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Age UK is recruiting for an experienced Power Platform Developer within our Digital & Technology team. Within this role, you'll work closely with both the Power Platform team and the Project team for Age UK's newly released Volunteering Hub to advise on both capabilities and limitations of the Power Platform service offering.
This role would be a fantastic progression for functional consultants wishing to take a more hands-on approach, as well as those aspiring to become a solution architect.
As a Power Platform Developer, you will be responsible for the continuous delivery of the Power Platform. You'll work on some of the most cutting-edge portals in development today, including Power Platform, Dynamics 365, and Microsoft Azure architecture.
With specific responsibility for leading on Age UK's Volunteering Hub, you'll work closely with both the Power Platform Team and project team for Age UK's newly released Volunteering Hub. You will be a bridge between stakeholders and development, translating requirements into development tasks and deployed solutions.
You will be adept at leveraging new approaches to solutions for system design and functionality. You will be highly experienced in product development and have demonstrated technical mastery throughout.
You'll have a passion for technology and the drive to build our enterprise systems, combined with an in-depth knowledge and experience across multiple core areas of Power Platforms. You will work with global and offshore teams to establish and maintain PowerApps and Power Platform technology.
We're looking for someone with proven experience in delivering high quality solutions with a strong sense of user experience. It's important to us that you are a creative and dedicated person with exemplary communication skills that takes pride in the output of your work.
This is an exciting time to join, as adoption of the Power Platform accelerates, this key role will enable us to the ensure continuous delivery of our service offerings.
This role offers hybrid working between home and one of our regional offices in either London, Ashburton (Devon), Blackpool or Warrington. You'll attend team meetings once a month from your linked office.
Age UK Internal Job Grade - 5
Must haves:
* Solid understanding of design practices and system architecture and have contributed to creating reference architecture and standards towards security best practises for wider engineering usage.
* Experience of conducting design and code reviews.
* Experience applying organisation's security strategy across multiple teams.
* Strong communication skills along with ability to lead a team towards a great product.
* General knowledge of automation/technology landscape to manage business processes.
* A wealth of hands-on experience with Power Apps and Power Platform technical solutions.
* Strong understanding of Azure offerings such as (but not limited to) B2C Tenants, B2B Collaboration, API Management Service, Storage Accounts, Function Apps, App Registrations and Application Insights.
* At least one relevant Microsoft Certification (intermediate/associate level or above).
* Core Skills: Power Apps (Model-Driven+Canvas), Dataverse, Power Apps Portals/Power Pages, Power Automate, plugins, classic Dataverse workflows, business process flows, Continuous Delivery using Azure DevOps, C#, Javascript, CSS and HTML.
Great to haves:
* Understanding of SQL, .Net, D365 CRM, PCF Controls, Power BI, Azure Data Factory, Synapse.
What we offer in return
- Competitive salary, 26 days annual leave + bank holidays + annual leave purchase scheme
- Excellent pension scheme, life assurance, health cashback plan and EAP
- Car Benefit Scheme, Cycle to Work Scheme and Season Ticket Loan
- Techscheme - buy any tech from Apple or Currys, up to £1000, and spread the cost over 12 months, interest free
- Blue Light Card Scheme
- You Did It Awards - recognition awards from £100-250.
Additional Information
Occasional travel to other Age UK sites to enable performance of the duties and responsibilities and for the purposes of maintaining and updating professional skills and development.
Hybrid and remote working require that the candidate meet these additional requirements:
· Internet bandwidth: 40Mbps minimum.
· Internet connectivity: Wired / ADSL / Fibre.
· Stable and safe working environment.
All CVs will be anonymised by our recruitment system when you apply for a role at Age UK. Please note that our system is unable to anonymise cover letters, and we would therefore ask that to support the work we are doing on making our recruitment selection process fairer and more unbiased, that you remove any personal information from your cover letter/supporting statement, including your name before uploading this. All equalities monitoring information is also anonymised and not shared with the hiring panel. Your name and address will only be known to us once you are invited for an interview.
Age UK is an Equal Opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates, regardless of age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital/civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity. We guarantee an interview to disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria under the Disability Confident Scheme. Please note that on occasion, due to high numbers of applications, Age UK reserves the right to limit the overall number of interviews offered, and therefore, it may not always be practicable or appropriate to interview all disabled people that meet the minimum criteria for the job.
Age UK is committed to safeguarding adults at risk, and children, from abuse and neglect. We expect everyone who works with us to share this commitment.
Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert at any time.
Age UK politely requests no contact from recruitment agencies or media sales. We do not accept speculative CVs from recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.
Business Intelligence Developer
Position type: Full time, permanent, 37.5 hours per week
Responsible to: IT Business Analysis Manager
Direct reports: None
Location: Truro, Cornwall (hybrid – mixture of office and home working) or remote working (UK only) may be considered (with regular travel to Truro at least 4x per year).
About the Role
As a Business Intelligence (BI) Developer, you will collaborate with our Business Analyst (BA) Manager to design, develop, implement, document, and maintain robust data modelling and reporting solutions. Your role will involve hands-on work, including prototyping solutions, testing ideas, and collaborating with organisational colleagues. Working closely with our Data Manager and Data Technician, you will also contribute to our data warehousing solution and the development of data pipelines and be responsible for data preparation, modelling, and utilising DAX. You will also work closely with our fundraising Insight team, creating analytic solutions to support our fundraising efforts.
Who are we looking for?
We are seeking an individual who is passionate about data and analytics and possesses meticulous attention to detail. You should be driven to produce high-quality solutions. Excellent written and verbal communication skills and the ability to prioritise tasks and efficiently manage multiple responsibilities are essential. Furthermore, you should have experience with the following technologies and a solid understanding of querying, query optimisation, dimensional modelling design, and data visualisation techniques:
- BigQuery
- SQL
- Power BI
- DAX
- Google Analytics
What you will be doing in the role:
- Working with people across the organisation to understand their analytical requirements.
- Developing, testing, and implementing analytical solutions and data visualisations that empower teams to gain valuable insights from their data.
- Taking ownership of new and existing data models.
- Managing the lifecycle of data models and reporting solutions.
- Working with the BA Manager to define best practices and facilitate knowledge sharing for Power BI development, governance, and deployment across the organisation.
- Ensuring that development aligns with the overall BI strategy and adheres to best practices.
- Responding to incidents and change requests related to existing solutions via our AutoTask helpdesk solution.
- Updating and managing tickets appropriately and timely as the Service Desk Manager sets out, ensuring good communication and customer satisfaction.
- Composing technical and team documentation as required.
- Collaborating and demonstrating analytical solutions to the broader team before roll-out.
- Offering input and advice on processes and practices to improve the team's efficiency and effectiveness.
- Assisting with implementing new solutions, as necessary, with the Business Systems Transformation project.
- To undertake any other duties as requested by the IT management team per the scope and responsibilities of the role.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Background
Chapter One is a dynamic, growing charity with a vision of a world in which all children have the literacy skills needed to thrive. Our mission is to close the reading gap by providing children with one-to-one support at the time they need it most. We work in eleven areas/regions of the UK and will support 3000 children in 2023-24.
Our unique Online Reading Volunteer programme pairs struggling five to seven-year old (KS1) readers with reading support volunteers who are working professionals. The volunteer ask is very focused: readers commit 30 minutes a week to read with a child using a bespoke digital platform for an entire academic year. The results are transformative, boosting children's reading confidence and ability.
From a school perspective, online reading volunteers provide direct, meaningful literacy support for up to 10 pupils per class. The programme is particularly suitable for communities where it might be challenging to find parents and other volunteers who can commit to physically visiting schools to boost reading.
For more information please visit our website and watch this short video!
Job Summary
Chapter One is seeking a West Cumbria Programme Manager who is an excellent communicator and is able to both motivate and support schools and teachers to implement our online reading volunteers programme, and also to ensure that the programme’s impact and benefit to disadvantaged communities is maximised throughout the academic year.
The post is ideal for someone looking for part-time, flexible, term-time only work from a home base and who is able to travel frequently around West Cumbria. The postholder will be joining a team of established Programme Managers (also part-time) who work in different parts of the UK and will need to have some flexibility to work additional hours during busy autumn months, and conversely to work fewer hours during quieter periods of the year.
Key Responsibilities:
• Effectively explain Chapter One’s online reading volunteer programme and its benefits to school leaders and teachers
• Install, setup and maintain Chapter One equipment in participating classrooms
• Fully understand the operation of the Chapter One platform and database and communicate this to others
• Organise and conduct initial teacher training and follow-up
• Ensure a smooth initial launch of Chapter One’s programme in every classroom
• Liaise with colleagues performing technical and volunteer support roles
• Through regular visits to/contact with schools, provide on-going embedded professional learning and support to teachers throughout the year as needed
• Proactively monitor classroom adherence/fidelity to the Chapter One model, including systematic review of data reports and volunteer feedback, taking proactive action to resolve problems that arise
• Analyse and manipulate data (largely in Google sheets) to produce reports and identify trends
• Create monthly data summaries for all participating classrooms
• Lead annual review meetings for senior leadership at participating schools
• Support programme monitoring, evaluation and research as required
• Coordinate in person and virtual school ‘visits’ of volunteer teams to classrooms where necessary
• Liaison with corporate partners as required
• Weekly communication and status updates with Senior Programme Manager(s) and wider team
• As a new school year approaches, secure commitments from returning schools and find and target new schools to join Chapter One’s programme
Role Requirements:
Essential
- Highly motivated individual with excellent interpersonal and organisational skills
- Proven track record of working at a senior level in education, project management or a related field
- Proven strength in both written and verbal communication
- Highly IT literate, with excellent computer skills, able to troubleshoot software issues and adept with Google suite
- Ability to manipulate and analyse to draw useful conclusions to improve programme delivery
- Proven ability to work independently
- Self-starter and quick learner
- Ability to adapt and embrace a changing environment
- University degree
- Ability to drive and access to a car for work purposes
Desirable
- Two years of teaching/education experience with primary age children
Chapter One is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We value and celebrate diversity in backgrounds and experience and are deliberate about the kind of teams we are building. Literacy is a universal concern, and we need people from all backgrounds to maximise our innovation, creativity and impact. We especially welcome applications from persons who have experienced disadvantage and/or from those who are of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities who are currently underrepresented in the organisation.
Chapter One is committed to safeguarding children and young people. All postholders are subject to a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service disclosure. Copies of our Safeguarding Policy and Safer Recruitment Policy are available on request.
Please send your CV (maximum 2 A4 sides) and a covering letter. Your covering letter (maximum 1 side of A4) should detail:
1) Tell about your relevant experience and why you’re interested in this role at this point in your career.
3) Your ability to be resilient when things are not going the way you thought, including clear examples of past experiences.
4) Tell us about how our organisational mission is in line with your values.
Applications that fail to meet these criteria will automatically be discounted. We want you to have every opportunity to shine and to show us your talents—please let us know if there is anything we can do to make sure the assessment process works for you.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Inclusion Barnet is Barnet’s Deaf and Disabled People’s Organisation (DDPO), led by a board and senior management team of disabled people, and we’re passionate about using our lived experience of disability to work towards inclusive communities and greater social justice for all. This role works on issues across all Barnet’s diverse communities, and all work needs to be undertaken through an equality and access lens. Therefore, we’re looking for someone with their own lived experience of disability (which could include mental health issues or a long-term condition), a commitment to the social model of disability, and an ambition to contribute to a fairer society for all. We also particularly welcome applications from global majority candidates, who are currently underrepresented at leadership level in our organisation.
The successful candidate will be our strategic lead within our award-winning Barnet Together partnership, working as an equal partner with Young Barnet Foundation and Groundwork London. You’ll be overseeing our community organisation support, ensuring that the team meet their KPIs and that we also deliver on our work to challenge inequalities for marginalized groups. You’ll represent the voluntary sector at the most senior level in Borough meetings, and support the development of the VCSE Alliance for North Central London.
You’ll also oversee our libraries, strategizing and identifying opportunities to enhance the service, and act as contact point in our role as Locally Trusted Organisation for the Grange Big Local.
To succeed, you will need extensive experience of the voluntary sector, partnership management, and the gravitas to represent the sector to senior local leaders. You’ll be a natural problem solver and an advocate for equality, as well as a collaborative, coaching manager; a great relationship builder with tact and emotional intelligence, and a champion for the contribution of the sector to the borough, and society more widely. In return, you will become part of a friendly and supportive team, working within a focused but flexible culture, where diversity is valued and you can bring your whole self to work.
This is a UK based role, and whilst most of it can be done from home, candidates need to have, or be willing to relocate to, a base within about two hours travel time from Barnet. We anticipate a need to be in Barnet on a weekly basis on average, for which travel will be paid. We encourage flexible working to suit your work/life balance preferences where possible. We also operate a Time Off In Lieu (TOIL) system.
To apply, please submit your CV with a brief covering letter explaining why you want to work for Inclusion Barnet, and how you would use your lived and professional experience to deliver the role.
Please explain your suitability for the role, and how you would use your own personal lived experience of disability to deliver inclusive and accessible community services for the local voluntary sector and residents.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.