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Application Developer - Housing - Fixed term 2 years

Designated Workplace:  52 Derby Street, Ormskirk, L39 2DF
Designated Workstyle:  Flexible Office Based Worker
Salary:  £41,418 to £44,428 per annum
Post Type:  Full Time
Hours:  36 per week
Tenure:  Temporary
Length:  24 Months
Published:  Thursday 05 September 2024
Closing Date:  23.59 hours BST on Thursday 19 September 2024
Reference:  HR-0100-24

Are you ready for a new and exciting challenge? 

The Business Transformation and Change Team are pleased to announce the creation of a new and exciting Application developer role.

This role is key to the successful delivery of the Our Futures Housing Regulatory Transformation Programme, which is a significant and important work programme that underpins the Council's Vision and Priorities 2023 - 2028

You will be joining a team that has recently won "team of the year" 

This role will be integral to our journey in terms of utilising data alongside our digital applications to develop new ways of working that that are data driven, digital by design and enhance the customer journey, whilst supporting us to deliver the requirements of the Regulatory Framework.

If you have the following skills and expertise, then we would love to hear from you:

  • Passionate about working closely across the organisation, with particular focus within Housing Services to support work that delivers the requirements within the Housing Regulatory Framework.


  • Committed to understanding our internal business priorities and developing opportunities to work in collaboration with Senior Leaders, Service Managers, teams and 3rd party suppliers to deliver new ways of working to emerge that are data driven and digital 1st by design, allowing business change to be efficient and effective.

 

  • Demonstrable experience of developing and maintaining Aareon QL Housing Software / Housing Management system ensuring the platform is optimizing it's functionality and connectivity with other digital applications

 

  • Technical expertise in the development of system processes and integrations to 3rd party systems such as CRM, workflow, housing management, repairs and asset management to enhance our operational efficiency and client service delivery.

 

  • Demonstrable technical experience of SQL Server Management ensuring data integrity, security, and performance. This will involve designing, implementing, and maintaining the database schema, writing SQL queries, stored procedures, and optimising database operations for efficiency.

 

  • Collaboration and engagement skills of working with teams, managers and partners to co-design new ways of working and encouraging processes emerge that are built on business process re-engineering approaches and service insight data. The postholder will work with managers, partners and officers to produce business process maps that re-engineer, influence and shape new ways of working to emerge that are digital by design.

 

  • Key lead in working alongside Senior Managers in the identification and procurement of technical and operational solutions that are digital by design and reduce waste, duplication, hand-offs and deliver Value for Money.

We pride ourselves on our friendliness and being a good employer with a range of benefits and employment terms and conditions to suit you. A competitive salary and annual leave entitlement, flexible working, a generous employer pension contribution scheme, work life balance policies, and support for your personal development are just some of the benefits we offer.

 

 

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The successful applicant will be required to undergo security checks as part of the Baseline Personnel Security Standard for accessing Government records.  This will include a Basic DBS check.   

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