Temporary DDaT Programme Manager – Grade M1

Scottish Funding Council

Lead DDaT workstream for Scottish Funding Council's education and innovation program, ensuring technology and data elements are delivered on time and to standard.

Posted 5/19/2026full-timeEdinburgh • 🇬🇧 United KingdomMid-LevelSenior💰 £66,924 - £78,930 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Cloud

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead the DDaT workstream of the TET Bill Programme, owning the delivery plan, milestones, dependencies and budget for all technology, data and digital service elements of the transition.
Establish and maintain programme governance for the DDaT workstream.
Manage cross workstream dependencies between DDaT and the broader TET Bill Programme.
Coordinate the DDaT input to Transitional Services Agreement negotiations with SDS.
Oversee DDaT readiness planning for Day 1 operations.
Manage risks, issues and dependencies across the DDaT workstream.
Lead and develop the DDaT PMO team, including the Lead Business Analyst and Senior Business Analysts.
Coordinate with SFC’s Cloud Technology, Data Engineering, Analytics and Digital Delivery teams on TET Bill related work packages.
Work with external advisory and consultancy partners.
Produce clear, accurate programme reporting for senior leadership, the SFC Board and Parliamentary accountability requirements.
Contribute to benefits identification and tracking for the DDaT workstream.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Proven experience leading programme delivery in complex, multi stakeholder environments involving organisational change, service transition or operational separation.
Demonstrable experience of managing programmes with significant cross organisational dependencies.
Strong programme governance capability, including structured planning, dependency management, risk and issue escalation, financial tracking and stage gate reporting to senior leadership and boards.
Experience of managing or overseeing managed service arrangements, outsourced delivery or transitional service agreements.
Experience leading and developing multidisciplinary teams, including business analysts.
Ability to communicate complex technical and programme information clearly to non-technical audiences.
Strong organisational and planning skills with the ability to balance competing priorities across a programme with a fixed statutory deadline and multiple parallel workstreams.
Understanding of digital, data and technology operating models in a public service context, including familiarity with agile and structured delivery methodologies.

Benefits

Comp & perks

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. Salaries are reviewed annually in April for employees who commence employment prior to 1 October in the preceding year.
Eligibility to join the Civil Service Pension Scheme. With its low member contribution rates and generous employer contributions, this gives you a secure, inflation-proof pension for life with no investment uncertainty.
Support for continuous professional development: as a part of SFC, we are dedicated to providing comprehensive support for continuous learning and professional development.
Support for health and wellbeing, including generous occupational sick pay, free access to confidential advice and support through our 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme, Special Leave (paid and unpaid), a contribution to learning outside work through our Lifelong Learning Fund, free winter flu vaccination, and access to occupational health support.
We provide support to SFC employees with Volunteering Days.
Support for travel to and from work, including a salary sacrifice cycle loan scheme, cycle storage and shower facilities, an interest-free loan for bus or rail season tickets and free office car parking for employees on a first-come basis.

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Hard Skills & Tools

programme deliveryprogramme governancedependency managementrisk managementfinancial trackingstage gate reportingmanaged service arrangementsoutsourced deliverytransitional service agreementsagile methodologies

Soft Skills

leadershipcommunicationorganizational skillsplanning skillsstakeholder managementteam developmentproblem-solvingprioritizationreportingcollaboration