MACS Head of Secretariat

The Mobility and Access Committee for Scotland (MACS) is an advisory non-department public body responsible foradvising Scottish Ministers on the challenges of disabled people in relation to transport and creating a Scotland without the barriers that isolate and exclude disabled people from making their choice of successful door to door journeys.

The Committee is made up of a diverse group of members each bringing a wealth of professional and/or lived experienced offering profound insights into the challenges faced within Scotlands transport system.

The MACS Secretariat Team within Transport Scotland is responsible for day to day management and administration to support the Committee as a public body.

The Head of Secretariat is responsible for leading the Secretariat Team ensuring that the Committee is able to deliver its functions effectively and efficiently consistent with Ministers priorities. This involves working closely with the Convener and Sponsor to develop and implement appropriate performance management monitoring and reporting arrangements to ensure that the Committee is accountable and responsible for the full range of its strategic and operational functions.

This post sits within the Transport Strategy & Coordination Unit of Transport Scotland which brings together a number of cross cutting functions including delivery of the National Transport Strategy (NTS) strategic coordination stakeholder engagement UK and Devolved Administrations relations and preparing transport for constitutional change.

As the Head of MACS Secretariat you will have line management responsibility for one member of staff (B2 Secretariat and Policy and Support Officer). The team reports to the C1 Head of Stakeholder Engagement and MACS Sponsor and is supported by a wider strategic unit within Transport Strategy and Coordination.

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Transport Scotland is the national transport agency seeking to deliver a safe efficient cost-effective and sustainable transport system for the benefit of the people of Scotland. Transport Scotland is accountable to Parliament and the public through Scottish Ministers with a budget of over 4 billion per year. Transport is a vital feature of the Scottish Governments focus on increasing sustainable economic growth and transport investments and policies have major impacts on the economy people and the environment.

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 theUK Civil Service 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 aboutwhat we offer.

As part of the UK Civil Service we uphold theCivil Service Nationality Rules.

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