Senior Delivery Lead, Policy & Strategy (Edinburgh)

Government Recruitment Service; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 53,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Disability Confident employer scheme

Job summary

Government Recruitment Service in Edinburgh is seeking a Senior Delivery Adviser to drive progress on priority government delivery programmes. You will work with policy teams, Ministers, and senior officials to identify risks, unblock issues, and ensure alignment with departmental priorities.

The role focuses on delivering end-to-end programmes, maintaining constructive challenge, and providing escalation where needed to keep the department on track.

Responsibilities

• Driving progress on the Secretary of State’s and Permanent Secretary’s priorities, ensuring key delivery risks are identified and escalated where needed.
• Acting as a central link between policy teams, Private Offices, special advisers, Ministers and senior officials to unblock delivery barriers and improve cross-departmental join-up.
• Developing an understanding of priority policy areas and delivery plans to assess progress, spot risks and provide constructive challenge.
• Troubleshooting delivery blockers or misalignments by coordinating the right people and using escalation routes to resolve issues.
• Coordinating and drafting high-quality briefings and updates for Ministers and senior officials, including for external engagements and Parliamentary business.
• Supporting business planning and prioritisation by maintaining visibility of progress, dependencies and risks across the portfolio.
• Building trusted relationships across the department and with other government departments to deliver shared priorities.

Job description

Government Recruitment Service in Edinburgh is seeking a Senior Delivery Adviser to drive progress on priority government delivery programmes. You will work with policy teams, Ministers, and senior officials to identify risks, unblock issues, and ensure alignment with departmental priorities.

The role focuses on delivering end-to-end programmes, maintaining constructive challenge, and providing escalation where needed to keep the department on track.