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Public Health Scotland is a new organisation between the Scottish Government and Local Government, working in partnership, to provide leadership to improve and protect the health and wellbeing of the people of Scotland.
Public Health Scotland launched 1st April 2020 with the formal status of a National Special Health Board employing around 1100 people, and with an annual budget of around £60 million, Public Health Scotland will provide authoritative information and services to support people and communities across Scotland. It will lead the national response to unforeseen health emergencies and will contribute to national and local government policy through its provision of robust data and intelligence.
This is brand new post within the organisation and is initially for a fixed term for 12 months. As FOI Team Manager you will:
• Be the source of organisational expertise on all aspects of FOI policy and legislation
• Establish, manage and develop a team of 3
• Establish new processes and procedures to support the FOI programme
• Develop effective systems to collect, monitor and evaluate key performance indicators relating to FOI
• Develop organisational capability through advice, training and support
• Establish and maintain effective collaborative relationships with a broad range of internal stakeholders.
Any candidate who has lived/worked overseas for more than 12 months in the preceding 5 years will also be required to provide a criminal record check from the appropriate overseas agency.
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.
For an informal discussion on the post, please contact Linsey Jonsson at linsey.jonsson@phs.scot
Further information on NSS is available from: www.nhsnss.org
Closing date for completed applications is 20th November 2020.
Please note that the majority of correspondence is sent by e-mail only, so please check your e-mail regularly (including junk folders).
Public Heath Scotland is an equal opportunities employer and as committed participant in the disability confident scheme, guarantees to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for our vacancies