Business Applications Development Officer - Corporate Application Development Team

Job Posted: 4 April 2025

• Contract Term: Permanent
• Location: Newport, Isle of Wight
• Contract Type: Full time
• Salary: Grade 9, £33,367.00 to £36,325.00 per annum
• Industries: General Office IT Public Sector

37 hours per week

An exciting permanent full-time opportunity has arisen to join our busy Isle of Wight Council Corporate Application IT team. 

Your work will be varied providing specialist technical support, administration, assisting with a large project implementation and development for key Isle of Wight Council corporate applications used by both our internal and external customers. 

This role will involve working initially with Childrens Services and include development, configuration and administration of systems based on the changing needs of the business, ensuring delivery in a timely, cost-effective manner that meets customer needs and expectations.

A good working knowledge of the Mosaic system by The Access Group would be beneficial for this role. Mosaic is a social care case management system that will support the Isle of Wight Council’s Childrens Services department.

We are looking for a self-motivated and well organised IT professional with experience of managing and understanding applications, databases and datasets as well as experience in providing system administration and configuration to applications.

Successful applicants will be invited to an interview on 06 May 2025.

The successful candidate will be organised with excellent communication skills who can use their own initiative and also work effectively as part of a team/project using collaborative tools such as MS Teams.

You will have a flexible and customer focused approach to your work and enjoy being part of a creative and innovative team.

The Isle of Wight Council is a champion of agile and flexible working practices, and this role will require a hybrid blend of remote and in-person office working. If preferred, there is the option to work entirely from our various council offices. The main ICT offices are based in County Hall, Newport, Isle of Wight.

As a minimum, the expectation is that the successful candidate will need to attend a full day in our County Hall office every week on the agreed team day and attend any meetings in person as and when required. Remote working can then be working from home, working from other Council office locations or a mix of both.

For further information or an informal discussion, please contact Vonda Pierce at 01983 821000 ext. 6682 or email [email protected]

Join #TeamIWC and you'll receive our staff benefits package, including:

• Annual leave entitlement of 32 days p/a PLUS public holidays!
• Local Government pension scheme
• Discounted Solent ferry travel
• Island bus network discount
• Cycle to work scheme
• Staff parking permit scheme
• Discounted island sports & leisure gym membership
• National and local discounts & benefits schemes
• Relocation scheme of up to £8,000 may be available for some roles (subject to criteria)
• Travel allowance may be available if commuting from the mainland (subject to criteria)

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The Isle of Wight Council currently does not have a license to sponsor overseas workers.

The Isle of Wight Council protects its employees from discrimination and this is supported by the Unacceptable Behaviour Policy, Employee Code of Conduct and Behaviours Framework. We actively promote the diversity of our workforce, and we provide flexible working options (where appropriate) to support the different needs of our employees.

The Isle of Wight Council’s Terms & Conditions of employment are available upon request. Please contact our recruitment team via [email protected] if you would like to receive a copy.

The Isle of Wight Council is an equal opportunities employer. We are proud to encourage applications from all cultures, backgrounds and abilities to better reflect the diversity within our local community. We are also a Disability Confident Employer. Along with a number of commitments, this means, providing you meet the basic essential requirements of the advertised role and have declared yourself as disabled, you will be offered an opportunity for an interview within the council.

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If you have difficulty completing your online application or need further information about how to apply, phone 01983 823134 or email [email protected]  Only applications submitted online by the closing date will be accepted.

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