Graduate Workday Consultant (General) (Belfast & Derry) - Summer 2023 Intake Belfast, Northern Ireland
Job description
Our people love the exciting and meaningful work they do, the cutting-edge resources and technology they have access to, the benefits we offer and the great community we’ve built. Want to join them?
MAIN PURPOSE OF THE ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES IN THE BUSINESS:
As a Graduate Workday Consultant (General) you will be responsible for supporting the successful specification, design, configuration, testing and deployment of enterprise scale Workday solutions. This will be done by working with customer business and technical teams, as well internal Workday and Smart delivery teams within the Kainos Workday Business Unit.
Your primary activities will be to understand and translate customer requirements, define service scope, and shape, configure and deliver solutions that are fit for purpose and commercially viable for our customers’ Workday and Smart projects. Hands-on product configuration may be required for this role.
You must have a keen interest in developing a career in consulting, and depending on your skills and experience to date, you may be suited to work in one or more of the following areas – Workday Human Capital Management (HCM); Financials and Change Management.
HCM – Partner with our clients HR team to review existing processes such as how they conduct performance reviews, then design and build an appropriate solution to support their team and that process within Workday.
Financials – Work alongside our clients Finance team to help assess their current processes such as their end-to-end contracts process and then design and build an appropriate solution to support their team and that process within Workday.
Change Management – Support the design and delivery of Change Management activities in a Workday environment, including change and user adoption, process re-design and insights and analysis.
Within Workday at Kainos, the expectation is for our staff to be adaptable and be able to rotate within various Workday teams depending on business needs.
Typically, you will have a background in one or more of the following disciplines -
Business, Human Resources, Finance, Economics, Marketing and STEM.
The Early Careers Programme will develop your consulting skills and have you working in one or more of the following areas – Workday Implementations to deploy Workday for new customers, Workday Application Management Services to support existing clients, and Smart Services to build and run automated testing.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
Currently studying or have completed a degree in a relevant technical and/or business subject, eg. Engineering, Business, Human Resources, Finance, Economics and IT/Computer Science.
Some understanding of the Workday or Cloud delivery methodologies including the relevance of different stages of the project lifecycle
Good communicator, you will be willing to assume a customer facing role, with the ability to communicate effectively with colleagues and clients
Capable of working within teams and alongside customers, as well as on your individual tasks with limited supervision. Able to manage your time effectively and record it accurately
Able to apply all relevant standards and procedures to your own work, maintaining high quality and accuracy at all times
Aware of the importance of confidentiality and non-disclosure policies and/or agreements and ensure security of information at all times
Able to rotate through various Workday delivery services specifically Consulting and Application Management Services
For Application Management Services, able to deliver work to meet defined Service Level Agreements
Able, if required, to travel to customer sites in the same region (minimal out of region travel may also be required)
If your CV is of interest, you will be sent a short online PI Assessment to complete.
Online Assessment days are likely to take place in March 2023
These roles will commence in Summer/ Autumn 2023
At Kainos, we recognise many of the greatest ideas and innovations come from a diverse mix of minds, backgrounds and experiences, and are committed to cultivating an inclusive working environment that drives changes in Technology. Therefore, we particularly welcome applications from groups who are typically under-represented in this sector including women, non-binary and transgender people. Read about flexible working, parental leave and other benefits here. All appointments will be on the basis of merit.
WHO YOU ARE:
Our vision is to enable outstanding people to create digital solutions that have a positive impact on people’s lives. Our values aren't abstract; they are the behaviours we expect from each other every day and underpin everything that we do. We expect everyone to display our values by being determined in how obstacles are overcome; honest when dealing with others; respectful of how you treat others; creative to find solutions to complex problems and cooperative by sharing information, knowledge and experience. These values, applied collectively, help to produce an outstanding Kainos person, team and culture.
We're an inclusive bunch at Kainos and we believe in equal opportunity. We welcome applications from all walks of life, including those with criminal records. Everyone who is offered a position here undergoes a basic background check , however no one is treated differently due to their background where it isn't relevant to the role. It's important to note - failure to reveal information which is relevant to the position sought, could result in us having to withdraw the conditional offer of employment.
In short: Having a criminal record will not exclude you from a career with Kainos. This depends entirely on the nature and requirements of the position, together with the circumstances and background of offences. Kainos has a policy on the recruitment of ex-offenders (available on request).
