Portfolio and Resource Manager

7 days ago

Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom Social Security Scotland Full time

Job Summary

This position is for a Head of Portfolio Management, Finance and Business in the Chief Digital Office within Social Security Scotland.

The Chief Digital Office is comprised of over 500 staff who are predominantly digital professionals. There are a number of distinct delivery, finance, and business functions that are currently either separate or reside within dedicated technical branches.

With a growing focus on the need for the management of a range of projects across the division (Portfolio of projects) that are clearly linked to resource management, workforce planning and the associated financial expenditure, there is now a strategic need to bring these functions under a single branch and an associated new post that will form part of the Chief Digital Office Senior Management Team.

Key Responsibilities

  • Engage with senior stakeholders in Agency/Programme/ and core SG on a range of Portfolio / Resourcing / Financial matters as the Social Security Programme heads towards closure and the Chief Digital Office needs to build sustainable project delivery capability.
  • Work across seven other equivalent branches, examining resource levels, agreeing financial allocations and prioritising which projects can and should be allocated resources.
  • Be comfortable engaging staff at all levels, the postholder will need to be adept at building empathy with a range Senior Leaders from different backgrounds to attain positive outcomes focussed on Public Value.
  • Be able to translate complex financial (capital / revenue / resource / SAB budgets) to staff who are not familiar with the finance domain.
  • Be able to converse confidently with Agency and Central Finance colleagues on matters such as VAT and depreciation of capital assets where they apply to digitally created outcomes.
  • Provide significant financial context and input to all Chief Digital Office business and investment cases and reconcile conflicting budget pressures from multiple branches within the division. Additionally, the resource and expenditure across numerous projects will need to be aligned and prioritised against the Agency Business Plan priorities.
  • Contribute and support further process and collaboration with other senior Branch Heads, to agree resource planning and utilisation. Compromise and brokering acceptable outcomes will be a key part of the role and will include working closely with Agency Finance Teams and seniors from the Social Security Programme.

Requirements

  • At least 2 years experience (managing delivery or working in project / programme assurance function or team and managing significant budgets (directly or overseeing) in excess of £10M.
  • Experience of actual workforce planning / modelling at scale (in excess of 200 posts/roles).
  • Experience of significant budget planning for capital / revenue / staff costs / or similar.
  • Experience of overseeing / managing the resourcing demands for a business area where professional development and training were critical to the operation.

Benefits

  • Annual Leave - You will receive 25 days annual leave on joining us. This will increase to 30 days after four full years of service. You will also have public and privilege days of leave every year.
  • A Civil Service Pension - This job comes with a Civil Service pension. New joiners to the Civil Service will join a career average pension scheme as standard.
  • Healthy work life balance - We can offer the possibility of full-time, part-time, term-time, and job shares. We also encourage flexible working.
  • Discounts - You can enjoy a vast range of retail, travel and lifestyle discounts through our benefit scheme.
  • Personal support for you - Our Employee Assistance Programme gives you confidential, independent information and guidance 24/7.
  • Volunteering special leave - Up to six days paid special leave a year for volunteering.
  • Great locations - Our bright and modern offices in the heart of Dundee and Glasgow have been designed with staff in mind. Both locations are ideal for public transport.

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