Head of Portfolio, Finance & Business Management

TN United Kingdom; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 85,000 - 87,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading agency within the Scottish Government is seeking a Head of Portfolio, Finance & Business Management. This role offers a hybrid working model and a competitive salary package, focusing on project delivery and resource management within a collaborative environment.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Annual leave of 5 weeks, rising to 6 weeks

Contributory Pension Scheme

Health and wellbeing support

Discounts on gym memberships

Qualifications

• Experience in managing projects and financial resources.
• Ability to engage with senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Engage with senior stakeholders on Portfolio and Financial matters.
• Examine resource levels and prioritize project allocations.
• Translate complex financial information for non-financial staff.

Skills

Stakeholder Engagement

Financial Management

Project Delivery

Resource Management

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Head of Portfolio, Finance & Business Management, Glasgow

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Client:

The Scottish Government

Location:

Glasgow, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

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Posted:

15.05.2025

Expiry Date:

29.06.2025

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Overview

Head of Portfolio, Finance and Business Management | Hybrid Working with Glasgow or Dundee Base Location | £85,400 - £86,566 | Full or Part Time Hours | Flexi- time | 25 Days annual leave (increasing to 30 after 4 years’ service) plus 11.5 Public and Privilege | Contributory Pension Scheme (employee contributions 7.35% employer contributions 28.97%)

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

The Chief Digital office is comprised of over 500 staff who are predominantly DDaT (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 (CDO) Senior Management Team (SMT).

What Do We Offer You?

We offer meaningful and engaging careers, a collaborative culture, and support for your career goals, all while nurturing a healthy work-life balance. We provide an employment package that attracts, develops, and retains only the best talent.

• C3 salary between £85,400 - £86,566
• Flexible working arrangements with potential of up to 4 days off per month.
• You will have an annual leave allowance of 5 weeks, rising to 6 weeks after 4 years. In addition, the Scottish Government observes 11½ days public and privilege holidays, dates of which are set annually.
• Workplace adjustments for everyone that needs them to ensure your comfort and safety in your new role.
• Learning and development opportunities to support your personal and professional growth.
• Career progression – join a rapidly growing and developing organisation with excellent opportunities for career advancement.
• Contributory Pension Scheme (employee contributions 7.35% employer contributions 28.97%).
• Health and wellbeing support including 24 hour access to our Employee Assistance Programme, plus counselling support available for all.
• Discounts on gym memberships and retail outlets.

Hybrid Working

We embrace a hybrid working style where all colleagues will spend time in either our Glasgow or Dundee office. There is an expectation of a minimum 2 days per week in your assigned location. Base office location can be in either Glasgow or Dundee.

About Us

Social Security Scotland is an Executive Agency of the Scottish Government. Our benefits help people from all walks of life in Scotland. We are committed to recruiting a diverse workforce that is representative of the clients we serve.

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