About The Role

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

Job Title – International Operations and IGR Advisor

Location – Victoria Quay

Working Arrangement – Staff in roles compatible with hybrid working should aim to spend 40% of their contracted working time working in person at their contractual workplace. More information can be found within Hybrid Working Policy

Grade – B2

Advert type – Level Transfer

Duration - Permanent

Eligibility - Expressions of interest are invited from substantive colleagues on level transfer from Core SG only.

Skilled Worker Sponsorship not being offered

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

The Directorate for Culture and External Affairs (DCEA) brings together the Scottish Government’s work on Culture, Population and Migration, International Climate Change, External Affairs and International Development. The Directorate leads engagement at home and internationally to enhance Scotland's reputation, increase sustainable economic growth, pursue strategic interests overseas, and strengthen international partnerships.

This post sits within the International Strategy and Reputation Division, which works to strengthen Scotland's international impact by:

Developing and implementing Scotland’s International Strategy with a focus on continuous improvement
Engaging on the international elements of inter-governmental relations across the UK and the development of our network of international offices.
Improving Scotland’s wellbeing and influence globally by maximising international opportunities across economic, cultural and policy assets
Building Scotland’s global reputation as a destination to live, work, study, visit and do business

Key responsibilities

Support preparations for Ministerial and senior official engagement on international IGR matters, coordinating SG contributions, drafting high-quality briefing and ensuring alignment across policy teams quality briefing and ensuring alignment across policy teams.‑quality briefing and ensuring alignment across policy teams.
Provide advice on Memorandums of Understanding, international treaties and obligations in line with the Concordat on International Relations.
Coordinate regular meetings for the international network and the Network Management Team strand of our governance and operations arrangements and provide secretariat support.
Support the B3 International Operations and IGR Manager with professionalising our approach to recruitment and onboarding for the International Network.
Support international network workforce planning activities, including maintaining trackers, collating vacancy information, monitoring recruitment progress and maintaining guidance and resource materials.
Support delivery of the annual leadership event for the Scottish Government’s international network
Maintain information management standards (SharePoint structure, document control, IMSO for eRDM).
Monitor and control access to FCDO DipTels by Scottish Government staff, ensuring compliance with FCDO information security requirements.
Undertake FoIs, PQs, Micase and briefing duties as required for the division’s policy area.

Success Profile

Success profiles are specific to each job and they include the mix of behaviours, experience and technical criteria (if applicable) that candidates will be assessed on.

Technical / Professional Skills

Working Internationally – Level 1 – Developing
Multilevel Government – Level 1 – Developing

You can find out more about the skills required, here: Policy Profession Standards Annex (publishing.service.gov.uk)

Experience

Experience in coordination/secretariat roles (agendas, minutes, action tracking).
Strong drafting for briefings/correspondence; handling official-level requests to deadlines.
Experience managing trackers and management information (e.g. workforce, actions, risks)
Demonstrable emotional intelligence and the ability to support colleagues through challenging or changing circumstances .

Behaviours

Seeing the Big Picture – Level 2
Communicating and Influencing – Level 2
Working Together – Level 2

You can find out more about Success Profiles Behaviours, here: Success profiles: candidate guide - gov.scot

Additional information

SC level of security clearance is required for this role. If you do not have it you will be expected to apply for it once in post. If you have any questions about this please speaking to the hiring manager in the first instance.

National security vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK

Working Pattern

This post is based in Victoria Quay with a mix of office based and remote working in line with the hybrid working policy. There may be occasional travel to engage with staff in our international network to better understand and inform the operational aspects of this role.

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.

Our standard hours are 35 hours per week and we offer a range of flexible working options depending on the needs of the role, including Flexi-leave. Scottish Government staff in hybrid-compatible roles should aim 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.

Further Information

Further information about this opportunity is available from [email hidden] or [email hidden] .

How to Apply

Please submit an Expression of Interest (maximum 500 words) outlining your suitability for the role, relevant skills and experience, and what you would bring to the team. Please align this to how you meet the behaviours, experience and technical skills listed in the Success Profile above.

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

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 a light touch interview.

Discussions are to be confirmed.

Recruitment Principles

As a government organisation, we adhere to the Civil Service Commission Recruitment Principles and we investigate any complaints received in relation to recruitment cases.

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 observing the Civil Service Code and 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 .

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 diversity and how we offer and support recruitment adjustments for 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 Guide for further information on our recruitment and application processes.