The posting
Job Description
This is an Expression of Interest (EOI) opportunity, available on a lateral move basis only. Applications are open to Core Scottish Government employees only.
Job Title – Affordable Housing Investment Delivery Officer
Working Arrangement – Staff in roles compatible with hybrid working should aim to spend 40% of their contracted working time working in person at their contractual workplace. More information can be found within Hybrid Working Policy .
Grade – B2
Advert type – level transfer
Duration – Permanent
Eligibility - Expressions of interest are invited from substantive colleagues on level transfer from Core SG only.
Skilled Worker Sponsorship not being offered
Skilled Worker sponsorship is not available for this role. As a result, we are unable to appoint candidates who require Skilled Worker sponsorship now or in the future. Applicants must have an existing and ongoing right to work in the UK.
Overview
Are you looking for a new and challenging role which will see you working in a fast-moving, high profile and impactful Ministerial priority area to deliver 110,000 affordable homes by 2032?
This is an exciting and rewarding time to join More Homes Division as we plan, develop and manage delivery of the Affordable Housing Supply Programme (AHSP) across Scotland. Critical to delivery of Ministers target is the role played by the 5 Area Teams in the Division. Each of them has responsibility for ensuring that a strategic approach is taken towards the delivery of affordable housing across specific local authority areas, along with implementing and delivering on an agreed set of affordable supply targets.
You will be part of the Glasgow & Clyde Area Team, which has direct responsibility for planning, managing, and delivering the Affordable Housing Supply Programme (AHSP) across Argyll and Bute, East Dunbartonshire, East Renfrewshire, Inverclyde, Renfrewshire, and West Dunbartonshire. It is also responsible for the strategic management of the Transfer of the Management of Development Funding (TMDF) arrangement in Glasgow, including day to day contact with officials in Glasgow City Council.
The team oversees the strategic management of funding arrangements throughout the region and maintains day-to-day engagement with local authority officials, including the review of Local Housing Strategies and Strategic Housing Investment Plan.
The large and complex area covered by the team ensures a varied workload – issues across both urban and rural areas include both matters of supply imbalance and regeneration needs as well as the challenges associated with developing in remote rural and island locations.
The role will involve working closely with both internal and external stakeholders to deliver the local AHSP, ensuring that strong programme management and monitoring processes are consistently applied. You may also be asked to contribute to wider More Homes divisional work and provide support to other AHSP teams- working flexibly across team boundaries to ensure shared outcomes are achieved.
The postholder will also play an active role in supporting the creation of the national housing agency More Homes Scotland, due to be operational from 1 April 2027, contributing to divisional transformation activities, working groups and collaborative projects. This will include helping to shape new ways of working, sharing learning and best practice, and supporting delivery of the Division's longer-term strategic objectives.
Responsibilities
Responsibilities:
- Assisting colleagues in managing the AHSP and individual projects to plan, monitor and deliver local and national targets.
- Working closely with and liaising with other SG colleagues, local authorities, Registered Social Landlords, community organisations and others, to carry out project appraisals for grant submissions against established procedures and guidance for current and future grant mechanisms.
- Preparing good quality briefing on aspects of the AHSP to senior managers and Ministers within agreed deadlines. The post holder will also have day to day responsibility for MiCase, as well as providing accurate responses to ministerial correspondence, FOI enquiries, PQs and general briefing in relation to your geographical areas of responsibility.
- Establishing and maintaining a network of contacts and build strong relationships across the Division and with the wider SG and external partners (including local authority and Registered Social Landlord contacts) to develop excellent working relationships to push forward delivery.
- Working closely with local authorities to enhance their strategic planning capabilities through the Strategic Housing Investment Planning processes and supporting the development, review and implementation of housing strategy at a national and local level.
- Facilitating accurate processing and reporting using the Housing and Regeneration Programmes (HARP) system and providing necessary support to external housing partners and internal stakeholders as required.
Qualifications
Success Profile
Success profiles are specific to each job, and they include the mix of skills, experience and behaviours candidates will be assessed on.
Professional / Technical Skills:
- Working with Ministers – Deliver effective internal communication. Write for different audiences and purposes, including scrutiny – Level 1 Developing
- Finance – Consider effective use of public money, value for money and fiscal sustainability in decisions – Level 1 Developing
- Policy Context & Purpose – Embed cross-cutting policy objectives and responsibilities – Level 1 Developing
You can find out more about the skills required Here
Behaviours
- Making effective decisions - Level 3
- Communicating and influencing - Level 3
- Working together - Level 3
You can find out more about Success Profiles Behaviours here
Working Pattern
The post is a full-time role, but staff with different working patterns are invited to apply, and we will assess proposed working patterns against the business requirements for this post.
Our standard hours are 35 hours per week and we offer a range of flexible working options depending on the needs of the role, including Flexi-leave. Scottish Government staff in hybrid-compatible roles should work in-person 40% of the time, either in an office or other agreed work location. If you have specific questions about the role you are applying for, please contact us.
The team meet in the office (5 Atlantic Quay, Glasgow) at least once a month and attend in person meetings with stakeholders, either in the office or the offices of stakeholders as required. Our stakeholders are based in East and West Dunbartonshire, Glasgow, East Renfrewshire, Inverclyde, Renfrewshire and Argyll and Bute and the postholder will therefore be required to occasionally travel to meetings in these areas.
How to Apply
Please submit a CV and an Expression of Interest (maximum 500 words) outlining your suitability for the role, relevant skills and experience, and what you would bring to the team. Please align this to how you meet the behaviours, experience and technical skills listed in the Success Profile above.
Vacancies close at 11:59pm on the date displayed in the table, unless otherwise stated on the job advert.
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 a light touch interview.
Discussions are to be confirmed.
For any questions relating to your expression of interest please contact Caryn McDade ([email protected])
Recruitment Principles
As a government organisation, we adhere to the Civil Service Commission Recruitment Principles and we investigate any complaints received in relation to recruitment cases.
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 observing the Civil Service Codeand 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.
Security checks
Successful candidates must complete the Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS), before they can be appointed. BPSS is comprised of four main pre-employment checks – Identity, Right to work, Employment History and a Criminal Record check (unspent convictions).
You can find out more about BPSS on the UK Government website, or read about the different levels of security checks in our Candidate Guide.
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.
