Trainee Proclaim Developer

Aspect Marketing Solutions; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 30,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Trainee Proclaim Developer to join their dynamic team in Manchester. This exciting role involves assisting in the development and administration of the Proclaim case management system, ensuring seamless integration and user support. You will collaborate closely with a talented team of developers and receive full training in Proclaim's maintenance and development. With a strong emphasis on analytical skills and problem-solving, this position is perfect for those eager to grow their technical expertise while contributing to meaningful projects that impact clients nationwide. A supportive environment awaits you, along with a range of benefits and a hybrid working pattern after probation.

Benefits

23 days holiday, rising to 26

Private medical insurance after 2 years

Enhanced maternity leave

Death in service benefit

24/7 onsite gym access

Active social committee

Employee Assistance Programme

Free fruit

Annual flu jab (optional)

Qualifications

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills are essential.
• Programming experience or relevant academic qualification is desired.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the development and administration of the Proclaim system.
• Support users with any Proclaim-related issues.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving skills

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Time management

Teamwork

Flexibility

Education

Programming experience or qualification

Academic qualification in relevant field

Tools

Proclaim case management system

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Job Title: Trainee Proclaim Developer

Location: Sharston, M22 4SN

Salary: Up to £30,000 per annum

Job type: Full time, Permanent

About Us:

Established in 2000, Express Solicitors is an award-winning law firm that deals with personal injury and clinical negligence claims. Based in Manchester, we serve clients nationwide and are currently ranked 70 out of more than 10,000 law firms. We have a 5-star rating on Trustpilot from over 6,500 reviews, which coming from our clients means a lot to us. We are proud of the work we do helping injured people, and this is the core of our business.

About The Role:

Express is currently looking to appoint a Trainee Proclaim Developer, who will be responsible for assisting in the development and day to day administration of the Proclaim case management system.

The role will be working with our Development Manager, four other developers and where necessary third parties, in particular Access Legal Systems to ensure that all identified improvements to the system can be integrated efficiently and with minimal impact to end users.

In addition to development, the role will encompass the day-to-day administration of the Proclaim system including template maintenance, user configuration, task server administration and report design and execution.

The role will mainly involve developing and modifying the Proclaim case management system based on business needs through a combination of coding using the built-in language editor, screen design and using built in developer tools.

You would also be expected to support users of Proclaim with any issues.

There may be opportunities to use other coding languages where required to integrate Proclaim with third party applications.

You will need a great deal of co-operation with the general IT department and Operations department.

Full training in the maintenance, administration, and development of Proclaim will be provided – the successful candidate must bring a strong work ethic, analytical approach and display the ability to apply a common-sense approach to problem solving.

Person Specification

Essential:

• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Effective communication skills.
• A methodical approach to working on large projects.
• Ability to clearly document planned and completed work.
• Excellent organisation and time management skills.
• Ability to work as part of a team in the delivery of projects.
• Ability to work under pressure to deadlines.
• Must understand the concept of internal customers and ensure that internal stakeholders remain confident in the ability of Proclaim to suit the needs of the business.

Desired:

• Programming experience/qualification or equivalent academic qualification.
• General understanding of common database programming and query languages.
• Working with data in software eg: Microsoft Excel.

Salary, Hours & Benefits:

• Up to £30,000
• Working Hours: 8:30am to 5:30pm, Monday to Friday and 8:30am to 5pm on a Friday. It may on occasion be necessary to perform maintenance outside of core hours and therefore a flexible approach is required.
• 3/2 hybrid working pattern after probation.
• 23 days holiday a year, rising to 26 days, plus public/bank holidays.
• Extra day’s holiday for your birthday after 2 years’ service.
• 3 holiday buy backs per year after 1 year of service.
• Private medical insurance after 2 years’ service.
• Enhanced Maternity leave payment if you have over 1 year’s tenure, further enhanced at over 4 years’ service.
• Death in service.
• 24/7 onsite Gym access.
• Netball/Football team, 10km Manchester team and more.
• Active social committee with generous departmental and firm-wide social budget.
• Active training culture and various groups and events such as Diversity and Inclusion.
• Other benefits including Employee Assistance Programme, free fruit & annual (optional) flu jab.

Recruitment Process:

Please send a CV and covering letter by clicking APPLY.

Interviews will be conducted by MS Teams and will include scenario-based questioning.

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