Dynamics 365 Developer

The Woodland Trust is looking for a Dynamics 365 Developer to join our Business Applications Management team. This will be a key role in developing, supporting and evolving our Microsoft Dynamics 365 and Power Platform estate.

The Role:

Design and develop solutions across Dynamics 365, Customer Insights Journeys, and the Power Platform.

Work with third-party suppliers to ensure effective transfer of knowledge, documentation, deployment processes and technical ownership to the internal team.

Collaborate with business analysts and stakeholders to translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions.

Ensure solutions comply with organisational architecture, security, governance and compliance requirements.

Investigate and resolve application issues, defects and technical debt.

Produce and maintain high-quality technical documentation, development standards and operating procedures.

Share technical expertise and mentor colleagues to build organisational capability.

Support user acceptance testing, release planning and production deployments.

This is a hybrid position with a mix of home working and from our head office in Grantham, Lincolnshire. Head office attendance would be required once a month on average.

This is a full-time, 2-year fixed term contract.

The Candidate:

Experience developing and supporting Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Engagement and Power Platform solutions.

Strong technical knowledge and experience working across Power Apps, Power Automate, Dataverse, C#, .NET, JavaScript and Azure DevOps, including pipeline management and deployment.

Knowledge of Dynamics 365 architecture, Dataverse security, Power Platform governance, and Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) best practices.

Experience contributing to solution design, technical documentation, release management and governance activities, and with managing a mix of solutions (managed and unmanaged) and custom applications within a single implementation.

Knowledge of data quality, migration and integration considerations within enterprise CRM platforms.

Experience working alongside stakeholders, suppliers and managed service partners, with exposure to Customer Insights Journeys or similar platforms.

Ideally, experience designing, developing and supporting plugins and custom APIs.

A degree-level qualification or equivalent experience in Computer Science, Information Technology or related discipline, and Microsoft Power Platform or Dynamics 365 certifications (e.g. PL-400, PL-600, MB-280 are desirable.

Benefits and Wellbeing:

Joining our team means you’ll be part of our fight for a greener, healthier planet for people and wildlife. We take good care of our staff, offering support and training opportunities. We also offer:

Enhanced Employer Pension

Life Assurance

Flexible and hybrid working options (7am - 7pm)

Generous annual leave - 25 Days plus Bank Holidays (pro rata for part-time)

Buy and sell holiday scheme

Enhanced parental pay

Employee assistance programme

To support inclusivity and remove barriers for candidates, we publish all salaries upfront and proudly follow the We Show the Salary pledge. The salary listed is the set salary for this role, and we don’t ask applicants to state their current pay or expectations. If you choose to apply, we’ll take that as confirmation that the advertised salary meets your expectations.

About Us:

The Woodland Trust is the UK’s largest woodland conservation charity. We want to see a world where woods and trees thrive for people and nature. The Trust engages and inspires people to make a difference by protecting, restoring and creating woodland and getting more trees in the ground.

Our commitment to Diversity and Inclusion:

To achieve our mission, we need to better reflect society and the communities we work in. People of colour and disabled people are currently under-represented across the environment and conservation sector. If you identify as a person of colour and/or disabled, we particularly encourage you to apply.

Application information and advice:

For fairness we keep our candidates’ personal details hidden from the hiring managers, and we do not ask for your CV at application.

Make sure that you answer the application questions to show your relevant skills and passion for the role.

Completed applications will be reviewed by a hiring manager and/or a member of the recruitment team, and you will receive an update on the outcome of your application via email.

Acceptable Use - Artificial Intelligence (AI):

We understand that candidates may choose to use AI tools to support their job applications. However, we ask that any information submitted reflects your own experience, skills and understanding. During interviews, candidates are expected to respond independently without the use of AI tools.

Apply now:

If you're ready to make a difference and grow with us, apply today.

We might close advertising early if we receive a lot of applications, so it's a good idea to apply soon. If we do close the advert early, and you have an application in progress, we will email you prior to closing to give you time to complete.

The interview process will include an initial telephone interview and a second-stage interview which will take place via Teams. Interviews are expected to take place w/c Mon 30th November.

For queries about this role, reasonable adjustments, or support with your application, please contact: recruitment@woodlandtrust.org.uk