Description
Are you looking for a role where you can use your strong analytical skills to support Procurement and Commercial managers fulfil our legislative reporting requirements and mature our use of data to inform decisions and enhance performance.
Sitting within Social Security Scotland's Finance and Corporate Services division, the Procurement and Commercial Team manages the organisation's purchasing needs, while providing advice and ensuring compliance with procurement legislation and policy. As our Management Information Lead, you'll take charge of essential data on procurement, spend and savings.
In this role, you'll be at the heart of ensuring accurate management information that supports smart decision-making and maximises value across our procurement operations.
The role may be subject to future change with regard to reporting lines and the scope of the role's remit depending on the outcome of an ongoing Division-wide Management Information review (e.g. incorporating Procurement, Finance and Fraud & Error).
Responsibilities
Responsibilities
* Quality assuring data held on all key procurement registers, including highlighting gaps/anomalies in data and resolving/escalating as appropriate.
* Maintaining and enhancing MS Forms and PowerBI dashboards to facilitate new management information requirements.
* Engaging with buyers and/or contract managers to promote timely and accurate reporting of key procurement spend, secured and delivered savings and community benefits.
* Providing timely, comprehensive, and accurate qualitative data for our published Annual Procurement Report and managing Scottish Procurement Information Hub uploads and information.
* Facilitate weekly Request for Procurement Assistance (RPA) triage calls.
* Providing timely data insight reports, including presenting these at C-band meetings, to support senior managers with performance monitoring and resource planning.
* Liaising closely with Finance colleagues to identify potential non-compliance in relation to ePC usage and liaising with procurement business partners to support activity to increase compliance.
* Implementing agreed improvement initiatives in a way that safeguards the integrity of our key reporting mechanisms and PowerBI dashboards.
* Supporting the wider business on commercial and procurement related FOIs.
* Provide essential cover for B1 Business Support Officer including oversight of procurement mailbox.
Qualifications
Success Profiles
We use an assessment framework called 'Success Profiles' which lists the elements we test and provides detailed descriptions of each. Find out more about how we assess the Success Profile elements.
For this post, the following Success Profile elements will be assessed:
Experience
* Experience of creating management information reports using data tools (e.g. Excel and PowerBI) and presenting it to senior leaders to inform decision making.
Behaviours
* Working Together – Level 3
* Changing and Improving – Level 3
* Making Effective Decisions – Level 3
* Seeing the Bigger Picture – Level 3
You can find out more about Success Profiles Behaviours here.
Technical / Professional Skills
You will demonstrate the following skills within the ODP Competency framework | SSS - Social Security Scotland
1. Connections and communication - Working
* Uses inquiry skills and interviewing and questioning techniques to get at root causes of issues and understand needs.
* Communicates clearly and uses judgement to provide advice and deal with customers (including vulnerable ones) with clarity and empathy.
* Follows procedures and practices for recording interviews and meetings, managing data and documents, and capturing feedback on service delivery and effectiveness.
How to Apply
Apply online, you must provide a CV and a Supporting Statement (of no more than 1500 words) which provides evidence of how you meet the Success Profiles above.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools can be used to support your application, but all statements and examples provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, and presented as your own) applications will be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action.
Please see our candidate guidance for more information on acceptable and unacceptable uses of AI in recruitment.
If invited for further assessment, this will consist of an interview and presentation.
We aim to provide feedback on request. However, if we receive a large number of applications it may not be possible for us to provide specific feedback on your application. We will provide feedback on request to candidates who attend an interview/assessment.
Expected Timeline (subject to change)
Sift – w/c 9th March 2026.
Interview – w/c 30th March 2026.
Reserve List
In the event that there are more successful candidates than posts available, a reserve list will be kept for up to 9 months.
About Us
Social Security Scotland is an Executive Agency of the Scottish Government. Our benefits help people from all walks of life in Scotland. We offer rewarding careers and employ people across Scotland in a wide range of professions and roles. We are committed to recruiting a diverse workforce that is representative of the clients we serve. Find more about us here.
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 and we offer a range of flexible working options, depending on the needs of the role. We embrace a hybrid working style where all colleagues will spend time in either our Glasgow or Dundee offices. There is an expectation of a minimum 2 days per week in your assigned location, which will be either Glasgow or Dundee. If you have specific questions about the role you are applying for, please contact us.
Equality Statement
Social Security Scotland are committed to equality and inclusion, and we aim to recruit a diverse workforce that reflects the population of our nation.
Social Security Scotland are a Disability Confident Employer. We will consider and implement any reasonable adjustments you may require throughout the recruitment process and during the course of your employment, should you be successful in securing a post. If you feel you may require assistance with any part of our recruitment process, please contact us at
Find out more about our commitment to diversity and how we offer and support recruitment adjustments for anyone who needs them.
Further Information
This role is only available to existing permanent civil servants who have successfully completed their probation period within Social Security Scotland, or the broader Scottish Government.
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.
The successful candidate will be expected to remain in post for a minimum of 3 years unless successful in gaining promotion to a higher Band or Grade.
If you experience any difficulties accessing our website or completing the online application form, please contact the Resourcing Team via
Apply before 4th March 2026 at 23:55
Contact Name - Norma Mackenzie
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