Business Applications Development Officer

Contract type Permanent

Department Corporate Application Development Team

Salary Grade 9, £35,572 to £38,726 per annum

Location County Hall, Newport, Isle of Wight

This role is office-based; however, it also offers some agile or remote working

An exciting permanent full-time opportunity has arisen to joinourbusy

Isle of Wight Council Corporate Application IT team.

Your work will be varied providing specialist technical support, administration, assisting with implementation and development for key Isle of Wight Council corporate applications used by both our internal and external customers.

This role will involve working closely with Business Services and include configuration and administration of systems based on the changing needs of the business, ensuring delivery in a timely, cost-effective manner that meets customer needs and expectations.

We are looking for someone with experience of managing and understanding applications, databases and datasets as well as experience in providing system administration and configuration to applications.

The successful candidate will be organised with excellent communication skills who can use their own initiative and work effectively as part of a team using collaborative tools such as MS Teams.

A good working knowledge of the following systems would also be beneficial:

• Core+
• IDOX Uniform

You willhave aflexible and customer focused approach to your work and enjoy being part of a creative and innovative team.

The Isle of Wight Council is a champion of agile and flexible working practices, and this role offers a hybrid blend of remote working and in-person office working. If preferred, there is the option to work entirely from our various council offices. The main ICT offices are based in County Hall, Newport, Isle of Wight.

For further information or an informal discussion, please contact Martin Bolwell 6 or email

• Annual leave entitlement of 32 days p/a PLUS public holidays!
• Discounted Solent ferry travel
• Island bus network discount
• Cycle to work scheme
• Discounted island sports & leisure gym membership
• National and local discounts & benefits schemes
• Relocation scheme of up to £8,000 may be available for some roles (subject to criteria)
• Travel allowance may be available if commuting from the mainland (subject to criteria)

The Isle of Wight Council currently does not have a license to sponsor overseas workers.

We actively promote the diversity of our workforce, and provide flexible working options (where appropriate) to support the different needs of our employees. We are an equal opportunities employer, proud to encourage applications from all cultures, backgrounds and abilities to better reflect the diversity within our local community.

We are a Disability Confident employer . Along with a number of commitments, this means, providing you meet the basic essential requirements of the advertised role and have declared yourself as disabled, you will be offered an opportunity for an interview within the council.

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Please note, appointment to a regulated role will require you to provide additional personal details, including full employment history, referee information, and consent for any required safeguarding checks, as part of the Council’s commitment to safer recruitment and compliance with regulatory requirements.

We often receive a high volume of applicants for our vacancies. If you do not hear from the recruiting manager within three weeks of the closing date, we regret that your application will not have been successful on this occasion. Please revisit our job page for alternate posts that may be suitable.