Description Proposed Interview Date: Week Commencing 21 April 2025 Closing Date: Sunday 30 March 2025 Contract Type: Temporary for 2 years (2 posts available) Salary : FC8 £40,358.57 - £44,225.49 per annum Working Pattern: 36 Hours per week Location: Fife House, Glenrothes, Blended Working Supporting Statement As part of your application, you must provide us with a Supporting Statement which outlines to us how your skills and experience make you a good candidate for this vacancy. For more information, check out the How to Apply section of our Career Site. Without a Supporting Statement, your application will not be progressed. Please upload your Supporting Statement at the section marked ‘upload resumé’. Your Supporting Statement must not be a CV. More information is available on our Career site at www.fife.gov.uk/jobs/supportingstatement Please consider the following when completing your Supporting Statement: Ways in which you have modelled Fife Council’s How We Work Matters framework, focusing on how you have taken ownership and delivered results. How you collaborate with others to drive change and continuous improvement. Your approach to building strong working relationships and how you negotiate, motivate, challenge and influence others to deliver results. How you manage multiple, concurrent priorities, to ensure you deliver expected results on time. Ways in which you have demonstrated your ability to embrace technology and data to make improvements. Job Details The Business Management Innovation Unit, within the Finance and Corporate Services Directorate, works with Services to drive change. With a focus on improving business processes, encourage self-service and making the best use of technology, the team challenge and support Services to think differently and introduce new ways of working. We are looking for two enthusiastic, self-motivated individuals to join the team, who can lead on a range of improvement projects and business change activities to agreed standards and deadlines. Working closely with the BMIU Team Manager and Business Change Manager you will: Work with managers and teams across the council to identify opportunities for change and improvement, ensuring that all customers receive high quality, value for money services. Drive continuous improvement by ensuring knowledge, best practice and new technology is promoted and shared across the organisation. Assess change readiness and develop project and communication plans that focus on delivering results. Lead on the creation, delivery, and management of communications for change. Develop strong collaborative relationships with Services and colleagues across the organisation to deliver change and improve business processes. Monitor the impact of improvement projects, prepare reports with recommendations for senior managers, and ensure that benefits are realised. As a progressive employer, we offer the opportunity to work in this role as a “blended working” arrangement with home-working opportunities and occasional office-working as required. While the significant part of the role can and will be carried out remotely, candidates should be able to travel to and attend office locations in Fife as required. The Person Educated to degree level or equivalent experience. An ability to lead, motivate and influence others. Be able to work in a dynamic and changing environment by managing and prioritising multiple, concurrent workstreams. Confidence to work with colleagues, at all levels, including Senior Management. Ability to deal with obstacles, using enthusiasm and communication to find a solution. Excellent communication skills including written, verbal, negotiation, influencing and facilitation. Proactive and resilient mindset. Organised approach to work, ensuring standards and deadlines are achieved. Further Information Role Profile - When preparing your supporting statement, review the role profile and think about how you meet the essential criteria. Role Profile How We Work Matters - Our employees are expected to display and promote certain behaviours in the workplace. See How We Work Matters behaviour framework on the intranet for more information. Employee Benefits - Employees have access to a benefits package that offers discounts on a wide range of products and services. Directorate Information - Council Department information Social Media - Search for more 'Fife Council Jobs' on Facebook or follow us on X FCJobsOfficial We are currently shaping our future workstyles however, in light of current advice, we are introducing blended home/office working that will include office access days each week with homeworking for the remainder of your working time. For further information please contact Steven Drysdale - steven.drysdalefife.gov.uk