M365 Specialist in Brighton

Contract type: Fixed Term Contract: 6 Months

Location: Brighton: Hybrid (6 days per month in the office)

The role and responsibilities

• Championing Microsoft 365-based modern collaboration solutions embracing new functionality.
• Analyse, estimate and prioritise work items to achieve the best outcome.
• Work individually to investigate, prioritise and solve problems in production systems.
• Design and deliver SharePoint site solutions, by choosing appropriate design principles and techniques to use within the technical framework defined by the architecture team.
• Manage and control problems and change within area of responsibility, including negotiation with other teams as necessary.
• Engage with business users to gather information regarding systems incidents and requirements for change.
• Overseeing the delivery of cloud solutions, in line with business objectives.
• Increase user adoption through your positive action.
• Act as a specialist to support the Microsoft 365 Suite (Office apps.), particularly SharePoint administration and related Microsoft Product Applications available in the Azure platform.
• Liaise with internal customers to ensure that business requirements of the application are fulfilled.
• Collaborate with other teams to develop system integrations, data migration and automated testing.

The role criteria

• Working knowledge of existing and emerging Microsoft 365 core technologies in particular SharePoint administration.
• Ability to design and update Microsoft 365 solutions and technical roadmaps, including producing high-quality documentation and user guides for the wider business.
• Microsoft 365 Certification Fundamentals (MS-900), with demonstrable experience delivering Microsoft 365 solutions in a fast-paced environment.

The team TPR offers:

• Genuine opportunities for learning and development.
• Hybrid working and flexible shift patterns.
• A vibrant workplace with employee networks (Disability, Family, LGBT+, Minority Ethnic, Women’s).

Reward and benefits

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
• A hybrid working model.
• 35 hour working week (full-time), flexible working patterns, and flexitime.
• Competitive parental leave.
• Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 28.97%.
• Dedicated benefits portal (Edenred) offers retail, gym, tech and restaurant discounts, and a cycle to work scheme.

Our culture

TPR strives to be a high-performing organisation, and we prioritise our people's growth and well-being. We offer various learning, secondment and development opportunities, support flexible working, and foster a diverse and inclusive environment. Equality, diversity and inclusion is very important to us and we strive to make sure everyone has an equal opportunity to succeed.

Our modern Brighton offices are in Telecom House overlooking Preston Park, they are over two floors of a shared building facility and when designed in 2023 we followed the government’s workplace design guide to ensure accessibility by design was achieved for our section. We’re proud to have a range of networks and opportunities to bring people together with supportive and safe spaces to connect with one another.

About The Pensions Regulator

With a career at TPR, you’ll be joining an organisation with real purpose and who are proud of their diverse range of skills and experience that positively impact on millions of people. Everyone at TPR plays an important role in helping to keep more than £2trn of savings safe. Our Corporate Strategy outlines a bold and challenging vision of how pensions regulation should continue to evolve to keep pace with a change in the scale and nature of the pensions landscape. We believe diversity and inclusion are vital to good decision-making for positive saver outcomes. We’re committed to creating a supportive, inclusive, and dynamic work environment where everyone can thrive; understanding the link between the work we do and its positive impact on society.

Applications

To avoid disappointment, we would invite you to submit your application as soon as possible, as we reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a high volume of applications are received. This is to ensure that we can continue to provide a positive candidate experience, with each application being reviewed and considered. Unfortunately, once a vacancy has closed, we are unable to consider further applications. Current TPR employees who want to apply for this vacancy should first contact their line manager to discuss their application. We welcome applications on a part time and job share basis.

Selection and interview

If you are shortlisted for interview, we’ll be in contact with you shortly after the closing date. We aim to respond to every application however due to the large volume of applications this is not always possible. If you have not heard from us within 21 days of submitting your application, please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we’re committed to the recruitment, employment, retention, and development of people with disabilities, and to improving their employment opportunities. Candidates who declare that they have a disability and who meet the criteria outlined in the ‘what you will bring’ section will be offered an interview.

Diversity and inclusion

TPR is committed to promoting diversity, inclusion and equality in the workplace, creating an environment where everyone is encouraged to be themselves, enabling our people to feel supported, represented and do their best work. We encourage applicants from all backgrounds and with different identities and experiences to apply for roles with TPR.

Further information

Please visit our website to find out what it is like to work at TPR, our culture, interview process and our commitment to our employees. If you have any queries about this role, or if you have a disability and wish to request a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process, please email recruitmentteam@tpr.gov.uk.