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Developer – Power Platform

About the role

Drive Workforce Innovation & Digital Excellence (WIDE)

Are you ready to build all that’s possible with Microsoft Power Platform?

At West Northamptonshire Council, we’re forming a small, high-impact project team to go beyond traditional MS365 use and unlock the full power of the Power Platform. This is your opportunity to design, develop and deliver solutions that transform how we work—and how we serve our residents.

Why this role matters

West Northants has already embraced MS365—but we’ve only scratched the surface.

This team will unlock the next level, showing how digital tools can:

Transform internal processes
Improve colleague experience

Deliver better outcomes for our communities and residents

What makes this special

1-year fixed-term with a clear mission and tangible impact
A chance to build and deliver solutions from the ground up
Freedom to experiment, innovate and prove value
Work that directly improves services for the people of West Northamptonshire
A culture that thrives on innovation, curiosity and continuous improvement

Join us

If you want to build solutions that matter, learn fast, and help shape an evolving organisation—this is your moment.

Be part of WIDE. Help us redefine what’s possible.

What will you be doing?

This isn’t business as usual.

You’ll play a key role in delivering our WIDE (Workforce Innovation & Digital Excellence) initiative—building practical, real-world solutions using Power Apps, Power Automate and integrations.

Develop and deliver solutions that improve productivity and service delivery
Automate processes and enhance end-to-end user journeys
Build and support systems that drive efficiency across the organisation
Rapidly test, learn and iterate to solve real problems
Collaborate within a small, agile team to deliver visible outcomes
Maintain and continuously improve live systems and digital services
Experienced in documenting solutions and complex solutions in a way that enables smooth handover, knowledge transfer, and long-term support capability.

About you

You’re a hands-on developer who loves solving problems and building things that work:

Experience with Power Platform or similar low-code tools, alongside broader development skills (e.g. JavaScript, C#, APIs)
Strong problem-solving mindset and ability to choose the right approach
Comfortable working in fast-paced, iterative environments
A team player who can also work independently and take ownership
Passion for learning, improving, and tryingnew approaches
Able to communicate effectively and support others in the team
Experienced in documenting solutions and complex solutions in a way that enables smooth handover, knowledge transfer, and long-term support capability.

Our benefits

You can also see our full list of employee benefits on our careers site here: Why you should work for us | West Northamptonshire Council.

About us

At West Northants Council, it’s about our people. People who thrive with ambition, bubble with new ideas, demand better ways of working, caring about every detail, and who never shy away from a challenge. Our culture is a gateway for new experiences. A place to forge new opportunities. To empower you in your career and unite you with like-minded people.

Our vision is ‘to make West Northants a great place to live, work, visit and thrive’. We truly stand by this and work hard every day to make this a reality. Our corporate values, THRIVE, stand for: Trust, High Performance, Respect, Innovate and Empower, they underpin everything we do and how we deliver services.

We are committed to ensuring diversity, equality, equity, and inclusion is woven into the fabric of WNC and everything we do, to enable all colleagues to develop and maximize their full potential.  We are a disability confident employer, a member of the Armed Forces Covenant, and a Care Leaver Covenant partner

The following film was created by us to communicate our intentions - watch WNC colleagues explain what DEI means to us.

If you need additional support or reasonable adjustments during the application process, including needing the job description in another format or language, please email careers@westnorthants.gov.uk for support.

West Northants Council, where careers thrive.

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