Lead developer

Contract Terms

• Starting salary: Competitive
• Work Location: Alexandra House, 10 Station Road, Wood Green, London, N22 7TR
• Hours per week: 36 hours, Full Time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Closing date: 15 January 2025
• Interview date: Late January 2025

About Haringey

Haringey is a fantastic place to live and work – the world in one borough. A place brimming with creativity, personality, radicalism, and community. It is a place where we stand up for each other. A place that is proudly distinctive. We’ll be celebrating all this and more as the “rebel borough” when we are the 2027 London Borough of Culture.

Our history champions change-makers and everyday rebels; revelling in our differences, battling discrimination, championing equality, and doing things our own way. Haringey’s people are a huge asset, with knowledge, expertise, and passion.

Our staff members embody our organisational values: Caring, Creative, Courageous, Collaborative, and Community-focused. These values keep us looking forward, ambitious for the future, and continuously striving to do our very best for all of our residents.

About the Role

Haringey Council is currently seeking two Lead Developers to join our Digital and Change team within the Culture, Strategy and Engagement Directorate. We are looking for dedicated and passionate individuals who can advance Haringey’s digital transformation agenda.

As a Lead Developer, you will create forms within our CRM system (Granicus govService) and integrate them into back-office systems. You'll lead a team of developers, design and implement digital solutions to enhance customer experience, and ensure compliance with Digital Service Standards. You will also network with the Granicus user community, address issues with existing services, contribute to service plans, and produce comprehensive solution designs.

Your proactive approach and innovative mindset will drive continuous improvement in our digital services.

Main Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a team of developers to deliver high-quality digital solutions.
• Design and develop complex programs using agreed standards and tools, ensuring alignment with Digital Service Standards.
• Plan, arrange, and facilitate meetings and workshops with users during test planning and development activities.
• Network with the Granicus user community to stay updated on best practices and innovations.
• Address and resolve issues with existing digital services promptly.
• Contribute to the development of service plans to achieve strategic business goals.
• Collaborate with other teams to ensure seamless integration and delivery of digital solutions.
• Identify service gaps, highlight policy issues, and recommend effective solutions.
• Compile and present comprehensive reports on project progress and outcomes.
• Lead projects, manage testing activities, and ensure successful implementation of solutions.
• Produce detailed solution designs and enhance existing software solutions.

About You

We are looking for individuals who have:

• Experience collaborating with stakeholders to prioritise and clarify user stories.
• Excellent understanding of software development fundamentals and agile delivery techniques, tools, and software (e.g., Jira).
• Strong communication, influencing, conflict resolution, and negotiation skills.
• Proven experience in people management.
• Expert knowledge and experience developing digital services and processes using a CRM system (ideally GovService software).
• Ability to make decisions and deliver under pressure.
• Proactive and results-oriented, with a creative and innovative approach to problem-solving.
• Solid experience using database SQL.
• Knowledge and experience with Monday.com, Halo, JavaScript, jQuery, HTML, CSS, CRM forms, MS, and Ebase.
• Proficiency in designing and implementing RESTful APIs, including writing comprehensive API documentation.
• Knowledge of technologies used to support web applications, including databases, servers, and backups.
• Understanding of how new technologies can solve technical and business problems (e.g., cloud computing services, serverless, scaling).
• Ability to prioritise own and team work.
• Experience with robotic process automation.
• Experience using testing to validate solutions.
• Ability to quickly research, learn, and apply new development tools and techniques.
• Degree or equivalent vocational qualification in a relevant subject or area.
• Evidence of continuous professional development.

Working for Haringey

At Haringey Council, we are committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included, and able to be their best at work. We recognise the benefits of a diverse workforce and welcome applications from all ethnicities and communities to continue making a difference to our residents and community.

Our benefits package includes a leave entitlement of 31 days plus bank holidays, potential hybrid working opportunities, health and wellbeing support, a generous local government pension scheme, and a range of discount schemes across leisure and culture.

Please note: We reserve the right to end this advert before the noted deadline if we receive sufficient applications or extend them if we do not. If you wish to apply for this role, please ensure that you do so as soon as possible.

If you would like to learn more about this opportunity, please email our Strategic Lead for Talent Acquisition for Digital, Data, and Technology, Jo Cumper, at jo.cumper@haringey.gov.uk. We are eager to answer any questions you may have regarding the role, and we look forward to hearing from you and potentially welcoming you to our team!