Job Description
Do you thrive in a fast-paced environment where you can use your analytical and stakeholder management skills to support complex programmes and drive improvements?
The Digital Connectivity Division within the Scottish Government is responsible for delivering programmes that improve Scotland’s digital infrastructure, ensuring people and businesses have access to reliable and future-ready connectivity
The team’s purpose is to support Scotland’s economic, social and environmental wellbeing by delivering digital connectivity programmes that provide fair and equitable access to broadband services across the country.
As a Senior Portfolio Management Office (PMO) Officer, you will provide project, programme and portfolio support across major digital infrastructure programmes, leading on areas such as governance, financial management, stakeholder engagement and continuous improvement activities.
The main objective of the role is to ensure the effective management, oversight and delivery of digital connectivity programmes by promoting best practice, supporting decision-making and driving continuous improvement across the portfolio.
Responsibilities
Leading the PMO Governance function, which includes:
-Oversight and continuous improvement of the overall governance structure, and supporting the Divisional Management Team to enable robust decision- making.
- Leading the team in the planning and preparation of Programme and Portfolio Delivery Boards, providing high-quality products for boards, delivering a v secretariat function where applicable, and ensuring that decisions and actions are progressed appropriately.
Leading the Divisional Financial Management processes, including:
- Overseeing the financial services of the PMO, including working with budget holders to develop robust projections and monitoring spend to inform divisional and corporate finance reporting processes. This includes a lead role in commissions such as spending reviews and year-end processes.
-Leading the monthly Financial Management Meeting, comprising senior members of staff.
-Overseeing investment proposals to ensure appropriate approvals are received for new spend.
- Acting as an escalation point for payment process queries.
- Leading planning activities and portfolio benefits management across the division.
- Providing PMO leadership for ad hoc cross-cutting projects, ensuring PPM principles are applied.
Supporting the PMO Manager in the management of contracts, ensuring they deliver value for money and that services are optimised to achieve objectives.
This role sits within a flexible B3 cadre, able to support and adapt across all aspects of portfolio and programme management. You will also be expected to undertake activities such as resource management, risk and issue management, continuous improvement, procurement, reporting and other PPM tasks (as outlined in Digital Connectivity’s PMO Service Provision and PPM Toolkit), providing support across all programmes as required.
Success profile
Success profiles are specific to each job and they include the mix of behaviours, experience and technical criteria that candidates will be assessed on.
Experience
- The PMO Analyst will have experience working within a PMO supporting complex projects or programmes. They will have a strong understanding of project, programme and portfolio management (PPM) principles, and experience in defining, maintaining and applying delivery standards.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to build strong effective relationships with stakeholders in a fast-paced environment.
- Ability to collate, organise, analyse and use information whilst working on your own initiative, adding value and quality at all stages.
Behaviours:
- Delivering at Pace (Level 3)
- Working Together (Level 3)
How to apply
Apply online, providing a CV and supporting statement (of no more than 1500 words) providing evidence of how you meet the behaviours and experience listed in the Success Profile above. Both the CV and the supporting statement provided will be assessed against the criteria for the role.
At sift stage, Delivering at Pace will be assessed as the lead criterion. Candidates who do not sufficiently demonstrate this criterion will be sifted out at this stage. Applications that meet the required standard against the lead criterion will then proceed to a full assessment against the remaining behaviours and experience for the role.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools can be used to support your application, but all statements and examples provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, and presented as your own) applications will be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action.
Please see our
candidate guidance for more information on acceptable and unacceptable uses of AI in recruitment.
If invited for further assessment, this will consist of an interview and Presentation. Assessments are scheduled for w/c 31 August 2026 however this may be subject to change.
Skilled Worker sponsorship is not available for this role. As a result, we are unable to appoint candidates who require Skilled Worker sponsorship now or in the future. Applicants must have an existing and ongoing right to work in the UK.
Recruitment Principles
As a government organisation, we adhere to the Civil Service Commission Recruitment Principles and we investigate any complaints received in relation to recruitment cases.
About us
The Scottish Government is the devolved government for Scotland. We have responsibility for a wide range of key policy areas including: education, health, the economy, justice, housing and transport. We offer rewarding careers and employ people across Scotland in a wide range of professions and roles.
Our staff are part of the
UK Civil Service, observing the
Civil Service Code and working for Ministers and senior stakeholders to deliver vital public services which improve the lives of the people of Scotland.
We offer a supportive and inclusive working environment along with a wide range of employee benefits. Find out more about
what we offer
Working pattern
Our standard hours are 35 hours per week and we offer a range of flexible working options depending on the needs of the role, including Flexi-leave. Scottish Government staff in hybrid-compatible roles should aim to work in-person 40% of the time, either in an office or other agreed work location. If you have specific questions about the role you are applying for, please contact us.
Security checks
Successful candidates must complete the Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS), before they can be appointed. BPSS is comprised of four main pre-employment checks – Identity, Right to work, Employment History and a Criminal Record check (unspent convictions).
Internal candidates may need to gain higher security clearance than they currently hold if successful in their application.
Equality statement
We are committed to equality and inclusion and we aim to recruit a diverse workforce that reflects the population of our nation.
Further information
Find out more about our organisation, what we offer staff members and how to apply on our
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Candidate Guide for further information on our recruitment and application processes.
Apply by 23:59 on Thursday 13 August 2026.
