Senior IT Officer

Knowsley Council is an award winning Local Authority, named Local Authority of the Year in the Municipal Journal Awards 2024. Come join us and be part of our success.

The IT Service provides corporate IT services to all areas of the Council including IT strategies, policies, applications and technical support, software development, account management and resolution of IT issues.

The IT Exploitation Team are recruiting a Senior IT Officer with experience of development and software engineering best practice. The ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate skills and knowledge of code and no-code, as well as an understanding of working as part of a team to achieve results

At Knowsley Council we will consider requests for flexible working.  For most roles, the following types of flexibility are usually possible: flexible hours, working from home, compressed hours, part-time.

We promote applications from all sections of the community, regardless of background, belief, or identity, recognising the value that diversity brings to our organisation. We particularly welcome applications from individuals from Black and Minority Ethnic backgrounds and candidates with disabilities as we acknowledge their underrepresentation in our workforce.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than the specified date should we receive sufficient applicants.

At Knowsley we value our applicants and want them to feel well-informed and welcomed. If you have any questions about this specific job role or what it is like to work at Knowsley, please contact: Phil Morley at  phil.morley@knowsley.gov.uk / 07815 569054

If you are interested in this vacancy, please upload your CV along with a supporting statement as one document in PDF or Word format. Your CV and supporting statement should be tailored to reflect the competencies within the person specification.

Please note if a CV and supporting statement does not reflect the person specification it is unlikely to be shortlisted