GOVERNANCE AND Support.B2

Job Title: Business Support

Business Area / Directorate - SAAS

Location - Saughton House

Working Arrangement - In line with our current ways of working our team follows a hybrid working approach where colleagues use a mix of office based and remote working (working from home) depending on the requirements of the role and personal circumstances. You will be expected to attend the office in person 6 days per month

Grade - B2

Advert Type - Temporary Promotion or Lateral Transfer

Duration - Approximately 6 months (end date of 30/09/2026)

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced and highly organised Business Manager who can quickly step into a busy central team take ownership of key processes and provide immediate value.

This role will be central to ensuring strong coordination across governance activities supporting delivery of the Annual Report & Accounts and maintaining business continuity arrangements. The successful candidate will need to be confident working at pace managing several concurrent priorities and producing highquality outputs from day one.

This is an ideal opportunity for someone with strong business management experience who thrives in fastmoving environments and can bring clarity structure and reliability to core corporate processes.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Coordinate governance activity including agendas papers forward plans and highquality information flow across senior groups.
• Lead coordination of the Annual Report & Accounts process ensuring timely contributions quality assurance of content and smooth delivery against deadlines.
• Support the maintenance and review of business continuity arrangements and directorate plans.
• Track progress on key organisational actions ensure updates are collected and escalate issues where necessary.
• Produce clear concise briefings summaries and reports for senior leaders.
• Build strong working relationships and act as a central point of contact for corporate queries.
• Identify opportunities to streamline and strengthen operational and administrative processes.

• Provide flexible support to corporate initiatives and emerging priorities.

Success Profiles

Career Framework

Behaviours Framework

Behaviours being tested - Level 3

• Working Together
• Managing a quality service
• Making effective decisions

Working Together

• develop a range of contacts outside own team and identify opportunities to share knowledge information and learning
• show genuine interest when listening to others
• contribute to an inclusive working environment where all opinions and challenges are listened to and all individual needs are considered

Managing a quality service

• work with customers to understand their needs and expectations
• keep colleagues and stakeholders fully informed of plans possibilities and progress
• identify common problems that affect service report them and find possible solutions

Making Effective Decisions

• Use evidence and knowledge to support accurate expert decisions and advice.
• Carefully consider alternative options implications and risks of decisions.

Experience:

Applicants must demonstrate:

We are looking for someone who can start quickly and add immediate value. Ideal candidates will have:

• Strong background in business management corporate support governance coordination or a similar role.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities work independently and deliver highquality outputs at pace.
• Excellent communication skills with confidence in preparing reports and briefing materials.
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail.
• Experience working with senior stakeholders and handling sensitive or timecritical information.

Ability to build constructive relationships with stakeholders at all levels and plan organise and prioritise workloads to meet tight deadlines.

Working Pattern:

The post is afull-time role but staff with different working patterns are invited to apply and we will assess proposed working patterns against the business requirements for this post.

Further Information

Further information about this opportunity is available from

How to Apply

If you are interested in this post please submit a statement of interest setting out details of how you meet the success profile criteria outlined for the post. This should be no longer than 750 words. Applications should be sent direct by midnight on the advertised closing date.

Vacancies close at 11:59pm on Sunday 29 March 2026.

Interviews

Interviews will be scheduled with the Hiring Manager for 29 March 2026. This may be subject to change.

Selection Process

The selection process will be short and light touch. Candidates who meet the key behaviours skills and experience will be invited to an audio interview with the recruiting manager and another panel member. They will recommend the candidate considered most suitable for the opportunity.

For any questions relating to your expression of interest please contact