Project Officer

Responsibilities

• Line management of 2xB2 members of staff.
• Support the Team Leader to ensure rigorous project management and provide assurance for senior officials and Ministers for major events projects funded by the Scottish Government across all areas, including comms, budget, risk assessment, resourcing, policy benefits management and operational delivery. This will include leading for the team on programme assurance – working and reporting across all grades.
• Contribute to cross-SG and Ministerial engagement work to ensure a collaborative approach to policy development and project delivery in relation to major events.
• Identify gaps and opportunities in major event planning, develop success measures and carry out appropriate impact assessments for projects as appropriate.
• Support the Team Leader in external engagement, representing the Scottish Government with senior stakeholders and contributing to the review and preparation of grant agreements and reporting arrangements.
• Provide clear, succinct, accurate advice and briefing for senior officials and Ministers. Oversee responses to correspondence, FoIs, FMQs and PQs, ensuring timely and high-quality responses.
• Develop and implement plans to identify lessons from all stages of the planning and delivery of major events, supporting continuous improvement across SG supported event projects.
• Provide support to other areas of the Major Events Unit and Division as required.
• 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:
• Delivering at pace – Level 3
• Seeing the big picture - Level 3
• Making effective decisions - Level 3
• Communicating and influencing - 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 a minimum of 10 months with a possibility of extension. 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:

Qualifications

• How to Apply
• Please submit an Expression of Interest (maximum 1000 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 Friday 30 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.
• For any questions relating to your expression of interest please contact [email protected]
• 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.

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