Digital & Infrastructure Officer in Edinburgh

This is an Expression of Interest (EOI) opportunity, available on a lateral move basis only. Applications are open to Core Scottish Government employees only.

Business Area/Directorate - More Homes Scotland

Location – Glasgow and Edinburgh

Working Arrangement – We operate a hybrid working model, with all colleagues expected to spend a minimum of two days per week in an office location. The Programme Team meet weekly in person, alternating between Glasgow and Edinburgh.

Grade - B3

Advert type - Level Transfer

Duration - 18 months with the possibility of extension

Eligibility - Expressions of interest are invited from B3 colleagues on level transfer. Skilled Worker sponsorship is not available for this role. As a result, we are unable to appoint candidates who require Skilled Worker sponsorship now or in the future. Applicants must have an existing and ongoing right to work in the UK.

Overview: More Homes Scotland is being established as a new Executive Agency of the Scottish Government, in response to the scale and urgency of Scotland’s housing challenges and the need for a stronger, more delivery focused approach to housing supply. The creation of More Homes Scotland reflects a commitment to address these challenges by simplifying how housing delivery is supported, strengthening operational focus, and enabling greater scale and speed of delivery across all tenures.

The Transition Team’s primary goal is to design, coordinate and oversee the establishment of More Homes Scotland, ensuring the agency is set up in a coherent, well governed and deliverable way. The team will:

• Develop the agency’s Target Operating Model, clarifying its core functions, roles and ways of working
• Coordinate governance, assurance, finance and resourcing actively to ensure readiness for implementation
• Support informed Ministerial decision making and alignment with wider public service reform objectives
• Work collaboratively with colleagues across Scottish Government and with stakeholders to draw on delivery expertise and share the agency’s design

The post holder will play an important role in supporting the establishment of More Homes Scotland by contributing to the development of the agency’s digital presence and underpinning infrastructure. Working to a C1 Digital and Infrastructure Lead, and in close collaboration with Scottish Government digital, data and technology functions, the role will focus on ensuring that More Homes Scotland has the appropriate digital foundations, platforms and services in place to operate effectively from launch.

A key aspect of the role will be supporting how the agency presents itself digitally, including its website, user journeys and online interactions, as well as contributing to the safe and effective transition of digital infrastructure into the new organisation.

Responsibilities:

• Support the design and delivery of More Homes Scotland’s digital presence, including working across Scottish Government to establish an external website and associated digital channels.
• Coordinate with SG digital, data and technology functions to ensure alignment with corporate standards, accessibility requirements and security protocols.
• Contribute to the development of the agency’s digital and data infrastructure, including systems, platforms and tools required to support operational delivery.
• Help define requirements for digital services, ensuring user needs are understood and reflected in design and implementation.
• Support the procurement or onboarding of digital solutions, where required, in line with SG processes and controls.
• Identify and highlight opportunities to improve digital capability, infrastructure and ways of working within the new agency.
• Support activity to transfer digital assets, services and infrastructure from existing Scottish Government arrangements to More Homes Scotland.
• Work flexibly across the Transition Division, supporting priority activity and responding to changing demands in a fast-paced and high-profile programme environment.

Qualifications:

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

• Experience of contributing to the development or delivery of digital products or services, such as websites, digital platforms or user-facing online content.
• Understanding of digital standards and requirements, including accessibility, user-centred design and working within corporate or government digital frameworks.
• Experience of working with digital, data or technology colleagues to support the design, development or implementation of systems, tools or infrastructure.
• Experience of supporting the setup or transition of digital services, platforms or infrastructure, including contributing to how organisations present themselves and interact digitally.

• Communicating and Influencing – Level 3
• Working Together – Level 3
• Seeing the Big Picture – Level 3
• Delivering at Pace – Level 3

Team Working Arrangements: We operate a hybrid working model, with all colleagues expected to spend a minimum of two days per week in an office location. The Programme Team meet weekly in person, alternating between Glasgow and Edinburgh. These sessions are an important forum for collaboration, collective problem-solving and maintaining pace of delivery. Team members are therefore encouraged to attend regularly, recognising the value these meetings bring in ensuring alignment across workstreams and supporting effective programme delivery.

The post is a full-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 MoreHomesScotlandAgencyTeam@gov.scot

How to Apply: Please submit an Expression of Interest (maximum 500 words) setting out:

• how your previous experience or skills align to the essential criteria in no more than 500 words
• your substantive grade
• confirmation that you have discussed the opportunity with your manager or director, and they would release you within the expected four-week period if your application were successful.

Vacancies close at 11:59pm on the date displayed in the table, unless otherwise stated on the job advert.

Interviews: Interviews to be confirmed.

Selection Process: The selection process will be short and light touch. Candidates who are considered to have the 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.