Description Job Description Are you looking for an opportunity to make a meaningful contribution to support people who experience homelessness by dismantling barriers for homeless households? You will join the Temporary Accommodation Team and will work alongside a committed, experienced team in a policy area which is a priority for ministers and attracts political and public interest. You will work alongside colleagues from the three other teams in the Homelessness Unit, colleagues across the Housing Directorate, and many other relevant policy areas. Our strategic plan – Ending Homelessness Together – has been jointly developed with COSLA and we work closely with local authorities as our delivery partners to achieve the aims in this plan. The Temporary Accommodation Team is responsible for supporting ministers’ ambitions to reduce the use of temporary accommodation and ultimately end homelessness by strengthening and improving homelessness legislation and guidance, and ensuring that lived experience is at the heart of policy making. Therefore, there is a need for the team delivering the homelessness programme to respond deftly to emerging priorities. Responsibilities Support with progressing changes to homelessness policy and legislation to strengthen rights for homeless households, including the intentionality provisions in the Housing (Scotland) Bill, and enforcing the Temporary Accommodation Standards Framework. Support colleagues to develop and deliver homelessness policy to address the housing emergency. Gather, monitor and analyse data from local authorities on temporary accommodation and on delivering on their statutory homelessness duties. Provide secretariat support for strategic stakeholder groups. Draft briefings for ministers and the senior leadership team, produce MiCase responses and PQ answers, lead on FOIs for the team, and monitor the homelessness external mailbox. 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. Technical / Professional Skills: Policy Context and Purpose – Practitioner You can find out more about the skills required here. Behaviours: Working Together – Level 3 Communicating and Influencing – Level 3 Making Effective Decisions – Level 3 Delivering at Pace – Level 3 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 skills, experience and behaviours listed in the Success Profile above. If invited for further assessment, this will consist of an interview and written analysis. Assessments are scheduled for w/c 21/07/25 onwards however this may be subject to change. Qualifications About Us The Scottish Government is the devolved government for Scotland. We have responsibility for a wide range of key policy areas including: education, health, the economy, justice, housing and transport. We offer rewarding careers and employ people across Scotland in a wide range of professions and roles. Our staff are part of the UK Civil Service, working for Ministers and senior stakeholders to deliver vital public services which improve the lives of the people of Scotland. We offer a supportive and inclusive working environment along with a wide range of employee benefits. Find out more about what we offer. As part of the UK Civil Service, we uphold the Civil Service Nationality Rules. Working Pattern Our standard hours are 35 hours per week. We offer a range of flexible and hybrid working options depending on the needs of the role. If you have specific questions about the role you are applying for, 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 Find out more about our organisation, what we offer staff members and how to apply on our Careers Website. Read our Candidate Guide for further information on our recruitment and application processes. We operate a location neutral policy with members of the Homelessness Unit working across a range of offices including AQ, VQ, SAH, Endeavour House (Dundee), and Denholm House (Livingston).