Hybrid Finance Policy Officer, Grade E2 – Maternity Cover

at Scottish Funding Council

• Job title: Finance Policy Officer, Grade E2 – Maternity Cover
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: £39,579 - £46,611 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

About the role

• Finance Policy Officer providing maternity cover within the Finance Directorate at SFC. Supporting financial operations and project coordination during a transition period.

Responsibilities

• This fixed term role provides maternity cover within the Finance Directorate.
• Working closely with the Deputy Director of Finance and the wider Finance Leadership Team.
• Support project activity required to maintain effective financial operations.
• Ensure continuity of critical functions, including project coordination, data assurance, stakeholder engagement.
• Contribute flexibly across the directorate, helping sustain collaborative finance services throughout the maternity leave period.

Requirements

• Educated to degree level (or equivalent) or equivalent relevant work experience.
• Project experience including initiating, planning and managing a variety of projects.
• Ability to plan work and co-ordinate implementation across a wide range of stakeholders.
• Knowledge of the tertiary education sector and an understanding of the university and college funding cycle.
• Working knowledge of activities across SFC.
• Excellent time management skills.
• Ability to deal with confidential matters with discretion.
• Proven ability to exercise resource, judgement and initiative appropriately.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Good IT skills including proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.

Benefits

• Normal full-time hours of work are 35 per week. We will consider flexible working arrangements.
• Annual leave entitlement of 30 days pro-rata, plus public and privilege holiday entitlement of 13 days pro-rata.
• A flexible approach to hybrid working, giving you flexibility to work from home anywhere in the UK for some of the time while also maintaining regular in-person contact with colleagues.
• Annual pay review: approved within the framework of the Scottish Government’s Public Sector Pay Policy and negotiated with our recognised trade union, Unite.
• Eligibility to join the Civil Service Pension Scheme.
• Support for continuous professional development.
• Support for health and wellbeing, including generous occupational sick pay.
• We provide support to SFC employees with Volunteering Days.
• Support for travel to and from work.