Senior Officer

Senior Officer - Inside IR35 - Hybrid - Edinburgh/Glasgow

Market Rates

Duration - 3 months

Harvey Nash's Public Sector Client are looking to bring in a contract Senior Officer to join their growing team.

Experience Required

• Experience of working both independently and as part of a team, whilst balancing a range of competing priorities
• Experience of facilitating team meetings, webinars, events and/or conferences online
• Experience communicating complex, confidential and often sensitive information with a range of staff across the organisation and with external stakeholders (both verbally and in writing)
• Ability to work with minimal supervision; to plan and prioritise own workloads, and that of your team; and to meet deadlines
• Flexible approach to learning and problem solving
• Commitment to own personal and professional development, and that of your team
• Highly developed customer service skills, with a helpful, flexible attitude
• Understanding of the need for accuracy and attention to detail
• Confident communicator with the ability to build effective working relationships with colleagues and stakeholders at all levels
• Ability to respond to confidential and sensitive situations with confidence and discretion, utilising tact, diplomacy, and persuasion skills when necessary
• Line management skills and experience including coaching and/or mentoring of team members
• Proven expertise in using Microsoft 365, in particular Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and SharePoint

Desirable Experience

• HND/Advanced Diploma level qualification with indepth experience or SCQF Level 8 equivalence obtained via Professional Development Awards; Technical Apprenticeships; and SVQs
• Experience of social media management, digital content development and data entry analysis.
• Experience of supporting online events and webinars which meet all required accessibility
• Experience of working within project management environments, planning and organising a variety of tasks, including involvement in multiple projects and programmes of work
• Experience of working within a Health, Social Care or educational environment
• Experience of working flexibly in complex/sensitive environments where the parameters of the job are not necessarily clearly defined