Strategy & Compliance Officer

We are currently seeking applications for a Strategy and Compliance Officer within the Directorate for People based in Edinburgh. This is a permanent and pensionable appointment and new entrants will normally start on the minimum of the pay range. Candidates with a disability who meet the essential criteria below will be invited to the assessments.

This role provides opportunities to deliver essential business support to the Diversity and Inclusion Team. The work is wide ranging and interesting, covering all aspects of equality, diversity and inclusion with a strong focus on working collectively as a team. You will have opportunities to use your drafting, collation and research skills to produce reports which can be for a senior audience; to provide project management support to enable the smooth delivery of critical Diversity and Inclusion work; to support planning and delivery of events and interventions which enable delivery of our Diversity and Inclusion vision. You will be a key point of contact into the team and will use your professional approach and excellent customer service skills to build the reputation of the Diverstiy and Inclusion Team with a wide variety of stakeholders, including senior leaders and external organisations.

Over time you will build up a working and professional knowledge of the Equality Act 2010 and wider diversity and inclusion issues and developments and how these shape our work.

If you are passionate about fairness and helping our organisation to become more inclusive and diverse; and if you are willing to learn more about the role of the Scottish Government as a diverse and inclusive employer this job could be for you.

Qualifications Required
For jobs in Band B & C you must hold a minimum of 3 Highers or equivalent.

Other qualifications equivalent to these may also be acceptable, if you are in any doubt please contact to discuss.

Please note: If you fail to demonstrate how you meet the minimum qualifications as stated above, your application will be automatically sifted out.

Essential Criteria
1. Track record of strong organisational skills and effective management of own time to meet priorities and deadlines.
2. Evidence of good customer service skills including being open to change and focused on developing a professional service.
3. Track record of ability to complete research and analysis, to source, gather and interpret appropriate information and draft reports.
4. Track record of using IT confidently to present and manage information e.g. Microsoft Excel and other software packages such as Google Docs, Microsoft Teams, PowerPoint, etc.

Provisional Sift and Interview Dates
Provisional sift dates: 22nd July 2021
Provisional interview dates: 3rd August 2021

Nationality requirements
This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UKs
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals from the EU, EEA or Switzerland with (or eligible for) status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals working in the Civil Service
• relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals who have built up the right to work in the Civil Service
• certain family members of the relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals

Further Information
For further information on this vacancy please download and review the "Person Specification and Further Information for Job Applicants" which you will find below. To apply, you must fully complete and submit an online application via this website before the closing date. To learn more about this opportunity, please contact Joanne Streeter at joanne.streeter@gov.scot.

Important Information Regarding Interviews
In recognition of the Scottish Government’s ongoing measures and guidance in its response to Covid-19 (Coronavirus), we would like to advise applicants that a decision has been taken that all interviews must be conducted in a virtual/remote setting.

In order to facilitate this new way of working, we are asking all applicants to ensure that they have a suitable space to complete the virtual interview. In addition, a personal device of choice, which has the interview application downloaded. This could be MS Teams or Webex for example. This will allow candidates to undertake the interview/assessment if selected. We are also asking you to ensure that your personal Wi-Fi/Broadband capacity will be sufficient to carry both audio and video feeds.