International Delivery and Performance Advisor

Could you turn international activity into meaningful insight that shapes Scotland’s impact on the world?
The International Delivery and Performance Adviser sits at the heart of Scotland’s international agenda, helping ensure that the Scottish Government can clearly demonstrate the impact of its work across a global network of offices, partnerships and programmes. Blending performance, strategy and stakeholder engagement, this role translates complex information into meaningful insight that supports decision-making at the highest levels.

Working across the Directorate for Culture and External Affairs and alongside analysts, policy colleagues and senior leaders, you'll help drive a culture of continuous improvement, ensuring international priorities are effectively tracked, measured and communicated. This is an opportunity to influence how Scotland evidences its international success, strengthens its global reputation and supports informed decisions that deliver real outcomes for people, communities and partners both at home and overseas.

• Work with analytical colleagues to support a structured approach to setting objectives, tracking delivery and measuring outcomes across international activity.
• Lead routine monitoring and reporting processes, ensuring timely, accurate and consistent performance information.
• Support development of monitoring and evaluation approaches, improving how impact is evidenced.

• Work to contribute to reporting on international activity, ensuring outputs are clear, evidence-based and accessible.
• Collate and analyse information on international network activity, finance and key achievements.
• Provide insight to support senior leaders’ understanding of performance, risks and opportunities.

• Identify opportunities to improve approaches to measurement, reporting and use of data.

• Support increased transparency, consistency and professionalism in how international activity is tracked and communicated.

• Contribute to embedding more outcomes-focused ways of working.

• Support the preparation for International Board and Ministerial Group meetings, ensuring accurate and up-to-date information is available.

• Contribute to the development of briefing materials and performance summaries for senior stakeholders.

• Maintain up-to-date briefing on the international network, including key developments and achievements.

• Undertake FoIs, Parliamentary Questions (PQs), Ministerial Correspondence (MICASE) and briefing duties as required.
• Work flexibly across the team to support priority areas.