Scottish Funding Council

Finance Policy Officer, Grade E2 – Maternity Cover

Scottish Funding Council

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Edinburgh • United Kingdom

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Salary

💰 £39,579 - £46,611 per year

About the role

  • This fixed term role provides maternity cover within the Finance Directorate.
  • Working closely with the Deputy Director of Finance and the wider Finance Leadership Team.
  • Support project activity required to maintain effective financial operations.
  • Ensure continuity of critical functions, including project coordination, data assurance, stakeholder engagement.
  • Contribute flexibly across the directorate, helping sustain collaborative finance services throughout the maternity leave period.

Requirements

  • Educated to degree level (or equivalent) or equivalent relevant work experience.
  • Project experience including initiating, planning and managing a variety of projects.
  • Ability to plan work and co-ordinate implementation across a wide range of stakeholders.
  • Knowledge of the tertiary education sector and an understanding of the university and college funding cycle.
  • Working knowledge of activities across SFC.
  • Excellent time management skills.
  • Ability to deal with confidential matters with discretion.
  • Proven ability to exercise resource, judgement and initiative appropriately.
  • Excellent communication skills.
  • Good IT skills including proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.
Benefits
  • Normal full-time hours of work are 35 per week. We will consider flexible working arrangements.
  • Annual leave entitlement of 30 days pro-rata, plus public and privilege holiday entitlement of 13 days pro-rata.
  • A flexible approach to hybrid working, giving you flexibility to work from home anywhere in the UK for some of the time while also maintaining regular in-person contact with colleagues.
  • Annual pay review: approved within the framework of the Scottish Government’s Public Sector Pay Policy and negotiated with our recognised trade union, Unite.
  • Eligibility to join the Civil Service Pension Scheme.
  • Support for continuous professional development.
  • Support for health and wellbeing, including generous occupational sick pay.
  • We provide support to SFC employees with Volunteering Days.
  • Support for travel to and from work.
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Soft Skills
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