AMS PSR

On behalf of the Fair Work Agency, we are looking for a Business Support Officer (Inside IR35) for a 6 month hybrid contract based in Edinburgh.

As a Business Support Officer, your main responsibilities will be to:

• Support the Director of Corporate Services and senior managers in the planning, coordination and delivery of Directorate priorities.
• Coordinate Directorate governance arrangements, including leadership meetings, action tracking, reporting cycles and decision-making processes.
• Maintain oversight of actions, risks, issues and dependencies, ensuring progress is monitored and escalated where required.
• Produce high-quality reports, briefing materials, presentations and management information for senior leaders and governance forums.
• Support business planning, performance reporting and monitoring of Directorate objectives and milestones.
• Coordinate recruitment and workforce management activity across the Directorate, including onboarding, resource tracking and establishment management.

Essential:

• Experience of providing business management, governance or operational support within a complex organisation.
• Excellent organisational and planning skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities and deliver to tight deadlines.
• Experience of coordinating actions, risks, issues and performance reporting.
• Ability to analyse information and produce clear, concise reports, briefings and management information.
• Experience of working with senior stakeholders and building effective working relationships.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas.

Disability Confident 

As a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, the Fair Work Agency guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. This scheme encourages candidates with a disability and/or neurodivergence to apply.

Armed Forces Covenant

The Fair Work Agency guarantees to interview veterans or spouses / partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates / military spouses or partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

In applying for this role, you acknowledge the following "this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs. As such the payment to the intermediary and your income resulting from this contract will be different".