Development director Work, Jobs in Edinburgh, Sct (with Salaries)

Head of User-Centred Design, Business Analysis & Quality Assurance
Historic Environment Scotland —Edinburgh
- From £62,428 a year
- Full-time
- Bachelor's degree
- Recruiting
- Annual leave
- Flexible schedule
5d
Account Director (Fixed-Term Contract Starting Oct 2026)
Emperor —Edinburgh
- Hybrid work
- Business development
- Flexible schedule
Account Director
Equans —Midlothian
- Full-time
- Contracts
- Leadership
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
Head of Strategic Engagement and Place Policy
Ministry of Justice —Edinburgh
- £60,001 - £80,419 a year
- Part-time
- Hybrid work
- Presentation skills
- Organisational skills
- Communication skills
- Annual leave
- Employee discount
9d
Associate Director – Programme Controls
Linesight —Edinburgh
- Full-time
- Remote
- Engineering
- Business development
- No degree
Area Operations Manager
Cleanology —Edinburgh
- £35,000 - £38,000 a year
- Weekend availability
- Travel
- Human resources
- Recruiting
- Annual leave
- Gym membership
Quick apply
3d
Regional Operations Manager
Indie Campers | LinkedIn —Edinburgh
- Weekend availability
- English
- Continuous improvement
- Driving
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Associate Project Manager
Boralex —Edinburgh
- Hybrid work
- Engineering
- Master's degree
- Bachelor's degree
Quick apply
13d
Business Development Manager- Retail
goldenacregroceryltd —Edinburgh
- £34,000 - £39,000 a year
- Full-time
- Business development
- Travel
- Communication skills
- Free parking
- Flexitime
Quick apply
Operations Support Manager
Care UK —Colinton
- £75,000 a year
- Travel
Project Manager
Johnsons UK Services Limited —Edinburgh
- £40,000 a year
- Microsoft Office
- Business development
- Team management
- Employee assistance programme
Quick apply
1d
Payments Director
PayMat Payment Systems Ltd —Edinburgh
- £85,000 - £105,000 a year
- Full-time
- Business development
- Financial services
- Business
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10h
Engagement Consultant (Scotland)
WSP —Edinburgh
- Part-time
- Hybrid work
- No degree
- Organisational skills
- Communication skills
- Flexitime
- Work from home
14d
Senior Policy Advisor: Local Growth and Place Division
Ministry of Justice —Edinburgh
- £49,325 - £60,000 a year
- Part-time
- Hybrid work
- Presentation skills
- Communication skills
- Annual leave
- Employee discount
9d
Chief People Officer
The Scottish Government —Edinburgh
- £111,916 a year
- Full-time
- Presentation skills
- Continuous improvement
- Human resources
7d
Director of Audiences and Support
FWB —Edinburgh
- Full-time
- CRM software
- Travel
- Budgeting
Head of Equality and Human Rights (LW)
NHS Scotland —Dunfermline
- £65,125 - £70,303 a year
- Leadership
1d
Chief People Officer
Scottish Government —Edinburgh
- £111,916 - £121,143 a year
- Full-time
- Presentation skills
- Continuous improvement
- Human resources
7d
Associate Director - Fire & Life Safety
AESG —Edinburgh
- Hybrid work
- Engineering
- Master's degree
- Business development
Operations Manager
Thomas Franks Ltd —Edinburgh
- £50,000 a year
- Full-time
- Customer service
- Merchandising
- English
- Employee assistance programme
- Employee discount
Quick apply

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Head of User-Centred Design, Business Analysis & Quality Assurance

Historic Environment Scotland -
Edinburgh

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Job details

Full-time
From £62,428 a year
5 days ago

Benefits

Annual leave
Company pension
Flexible schedule

Qualifications

Resource allocation planning
Stakeholder collaboration
Senior management experience
Stakeholder liaison
Project quality assurance
Quality assurance
Bachelor's degree
Recruiting
Operational strategy development
Professional development mentoring
Root cause analysis
Business requirements
Team motivation leadership
Internal quality assurance
Project progress tracking

Full job description

Starting salary: £62,428 pro rata, per year
Contract type: Permanent
Grade : 6
Location : Longmore House, Edinburgh, EH9 1SH
Working Hours: Monday - Friday, 35 hours per week
Interviews: To be held in person at Longmore House on Tuesday 15th September 2026

This is a unique opportunity to shape a senior leadership role at Historic Environment. Head of User-Centred Design, Business Analysis & Quality Assurance. Reporting into the Head of Digital Transformation, you'll champion inclusive, user-first design across HES's services, embed rigorous business analysis into how the organisation plans and delivers change, and ensure quality is built in from the star. Define what integrated digital practice looks like at a national organisation with a rich and varied public mission — building capability, setting standards, and directly shaping how HES serves heritage professionals and the public alike.

Benefits of joining us at Historic Environment Scotland

Enrolment onto a Civil Service Pension scheme – 28% employer contribution
25 days annual leave, pro-rata (increasing to 30 days after 3 years) + 11.5 public holidays
Reimbursement for relevant professional subscriptions
Support for further education and personal development
Study leave for work related courses
Flexible working hours (where appropriate)
Free entry to all of our properties (with up to three guests)
Free entry to English Heritage, Manx and Cadw properties

Key Responsibilities of this role

Leadership & Team Management

Provide strategic and operational leadership across the UCD, Business Analysis, and Quality Assurance disciplines, ensuring each functions to a high professional standard
Lead recruitment, performance management, and professional development, building capability and career pathways within each discipline
Act as a senior peer within the digital/transformation leadership team, representing the combined interests and capacity needs
Work collaboratively and in the open, educating colleagues in user-centred design and service design when necessary
Guide, support and mentor other designers, setting clear objectives for UCD teams to ensure alignment with key Historic Scotland strategies, policies and goals

Capacity & Resource Planning

Own demand and capacity planning ensuring resource is allocated effectively against organisational priorities
Build and maintain the evidence base (data, benchmarks, tracking) needed to demonstrate capacity gaps and justify resourcing decisions to senior leadership

Standards & Practice

Set overall design direction within the Directorate and wider organisation; shaping the service propositions and roadmaps, ensuring they contribute to the wider organisational objectives and strategic priorities
work with the other Digital colleagues to create robust UCD structures and processes that support teams to deliver great services and develop a culture that enables user-centred design to flourish in HES
Set and maintain consistent standards, methodologies, and ways of working across UCD, BA, and QA, ensuring quality and consistency of outputs across all projects
Champion inclusive, user-first design principles across the organisation, embedding accessibility and equity into service design from the outset

Stakeholder Engagement

Build strong working relationships with other Heads of Service, Directors, and senior stakeholders
Represent in governance forums, programme boards, and senior leadership discussions

Governance & Reporting

Report to the Head of Digital Transformation on team performance, capacity, risks, and progress against objectives and project milestones
Ensure appropriate tracking and reporting mechanisms are in place to monitor demand, delivery, and quality across all three functions
Embed inclusive, user-first design and consistent quality assurance practice across all HES digital and service delivery work
Strengthen HES's overall digital delivery maturity by ensuring design, analysis, and quality assurance are integrated from the start of every project, not retrofitted
Use evidence from research and data to inform product, service and management decisions, and use evidence to engage with senior stakeholders

Key requirements of the role:

In order for you to be successful in this post, we will be looking for you to submit a cover letter which addresses how you can meet each of the essential and desirable criteria (in up to 1,200 words), using examples of where you have demonstrated these criteria previously. Please ensure that you provide real life examples for each of the criteria to be considered for this post. You can use examples of how you have met this criteria from your work life, home life, education or volunteer experience.

Essential:

Extensive experience operating at a senior/Head of Service level (or equivalent), with accountability for multiple professional disciplines within a large, complex organisation
Proven track record of building, leading, and developing multi-disciplinary teams
Experience representing professional disciplines to Director-level and senior leadership, including building business cases for capacity, investment, or organisational change
Demonstrable experience embedding UCD, BA, or QA practice and maturity across a large or multi-directorate organisation, ideally within the public sector or a similarly governed environment
Experience of budget management, resource planning, and prioritisation across competing organisational demands spanning multiple teams
Experience working as a peer within a senior leadership team, collaborating with other Heads of Service (or equivalent) to deliver joined-up outcomes
Demonstrable experience of successfully communicating the value of user-centre design to a wide variety of audiences, including senior leaders.
An expert level understanding of the strengths and limitations of user research and other user-centred design methods, tools and practices. Especially understanding the data
Demonstrated ability to lead and motivate professional teams across multiple disciplines through change, ambiguity, or resourcing constraints
Demonstrable experience of promoting inclusive, user-first ways of working, embedding accessibility and equity into service design as standard practice

We are dedicated to building a workforce which is reflective of diversity within Scotland. We warmly welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds, regardless of age, race, gender or gender identity, religious beliefs, marital status, sexual orientation, disability, or neurodiversity. In support of our Gaelic Language Plan, we welcome applications from Gaelic speakers.

We want every candidate to have the best chance to succeed during the recruitment process. If you require your application in an alternative format, please reach out to us via email at [email protected] or call our Head Office at 0131 668 8600 and speak to a member of our People Team.

Please note that, at this time, we are unfortunately unable to provide sponsorship as part of the recruitment process, therefore you must have current right to work in the UK to be considered for a post.

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