Principal Developer (HR) (CH12054)

Job title Principal Developer (HR)

Department Digital, Data & Technology Group

Salary Starting from £45,585, rising to £54,395

Grade Grade 8

Contract Type Full Time, Open Ended

Placed on Monday 09 September 2024

Closing date Monday 30 September 2024

Interview date To be confirmed

Reference CH12054

Applicant Visa Guidance Skilled Worker visa: guidance for applicants (bath.ac.uk)

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This role is eligible for the DDaT New Starter Bonus

We are looking for a Principal Developer (HR & Finance Systems) to join our Digital, Data & Technology Group.

About the role

The role will be responsible for a wide-ranging technology stack including SaaS, PaaS, Commercial off the Shelf as well as in-house custom developed applications, the Principal Developer has the skills necessary to plan and manage all phases of work across the team, driving continual improvement, embedding good practices, processes and methods.

As a Principal Developer you will be responsible for effective operational IT Service Delivery within your area, ensuring services are managed in accordance with agreed service levels, standards and policies. Working with the DDaT Portfolio team the role will be responsible for the effective planning and delivery of the DDaT Projects Portfolio, ensuring alignment to the agreed organisational priorities and adherence to the agreed project delivery and assurance framework.

You will be responsible for the day-to-day management of the teams within your area to ensure they have the resources and capabilities required and are working in collaboration with colleagues across the department to enable effective IT Service Delivery across operational services and projects. Liaising with senior stakeholders across the wider University and DDaT, being responsible for the Service Delivery, design, implementation and development of policies and processes within their functional area.

Working closely with your ‘Head of' and in collaboration with the Business Engagement, Architecture and Portfolio Management functions, you will represent your technology area to play an integral part in shaping the strategic technology, IT Service Management and project delivery roadmaps for Platform and Applications.

There is a market supplement of up to £4,000 available at our discretion, based on skills and experience.

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DDaT New Starter Bonus In addition to the great benefits DDaT has to offer, you can benefit from a £2,000 New Starter Bonus. £1,000 is payable after you have successfully completed 1 years' service. The remaining £1,000 will be paid once you have successfully completed 2 years' service.

Please note this bonus is only applicable to certain roles in DDaT and is specified on the relevant job adverts. Bonus payments will be pro rata for part time roles.

This bonus is subject to terms and conditions (see attached document).

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We consider ourselves to be an inclusive university, where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equality and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students, so we encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on our teams.

We are very proud to be an autism friendly university and are an accredited Disability Confident Leader; committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff.

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We are constantly seeking to reduce the unconscious bias that enters any assessment process, with the goal of creating an inclusive and equal assessment process. To support this, personal details such as your name, may be removed from application forms at the initial shortlisting stage.