M365 Specialist

Job summary

We’re looking for a Microsoft 365 Specialist with specialist skills in MS Purview and MS365 products including MS SharePoint and MS Modern collaborations products. The role will:

• Act as a specialist on configuring and governing Microsoft Purview.
• Act as a specialist on the Microsoft 365 Suite of products, particularly SharePoint and the modern collaborative suite of products available in the Azure platform.
• Develop and implement changes to the systems mentioned above.
• Liaise with the M365 Product Owner and internal customers to build a roadmap of applications to implement into TPR, ensuring that business requirements of the application are fulfilled.
• Perform administrative tasks for the applications (monitoring system jobs, capacity checks, duplicate checks etc)
• Collaborate with other teams to develop system integrations, data migration and automated testing.

Job description

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.

Person specification

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.

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £53,573, Pensions Regulator contributes £15,520 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

TPR offers:

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

We offer 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, a hybrid working model, 35 hour working week (full-time), flexible working patterns, and flexitime. We also provide competitive parental leave, as well as a Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 28.97%. Our dedicated benefits portal (Edenred) offers retail, gym, tech and restaurant discounts, and a cycle to work scheme.

Things you need to know

Artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance (opens in a new window) for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.

Selection process details

Applications

If you would like to apply for this position, please visit our careers page on our TPR website. Please see the below link for further information.

Current job vacancies

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.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

Working for the Civil Service

Please note this Post is NOT regulated by the Civil Service Commission.The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see theCivil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).

Apply and further information

The Civil Service welcomes applications from people who have recently left prison or have an unspent conviction. Read more about prison leaver recruitment (opens in new window).Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.

Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

• Name : Recruitmentteam@tpr.gov.uk
• Email : Recruitmentteam@tpr.gov.uk

Recruitment team

• Email : Recruitmentteam@tpr.gov.uk