Deputy Chief of Staff / Senior Business Manager – G7 in Glasgow

Location: Glasgow – Hybrid, 2–3 days onsite per week
Duration: 12 months
Security Clearance: Active SC clearance required / ability to hold SC

• Significant experience operating at G7 level or equivalent within Central Government, consulting or another complex organisation.
• Strong background in senior business management, Chief of Staff, transformation, operations or organisational change.
• Experience working directly with senior executives and leadership teams in a trusted and influential capacity.
• Strong understanding of operational workforce and recruitment/resource planning.
• Demonstrable experience improving processes, systems, tooling and ways of working.
• Strong performance management capability, including the use of metrics, MI, data and digital insight to drive improvement.
• Experience supporting or leading change and communications across complex stakeholder groups.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including executive-level briefing and stakeholder engagement.
• Ability to bring structure and clarity to environments with multiple moving parts, changing priorities and competing demands.
• Highly organised, delivery-focused and comfortable working autonomously.

Desirable Experience

• Previous consulting or management consultancy experience, particularly within Government transformation or operational improvement.
• Experience of digital transformation, automation, workflow or productivity tooling.
• Experience establishing new performance frameworks, dashboards or management information.
• Knowledge of Central Government governance, workforce and operational delivery environments.