System Development Officer, 2 High Steet, Perth - PKC13043
| Posting date: | 10 September 2025 |
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| Salary: | £41,276.00 to £45,349.00 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 24 September 2025 |
| Location: | Perth, PH1 5PH |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 5 days per week |
| Company: | Perth and Kinross Council |
| Job type: | Temporary |
| Job reference: | PKC13043 |
Summary
Main Purpose of the Role
Working within Perth & Kinross Council is more than a job, it's about being part of an organisation that puts people at the heart of all we do and provides opportunities to make a real difference by enhancing every life we touch.
We currently have the following opportunity:
System Development Officer (Fixed Term until 31 December 2026) - PKC13043
£41,276 - £45,349
2 High Steet, Perth
Join Our Dynamic People and Culture Team!
Are you a proactive and forward-thinking individual looking to make a significant impact? If so, we invite you to join our People and Culture team at Perth and Kinross Council, where you will lead our Power Automate project. This is an opportunity to drive change and innovation across the division.
In this role, you’ll take the lead in building and maintaining Power Automate flows to streamline our HR and Payroll processes.
You’ll work closely with stakeholders within the People and Culture team to gather requirements, consider touchpoints, and support solution testing, deployment, and documentation to ensure seamless integration.
Your contributions will also include developing reusable templates to enhance efficiency, promoting best practices, and delivering training sessions and workshops to empower users.
You’ll be responsible for creating and maintaining learning materials, templates, and starter kits, while also providing hands-on support to users as they navigate their first flows. Additionally, you’ll design and produce process maps to help visualise and optimise workflows.
If you're ready to take on a challenging and rewarding role that makes a real difference, we want to hear from you. Apply now and be part of our innovative journey at Perth and Kinross Council.
Skills & Experience Required
We’re looking for someone who is enthusiastic and a strong team player, yet confident working independently.
Excellent time management and organisational skills are essential, as is the ability to manage your own workload while leading the project.
You should be proactive, detail-oriented, and able to work well under pressure, with strong analytical and decision-making skills.
Flexibility is key, as you’ll be expected to meet tight deadlines and deliver high-quality outputs.
The ideal candidate will bring solid experience with Power Automate and/or Power Apps, along with a strong understanding of Power Platform connectors and licensing.
You should have experience supporting or training users in Power Platform tools, and be comfortable explaining technical concepts to non-technical audiences.
Familiarity with enablement tools such as learning paths, templates, and documentation platforms is important, as is the ability to design processes and produce clear process maps. Crucially, you will also have previous project experience and a preferably a background in working with HR and Payroll systems.
You should have:
- Solid experience with Power Automate and/or Power Apps.
- Strong understanding of Power Platform connectors and licensing.
- Experience in training/supporting users in Power Platform tools.
- Ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical audiences.
- Familiarity with enablement tools (learning paths, templates, documentation platforms).
- Experience in process design and mapping.
- Previous project experience, preferably in HR and Payroll systems.
Working at Perth & Kinross Council
Our values and behaviours influence our work and support us in the delivery of our key priorities. In your application, and should you be invited to interview, you will be asked to describe situations that support the criteria required in the role and which also demonstrate our values and behaviours. Find out more about Perth & Kinross Council and you could soon be joining our team!
Here's what we can offer you:
- A generous annual leave package
- 6 days public holiday and an additional discretionary day
- Eligibility to join our pension scheme
- Family friendly and positive work/life balance policies such as Flexible Working, Maternity, Paternity & Adoption leave, time off for volunteering and our Wellbeing Framework
- Flexi time
- Access to a range of benefits
We recognise there can be benefits to flexible working and where individual jobs allow, we seek to support this. You are encouraged to discuss potential options with the recruiting manager, if this is of interest to you. A healthy work life balance is important to us and we provide supportive management and, where possible, flexible working arrangements to help you achieve that balance. You will have access to training and support for continued professional development.
For purposes of connection and collaboration with colleagues and with the community we serve, our full-time employees work on site for a minimum of 2 days per week with the arrangements for part time employees being agreed on a basis which will ensure that they benefit to an equivalent degree.
Our FAQs on hybrid working can be found here Hybrid working FAQs
We are committed to being a more inclusive employer - to ensure we can consider any reasonable adjustments, please either contact the recruiting manager to discuss any individual circumstances, discuss at interview or, if you prefer, after any conditional offer is made.
Next Steps
We would love to hear from you and would encourage you to get in touch with Allan Craik, HR Team Leader on 01738 475716 to find out more.
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External candidates are required to provide contact details for 2 referees, including email addresses. One of these must be your current or most recent employer.
We welcome applications from everyone and as a Disability Confident employer, we guarantee to interview applicants who declare a disability and meet the essential requirements of the post. Please contact the hiring manager above or the Recruitment Team on (01738) 475555 or recruitment@pkc.gov.uk to discuss any reasonable adjustments. Appointments are based on evidence supplied during the selection process.
Diversity is important to us and although some of our jobs may be perceived to be traditionally gender specific, we welcome applications from everyone and would encourage you to apply if you meet the job requirements. That includes welcoming applications from former armed forces personnel/reservists. Many of the skills picked up during your military career could be transferred directly into a role with local government.
To comply with Baseline Personnel Security Standard, you will be required to complete a Disclosure Scotland check.
If you have lived overseas for a period of 12 months or more (continuous or total) within the last 5 years, an Overseas Criminal Record Check will be required. You will be required to provide this check.
A confirmed offer of employment and commencement in the post will be subject to the outcome of the above mentioned mandatory pre-employment checks (including references) and will also include eligibility to work in the UK, qualifications and fitness to undertake the post.
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