Senior SharePoint Developer

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The Communications Directorate delivers professional communications on behalf of HMRC and is recognised as running one of the largest and busiest communications teams in government.

We deliver through a host of functions including;

Internal and Change Press and Digital Brand and Campaigns Strategic External Affairs New/changing tax policies Customer Support and Compliance Borders and Trade Transformation

With a focus on building professional competence, colleagues are expected to work across several skillsets including using data insights, digital channels, stakeholder and business partner relationships., As Senior Developer, you'll build an intimate knowledge of the product, and users’ experience of the product, to help identify improvements, and work with the Development Team Lead and Lead Product Manager to implement the product roadmap.

You will be part of a multi-disciplinary team, working alongside a SharePoint Support Developer, Business Analyst, Project Manager, a dedicated content team and supporting a community of content creators across the organisation. The team will strive to fully understand the colleague experience and technical overheads that requirements bring, to maintain a consistent message and experience in the intranet's roadmap.

You will also maintain relationships with HMRC’s Chief Digital Information Officer Group and the Transforming our Intranet programme to specify and commission improvements that go beyond day-to-day maintenance.

As a specialist in SharePoint, you'll be part of a broader, growing community of SharePoint specialists across HMRC to share and grow your knowledge. You will support the content community to develop relevant knowledge and skills to edit and upload accessible content. As part of the team, you will help design and deliver relevant training.

Person specification

To develop, continuously improve and maintain HMRC’s SharePoint intranet product utilising the full suite of Microsoft’s Power Platform products

To act as the escalation and liaison point for all intranet related incidents

Build relationships with stakeholders, internal technical teams and third party suppliers to achieve business objectives

To contribute to the development of, and implement, the intranet’s product roadmap, which could include creating, managing and delivering processes and development plans

To act as an adviser on publishing best practices and accessibility standards

Support the business to transition independent SharePoint intranet sites into the SharePoint intranet in line, as agreed

Lead by example through your work across the public sector, with the intranet helping other teams understand the art of the possible with SharePoint., If you have an HMRC online account already, sign straight in using your ID and password. If not, you can prove your identity by answering some questions or providing your photo ID.

You’ll then be able to access the app quickly and easily by signing in using a 6-digit PIN, your fingerprint, or facial recognition.

You can find guidance for technical issues on GOV.UK: Technical support with HMRC online services.

Reserve List

A reserve list may be held for up to 12 months from which further appointments may be made for the same or similar roles – if this applies to you, we’ll let you know via your Civil Service Jobs account.

Merit List

After interview, a single merit list will be created, and you will only be considered for posts in locations you have expressed a preference for. Appointments will be made in strict merit order in line with the set number of roles in each location.

Criminal Record Check

Applications received from candidates with a criminal record are considered fairly in accordance with the DBS Code of Practice and the Recruitment of ex-offenders Policy.

Hybrid working at HMRC

HMRC is an office-based organisation, and colleagues are expected to spend 60% of their working time in the office. Our offices provide opportunity for interaction, collaboration which aids learning and development and a sense of community. Where the role allows it, and where the home environment is suitable, colleagues can work from home for up to 2 days a week, averaged over a calendar month (or a proportionate amount of time for colleagues who work less than full time).

Reasonable Adjustments

We want to make sure no one is put at a disadvantage during our recruitment process. To assist you with this, we will reduce or remove any barriers where possible and provide additional support where appropriate., HMRC has a presence in every region of the UK. For more information on where you might be working, review this information on our locations .

The Civil Service values honesty and integrity and expects all candidates to abide by these principles. The evidence you provide in your application must relate to your own experiences.

Any instances of plagiarism or other forms of cheating will be investigated and, if proven, the relevant application(s) will be withdrawn from the process.

Recording of interviews is prohibited unless explicit agreement is sought in line with the UK General Data Protection Regulations.

Questions relating to an individual application must be emailed as detailed later in this advert.

Applicants who are successful at interview will be, as part of pre-employment screening, subject to a check on the Internal Fraud Database (IFD). This check will provide information about employees who have been dismissed for fraud or dishonesty offences. This check also applies to employees who resign or otherwise leave before being dismissed for fraud or dishonesty had their employment continued. Any applicant’s details held on the IFD will be refused employment.

A candidate is not eligible to apply for a role within the Civil Service if the application is made within a 5 year period following a dismissal for carrying out internal fraud against government.

New entrants will join on the minimum of the pay band.

Please note that, if you are applying for roles on a part-time basis, the salary agreed will be pro-rata, reflective of the working hours agreed within your contract.

If you experience accessibility problems with any attachments on this advert, please contact the email address in the 'Contact point for applicants' section.

For more Information for people applying for, or thinking of applying for, roles at HM Revenue and Customs, please see link: Working for HMRC: information for applicants - GOV.UK. Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment., * UK nationals

• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Do you have experience in SharePoint?, * Experience of building, maintaining and developing SharePoint sites, using Agile principles to balance competing demands.

• Experience leading in a live service environment, managing incidents at pace and delivering a product roadmap as part of a multidisciplinary product team, both technical and non-technical.
• Deep knowledge and experience of the Microsoft 365 suite and capabilities, in particular the Power Platform suite of products, including workflows using Power Automate .
• An aptitude for coding and syntax, with the ability to debug code, create complex and non-complex formulas in Excel and Power Automate.
• Working knowledge of best practice for accessibility., There will also be a technical test to examine your knowledge of SharePoint and/or Power Platforms at interview stage. Details of the technical test will be provided to candidates at interview stage., Customer facing roles in HMRC require the ability to converse at ease with members of the public and provide advice in accurate spoken English and/or Welsh where required. Where this is an essential requirement, this will be tested as part of the selection process., Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check. People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

£45,544 - £55,157 National Minimum Salary £45,544 National Maximum salary £49,523. London Minimum Salary £50,686 - London Maximum Salary £55,157. However, candidates may start on a higher starting pay but not be relevant to all candidates. SEO National - HSP can be up to £47,200 SEO London – HSP can be up to £52,500 A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97% GBP, Alongside your salary of £45,544, HM Revenue and Customs contributes £13,194 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

HMRC operates both Flexible and Hybrid Working policies, allowing you to balance your work and personal commitments. We welcome applications from those who need to work a more flexible arrangement and will agree to requests where possible, considering our operational and customer service needs.

We offer a generous leave allowance, starting at 25 days and increasing by a day for every year of qualifying service up to a maximum of 30 days.

• Pension - We make contributions to our colleagues’ Alpha pension equal to at least 28.97% of their salary.
• Family friendly policies.
• Personal support.
• Coaching and development.

The SharePoint-based HMRC intranet provides business information and communications to 67,000 colleagues. We want colleagues to have high quality tools to help them do a professional job with the intranet providing a fast, frictionless, relevant digital experience., Appointment to the Civil Service is governed by the Civil Service Commission’s Recruitment Principles. You have the right to complain if you feel there has been a breach of the Recruitment Principles. In the first instance, you should raise the matter directly via ubsrecruitmentcomplaints@hmrc.gov.uk . Please note that we do not accept complaints or appeals regarding scoring of outcomes of campaigns unless candidates can provide clear evidence that the campaign did not follow the Recruitment Principles. If you are not satisfied with the response, you may bring your complaint to the Commission. For further information on bringing a complaint to the Civil Service Commission please visit their website.