Rural Payments Agency

www.gov.uk

2 Jobs

769 Employees

About the Company

We pay out over £2 billion each year to support a thriving farming and food sector.

The Rural Payments Agency is an executive agency, sponsored by the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs.

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/rural-payments-agency

Listed Jobs

Company Name: Rural Payments Agency
Job Title: Power Platform Data Engineer
Job Description: **Job title:** Power Platform Data Engineer **Role Summary:** Design, build, and support end‑to‑end data solutions using the Microsoft Power Platform (Power BI, Power Apps, Power Automate) to enable efficient data access, analysis, and process automation for data and intelligence stakeholders. **Expectations:** - Proactively identify opportunities for data‐driven improvement and automation. - Translate business requirements into robust, user‑friendly Power Platform solutions. - Maintain high quality, reliable deployments with documented, repeatable processes. - Champion testability, peer review, and best practices across the team. **Key Responsibilities:** - Design and implement Power BI dataflows and analytical data models. - Build Power Automate workflows to streamline manual processes and eliminate duplication. - Develop Power Apps for data capture, validation, and cross‑team sharing. - Embed data quality checks, validation, and monitoring into all solutions. - Collaborate closely with business users to gather requirements and deliver impactful outcomes. - Document solution architecture and share knowledge within the data engineering team. - Participate in stability, resilience, and change management activities for deployed products. **Required Skills:** - Deep expertise in Power BI (dataflow design, DAX, Power Query). - Proficiency with Power Automate (flow design, connectors, approval workflows). - Experience building Power Apps (canvas or model‑driven, integration with dataflows). - Strong data modeling and ETL knowledge. - Familiarity with data quality, testing, and monitoring practices. - Excellent stakeholder engagement, communication, and documentation skills. - Problem‑solving mindset with root‑cause analysis capability. - Willingness to learn emerging data engineering trends and tools. **Required Education & Certifications:** - Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Engineering, or a related field. - Microsoft certifications such as Power Platform App Maker, Power Platform Developer, or Power BI Data Analyst are highly desirable. - Minimum 2 years of relevant data engineering or Power Platform experience.

New york, United kingdom

On site

09-01-2026

Company Name: Rural Payments Agency
Job Title: Service Delivery Senior Operational Lead
Job Description: Job title: Service Delivery Senior Operational Lead Role Summary: Lead and inspire cross‑site operational teams to deliver high‑quality services and schemes within set KPIs. Provide strategic direction, manage performance, and champion continuous improvement while embedding a positive, inclusive culture. Expactations: - Deliver all key schemes and services on time and to agreed quality standards. - Achieve and exceed operational KPIs across multiple sites. - Drive cohesion and collaboration across locations, ensuring consistent service delivery. - Manage risk, performance and resource allocation to meet current and future demand. Key Responsibilities: - Provide visible leadership through organisational change, offering clarity and reassurance. - Champion clear communication, collaboration and effective teamwork across all locations. - Create and sustain a positive, inclusive, respectful culture where colleagues feel empowered and supported. - Own delivery of schemes and services across multiple sites, ensuring high‑quality outcomes for customers. - Lead, motivate and develop teams to meet tight deadlines and operational commitments. - Plan and drive performance to meet current needs while preparing for future work. - Use data and insight to inform decisions, manage performance and drive continuous improvement. - Identify, manage and mitigate operational risks. - Coach and develop people, identifying and nurturing future talent. - Lead on HR responsibilities at team, directorate and agency levels, aligning people and work to priorities. - Collaborate with colleagues across the agency and wider group to represent Service Delivery positively. Required Skills: - Proven leadership experience in a large operational environment. - Strong change‑management and communication skills. - Ability to analyse data, set performance targets and drive improvement. - Effective risk management and problem‑solving capabilities. - Coaching, mentoring and people‑development aptitude. - Excellent stakeholder engagement and collaboration. - Proficiency in performance management tools and HR processes. Required Education & Certifications: - Relevant tertiary qualification in business, public administration or related field. - Demonstrated experience of senior operational leadership in a public‑sector or large‑scale delivery context.

Exeter, United kingdom

On site

Senior

21-01-2026