Job Advert
Fixed Term / Secondment Opportunity until 31st December 2024
NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.
About the Organisation:
Public Health Scotland launched 1st April 2020 as a national health board, employing around 1200 people, and with an annual budget of around £101 million. Public Health Scotland wants to see a Scotland where everybody thrives, a Scotland where life expectancy improves and the difference in life expectancy between our poorest and wealthiest areas gets smaller.
The Post:
We are seeking a Project Manager to support an established scrum team in the continuing design, development and delivery of the PHS corporate website.
Key duties include:
• Supporting the work of the scrum team
• Keeping road maps/timelines up to date
• Organising and chairing meetings for the team
• Taking an active role in planning and workshop sessions
• Collating data and compiling reports
• Keeping Trello up to date
• Raising Purchase Orders and monitoring budgets
The Candidate:
You will have:
• A post graduate level qualification or equivalent level of experience in Project Management or a relevant field.
• Specialist experience of an agile project management approach.
• Demonstrable experience of delivering successful projects using project management tools and techniques.
• Highly effective communication skills; adept at listening to and understanding the views of customers, partners and stakeholders and conveying complex or difficult messages clearly and concisely.
• Proven skills in managing and motivating teams to achieve results and provide an excellent customer-focused service.
Location and Working Pattern:
Hybrid working is offered but candidates may choose to work solely in the office. Offices are based at 2 Central Quay in Glasgow or The Gyle in Edinburgh.
Working pattern will be Monday to Friday 37.5 hours per week.
During times of public health emergency, or other urgent business need, you may be required on a temporary basis to work your normal contracted working hours over 7 days including weekends, in order to meet the needs of the service.
It is a condition of this employment that you must live and remain a resident within the UK for the post in which you will be employed with PHS.
Benefits:
Our benefits package includes pension scheme, comprehensive range of work life balance policies, occupational health services, learning resource centres and discounted leisure, financial and shopping benefits. Click here to view the full range of the PHS Employee Benefits.
Further Information:
For an informal discussion on the post, please contact Grant Ritchie at Grant.Ritchie@phs.scot
Closing date for completed applications is 23rd March 2024.
Please note: this post may closer earlier if sufficient applications are received.
Further information on PHS is available from: www.publichealthscotland.scot
Please note that the majority of correspondence is sent by e-mail only, so please check your e-mail regularly (including junk folders).
Public Health Scotland is an equal opportunities employer and as such guarantees to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for our vacancies.