Head of Development

The Head of Development will ensure oversight and assurance of the Technical Health and Business Value Health of all business-critical applications for Shaw Trust. Through Application Portfolio Management (APM) this role will manage and optimise a variety of SaaS and 3^rd party applications through consolidation, implementations, development, negotiations and continuous improvement.

They will be responsible to leverage and optimise Azure data management and automation capabilities to create efficiencies through automated account provisioning, identity management, coordinated hierarchies across all business-critical applications.

The Head of Development will be responsible for working with Product Owners and key business stakeholders, to oversee and drive the delivery of APM workstreams ensuring a proactive approach to driving automations, integrations and improvements, whilst ensuring robust technical and security oversight.

+ Extensive understanding of the Azure platform and its Azure data development, including but not limited to Azure storage, Azure SQL, Azure data Factory, Azure Function Apps, Azure Logic Apps, Azure Authentication
+ Understanding of SQL or other coding principles / language for purposes of master data service integrations
+ Extensive experience of Application Portfolio Management
+ Extensive experience delivering application integrations and identity management and account provision solutions

"Shaw Trust promotes team spirit, inclusiveness and it is an organisation where everybody is somebody. I am proud to be part of this great organisation."

At Shaw Trust we believe everyone has the right to live a decent and dignified life and an opportunity for rewarding work. We are a social purpose organisation challenging inequality and breaking down barriers to enable social mobility.

For us being part of the solution is about creating the conditions for this to happen, advocating and delivering services that make a real difference. Working in partnership not competition, we are part of an eco-system of purpose-led organisations, striving for a fairer, more equal society centred on opportunity for all., As an employee of Shaw Trust as well as positively impacting people's lives, you will have access to the following benefits

+ 25 days annual leave per year (plus bank holidays), with incremental increases post 3 years' service up to 28 days, and the option to purchase additional holiday
+ 2 days paid volunteering leave each year
+ An enhanced pension scheme after 6 months
+ Life Assurance at 3 times your annual salary rate
+ Access to a suite of learning and development opportunities including paid for apprenticeship and masters' levels qualifications, and management development programmes
+ Opportunities to connect with our employee diversity networks (LGBTQ+ Support Network, Racial Equality Network, Disability Equality Network, Women's Network, Neurodiversity Peer Support Network, Menopause Peer Support Group, The MANaging Network, The Young Professionals Network and Back to Work Support Group)
+ Health and Wellbeing initiatives including internal support, employee assistance programme and health cash plan

Join a diverse and inclusive organisation

Shaw Trust is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive working environment, where every employee, regardless of their background or lived experience, feels that they belong and can progress in their career.

In addition;

+ We are proud to be certified as an employer who meets the National Equality Standard, the accepted standard for inclusiveness in business across the UK.
+ We are Disability Confident Leaders, support the guaranteed interview scheme and use of the government's Access to Work scheme.
+ We are proud to hold the menopause friendly accreditation, hosting a regular Menopause Peer Support Groups providing a safe space for colleagues share experiences or ask questions.
+ Living our values, we are keen to reflect the diversity of UK society at every level within our organisation.