Historic Environment Scotland (HES) is seeking candidates for a role within the Corporate Analysis and Performance (CAP) team. The purpose of the team is to enable decision-making and delivery of HES’s long-term outcomes set out in our Corporate Plan Heritage for All. CAP provides high quality analytics, operational planning, corporate performance management and risk management, promoting best value and continuous improvement.

What difference does Scotland’s heritage make to the people who live here? Join our small team of dedicated and supportive professionals and help us to answer questions like this.

If you have forged a career combining social research and analysis, strategic thinking and collaborative working and are driven by delivering public value, this role is for you.

About the role

Reporting to the Head of CAP and working with the Economic Adviser, you will create and maintain an analytical programme to address strategic questions about the contribution of the historic environment to Scotland’s national priorities, the future direction of the sector and HES. This will involve managing projects and processes and working with multidisciplinary groups both internally and externally.

Key Objectives of the role:

· Strategic Evidence Base – you will take the lead on the development of the strategic evidence base to support decision-making. In particular, you will develop, publish, and disseminate Scotland’s Historic Environment Audit (SHEA), a compendium of facts and figures about Scotland’s unique heritage assets, the benefits they bring and how these are changing over time.

· Corporate Plan Evaluation and Reporting – you will lead the development and improvement of the HES Corporate Plan Key Performance Indicators, working with colleagues across HES, and evaluate and report on performance through the Annual Report and Financial Statements.

· Analytical Standards and Good Practice – you will enable the improvement of HES data maturity by leading the application of analytical standards consistent with national guidelines and acting as an ambassador for good practice analysis within the organisation and beyond, sharing knowledge, promoting an evidence-based culture, and coaching and mentoring others.

· Continuous Improvement – you will create and maintain an analytical programme to address gaps in the strategic evidence base, using existing research and data to produce novel insights, undertaking, or commissioning new analysis and capacity building HES and the sector to do likewise.

· Team Resilience - at times of high demand and/or reduced capacity you will contribute to CAP team resilience by deputising for corporate performance and analytics functions.

There is no line management or budget responsibility in this role. However, you will be responsible for managing projects, processes and groups across line management structures and outside organisation boundaries to ensure outputs are produced on time and to expected quality standards.

About you

You will be required to demonstrate that you meet the requirements and qualifications below as part of the selection process.

Essential requirements:

Qualifications

· A relevant undergraduate degree in a social science discipline plus a master’s degree in a related discipline OR

· An undergraduate degree in a social science discipline plus equivalent professional experience in terms of the intellectual, reasoning, and analytical requirements of the job

Knowledge, Skills, and Experience

· Ability to think and act strategically

· Proven experience of developing a robust strategic evidence base to inform long-term plans and strategies, drawing on other professions and disciplines as required

· Knowledge of data sources and using qualitative and quantitative research methods and analytical tools and techniques

· Proven ability to communicate analysis and insight to different audiences to support planning and decision-making, including advising senior officials at executive, Board and Scottish Government level

· Strong influencing and networking skills, building relationships and trust

· Strong facilitation and engagement skills

· Proven experience of capability building and continuous improvement

· Experience of leading and working in a hybrid environment

· An understanding of and ability to work within given constraints such as technology, policy, regulatory, financial, legal, ethical, social and user constraints.

Desirable requirements:

· An understanding of HES outcomes and the National Performance Framework

· An understanding of the heritage sector and its key stakeholders

· Experience of managing projects

· Advanced Microsoft Word skills including the creation of bespoke styles, and advanced formatting evidenced through the delivery of professional reports

· Experience using collaborative working tools such as MS Teams, Whiteboard and SharePoint