Social Security Scotland is looking for an experienced Senior Digital Portfolio Manager to provide leadership to the Strategic Portfolio Management team and ensure investment delivers the best possible outcomes for the people of Scotland. This role is a 47‑month fixed‑term appointment with potential permanency.
Responsibilities
* Lead the tracking and governance of the strategic portfolio, ensuring it is effectively governed and monitored end to end.
* Set the direction for portfolio governance, including controls, iterative and flexible approach.
* Identify, manage and, where appropriate, engage with portfolio risks and issues, and refer escalation to enable timely decisions.
* Provide portfolio‑level reporting and forward‑looking insight to support executive decision‑making.
* Set and evaluate portfolio strategy and policies, ensuring continued alignment with organisational objectives.
* Use data and analysis to shape planning, prioritise high‑value work, and manage complex dependencies across the portfolio.
* Direct stakeholder relationship strategy for portfolio teams, setting stakeholder objectives and ensuring teams meet them.
* Influence, negotiate and mediate with senior stakeholders to remove obstacles and enable progress across competing priorities.
* Communicate complex analysis and recommendations using clear narrative and appropriate formats.
* Build and lead a diverse, skilled, and motivated team of portfolio specialists, fostering an environment of high performance.
* Ensure portfolio team meets organisation needs, adapting focus, capability and ways of working as priorities evolve.
* Support professional development across the portfolio community, including line management, coaching and capability building.
* Promote and support Agile ways of working across the portfolio, ensuring governance and assurance processes enable effective iteration.
* Lead portfolio‑level demand, capacity and resource planning, developing and communicating portfolio road maps and digital change plans.
Success Profiles – Experience
* Extensive experience defining and leading portfolio‑level governance and controls for complex digital portfolios across Agile, Waterfall and hybrid delivery environments.
* Significant experience owning and managing portfolio‑level risks, issues and dependencies, and providing forward‑looking insight that enables senior leaders to make timely, high‑impact decisions.
* Significant experience leading a team of portfolio specialists and ensuring a portfolio of digital projects delivers the best possible outcomes.
* Proven track record of influencing and negotiating with senior stakeholders, and clearly communicating complex portfolio analysis and recommendations to drive strategic alignment and action.
Success Profiles – Behaviours
* Leadership (Level 4)
Technical / Professional Skills
The role is aligned to Head of Portfolio within the Government Digital and Data Profession. These skills will be tested during the Technical Assessment if you are successful at sift stage, but will not be assessed at application stage. Please review the Head of Portfolio – Government Digital and Data Profession Capability Framework to understand the skill expectations.
Location
In Person in either Dundee or Glasgow.
Working Pattern
Standard hours are 35 hours per week with flexible options. Hybrid working style: minimum 2 days per week in assigned location (Glasgow or Dundee).
Security Checks
Successful candidates must complete the Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS).
Equality Statement
Social Security Scotland is committed to equality and inclusion and aims to recruit a diverse workforce. It is a Disability Confident Employer and will consider reasonable adjustments throughout recruitment and employment.
Benefits
Supportive and inclusive working environment with a range of employee benefits.
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