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Head of Strategy Planning and Insight
Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service —Glasgow
- £76,123 - £79,141 a year
- Temporary
- Presentation skills
- No degree
- Travel
1h
Assistant Manager, Senior Consultant, Sustainability & Infrastructure Tech Strategy and Commercial Activation (12-months Secondment or Fixed Term )
Deloitte —Aberdeen
- Hybrid work
- Microsoft Powerpoint
- Bachelor's degree
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Senior Programme Manager
CGI —Aberdeen
- Full-time
- Management
- PMP
- ERP systems
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Senior Manager, Finance Program Management (Separation and Integration Mgmt Office)
Thermo Fisher Scientific —Paisley
- £143,000 - £190,650 a year
- Full-time
- PMP
- English
- Analysis skills
- Employee stock purchase plan
- Annual leave
9d
Senior Manager - Reporting, RCA & Operational Efficiency
Lloyds Banking Group —Edinburgh
- £78,098 - £91,880 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
11d
Senior Resource Planning Manager
M&G plc —Scotland
- Full-time
- Customer service
- Analysis skills
- Leadership
- Annual leave
3d
Senior Business Development Manager
Flora MCB Holdings Ltd —Dumfries
- £5,000 - £6,800 a month
- Full-time
- Business development
- Mentoring
- In-person
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Senior Manager, Operational Finance, GBS - Finance Transformation
Deloitte —Edinburgh
- Hybrid work
- Oracle
- SQL
- Project management
Senior Project Manager - Finance
M&G plc —Edinburgh
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Analysis skills
- Project management
- Organisational skills
- Annual leave
Senior Financial Systems Manager
NoblePOS Enterprise Software UK Ltd. —Edinburgh
- £70,000 - £95,000 a year
- Full-time
- ERP systems
- Master's degree
- Project management
- Free parking
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6d
Senior Events Advisor (Events Manager / Corporate Events Lead)
Offshore Energies UK —Aberdeen
- From £35,000 a year
- Full-time
- Management
- Project management
- Travel
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Annual leave
Quick apply
11d
Sector Manager / Events and Sector Manager
Department for Business and Trade —Scotland
- £35,367 - £37,497 a year
- Part-time
- Presentation skills
- Organisational skills
- IT
Senior Project Manager
UK & Ireland Cement & Lime —Dunbar
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Management
- Engineering
- Master's degree
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10d
Compliance & Performance Manager
Equans —Edinburgh
- Full-time
- Microsoft Office
- Analysis skills
- Organisational skills
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
7d
Senior Data Asset Manager
Companies House —Edinburgh
- £53,540 - £57,250 a year
- Part-time
- SQL
- Presentation skills
- Travel
- Annual leave
9d
Supplier Manager (Req 3798)
Scottish Government —Galashiels
- £49,401 - £59,152 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Presentation skills
- Contracts
- Leadership
Transformation Lead, Supply Chain
National Westminster Bank PLC —Edinburgh
- £73,800 - £110,700 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Hotel
- AI
- Leadership
- Annual leave
2h
Senior Delivery Lead
SSE —Aberdeen
- £68,100 - £102,100 a year
- IT
- Employee discount
- Gym membership
3d
Senior Manager - Quality, Governance, Risk & Planning
Nationwide Building Society —Glasgow
- From £80,000 a year
- Full-time
- Financial services
- Leadership
7d
Senior Business Development Manager - Production Kitchen
Reynolds Food Group —Kilmarnock
- Remote
- Hospitality
- Sales
- Marketing
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7d

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Head of Strategy Planning and Insight

Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service -
Glasgow

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Job details

Temporary | Part-time | Full-time | Fixed term contract
£76,123 - £79,141 a year
1 hour ago

Benefits

Cycle to work scheme
Company pension

Qualifications

Presentation skills
Business management
Business
Leadership

Full job description

Details

Reference number

471503

Salary

£76,123 - £79,141

The Civil Service Pay Remit and Acas Pay Policy will apply.

A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

GBP

Job grade

Grade 6

Contract type

Temporary
Fixed term
Loan

Length of employment

18 months, with a possibility of permanency, after which the post will be reviewed. This vacancy could end earlier if the needs of the business change within the appointment period. Existing permanent Civil Servants are expected to join on loan.

Business area

ACAS - Advice and Business Solutions

Type of role

Business Management and Improvement
Senior leadership
Strategy

Working pattern

Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time, Compressed hours

Number of jobs available

Location
About the job
Benefits
Things you need to know
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Location

Glasgow, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle or Nottingham Office with an element of working from home. Please be aware that this role can only be worked in Great Britain and not overseas. You will be asked to express a location preference during the application process. Informal hybrid arrangements are available and the balance between home and workplace working is to be agreed with the line manager to achieve the right balance between collaboration, in-person engagement and flexibility.

This role will require some travel and overnight stays.

About the job

Job summary

The purpose of the role is:

As a senior leader within Advice & Business Solutions (A&BS), the postholder will Lead coordination and oversight of high strategic priorities, organisational change activity and major directorate initiatives, ensuring alignment between business objectives and priorities.
The role will act as the Directors principal strategic advisor on organisational planning, performance, governance, organisational readiness and future direction, providing challenge, insight and recommendations to support executive decision-making.
The postholder will maintain strategic oversight of all significant programmes, projects, risks, dependencies and organisational initiatives across Advice & Business Solutions.
Provide leadership across strategic planning, organisational insight, risk, workforce planning and business coordination activities into clear priorities, informed decisions and effective delivery.
Lead the integration of strategic planning, organisational change
The role will operate across functional boundaries, ensuring strategic priorities, operational planning, governance arrangements and organisational dependencies are aligned to support delivery of Acas objectives and customer outcomes.
The postholder will operate with a high degree of autonomy, representing the Director where required and providing leadership continuity across strategic and cross-functional activity.

Job description

The main accountabilities of this role are

Act as principle senior strategic adviser to the Director and Senior Leadership Team providing strategic advice and challenge on organisational planning, operational performance, governance, organisational risk and strategic priorities.
Lead development and coordination of integrated short, medium and long-term business planning across Advice & Business Solutions.
Provide strategic oversight of organisational performance, planning and insight activity to support Executive and Directorate decision-making.
Lead development of directorate governance frameworks, planning arrangements to support effective decision-making and accountability.
Maintain oversight of the full Advice & Business Solutions portfolio, ensuring strategic initiatives, operational improvements and organisational change activity are prioritised, coordinated and aligned to capacity, funding, risks and organisational objectives.
Lead assessment of organisational readiness for major change, identifying capability, capacity, governance and delivery risks and ensuring appropriate mitigation is in place.
Lead the integration of strategic planning, organisational change, performance, workforce, financial and operational information to provide a single directorate view of priorities, risks, dependencies and organisational readiness.
Maintain oversight of strategic activity across Advice & Business solutions, ensuring the Director and Senior Leadership Team have timely visibility of emerging issues, risks, opportunities, dependencies and delivery pressures requiring intervention or escalation.
Contribute to organisation-wide planning, governance and improvement activity, representing Advice & Business solutions interests and ensuring alignment with wider Acas priorities.
Coordinate cross-directorate planning activity to ensure alignment between operational priorities, workforce capacity, financial planning and organisational objectives.
Support development of future operating models, organisational structures and workforce planning activity in response to changing operational and organisational requirements.
Provide strategic interpretation of organisational performance, insight, customer information, identifying emerging risks, opportunities and priorities requiring executive action.
Lead prioritisation and coordination activity relating to organisational change, improvement initiatives and strategic delivery programmes.
Provide strategic challenge, coordination and support to operational leaders without direct responsibility for delivery of frontline operational services. Work collaboratively with operational leaders to support development of business plans, performance frameworks and service improvement activity without direct operational ownership of frontline services.
Provide oversight and coordination of strategic planning and scheduling functions to support organisational resilience and effective resource planning.
Lead development of Executive Board papers, strategic briefings, business cases and governance submissions.
Deputise for the Director on agreed strategic matters and provide leadership continuity across planning, governance, organisational coordination and change activity .
Build effective relationships across Acas, government departments and external stakeholders to support delivery of strategic priorities.
Lead and develop multidisciplinary teams operating across planning, insight, governance and business coordination functions.
Promote a culture of accountability, collaboration, continuous improvement and evidence-led decision-making.
Undertake other duties commensurate with the grade and scope of the role.

Who we are

Acas exists to make working life better for everyone in Britain. We are the experts in workplace matters, were impartial, so were not on anyones side. That means were working for everyone to help prevent, manage and resolve workplace issues.

Acas helps employers and employees by providing information, advice, training, conciliation and other services that prevent, manage or resolve workplace problems.

Acas: Britains Workplace Experts

Acas has been recognised for its Diversity and Inclusion in the workplace from the Employers Network for Equality and Inclusion awards; it has been Disability Confident Highly Commended, a Pay Gap award winner, and an Overall winner for public sector organisations. Acas is committed to providing services and developing policies which embrace diversity, promote equality of opportunity and eliminate unlawful discrimination.

Person specification

Experience

Essential Criteria:

Leading strategic planning or organisational coordination activity within a complex operational environment (Lead criterion).
Experience of identifying emerging risks, opportunities and dependencies and taking proactive action to support organisational decision making (Lead criterion).
Ability to provide objective advice and constructive challenge, including communicating difficult messages and escalating concerns where required.
Experience of building constructive relationships and influencing a wide range of stakeholders, including senior representatives, corporate functions and external partners.
Leading multidisciplinary teams across planning, governance, insight or operational support functions.
Working across organisational boundaries to coordinate priorities, dependencies and organisational activity.

Desirable Criteria (the following will be assessed only in the event of tie-breaker scenarios) -

Experience of operating within a public sector, regulated or complex governance environment.
Experience supporting large operational or customer-facing services.
Experience of organisational redesign or workforce planning.
Experience of operational scheduling, planning or resource management.
Financial and commercial awareness.
Understanding of strategic and operational planning considerations.

Qualifications

Degree-level qualification or equivalent professional experience in business management, organisational leadership, governance or related discipline.

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

Seeing the Big Picture
Leadership
Communicating and Influencing
Making Effective Decisions

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £76,123, Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service contributes £22,052 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides .

Were big believers in rewarding people for the amazing work they do. Take a look at some of the fantastic benefits we offer:

Learning and Development
Health and wellbeing
Pension scheme
Cycle to work scheme
Interest free season ticket loans
Volunteering opportunities

Could you ask for any more?

Youll have access to a Lifestyle website where youll be able to grab savings on a wide range of products, from holidays to your weekly shop.

To find out more, check out: Working for Acas

Things you need to know

Artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements 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, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles , and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.

How to apply

Please click on the 'Apply now' button.

As part of the application process, you will be asked to complete:

An evidence-based Personal Statement and CV reflecting the essential and desirable Experience requirements as listed in the Person Specification section of this advert. Your Personal Statement should be no longer than 1,250 words It should avoid generalised assertions, instead including specific examples of achievements, explaining the degree of challenge, what you did and the outcomes.
Desirable criteria will only be assessed in the event of a tie-breaker scenario at sift or interview.

Should a large number of applications be received, an initial sift may be conducted using the Lead Essential Experience Criteria:

Leading strategic planning or organisational coordination activity within a complex operational environment, and
Experience of identifying emerging risks, opportunities and dependencies and taking proactive action to support organisational decision making.

Candidates who pass the initial sift may be progressed to a full sift of all the above requirements or progressed straight to interview.

If a large number of applications meet the minimum standard an interview wait list may be created for this position. This means that if you have met the minimum requirements at sift you may be placed at a Hold status for up to 12 months and if we are able to invite you to an interview we will be in touch.

Interview Details

If you have successfully passed sift at the application stage, you will be invited to an interview which will either take place via Microsoft Teams or Face-to-Face, and which will take place from the week commencing 17 August 2026.

It will be a Behaviour and Experience based interview. The following Behaviours will be assessed at Interview:

Leadership
Seeing the Big Picture
Communicating and Influencing
Making Effective Decisions

The following Essential Experience criteria will be assessed at Interview

Leading strategic planning or organisational coordination activity within a complex operational environment.
Experience of identifying emerging risks, opportunities and dependencies and taking proactive action to support organisational decision making.

A reserve list will be created for this position; this means that if you have passed the interview, but we cannot immediately offer you this position, you will be placed on a reserve list for 12 months and may be considered for similar positions during that time.

Reasonable Adjustments

As a Disability Confident Leader, Acas is committed to creating an inclusive recruitment process. If you have a disability and feel that any part of the recruitment process puts you at a disadvantage, we will work with you to make Reasonable Adjustments that support your needs. If you require any changes to help you apply:

Please contact the Acas Recruitment Team via [email protected] as soon as possible before the closing date to discuss your needs.
Please complete the Assistance Required section on the Additional Requirements page of your application form to let us know about any adjustments or support you may need during the recruitment process. For example, this might include accessibility arrangements for entering a building or interview room, communication support, modifications to assessment methods, etc.
You can find out more about the Disability Confident Scheme and Reasonable Adjustments by clicking these links.

Want to learn more about Civil Service recruitment? You can find out more on Civil Service Careers, including information on Success Profiles, writing a Personal Statement, acceptable use of Artificial Intelligence, and what to expect at Interview.

For applicants requiring a visa to work in the UK

Please be advised that Acas does not hold a UKVI Sponsorship Licence, so we cannot consider sponsoring a visa applicant or issuing a Certificate of Sponsorship.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.

People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

UK nationals
nationals of the Republic of Ireland
nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles .

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy .

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Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

Name : HR Recruitment Team
Email : [email protected]

Recruitment team

Email : [email protected]

Further information

If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the Code and wish to make a complaint, you should contact us on via [email protected] in the first instance. If you are not satisfied with the response you receive from us, you can contact the Civil Service Commission.

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