About Pobal

Pobal works on behalf of Government, and in conjunction with communities and local agencies, to support social inclusion and local and community development. We do this by managing funding and providing support for programmes in the areas of Social Inclusion and Equality, Inclusive Employment and Enterprise, and Early Learning and Care. Pobal is an Equal Opportunities Employer and welcomes suitably qualified applicants from all sections of society. Further information on how Pobal promotes Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) throughout our workplace for our staff can be found via this link. Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Statement

About ICT

The ICT directorate is responsible for all of Pobal’s Information and Communication Technologies. This includes Pobal’s overall ICT architecture, business systems, infrastructure, telecommunications, information security and disaster recovery. The directorate has three key units, Infrastructure and Innovation, Systems Development and ICT Support. We partner and work collaboratively with the operational units in Pobal to provide high quality systems and services.

Job Description and Person Specification

Role Software Developer
Directorate ICT
Unit Systems Development
Grade 3
Reporting to ICT Systems Development Manager
 

Role Purpose

The Systems Development group in Pobal is a unit made up of project managers, business analysts, testers and software developers. The purpose of this advertised role is to add a new member to our team of software developers. Our software developers are expected to work with the other members of the unit according to our software development life cycle (SDLC), and will be involved in the design, build, deployment and maintenance of business applications needed to meet Pobal’s operational needs. The business applications we use are generally centered around public portals with back-end management systems, mainly utilizing Microsoft technologies such as Microsoft Dynamics and Microsoft Power Platform. 

At Pobal we also value the soft skills aspect of working within an ICT group, such as communication, analysis of business requirements, effective workload management and the presenting of ideas to colleagues

Selection Process

A shortlisting exercise will be employed. Eligible applications will be shortlisted according to how well the experience and skills as described by applicants match the needs of Pobal for this post.

Those candidates whose applications, in the opinion of the review panel, appear best suited to the position will be short-listed for interview.

The complete job spec, application form and further information can be found on the Pobal website: Pobal Job Vacancies

Deadline for application: July 22nd 2024

Applications will not be accepted after the closing date