Description Job Description Do you thrive on keeping everyone organised, sorting out problems and doing something different every day? You could be the business manager we’re looking for The Scottish Fiscal Commission is a small, independent public body with 28 staff and we offer Scottish Government terms and conditions. The five of us in the corporate team support the rest of the organisation, who are economists and statisticians. As business and office manager, you’ll provide efficient, effective and proactive support for our organisation and you’ll be the “go to” person whom we rely upon to get problems fixed. Responsibilities You will: Provide efficient, effective and proactive support for our organisation. Organise and prepare meetings and events, prioritising tasks and coordinating activity. Coordinate our communication activity, organise meetings and slick online events, and be a professional first point of contact for emails. Liaise with our HR shared service provider, support recruitment and organise learning and development activities. Look after website updates and liaise with our website provider. Ensure staff have the resources and supplies they need to do a fantastic job. Monitor and report on office health and safety requirements and fix where necessary. Responsibilities Success Profile Success profiles are specific to each job and they include the mix of skills, experience and behaviours candidates will be assessed on. Experience: Experience of providing various support functions to an organisation (or part of an organisation) Behaviours: Working together (level 3) - Form effective partnerships and relationships with people both internally and externally, from a range of diverse backgrounds, sharing information, resources and support. Managing a quality service (level 3) - Deliver service objectives with professional excellence, expertise and efficiency, taking account of diverse customer needs. Communicating and influencing (level 3) - Communicate purpose and direction with clarity, integrity and enthusiasm. Respect the needs, responses and opinions of others. You can find out more about Success Profiles Behaviours, here: Behaviour levels - Success profiles: candidate guide - gov.scot How to apply Apply online, providing a CV and Supporting Statement (of no more than 1000 words) which provides evidence of how you meet the experience and behaviours listed in the Success Profile above. If invited for further assessment, this will consist of an interview and in-tray exercise. Assessments are scheduled for w/c 10th March, however this may be subject to change. Qualifications What does the Scottish Fiscal Commission do? We produce independent, robust forecasts and assessments to improve the transparency and scrutiny of the Scottish Budget. We are independent of the Scottish Government and we give the answers to questions like: How much money will the Scottish Government get from taxes? How much will social security payments cost? What will climate change and aging population mean for public finances? Which spending decisions now could build up into huge costs in future? Our deep, impartial scrutiny and clear explanations bring transparency to the Scottish Government’s financial decisions. Find out more about us at: Staff Vacancies | Scottish Fiscal Commission. Our staff are part of the UK Civil Service, so we follow the Civil Service Nationality Rules. We offer a supportive and inclusive working environment and we mirror the Scottish Government employment terms and conditions. You can find out more about those on the Scottish Government's careers website. Working Pattern and Location Our standard hours are 35 hours per week, but we also support part-time working - 4/5 of our senior managers are part-time. Please do apply if you'd prefer to work part-time. If the top candidate is part-time we will adjust duties accordingly. We offer flexible working hours between 7am and 7pm, Monday to Friday. We offer hybrid working. Our office is in central Edinburgh (EH1 3DE) and generally you can choose whether to work there or from home. You would be expected to attend the office in person sometimes to support in-person meetings or events, or for all-staff days, all-team days or specific training events. We anticipate this would be around once a week. If you have specific questions please contact us. Equality Statement We are committed to equality and inclusion and we aim to recruit a diverse workforce that reflects the population of our nation. Find out more about our commitment to diversity and how we offer and support recruitment adjustments for anyone who needs them. Further information The Scottish Government provides our HR service and their Candidate Guide gives further information on the recruitment and application processes.