Spence & Partners
City, Belfast
About Us 3173 is a privately owned UK firm of pensions experts with clients throughout the UK, serviced from offices in London, Belfast, Glasgow, Manchester, Birmingham, Bristol and Leeds. The 3173 Group of companies includes Dalriada Trustees Limited (Dalriada) one of the UK's largest professional pension scheme trustee companies. Spence & Partners provides full pension actuarial, consulting, investment consulting and administration services that provide simply smarter solutions for trustees, employers and members and Mantle: reimagines the traditional models of defined benefit pensions administration and actuarial valuation software. About You We are seeking an experienced Microsoft Dynamics 365 Developer to join the Technology team on an initial 6-month contract based in Belfast. This role sits within the CTO function and will focus exclusively on the delivery, enhancement, and support of an improved Microsoft Dynamics 365 CRM for 3173 Ltd. You will be responsible for designing and building high-quality, scalable solutions within Dynamics 365 (Sales) that directly support how the business manages client relationships, data, and operational workflows. Working closely with Business Analysts, delivery teams, and business stakeholders, you will translate requirements into robust technical solutions aligned to established architecture, governance, and engineering standards. This role is well suited to a hands-on Dynamics developer who enjoys owning solutions end-to-end, solving complex technical challenges, and delivering meaningful business outcomes within a structured delivery environment. This role requires two days per week onsite in Belfast, and occasional travel to other UK offices may be required. Responsibilities & Criteria Dynamics 365 Development & Configuration Design, configure, and customise Dynamics 365 (Sales) entities, forms, views, dashboards, and business process flows. Extend platform capability using plugins, workflows, JavaScript, Power Platform components, and Azure integrations. Define and implement best-fit solutions within existing architecture and business process flows. Lead end-to-end development of Dynamics 365 CRM solutions. Integration, Data & Environments Develop and manage integrations with Microsoft 365, external systems, and APIs. Support data migration, upgrades, and deployment activities across environments. Implement and maintain security roles, permissions, and environment governance. Manage solutions through the full application lifecycle, from build through to release and support. Delivery & Quality Collaborate closely with Business Analysts and delivery teams to translate functional requirements into scalable, maintainable solutions. Plan, estimate, design, develop, and implement solutions in line with agreed delivery plans and best practices. Troubleshoot, optimise, and enhance existing CRM functionality. Resolve complex technical issues while maintaining high engineering standards. Adhere to quality assurance controls to improve solution quality and streamline release to production. Collaboration & Adoption Work closely with business teams (including Business Development, Marketing, and Operations) to ensure solutions meet real operational needs. Provide technical guidance and advice to colleagues and delivery partners. Contribute to technical documentation, standards, and knowledge sharing. Support adoption of Dynamics 365 through well-engineered, user-focused solutions. Continuously develop product and technology knowledge to ensure best practice delivery. Required Qualifications To Be Successful In This Role To be successful in this role, you will bring strong hands on experience delivering Microsoft Dynamics 365 solutions, combining technical expertise with clear communication and a pragmatic delivery mindset. Essential Proven project experience developing solutions using Microsoft Dynamics 365 CE / Power Platform, including appropriate ALM strategies. Experience delivering Dynamics 365 migrations and upgrades, within MS Dynamics Sales. Strong understanding of the Microsoft technology stack. Experience developing and configuring Dynamics workflows and business processes. Hands on experience building custom Dynamics 365 applications. Experience working in Agile / DevOps delivery teams. Strong communication and collaboration skills. Eligibility for Security Clearance. Desirable Experience with the Power Platform (Power Automate, Power Apps, Power BI). Experience with the wider Microsoft 365 ecosystem (e.g. SharePoint, Teams). Experience integrating Dynamics with APIs or third party systems. Experience using Azure DevOps for backlog, delivery, and release management. Experience delivering enterprise scale CRM solutions. Ability to deliver in house technical training or enablement sessions. Experience leading developer forums, drop in sessions, or capability building initiatives. Applying with a disability or long term health condition? As part of our belief that we benefit from the differences among us we are committed to increasing the representation of disabled colleagues and want to remove any barriers or challenges that get in the way of candidates with a disability or long term health condition from applying to work with us. As part of this commitment, we guarantee to automatically interview anyone with a disability who meets the minimum criteria. If there is support or an adjustment that we can provide to enable you to be at your best during the recruitment and selection process, we encourage you to advise us in good time so that we may make suitable arrangements. We understand that being open with us may feel uncomfortable so please only share with us the information that you are comfortable to share, and rest assured that we will use this only to provide you with the right support. Any information you give us will be treated completely confidentially. To discuss this further please call and ask to speak to a member of the People & Culture team.
About Us 3173 is a privately owned UK firm of pensions experts with clients throughout the UK, serviced from offices in London, Belfast, Glasgow, Manchester, Birmingham, Bristol and Leeds. The 3173 Group of companies includes Dalriada Trustees Limited (Dalriada) one of the UK's largest professional pension scheme trustee companies. Spence & Partners provides full pension actuarial, consulting, investment consulting and administration services that provide simply smarter solutions for trustees, employers and members and Mantle: reimagines the traditional models of defined benefit pensions administration and actuarial valuation software. About You We are seeking an experienced Microsoft Dynamics 365 Developer to join the Technology team on an initial 6-month contract based in Belfast. This role sits within the CTO function and will focus exclusively on the delivery, enhancement, and support of an improved Microsoft Dynamics 365 CRM for 3173 Ltd. You will be responsible for designing and building high-quality, scalable solutions within Dynamics 365 (Sales) that directly support how the business manages client relationships, data, and operational workflows. Working closely with Business Analysts, delivery teams, and business stakeholders, you will translate requirements into robust technical solutions aligned to established architecture, governance, and engineering standards. This role is well suited to a hands-on Dynamics developer who enjoys owning solutions end-to-end, solving complex technical challenges, and delivering meaningful business outcomes within a structured delivery environment. This role requires two days per week onsite in Belfast, and occasional travel to other UK offices may be required. Responsibilities & Criteria Dynamics 365 Development & Configuration Design, configure, and customise Dynamics 365 (Sales) entities, forms, views, dashboards, and business process flows. Extend platform capability using plugins, workflows, JavaScript, Power Platform components, and Azure integrations. Define and implement best-fit solutions within existing architecture and business process flows. Lead end-to-end development of Dynamics 365 CRM solutions. Integration, Data & Environments Develop and manage integrations with Microsoft 365, external systems, and APIs. Support data migration, upgrades, and deployment activities across environments. Implement and maintain security roles, permissions, and environment governance. Manage solutions through the full application lifecycle, from build through to release and support. Delivery & Quality Collaborate closely with Business Analysts and delivery teams to translate functional requirements into scalable, maintainable solutions. Plan, estimate, design, develop, and implement solutions in line with agreed delivery plans and best practices. Troubleshoot, optimise, and enhance existing CRM functionality. Resolve complex technical issues while maintaining high engineering standards. Adhere to quality assurance controls to improve solution quality and streamline release to production. Collaboration & Adoption Work closely with business teams (including Business Development, Marketing, and Operations) to ensure solutions meet real operational needs. Provide technical guidance and advice to colleagues and delivery partners. Contribute to technical documentation, standards, and knowledge sharing. Support adoption of Dynamics 365 through well-engineered, user-focused solutions. Continuously develop product and technology knowledge to ensure best practice delivery. Required Qualifications To Be Successful In This Role To be successful in this role, you will bring strong hands on experience delivering Microsoft Dynamics 365 solutions, combining technical expertise with clear communication and a pragmatic delivery mindset. Essential Proven project experience developing solutions using Microsoft Dynamics 365 CE / Power Platform, including appropriate ALM strategies. Experience delivering Dynamics 365 migrations and upgrades, within MS Dynamics Sales. Strong understanding of the Microsoft technology stack. Experience developing and configuring Dynamics workflows and business processes. Hands on experience building custom Dynamics 365 applications. Experience working in Agile / DevOps delivery teams. Strong communication and collaboration skills. Eligibility for Security Clearance. Desirable Experience with the Power Platform (Power Automate, Power Apps, Power BI). Experience with the wider Microsoft 365 ecosystem (e.g. SharePoint, Teams). Experience integrating Dynamics with APIs or third party systems. Experience using Azure DevOps for backlog, delivery, and release management. Experience delivering enterprise scale CRM solutions. Ability to deliver in house technical training or enablement sessions. Experience leading developer forums, drop in sessions, or capability building initiatives. Applying with a disability or long term health condition? As part of our belief that we benefit from the differences among us we are committed to increasing the representation of disabled colleagues and want to remove any barriers or challenges that get in the way of candidates with a disability or long term health condition from applying to work with us. As part of this commitment, we guarantee to automatically interview anyone with a disability who meets the minimum criteria. If there is support or an adjustment that we can provide to enable you to be at your best during the recruitment and selection process, we encourage you to advise us in good time so that we may make suitable arrangements. We understand that being open with us may feel uncomfortable so please only share with us the information that you are comfortable to share, and rest assured that we will use this only to provide you with the right support. Any information you give us will be treated completely confidentially. To discuss this further please call and ask to speak to a member of the People & Culture team.
Spence & Partners
Manchester, Lancashire
About Us The industry in which we operate offers a dynamic and challenging environment and our excellent reputation is contributing to the growth of our business from an expanding portfolio of clients. We have aspirations to extend that client base, and deliver truly integrated solutions, through the use of our highly innovative software platform, Mantle, across our work. Dalriada Together is part of Dalriada Trustees Limited (Dalriada) a leading independent trustee. Within the Together model we work closely with our colleagues within the Together team. The Team consists of Trustees, administrators, client managers and actuaries. As such, joining us as a Pensions Administrator will open up opportunities for you to use your experience to add value across the group and to get involved in a way of working that is collaborative and leads to fast decisions. Our unique award winning approach to the provision of services has resulted in rapid growth over the last few across seven offices in Belfast, Birmingham, Bristol, Glasgow, Leeds, London and Manchester. We do not pigeonhole colleagues and aim to provide challenging and interesting work which will allow our staff to build rewarding careers. About You We are hiring a Senior Pensions Administrator who wants the opportunity to carve out a successful role within an award winning and growing organisation. The successful candidate will have proven experience as a Senior Administrator and leading/supporting other colleagues. In addition, being able to work as part of an integrated Trustee team, supporting all aspects of the services covered under the Dalriada Together proposition We are looking for candidates who are ambitious and enjoy working with people and who are looking for a role that can offer opportunities to be involved in the wider aspects of Trustee services. You will be well organised and proactive, calm under pressure and can communicate effectively. You will enjoy working in a challenging environment in which you can develop both personally and professionally. You will be a conscientious individual with exceptional attention to detail, with a passion for delivering a quality product to our customers. You will have the ability to build strong relationships internally and externally and work to demanding deadlines and targets. Responsibilities & Criteria As a Senior Pensions Administrator, you will manage and maintain the administration aspects of defined benefit schemes on behalf of the trustee. Acting as point of contact for scheme members, working closely within and contributing to the trustee team and other third party suppliers appointed to a scheme. An important part of the role is ensuring proactive project management of tasks being undertaken on a scheme and that they are completed within agreed service levels. As part of this the candidate will need to provide project management oversight and mentor and peer review work being undertaken by other more junior members working on a scheme. Our team carry out all types of exercises from winding up schemes and calculating members' pension benefits to carrying out forensic research for schemes, all the while providing an excellent service to the members of our schemes. This variation makes Together an exciting opportunity. Broad pension's technical knowledge, with at least eight years' experience working in a Defined Benefit pension administration environment and with a detailed understanding of defined benefit pensions schemes and UK pensions legislation, regulation and codes of practice Knowledge of systems e.g. Microsoft Office/ Windows applications Experience in managing ad hoc and annual pension projects Excellent communication skills both written and oral with the ability to articulate and communicate current and relevant issues to scheme members; pension trustees; and other relevant third parties Experience of working pro actively and using own initiative to complete tasks The ability to perform in a fast moving environment providing excellent service to clients and third parties with a desire to succeed at accomplishing challenging objectives A flexible working approach, with the desire to support and contribute to other areas of Trustee services offered by the Together team Desirable Criteria Qualified or on the way to qualifying in the relevant pensions qualifications Knowledge of and experience with GMP Reconciliation / Equalisation calculations Experience in attending Trustee meetings The ability to support and develop less experienced members of the team Project Management oversight Benefits include Excellent Remuneration Package Flexible Annual Leave Flexible Working (Onsite, Hybrid) Matched Pension Contribution Income Protection and Life assurance Comprehensive Private Medical, Dental Cover include Employee Assistance Programme Annual Health Screening Car Leasing Scheme Reserved Parking (Belfast & Manchester) Cycle to Work Scheme Annual Season Ticket Centrally located modern offices equipped with shower facilities Great Coffee, Daily snacks, fresh fruit and weekly company lunches Social Events, Games and away days Charity Payroll Giving Circumstances Working hours: Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours per week with additional hours as and when required Location: UK wide with opportunity available in Manchester or Glasgow All roles are subject to a six month probationary period and all prospective employees are required to complete an Access NI check As part of the pre hire process the successful candidate will be subject to reference checking security vetting 3173 is an Equal Opportunity Employer Applying with a disability or long term health condition? As part of our belief that we benefit from the differences among us, we are committed to increasing the representation of disabled colleagues and want to remove any barriers or challenges that get in the way of candidates with a disability or long term health condition from applying to work with us. As part of this commitment, we guarantee to automatically interview anyone with a disability who meets the minimum criteria. If there is support or an adjustment that we can provide to enable you to be at your best during the recruitment and selection process, we encourage you to advise us in good time so that we may make suitable arrangements. We understand that being open with us may feel uncomfortable so please only share with us the information that you are comfortable to share, and rest assured that we will use this only to provide you with the right support. Any information you give us will be treated completely confidentially. To discuss this further please calland ask to speak to a member of the People team.
About Us The industry in which we operate offers a dynamic and challenging environment and our excellent reputation is contributing to the growth of our business from an expanding portfolio of clients. We have aspirations to extend that client base, and deliver truly integrated solutions, through the use of our highly innovative software platform, Mantle, across our work. Dalriada Together is part of Dalriada Trustees Limited (Dalriada) a leading independent trustee. Within the Together model we work closely with our colleagues within the Together team. The Team consists of Trustees, administrators, client managers and actuaries. As such, joining us as a Pensions Administrator will open up opportunities for you to use your experience to add value across the group and to get involved in a way of working that is collaborative and leads to fast decisions. Our unique award winning approach to the provision of services has resulted in rapid growth over the last few across seven offices in Belfast, Birmingham, Bristol, Glasgow, Leeds, London and Manchester. We do not pigeonhole colleagues and aim to provide challenging and interesting work which will allow our staff to build rewarding careers. About You We are hiring a Senior Pensions Administrator who wants the opportunity to carve out a successful role within an award winning and growing organisation. The successful candidate will have proven experience as a Senior Administrator and leading/supporting other colleagues. In addition, being able to work as part of an integrated Trustee team, supporting all aspects of the services covered under the Dalriada Together proposition We are looking for candidates who are ambitious and enjoy working with people and who are looking for a role that can offer opportunities to be involved in the wider aspects of Trustee services. You will be well organised and proactive, calm under pressure and can communicate effectively. You will enjoy working in a challenging environment in which you can develop both personally and professionally. You will be a conscientious individual with exceptional attention to detail, with a passion for delivering a quality product to our customers. You will have the ability to build strong relationships internally and externally and work to demanding deadlines and targets. Responsibilities & Criteria As a Senior Pensions Administrator, you will manage and maintain the administration aspects of defined benefit schemes on behalf of the trustee. Acting as point of contact for scheme members, working closely within and contributing to the trustee team and other third party suppliers appointed to a scheme. An important part of the role is ensuring proactive project management of tasks being undertaken on a scheme and that they are completed within agreed service levels. As part of this the candidate will need to provide project management oversight and mentor and peer review work being undertaken by other more junior members working on a scheme. Our team carry out all types of exercises from winding up schemes and calculating members' pension benefits to carrying out forensic research for schemes, all the while providing an excellent service to the members of our schemes. This variation makes Together an exciting opportunity. Broad pension's technical knowledge, with at least eight years' experience working in a Defined Benefit pension administration environment and with a detailed understanding of defined benefit pensions schemes and UK pensions legislation, regulation and codes of practice Knowledge of systems e.g. Microsoft Office/ Windows applications Experience in managing ad hoc and annual pension projects Excellent communication skills both written and oral with the ability to articulate and communicate current and relevant issues to scheme members; pension trustees; and other relevant third parties Experience of working pro actively and using own initiative to complete tasks The ability to perform in a fast moving environment providing excellent service to clients and third parties with a desire to succeed at accomplishing challenging objectives A flexible working approach, with the desire to support and contribute to other areas of Trustee services offered by the Together team Desirable Criteria Qualified or on the way to qualifying in the relevant pensions qualifications Knowledge of and experience with GMP Reconciliation / Equalisation calculations Experience in attending Trustee meetings The ability to support and develop less experienced members of the team Project Management oversight Benefits include Excellent Remuneration Package Flexible Annual Leave Flexible Working (Onsite, Hybrid) Matched Pension Contribution Income Protection and Life assurance Comprehensive Private Medical, Dental Cover include Employee Assistance Programme Annual Health Screening Car Leasing Scheme Reserved Parking (Belfast & Manchester) Cycle to Work Scheme Annual Season Ticket Centrally located modern offices equipped with shower facilities Great Coffee, Daily snacks, fresh fruit and weekly company lunches Social Events, Games and away days Charity Payroll Giving Circumstances Working hours: Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours per week with additional hours as and when required Location: UK wide with opportunity available in Manchester or Glasgow All roles are subject to a six month probationary period and all prospective employees are required to complete an Access NI check As part of the pre hire process the successful candidate will be subject to reference checking security vetting 3173 is an Equal Opportunity Employer Applying with a disability or long term health condition? As part of our belief that we benefit from the differences among us, we are committed to increasing the representation of disabled colleagues and want to remove any barriers or challenges that get in the way of candidates with a disability or long term health condition from applying to work with us. As part of this commitment, we guarantee to automatically interview anyone with a disability who meets the minimum criteria. If there is support or an adjustment that we can provide to enable you to be at your best during the recruitment and selection process, we encourage you to advise us in good time so that we may make suitable arrangements. We understand that being open with us may feel uncomfortable so please only share with us the information that you are comfortable to share, and rest assured that we will use this only to provide you with the right support. Any information you give us will be treated completely confidentially. To discuss this further please calland ask to speak to a member of the People team.