Project Support Officer

ASA Recruitment; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency in Scotland is seeking an Agile Project Support officer to join a Digital & Change Innovation team in central government. This role includes managing finance processes, tracking project delivery, and facilitating governance compliance. Ideal candidates will have previous experience in government and strong Agile methodologies expertise. This is a unique opportunity to contribute to innovative projects in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in Agile delivery approaches.
• Proven ability to manage finance processes effectively.
• Experience in reporting and progress tracking.

Responsibilities

• Manage finance processes and maintain finance workbook.
• Track delivery progress and draft quality reports.
• Support lab leads in preparing packs for Executive Actions Boards.
• Maintain the RAID log and ensure proper tracking.
• Familiarize and coach staff on the LOAD governance framework.

Skills

Agile delivery

Finance management

Reporting

Risk management

Coaching

Job description

Role Overview

Are you a skilled Agile Project Support officer with Government experience?

You have the chance to join a Digital & Change Innovation team in Scottish central government and play a key role in ensuring consistent AGILE delivery approach is met.

The project Support officer will run a smooth lab and change function and work in a fast paced civil team alongside AGILE Project Manager, Product Owners and a wider range of team.

What You'll Bring

• Management and administration of finance processes within lab. Maintain finance workbook – identify and correct errors. Present finance data in an understandable format, along with analysis, and proposed opportunities for adjusting budget variance. Ensure accuracy and consistency of finance data across multiple formats, and coherency of message. Liaise with department finance team on lab finance data.
• Tracking delivery progress within the lab, and using this understanding to draft progress tracking and reporting, ensuring quality of reporting and appropriateness for various stakeholders.
• Provide support to lab leads to prepare pack for Executive Actions Boards (EAB) and ensure actions for EAB are progressed.
• Maintain lab RAID log and ensure actions. Supporting effective risk and issue tracking, facilitating workshops, maintaining tracking.
• Become familiar with the internal governance framework – LOAD – and be an ambassador for cascading and embedding the use of the LOAD framework in labs and the wider SCTS community. Be a point of contact in the lab for coaching on LOAD framework.
• Facilitate the preparation and maintenance of the collateral for the Authority to Proceed Packs (ATPs) for each work stream as they move through the LOAD Framework.

Desirable Experience

• Central or Local Government experience is very advantageous.
• Disclosure Scotland or BPSS – although our client will be able to gain this quickly.

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