Project Support Officer | 6 Month Contract | (Outside IR35) | Hybrid, Edinburgh| Starting ASAP

Day Rate: £DOE

About the Role:

  • Manage and administer finance processes, including maintaining finance workbooks, correcting errors, ensuring data accuracy across formats, and presenting financial information with analysis and recommendations on budget variances.
  • Track delivery progress and produce clear progress reports tailored to different stakeholders.
  • Support senior leads by preparing packs for Executive Actions Boards (EAB) and ensuring actions are progressed.
  • Maintain RAID logs, escalate actions, support risk and issue tracking, facilitate workshops, and ensure effective monitoring.
  • Develop strong understanding of internal governance frameworks and act as a point of contact for guidance, coaching, and embedding standard processes.
  • Prepare and maintain collateral required for Authority to Proceed (ATP) packs across workstreams.
  • Collate and prepare all materials required for internal and external audit assessments.
  • Facilitate meetings as required.
  • Actively participate in PMO "Community of Practice" activities.
  • Understand value, benefits, and associated measurement approaches.
  • Use Azure DevOps or Jira/Confluence to support team members and generate reports.
  • Analyse relevant data and develop impactful ways to present information.
  • Support compliance with organisational policies and procedures, acting as a source of guidance, maintaining records, and preparing required documentation.
  • Organise and support project events, including audits and stakeholder sessions.
  • Arrange meetings, prepare and issue papers/agendas, and provide minute‑taking when needed.
  • Coordinate onboarding and induction for new starters.

Essential Skills & Experience:

  • Experience managing project level financial reporting, organising events e.g. audit or whole lab delivery events
  • Good experience in embedding governance within team
  • Good People and communication skills
  • Ability to improvise and adapt
  • Work to deadline and mange workload to prioritise
  • Act as the "go to" person within Labs for LOAD, audit and RAID questions and guidance
  • Explain his/her area of expertise clearly to others
  • Not only answer why things are done, but how
  • Confident report builder using available report building tools

Desirable Qualifications

  • The candidate will have an awareness of Digital Scotland Service Standards and Government Digital Services (GDS)
  • Worked in Agile delivery environments previously
  • Understand the language/terms/jargon in their assigned lab
  • Experience of Azure Dev Opps and or previous experience using Jira and Confluence

This role has been deemed Outside IR35 by the client. Applicants must hold, or be happy to apply for, a valid Basic Disclosure Scotland. Please click the link to apply.

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