure timely responses to issues raised by the business
- implementing changes to the D365 (Customer Engagement and Marketing) applications with minimal support
- collaborating with other teams to develop system integrations, data migration and automated testing
- offering technical advice and mentorship, as well as leading by example through demonstrating TPR competencies and values.
We will also provide you with support and further training to keep you up to date with the newest technologies to develop your skills further.
Responsibilities
You will:
- lead on administrative tasks for the application
- lead on identifying application development efficiencies and improvement across the platform
- coordinate the estimation of work items to achieve the best outcome
- lead the team in the investigation and prioritisation of problems to resolve defects in production systems
- allocate and coordinate the resources of the team to meet daily demands of project and BAU work
- develop and implement the technical roadmap for Dynamics 365, finding opportunities to demonstrate new functionality within the system
- run deployment of D365 updates, modifications and the adoption of standard methodology policies
- coordinate the management and control of problems and change within area of responsibility
- mentor and coach Specialist and Junior Specialist team members.
Essential criteria
- Able to demonstrate a consistent record in D365 development and architecture.
- Able to demonstrate the ability to tailor communication style to different audiences whether they be technical or business facing in the form of interpersonal, presentation and written communications.
- Extensive knowledge of the Power Platform (PowerAutomate, PowerApps, Power BI) and its capabilities.
- Experience of working as part of a team delivering services to a large programme including allocation resources and prioritising work.
- Experience in Developing and maintaining user documentation, including design specifications, code comments, and end-user documentation.
Person specification
- Can do approach.
- Ability to provide technical leadership and mentorship to team members.
- Ability to prioritise and use initiative.
- Problem solving and analytical skills.
- Communication skills at all levels.
- Personable and a team player.
Salary and benefits
As well as a salary between £55,504 and £63,213, we offer:
- Civil Service Pension arrangements, which are recognised as some of the best in the pensions world
- discretionary bonus arrangements
- access to performance related pay progression
- 25 days annual leave provision
- flexible working arrangements
- development opportunities
- enhanced parental leave arrangements
- a free employee assistance programme
- an excellent office location in Brighton
How to apply
To apply please email recruitmentteam@tpr.gov.uk quoting role reference number 184595 along with:
- a covering letter with details of how your skills and experience meet the role requirements
- a copy of your CV
- details of your notice period
Current TPR employees in their first 12 months of employment who want to apply for this vacancy should first contact their line manager to discuss their application.
We are an inclusive employer and offer equal opportunities regardless of an individual’s age, disability, gender identity, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.
As a Disability Confident employer, we’re committed to the recruitment, employment, retention and development of people with disabilities and to improving their employment opportunities. Candidates who declare that they have a disability and who meet the essential criteria for the job will be offered an interview.
Applications will be considered on a part time and job share basis.
In accordance with Home Office guidance, the successful candidate will be required to provide their right to work in the UK before they start employment. Unfortunately, TPR is not able to offer sponsorship at the time. TPR is a UK-based organisation with a working location in Brighton, candidates must live in the UK to be employed by us.
The Pensions Regulator is an arm’s length government body and part of the public service.
Any offer of employment will be subject to the receipt of satisfactory background screening checks and criminal record checks (BPSS).
If you have any queries about this role, or if you have a disability and wish to request a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process, please email recruitmentteam@tpr.gov.uk.