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Registers of Scotland (RoS) manages 21 land, property and other legal registers which are a critical asset for the Scottish economy. We aim to provide the best public service for Scotland and are on a mission to make some of the oldest public land registers in the world into some of the most modern. We are committed to providing the best service to our customers through the creation of award-winning digital services, supported by the latest in cloud and AI technology. We are also committed to supporting our colleagues by offering a range of modern work policies and workspaces, as well as encouraging an inclusive, diverse, and equitable work environment.
We are proud to promote our We Invest in People Gold Award, Investors in Young People Silver Award and We Invest in Wellbeing Gold Award, alongside our zero gender pay gap and the fact were a disability confident employer. To get a taste of what we do, our facilities and our hybrid working approach please see the following link for a short video;
About this Role:
The purpose of the role is to review RoS current pay frameworks, in particular to review the requirement for a standalone technical pay framework. The role holder will research, and benchmark, public and private sector comparator pay frameworks, presenting and costing options and implementing preferred option(s).
Job description
Research alternative pay frameworks.
Benchmark with counterparts in Scottish Government and wider Civil Service
Review the suitability of the DDAT pay framework as a technical pay framework.
Prepare options papers with proposals for changes to pay frameworks.
Prepare business (financial) case for preferred option.
Work closely with stakeholders and business leaders to project plan implementation of solutions, including HR and Digital colleagues (on people implications) and mapping of roles to new frameworks.
Person specification
Technical / Experience
Member of CIPD
Knowledge of DDAT and / or other technical pay frameworks.
Experience of assessing pay framework requirements, benchmarking options, proposing solutions, preparing business/ investment cases and implementation of new frameworks.
Proficiency in MS Excel data analysis and data visualisation.
Collaborating & Partnering
Skilled at engaging, building, and influencing relationships with a broad range of stakeholders up and across the organisation.
Pro-active and collaborative.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills including data visualisation capability.
Changing & Improving
Skilled at change and project management.
Able to change and improve pay frameworks.
Able to manage complexity and articulate risks, dependencies, and critical decision points.
Benefits
£12,006 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme.
Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
We are a welcoming and inclusive community that functions on supportive practices such as Agile Coaches, Business Analysts, UX specialists and more.
We offer a stimulating working environment and strongly believe that a diverse team is crucial to achieving our mission!
Our team is ambitious, acts with integrity and demonstrates commitment to progress and impact. We nurture talent and reward success.
We work in an agile way, which is applied across the whole organisation.
RoS offers a generous annual leave entitlement. Starting with 26 days of holiday plus 12 days bank holidays (for a total of 38 days). We reward your commitment to us by increasing annual leave by +1 day per year, for up to +4 additional days on your entitlement, bringing your allowance to 42 days.
We operate a 36-hour working week and offer flexible working arrangements (up to 30 hours flexi per month).
We offer office locations in Edinburgh & Glasgow and currently offer a hybrid working model, having established we can successfully work remotely.
As part of the reward package, you will get access to:
Civil Service employer pension contributions at circa 27%.
Service benefits, cycle to work scheme, discounted dental insurance, £100 eye care vouchers subsidised gym memberships, childcare vouchers, buying and selling annual leave, retail discounts and more!
Family friendly leave policies (Maternity at *1-year full pay, Paternity Leave/Shared parental Leave/Special Leave & more) *after 1 year of continuous service.
We offer continuous training and development opportunities, including being able to attend industry events.
A generous salary range with pay progression arrangements is in place.
You will have access to external counselling and external advice.
We are a Disability Confident employer.
We hold a Invest in People Gold Award, Investors in Young People Silver Award and We Invest in Wellbeing Gold Award.
We monitor equal opportunities and offer support where nee
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How to Apply
To apply, click on ‘Apply now’ and complete our online application form, you will need to submit:
A CV setting out your career history and how you meet the Technical/Experience elements of the essential criteria (we recommend no more than 4 pages in length).
Provide answers on how you meet the Competencies (including the technical elements) as stated above (300 words maximum for each answer).
Please note
CVs that are not accompanied by answers to the competencies will not be scored.
Competency answers exceeding 300 words will not be considered. We would strongly recommend that youre answers are written in the STAR format (Situation, Task, Action & Result).
We recommend that you work on your answers to the competencies using some form of word processing software such as MS Word or Google sheets, and then paste it in the boxes provided; the system will time-out and sign you off if you are inactive or spend over a certain amount of time in the application without saving your progress.
For further information on the competencies, visit our Competency Framework.
If you have any questions about the role, you can contact resourcing@ros.gov.uk
Feedback
Feedback will only be provided if you progress to interview stage.
Assessment
Candidates will be assessed against the essential criteria for the role and competencies as stated above. We will invite suitable candidates to an assessment centre week commencing 4th December 2023, though this is subject to confirmation.
Assessments are likely to include a Competency-based interview and a further exercise, details of which will be shared with candidates who successfully make it through the sift stage. We will be assessing candidates remotely via MS Teams, (though we may invite you attend assessment at one of our office locations with prior agreement). Assessments and appointments are made in line with the Civil Service Recruitment Principles, in strict merit order.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
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We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission’s recruitment principles (opens in a new window).
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Job contact :
- Name : Resourcing@ros.gov.uk
- Email : Resourcing@ros.gov.uk
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- Email : Resourcing@ros.gov.uk