Senior Policy Officer
6 days ago
Are you looking for a great opportunity to join a high profile area supporting work to tackle poverty and inequality and to create a fairer Scotland?
The Financial Wellbeing Unit sits within the Third Sector and Financial Wellbeing Division of the Tackling Child Poverty and Social Justice Directorate. The Unit is focused on leading and collaborating on work to help everyone to access the financial and wider support to achieve an acceptable standard of living. This work supports the Government priority to eradicate child poverty.
This post sits within the Unit's Welfare and Debt Advice Policy Team which is responsible for providing policy and ministerial advice on the approach taken by Scottish Government ministers for the support and funding of free to access welfare, debt and income maximisation advice services. In particular, the post involves grant management of the Debt Advice Levy and a substantial resource budget to a wide range of high profile stakeholders such as Citizens Advice Scotland, StepChange Debt Charity and others. The post offers an opportunity to develop and advise on policy across other areas of government such as related work in Social Security Policy, Tackling Child Poverty and the Third Sector Unit.
ResponsibilitiesResponsibilities
Develop policy on income maximisation, welfare, and debt advice.
Provide ministerial support to the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and, where appropriate, the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice.
Lead the management and monitoring of a significant budget (currently £17 million).
Lead extensive engagement with internal and external stakeholders and oversee substantial grant monitoring across a wide range of high-profile organisations and projects.
Manage one member of staff through effective line management.
Deliver day-to-day support for the wider team, including business-as-usual tasks such as MiCase handling, PQs, FOI requests, and the preparation of briefings.
Success Profile
Success profiles are specific to each job and they include the mix of skills, experience and behaviours candidates will be assessed on.
Experience:
- Working across organisational boundaries and across Scottish Government teams to develop and deliver policy.
Behaviours:
- Making effective decisions – Level 3
- Communicating and influencing – Level 3
- Working together – Level 3
- Delivering at pace – Level 3
You can find out more about Success Profiles Behaviours, here: Behaviour levels - Success profiles: candidate guide -
How to apply Apply online, providing a CV and Supporting Statement (of no more than 1000 words) which provides evidence of how you meet the skills, experience and behaviours listed in the Success Profile above. 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 an interview and written analysis. Assessments are scheduled for w/c 19 January 2026 however this may be subject to change. About us The Scottish Government is the devolved government for Scotland. We have responsibility for a wide range of key policy areas including: education, health, the economy, justice, housing and transport. We offer rewarding careers and employ people across Scotland in a wide range of professions and roles. Our staff are part of the UK Civil Service, working for Ministers and senior stakeholders to deliver vital public services which improve the lives of the people of Scotland. We offer a supportive and inclusive working environment along with a wide range of employee benefits. Find out more about what we offer. As part of the UK Civil Service, we uphold the Civil Service Nationality Rules. Working pattern Our standard hours are 35 hours per week and we offer a range of flexible working options depending on the needs of the role. From October 2025, the Scottish Government will require staff in hybrid-compatible roles to work in-person 40% of the time, either in an office or other agreed work location. If you have specific questions about the role you are applying for, please contact us. Security checks Successful candidates must complete the Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS), before they can be appointed. BPSS is comprised of four main pre-employment checks – Identity, Right to work, Employment History and a Criminal Record check (unspent convictions). You can find out more about BPSS on the UK Government website, or read about the different levels of security checks in our Candidate Guide. Equality statement We are committed to equality and inclusion and we aim to recruit a diverse workforce that reflects the population of our nation. Find out more about our commitment to diversity and how we offer and support recruitment adjustments for anyone who needs them. Further information Find out more about our organisation, what we offer staff members and how to apply on our Careers Website. Read our Candidate Guide for further information on our recruitment and application processes. Apply before: 15 December :59) This role is open to internal candidates and Common Citizenship organisations only.-
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