The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service would like to invite applications for the post of Product Owner, based in Cambuslang/flexible on a permanent basis. This is a full-time opportunity, working 35 hours per week.
This is a full-time post however applications from individuals seeking to work on a part time, job share or flexible working basis would be considered.
The successful candidate will be responsible for managing a suite of products across all business areas, working with business contacts to ensure that Digital provision meets business needs. The role also involves defining business and technical requirements, leading the solution design process, and for ensuring products deliver sustainable business benefits.
The Product Owner will work with the Product Manager to identify and lead the development and enhancement of digital products and services that support directorate's strategic and tactical objectives, detailing analysis and design documentation and ensuring that all analytical activities and methods employed on Digital projects are appropriate.
The Product Owner proactively promotes and encourages the adoption of the latest technology, data and business process innovations across the wider organisation to ensure SFRS is ready to embrace the Government's Digital agenda.
Previous experience in Product Management, Business Analysis or equivalent.
Applicants are required to have a minimum of HND in relevant subject or equivalent work-based experience, skilled in requirements elicitation and writing, highly developed stakeholder engagement and management skills, excellent problem-solving skills and knowledge of investigation techniques, highly developed communication and inter-personal skills with ability to work with cross functional teams and stakeholders at all levels of the organisation and produce robust documentation, ability to work independently with minimum supervision. Effectively plan and schedule their own work and the work of others for both medium and long-term work packages, self-motivated and ability to meet agreed deadlines to both service delivery and external factors.
In addition to the agreed salary, a market allowance is applicable to this post for suitably experienced candidates. Taking account of this market allowance, the potential combined maximum remuneration for this post is £ £52,767. The salary range for this role is SFRS Grade 6 £43,581 - 45,767 per annum, and where applicable a market allowance of £7,000 per annum will also be included.
The market allowance is an additional payment agreed to be paid for an initial two-year period. This allowance is subject to review and may be varied or removed where market pressures change or no longer exist. SFRS Market Allowance Policy outlines the specific criteria relating to the application of market allowance payments and the conditions associated with this. The market allowance will be payable where the appointee is able to demonstrate they are suitably competent, experienced and qualified to undertake the full aspects of the role.
Full details of the role and our recruitment process can be found in the attached information pack.
Salary on appointment will normally be at the lower salary point, with progression subject to regular review - in line with the SFRS performance appraisal arrangements. A higher salary placing will be considered in exceptional circumstances subject to experience demonstrated.
This post is also subject to the provision of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exclusions and Exemptions) Scotland Order 2013. Therefore, the successful candidate's will be subject to a Standard Disclosure record check through Disclosure Scotland.
The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service is an Equal Opportunities employer and encourage applications from all sectors of the community. In addition, we are committed to being a Disability Confident Employer and will ensure that all applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role are invited for interview.
If you would like to apply in a different format, please email People Services at SFRS.PODVacancies@firescotland.gov.uk .
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