Digital and Infrastructure Manager

Description

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 Digital and Infrastructure Manager

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- C1

Advert type - Level Transfer

Duration - 18 months with the possibility of extension

Eligibility - Expressions of interest are invited from C1 colleagues on level transfer

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

More Homes Scotland Is being established as a new Executive Agency of the Scottish Government in response to the scale and urgency of Scotlands housing challenges and the need for a stronger more delivery focussed 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.

To support the move from programme design to implementation a dedicated time-limited Transition Team has been established. The Transition Teams 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 agencys 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 agencys design

The Transition Team will play a critical role in ensuring More Homes Scotland is positioned to move confidently into its next phase with clear purpose strong foundations and a shared understanding of how it will operate and add value.

Role Purpose

The Digital & Infrastructure Manager is the senior lead responsible for the Digital & Infrastructure workstream within the More Homes Scotland Transition Programme. The postholder will lead the design development and implementation of the digital technology and infrastructure arrangements required to establish More Homes Scotland as a new Executive Agency ensuring the agency is digitally enabled operationally ready and equipped to deliver its objectives from launch.

Working across the Transition Team and in partnership with Scottish Government Digital Data and Technology services and other key stakeholders the role will provide strategic leadership on digital services infrastructure service design and technology delivery. The postholder will oversee the development of the agencys digital operating model lead significant digital implementation activity manage allocated resources and budgets and ensure digital work streams are effectively integrated into wider organisational design and delivery.

The role exercises significant autonomy and influence providing strategic advice and recommendations to senior leaders on digital investment technology solutions service readiness and implementation priorities and is accountable for ensuring digital and infrastructure arrangements support the successful transition from programme design to operational delivery.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the Digital & Infrastructure workstream within the More Homes Scotland Transition Programme with accountability for the successful design development and implementation of the agencys digital and technology arrangements from design through to operational delivery.
• Act as the senior lead for all digital infrastructure and technology-related aspects of agency transition ensuring digital considerations are fully integrated into organisational design governance workforce planning and operational readiness.
• Establish the digital operating model for More Homes Scotland recommending future governance service management support and delivery arrangements to ensure the agency is equipped for long-term success.
• Lead the development and implementation of the agencys digital and infrastructure roadmap agreeing priorities milestones and dependencies across multiple work streams and stakeholders.
• Hold responsibility for allocated programme budgets and digital investment associated with transition activity ensuring effective financial management value for money robust governance and accurate forecasting.
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