Power Platform Business Process Specialist

Cranfield University.; Cranfield; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading postgraduate university in the UK is seeking a professional to join their Process Automation and Improvement Team. The successful candidate will work within the Microsoft 365 ecosystem, managing Power Platform-based solutions to enhance business processes and user experience. A degree in IT and strong experience with Power Apps and Power Automate are essential. This role offers flexibility in working arrangements.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Supportive work culture

Commitment to equality and diversity

Qualifications

• Degree in IT or equivalent experience.
• Strong track record of delivering digital solutions.
• Experience in training and supporting non-technical users.

Responsibilities

• Manage and develop Power Platform-based solutions.
• Lead projects that drive efficiency and enhance user experience.
• Support smarter working across the University.

Skills

Delivery of digital solutions

Power Platform expertise

Business process analysis

Stakeholder engagement

Training non-technical users

Mentoring in low-code development

Excellent communication

Problem-solving skills

Organisational skills

Education

Degree in IT or equivalent experience

Tools

Power Apps

Power Automate

Job description

This role is a key member of our new Process Automation and Improvement Team, delivering digital solutions that streamline operations, improve collaboration, and support smarter working across the University. Working within the Microsoft 365 ecosystem, the postholder will manage and develop Power Platform-based solutions and lead projects that drive efficiency, enhance user experience, and contribute to the University's wider transformation programme.

You will have a degree in IT or equivalent experience, alongside a strong track record of delivering digital solutions using the Microsoft Power Platform. With extensive hands‑on experience in Power Apps, Power Automate, and systems integration, you will be confident designing and implementing user‑friendly systems that improve business processes. You will bring experience in business process analysis, stakeholder engagement, and project delivery, and have experience in training and supporting non‑technical users, and mentoring others in low‑code development. Your excellent communication, problem‑solving and organisational skills will enable you to drive innovation and continuous improvement across the University.

As a specialist postgraduate university, Cranfield's world‑class expertise, large‑scale facilities and unrivalled industry partnerships are creating leaders in technology and management globally. Learn more about Cranfield and our unique impact here.

IT Services is a University‑wide professional service delivering robust, secure, and user‑friendly digital systems that support research, education, and administration. The Information Systems team works across all faculties and professional services to implement and support business‑critical systems, ensuring high‑quality service, training, and continuous improvement.

Our Values and Commitments

Our shared, stated values help to define who we are and underpin everything we do: Ambition; Impact; Respect; and Community. Find out more here.

We aim to create and maintain a culture in which everyone can work and study together and realise their full potential. We are a Disability Confident Employer and proud members of the Stonewall Diversity Champions Programme. We are committed to actively exploring flexible working options for each role and have been ranked in the Top 30 family‑friendly employers in the UK by the charity Working Families. Find out more about our key commitments to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and Flexible Working here.

Working Arrangements

Collaborating and connecting are integral to so much of what we do. Our Working Arrangements Framework provides many staff with the opportunity to flexibly combine on‑site and remote working, where job roles allow, balancing the needs of our community of staff, students, clients and partners.