Job Description
Grade 8 (£69,544 - £75,536*) | Permanent, full time (35 hours per week) |
Hybrid (two days per week in our Paisley office)
*subject to outcome of 2025-26 pay award
Join Scotland’s Risk Management Authority, leading the way in risk assessment and risk management practice, working to keep the public safe from the risk of serious harm.
The Role
As Head of Order for Lifelong Restriction (OLR), you’ll be part of our Senior Management Team and have strategic responsibility for various activities related to overseeing Scotland’s unique OLR sentence, supporting policy and research functions, and contributing to our overall mission to make Scotland safer.
You’ll take a leading role in identifying and implementing strategic objectives in relation to the legislative functions of Accreditation, Standards and Guidelines, Risk Management Plans, Policy and Education and Training. As a senior representative of the RMA, you’ll contribute to a range of national working groups, parliamentary committees and judicial groups – providing advice, guidance, support and resources as required to influence current thinking and promote effective practice.
To apply for this role, you should have a degree and ideally an applied relevant professional/post-graduate qualification, such as clinical or forensic psychology, law or social work. We expect you to have extensive experience as a professional in a relevant agency or extensive experience of the duties and responsibilities of justice agencies.
You should have an advanced understanding of the theory and practice of risk assessment and management, current thinking on effective practice and knowledge of relevant research literature. An ability to interpret legislation, set standards and publish guidelines, translating them into evaluation process to support effective practice would be advantageous.
The Organisation
The Risk Management Authority (RMA) is a non-departmental public body, established in 2006. A small team of less than 30, we aim to support our colleagues in as many ways as we can, embracing our values of learning, integrity, fairness and excellence. We’re currently working on a 35-hour working week on a hybrid basis to allow for a better work/life balance, and we offer a flexible working policy and provide flexi time for all staff. As part of the Scottish Government, we’re pleased to be able to offer a wide range of benefits including 29 days’ annual leave plus 11 ½ public/privilege holidays you use flexibly at a time that suits you. We’re pleased to be able to offer our staff an excellent civil service pension provision.
We really value the experience and expertise of our team. Supporting your professional development is a priority for us, and we’re proud to provide a generous CPD offering. We also provide an Employee Assistance Service (EAS) where you can get expert guidance 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, whether you’re experiencing issues at work or at home.
Application Information
The application pack is available from our website. Alternatively, you can request an application pack by contacting our office. If you’d like a confidential chat about the position or any process queries, you can contact us to request a chat with Chief Executive, Mark McSherry.
All applications must be submitted to us by e-mail. We don’t accept applications from agencies.
Key Dates
Closing date for applications: midnight, 25 May 2025
Interview dates from: week commencing 9 June 2025