RPID and ALT Business Manager

Edinburgh - UK

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 30+ days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Description

Job description

Are you ready to lead a high-performing business support team in a dynamic environment that offers the opportunity to build strong relationships across the Directorate and wider Scottish Government

Opportunities have arisen for two Business Managers to join the Agriculture and Rural Economy (ARE) Directorate one in the Rural Payments and Inspections Division (RPID) and the other in the Agriculture and Land Transitions (ALT) Division. These roles sit at the heart of divisional leadership providing essential business management support to ensure effective governance planning and delivery. RPID and ALT play pivotal roles in supporting the rural economy with a shared mission to improve outcomes for Scotlands people environment and economy.

You will lead divisional business operations working closely with senior leaders to drive strategic planning workforce and financial management and continuous improvement. Your objective will be to ensure robust support structures are in place enabling informed decision-making operational resilience and alignment with corporate priorities.

Responsibilities

Lead divisional business operations ensuring strategic alignment and effective governance across corporate and delivery functions.
Provide high-quality advice and support to Deputy Directors and SMTs enabling informed decision-making and operational resilience.
Oversee workforce and financial planning ensuring compliance with budgetary frameworks and identifying opportunities for efficiency.
Drive internal communications and engagement supporting staff wellbeing learning and development and organisational improvement.
Support the coordination of divisional responses to corporate commissions and reporting requirements ensuring deadlines are met and outputs are of high quality.

Qualifications

Success profile

Success profiles are specific to each job and they include the mix of skills experience and behaviours candidates will be assessed on.

Technical / Professional Skills:

Connections and communication - Practitioner level
Operational leadership and management - Practitioner level
Data and insight - Practitioner level
Delivery and decision making as speed - Practitioner level

You can find out more about the skills requiredHere

Experience

Relevant experience in business management - such as strategic planning financial oversight operational coordination or supporting senior leadership.

Behaviours:

Seeing the Big Picture Level 3

You can find out more about Success Profiles here: Success profiles: candidate guide -

How to apply

Apply online providing a CV and Supporting Statement (of no more than 1000 words) which provides evidence of how you meet the skills experience and behaviours listed in the Success Profile above.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools can be used to support your application but all statements and examples provided must be truthful factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others or generated by artificial intelligence and presented as your own) applications will be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action.

Please see our candidate guidance for more information on acceptable and unacceptable uses of AI in recruitment.

If invited for further assessment this will consist of an interview and an in-tray exercise.

Assessments are scheduled for w/c 17 November 2025 however this may be subject to change.

Apply before 23:59 on 29 October post is open to internal candidates and Common Citizenship Organisations only.

About us

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 the UK 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 about what we offer.

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

Working pattern

Our standard hours are 35 hours per week and we offer a range of flexible working options depending on the needs of the role. From October 2025 the Scottish Government will require staff in hybrid-compatible roles to work in-person 40% of the time either in an office or other agreed work location. If you have specific questions about the role you are applying for please contact us.

Security checks

Successful candidates must complete the Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) before they can be appointed. BPSS is comprised of four main pre-employment checks Identity Right to work Employment History and a Criminal Record check (unspent convictions).

You can find out more about BPSS on the UK Government website or read about the different levels of security checks in our Candidate Guide.

Equality statement

We are committed to equality and inclusion and we aim to recruit a diverse workforce that reflects the population of our nation.

Find out more about our commitment to diversityand how we offer and support recruitment adjustmentsfor anyone who needs them.

Further information

Find out more about our organisation what we offer staff members and how to apply on our Careers Website.

Read our Candidate Guidefor further information on our recruitment and application processes.

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Required Experience:

Manager

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