Policy Manager

Qualifications

• Further Information
• Further information about this opportunity is available from [email protected].
• How to Apply
• Please submit an Expression of Interest (maximum 500 words) outlining your suitability for the role, relevant skills and experience, and what you would bring to the team. Please align this to how you meet the behaviours, experience and technical skills listed in the Success Profile above.
• Vacancies close at 23:59pm on Tuesday 27 October.
• Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools can be used to support your application, but all statements and examples provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, and presented as your own) applications will be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action.
• Please see our candidate guidance for more information on acceptable and unacceptable uses of AI in recruitment.
• If invited for further assessment, this will consist of a light-touch interview, scheduled for w/c TBC.
• Recruitment Principles
• As a government organisation, we adhere to the Civil Service Commission Recruitment Principles and we investigate any complaints received in relation to recruitment cases.

About us

Responsibilities

• Work collaboratively and constructively with the AWI Expert Working Group and Ministerial Oversight Group to develop and drive consensus on reform proposals.
• Lead on project management including risk assessment.
• Develop and maintain strong, collaborative relationships with key partners.
• Work with SGLD to assess policy proposals against human rights requirements to support readiness for future legislation.
• Undertake ongoing impact assessments in relation to emerging policy proposals.
• Line management responsibility for 1xB2.
• Success Profile Success profiles are specific to each job and they include the mix of skills, experience and behaviours candidates will be assessed on, you should provide evidence of how you meet these in your statement. Behaviours:
• Making Effective Decisions – Level 3
• Working Together - Level 3
• Delivering at Pace - Level 3
• You can find out more about Success Profiles on gov.scot. Working pattern This role is a temporary position with an expected commitment of 11 months. This post is a full-time role, but we welcome applications from staff with different working patterns, proposed working patterns will be assessed against the business requirements for this post. Our standard hours are 35 hours per week and we offer a range of flexible working options depending on the needs of the role, including Flexi-leave. Scottish Government staff in hybrid-compatible roles should aim to work in-person 40% of the time, either in an office or other agreed work location.
• Success Profile Success profiles are specific to each job and they include the mix of skills, experience and behaviours candidates will be assessed on, you should provide evidence of how you meet these in your statement.
• Behaviours:
• You can find out more about Success Profiles on gov.scot.
• Working pattern This role is a temporary position with an expected commitment of 11 months. This post is a full-time role, but we welcome applications from staff with different working patterns, proposed working patterns will be assessed against the business requirements for this post. Our standard hours are 35 hours per week and we offer a range of flexible working options depending on the needs of the role, including Flexi-leave. Scottish Government staff in hybrid-compatible roles should aim to work in-person 40% of the time, either in an office or other agreed work location.