Job Description

This is an Expression of Interest (EOI) opportunity, available on a lateral move basis only. Applications are open to Core Scottish Government employees only

in the . The post is a fixed term position for 12 months.

Job Title: Senior Wellbeing and Experience Policy Officer

Business Area / Directorate: Equality Experience and Partnership Unit within the Health Workforce Directorate.

Location:

Working Arrangement: St Andrews House, Edinburgh

Grade: B3

Duration 12-months maternity leave cover

Line Manager: Wellbeing Team Leader

Eligibility: Expressions of interest are invited from substantive colleagues on level transfer from core SG only.

Sponsorship: 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.

Do you want to help improve the working lives of the health and social care workforce in Scotland?

This role offers the opportunity to make a meaningful difference to workforce experience, contributing to a programme of wellbeing initiatives and strengthening our understanding of what working life is really like in practice. You will support the use of evidence and insight to inform decisions and help shape practical improvements.

Working within a supportive team, you will take ownership of key areas of work, contributing to delivery and helping to drive positive change across health and social care. You will lead on work to improve physical working conditions and the psychological wellbeing of staff. This will involve working collaboratively with colleagues and partners, coordinating activity, and ensuring work progresses effectively to meet shared priorities.

You will gain valuable experience in a fast-paced environment with high levels of ministerial, parliamentary and media interest, briefing ministers and developing evidence-based advice to support decision making. The work is varied and often evolves quickly, so flexibility and resilience are essential. You will be supported to manage competing priorities and deliver at pace, including contributing to priority work across the wider unit, division and directorate as required.

This is an excellent opportunity to build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, communicating clearly and working collaboratively to achieve shared outcomes. You will develop your ability to influence, work to ministers, and contribute to a culture where wellbeing sits at the heart of staff experience.

Key Responsibilities

While every day can be different, key areas of work include:

• Enabling C band and senior leaders to effectively support Ministers in a changing and sensitive area

• Supporting colleagues to take forward policy/project work, with potential for line management.

• Developing briefing and advice for senior officials and/or Ministers, and drafting and preparation of official documents including guidance, publications, and commissions.

• Participation and engagement with partners and stakeholders

• Collaboration with other areas of government

• Supporting communications activity including media, speeches and visits
• Supporting the design, development, and implementation of initiatives, including strategy, planning, analysis, impact assessment, monitoring, and evaluation

• Correspondence e.g. Ministerial, official, PQs, urgent/topical/general questions, FoIs

• Some financial management of policy activity (including grants and other funding, budget management)

Success Profile

Success profiles are specific to each job, and they include the mix of skills, experience and behaviours candidates will be assessed against, you should provide evidence of how you meet these in your statement.

For this position, you will be assessed against the following:

Experience

1. Strong interpersonal, communication, written and engagement skills with an ability to communicate clearly, concisely and engagingly – including on sensitive topics – with a range of colleagues and stakeholders to build effective and sustainable working relationships.

2. Experience of working in a cross-cutting environment with a diverse range of internal/external partners and stakeholders to support collaboration, alignment and consensus building.

3. The ability to analyse, interpret and make recommendations based on a wide range of quantitative and qualitative data simply to mixed audiences.
4. Sound planning and organisational skills, including the ability to work under pressure on your own initiative, prioritising your workload to meet critical deadlines while planning and managing longer term pieces of work, with the ability to escalate appropriately.

Behaviours

1. Making Effective Decisions – (Level 3)

2. Communicating and Influencing – (Level 3)

3. Working Together – (Level 3)

4. Delivering at Pace – (Level 3)

You can find out more about Success Profiles on gov.scot: Success profiles: candidate guide - gov.scot

Working pattern

This role is a full-time role, but we welcome applications from staff with different working patterns, proposed working patterns will be assessed against the business requirements for this post

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. 

Further information

Further information about this opportunity is available from christina.stokes@gov.scot

How to Apply

Applications are invited from eligible B3-grade core SG staff for this vacancy