Schemes and Grants Administrator

The Schemes and Grants Team sits within the Business and Operations Unit of the Directorate for Bus, Concessionary and Active Travel. The Unit is responsible for the administration and management of Scotland's National Concessionary Travel Schemes and the provision of grant funding to bus operators across Scotland.

• Provide administrative support for the delivery of grants paid to bus operators and other delivery partners. Undertake regular assurance checks and validation activities to ensure grants applications and supporting evidence meet required standards.
• Provide administrative support relating to our Concessionary Travel Schemes, assisting with signing bus operators up to our Schemes and ensuring key documents are completed and recorded correctly.
• Support the maintenance of accurate operator and scheme records within team databases and back-office systems, ensuring information is kept up to date to enable timely and accurate payments.
• Support the preparation of routine reports, correspondence and management information for the Schemes and Grants Team.
• Support the Schemes and Grants Team with business-as-usual activities, bus operator data maintenance, customer and stakeholder enquiries, and the resolution of routine queries relating to concessionary travel schemes and operator grants.