Senior Project Officer

NHS Scotland; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 43,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Scotland is seeking a proactive Senior Project Officer to support the Primary Care Improvement Portfolio in Edinburgh or Glasgow. The role is full-time (36 hours per week) on a fixed-term contract to March 2027, with hybrid working.

You will plan, coordinate and deliver programmes, managing timescales, cost and quality, and engaging stakeholders across NHS Scotland and partner organisations. Qualified at degree level or equivalent, you will bring strong governance, reporting, and MS Office

Qualifications

• Educated to degree level or equivalent experience in NHS or statutory sector.
• Proven ability to co-ordinate and implement a demanding programme schedule.
• Advanced Microsoft Office skills and data analysis would be desirable.
• Experience in project and event management, and stakeholder engagement.

Responsibilities

• Plan, co-ordinate and deliver programmes across portfolio workstreams.
• Ensure activities meet timescales, cost and quality.
• Engage with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders.
• Provide high‑level report writing and governance contributions.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Report writing

Event management

Governance understanding

Communication skills

Digital content development

Microsoft Office

Analytical skills

Education

Degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

MS Teams

Job description

Full time (36 hours per week)

Fixed-term contract/secondment to March 2027

Edinburgh or Glasgow – hybrid working will apply for the foreseeable future

Senior Project Officer (Ref: 256308)

£43,231 - £52,679 (Band 6)

We are seeking to appoint a proactive Senior Project Officer with excellent project management skills to support the work of the Primary Care Improvement Portfolio.

The successful candidate will operationally plan, co‑ordinate and deliver programmes across a variety of portfolio workstreams, ensuring the successful completion of activities within agreed parameters such as timescales, cost, and quality. You will have excellent verbal, written and digital communication skills and be able to connect effectively with a wide range of stakeholders both internally and externally. You will have experience in project and event management, high‑level report writing and resource and digital content development including webpages. In addition, you will have a good understanding of governance processes to contribute to areas of work such as information governance, risk management, financial management and staff governance.

Educated to degree level, or with equivalent knowledge and experience working in a similar role within NHS or other statutory sector setting, you will demonstrate proficiency in the co‑ordination and implementation of a demanding programme schedule and be driven to develop yourself and others. In addition, advanced Microsoft Office skills and insights into qualitative and quantitative analytical skills will be highly desirable.

Travel throughout Scotland will be required.

For informal enquiries about the post please contact Molly Sutherland, Acting Programme Manager, at [e-mail].

Closing date: Tuesday 25 August 2026 at midnight

It is anticipated that interviews will be held via MS Teams on Monday 14 September 2026