System Development Manager 12 views

Salary up to £46,849 plus a £2,000 South East allowance for candidates based at Culham, and a generous benefits package
Location: Culham, Oxfordshire or Calder Bridge, Cumbria (hybrid working)
Permanent, Full-Time (37.5 hours per week)

The Civil Nuclear Constabulary (CNC) is an armed police service that’s dedicated to the nuclear industry. Our vision is to be recognised as a provider of a world-class service for the protection of nuclear material and facilities. Given the critical nature of our work, it’s vital that we recruit skilled and committed professionals. You’ll join us as Systems Development Manager to ensure that our ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) system is available, fit for purpose, updated, supported and staff are trained in its use.

At the CNC we’ve gone through a transformation project of our core systems, and implemented an Oracle based system – Business and People Support System (BPSS). We’re looking for a Systems Development Manager proactively drive forward the continuous improvement of the system and supporting the implementation of changes. Your role will include managing the forward schedule of change, managing the planning, testing, and implementation of change requests and ensuring compliance with all security aspects. You’ll be a confident communicator; collaborating with business areas to understand their challenges and then work with internal and external teams to scope, cost and implement solutions to deliver service improvements.

You’ll have a keen eye for detail; overseeing the schedule of maintenance and supporting with creating business cases, user journeys and overviewing regular upgrades to identify, prioritise, implement and measure return on investment. You’ll be responsible for maintaining logs on functional upgrades and enhancements, Continuous Improvement logs and reporting on benefits realisation and problem management resolution.

We’re looking for someone to join us with experience of business systems or applications, preferably Oracle Fusion, HCM and related modules. It would be advantageous if you held, or were willing to work towards, the ITIL Foundation Certificate and/or a Change Management qualification to bolster your experience. You will need to have excellent document writing skills, and strong listening and recording skills with a strong attention to detail. As you’ll be collaborating closely with customers from across the organisation, you will have highly developed interpersonal skills and good communication skills with a variety of audiences.

This role has been assessed as suitable for hybrid working, with the details to be agreed with your line manager. There will be ad-hoc travel across the UK involved-in this position for meetings.

As police staff the public expect us to display the highest standards, values and professional qualities at all times. The CNC values and Code of Ethics applies to all police staff and sets out the principles and standards of behaviour we expect to see, and you are responsible for displaying and delivering these to the highest standards.

Benefits of working for the CNC:           

• 27.5 days annual leave (rising annually after 2 years’ service), plus Bank Holidays
• Generous pension scheme (20.7% employer contribution). For this position the minimum annual contribution would total £11,695 (£8,377 employer and £3,318 employee).
• Flexi-time working scheme
• Bonus scheme – dependent on organisational performance, up to a maximum of 7% of salary
• Officers and staff also have the opportunity to join the national Blue Light Card scheme which offers discounts on a variety of products and services to those working in the emergency services, NHS and Armed Forces
• Enhanced family friendly and wellbeing policies
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Free parking on-site (Culham only)
• A wide range of onsite facilities are available at HQ Culham including a Restaurant, Shop and Deli, which are competitively priced for the wider on-site workforce.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion are central to the values of our organisation. At CNC we value and embrace the unique experiences, identities and abilities that each of us bring to our roles. We strive to empower everyone to bring their authentic self openly and safely to work.

Through the dedicated commitment of our affinity networks, ED&I team and wider HR departments, we are on a journey to embed our ED&I commitments, ensuring the CNC is an employer of choice; where everyone feels included.

Please review the video links below which will give you an overview of the vetting process that you will be required to go through if you are successful in your application to join the CNC:

Vetting: An Overview – https://youtu.be/lRit8RA7Zpo

Vetting and Finances – https://youtu.be/JmZP7r-9MEE

Vetting and Life Experiences – https://youtu.be/jVPHvgpB8nc

When applying please evidence your skills, knowledge, and suitability against the relevant section of the job description (Knowledge, Skills & Experience). This should be in the form of examples where you have delivered the required criteria, detailed within a cover letter.