Senior Product Developer

Food Standards Agency

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Details

Reference number

374934

Salary

£39,611
£39,611 (National) £42,792 (London) (2024/25 pay award pending)
A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

Job grade

Senior Executive Officer

Contract type

Permanent

Business area

FSA - Information and Science - Senior Product Developer

Type of role

Architecture and Data
Digital
Information Technology

Working pattern

Full-time

Number of jobs available

1

Contents

We offer great flexible working opportunities, and have offices in Belfast, Cardiff or York.
Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not overseas.
Travel within the UK will be required on an occasional basis, possibly with overnight stays

Job summary

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is a small government department with a big mission: to keep food safe, ensure that it what it says it is, and that it’s increasingly healthy and more sustainable. We rely on a range of custom-built digital products to support our activities and help deliver ‘food you can trust’ for consumers across the country.

We are looking for a Senior Product Developer who can contribute to the design, development and continuous improvement of these products. As part of a multi-disciplinary team, you’ll help to deliver stable, robust and resilient services that meet user needs and follow best practice guidelines that ensure security and accessibility.

Job description

You’ll be excited by the opportunity to offer guidance to junior colleagues, offering coaching and mentorship as well as experienced oversight to ensure we deliver products that help the FSA deliver its important work.

Our digital products offer the FSA the ability to effectively deliver its work while championing a data-led approach. Your expertise in the development of secure digital services will play a key part in the delivery of this function.

If you are an enthusiastic collaborator who is capable of delivering at pace and adapting to changing needs, apply today to join the FSA as a Senior Product Developer.

Person specification

Please read the attached Candidate Pack to discover further details about the role, our organisation, who we are looking for and the criteria we will assess against during the selection process.

We look forward to receiving your application and wish you every success.

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

  • Changing and Improving
  • Delivering at Pace
  • Managing a Quality Service
Alongside your salary of £39,611, Food Standards Agency contributes £11,475 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
Our candidate pack details the benefits that the FSA has to offer. Please also refer to the attached Terms and Conditions statement.

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.

Full details of the selection process are detailed in the attached candidate pack. 

Application and shortlisting

You will be asked to provide personal details (not seen by the Panel) and to confirm your eligibility to apply for the role.

You will then be asked to complete an application which will be used to assess you against the following essential criteria.

Essential criteria

Experience

  • Lead criteria: Experience in the development of Power Apps, demonstrating effective building of PowerApps (Model-driven/Canvas) & use of Power Automate, Dataverse & knowledge of Co-Pilot studio and the Power Platform (if you hold a Power Platform Certification please also make this clear)
  • Experience of having designed and developed secure digital services, collaborating effectively with stakeholders to understand user needs, consider and propose solutions and obtain buy-in for the recommended solution based on repeatable patterns and re-use
  • Experience of continuous improvement based on user feedback and simplification of processes/services to meet end user requirements
  • Experience in developing to challenging deadlines, whilst ensuring security, accessibility and service standards are adhered to.

Lead Criteria An initial sift will take place on the Lead Criteria.

In the event that we receive a large number of applications, the minimum pass mark for the Lead Criteria may be raised at shortlisting stage. Candidates who apply under the DCS, GPTW or RIS schemes and meet the minimum requirements will be unaffected by the pass mark raise.

Interview

If successful at shortlisting stage, you will be invited to a final interview in which we will assess you against the following Experience requirements of the role and Civil Service Behaviours Level 3.

Behaviours

  • Changing and Improving
  • Delivering at Pace
  • Managing a Quality Service

Full details of the positive indicators being assessed for each Behaviour can be found in the Candidate Pack. 

Experience

  • Experience in the development of Power Apps, demonstrating effective building of PowerApps (Model-driven/Canvas) & use of Power Automate, Dataverse & knowledge of Co-Pilot studio and the Power Platform (if you hold a Power Platform Certification please also make this clear)

Assessment exercise

As part of the interview process, you will be asked to prepare a seen presentation.  Further information will be provided to you on the day / invitation to interview email.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)

You must ensure that any evidence submitted as part of your application or used during interview, including your CV and any statements or examples, are truthful and factually accurate. Please note that plagiarism can include presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own.

Expected Timeline

Advert closes: 03/11/24

Sift: Expected to take place w/c 04/11/24

Final panel interview: Expected to take place w/c 18/11/24

Interviews will be held remotely via MS Teams. (If you do not have the Microsoft Teams application installed on your computer, you can join on the web without installing the application).

Please note that indicated dates may be subject to change.

Childcare Vouchers

Any move to the Food Standards Agency from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax Free Childcare.

Determine your eligibility at https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk

Reserve List

A reserve list will be held for a period of up to 12 months from which further appointment may be made.

Candidates that do not pass the interview but have demonstrated an acceptable standard may be considered for similar roles at a lower grade.

Visa Sponsorship

Please note that the FSA does not hold a licence to sponsor any visa applications and we are unable to provide any advice about visas



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

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).
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.
The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).
This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window) initiative.
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 : Junaid Kalang
  • Email : Junaid.kalang@food.gov.uk

Recruitment team

  • Email : hr.recruitment.campaigns@food.gov.uk

Further information

If you wish to raise a complaint then please email hr.recruitment.campaigns@food.gov.uk in the first instance.

Attachments

Senior Product Developer - Candidate Pack Opens in new window (pdf, 930kB)
Terms and Conditions as at April 2020 Opens in new window (pdf, 61kB)

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