AI Copilot Developer at London LGPS CIV, London/Remote, 6-12 Months, £Contract Rate

About London CIV

London CIV is the investment pool for the Local Government Pension Schemes (LGPS) of London and Buckinghamshire local authorities. Authorised and regulated by the FCA, the pool is owned by all London boroughs, the City of London and Buckinghamshire (also known as London CIV's Partner Funds).

The pool provides a broad investment offering across public markets through its Authorised Contractual Scheme (ACS), alongside a range of private markets funds. London CIV also provides Partner Funds with investment strategy and Strategic Asset Allocation (SAA) advice, alongside specialist pension advisory and support through LGPS PASS (Pension Advisory and Support Services). As of 30 September 2026, assets under management stood at c.£65 billion.

The role

London CIV is investing in AI and automation to make it easier for colleagues across the organisation to do their jobs, from streamlining routine processes to building intelligent digital assistants. This contractor role sits at the heart of that programme, working alongside London CIV's Data & AI team to design, build and deploy AI-powered solutions using Microsoft Copilot Studio, Power Platform and Microsoft Fabric.

You'll take priority use cases from concept through to live deployment, partnering with business analysts, users and technical stakeholders across teams including Investment Management, Operations & Processing, Data/Finance & Risk, People, Client & Commercial and Governance to ensure solutions are secure, well-governed and genuinely useful.

What you'll be doing

AI & Automation Solution Delivery

• Design, develop, test and deploy AI-powered solutions using Microsoft Copilot Studio and Power Platform.
• Build and maintain intelligent agents, conversational AI experiences and automated business processes.
• Apply appropriate security, governance, compliance and responsible AI practices to every solution.
• Support solution architecture, documentation, testing, deployment and ongoing maintenance.

Systems Integration

• Integrate AI solutions with Dataverse, SharePoint, Power BI, Microsoft Fabric, SQL and other business applications.
• Support database-related activities
• Troubleshoot application and system issues, including code fixes and SQL scripting.
• Coordinate releases and maintain application change history.

Stakeholder Engagement & Continuous Improvement

• Work with business analysts, users and technical stakeholders to identify AI opportunities and translate requirements into practical solutions.
• Identify opportunities to use AI, automation and low-code technologies to improve business processes.
• Provide technical support, troubleshooting and knowledge sharing across AI, Copilot and Power Platform initiatives.
• Work closely with development, infrastructure and technical support teams.

Professional Standards

• Demonstrate the behaviours and standards that contribute to a strong organisational culture.
• Maintain high standards of professionalism at all times.
• Proactively engage across all London CIV teams, ensuring clear and timely communication on progress and priorities.
• Be available for occasional out-of-hours support, including weekday evenings when required.

What we're looking for

Essential

• Proven experience with Microsoft Power Platform, particularly Power Apps and Power Automate.
• Proven experience with Microsoft Copilot Studio, including building, configuring, testing and deploying Copilot agents.
• Experience with Dataverse, including table design, relationships, business rules, security and governance.
• Experience with Azure, including Azure Functions, Logic Apps, Service Bus and Azure DevOps.
• Experience with API integration and enterprise application integration.
• SQL database experience, including SQL scripting.
• Power BI experience.
• Understanding of AI governance and responsible AI practices.
• A strong technical communicator, confident working with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• A strong personal commitment to professionalism, integrity, and equality, consistent with the Nolan Principles of public life.

Desirable

• Experience developing advanced AI agents using generative AI, custom topics, autonomous agents and orchestration capabilities.
• Experience with low-code application platforms.

What we offer

This is a contract engagement (inside IR35) for an initial term of 6 months with the potential to extend up to 12 months, subject to programme needs. You'll work on a hybrid basis, with 3 days per week in our London office.

We are committed to building an inclusive team and welcome applications from all backgrounds. If you need any adjustments during the recruitment process, just let us know.