Project Support Officer - Edinburgh

Key Responsibilities

• Management and administration of finance processes within the lab
• Maintaining finance workbooks and supporting budget tracking and reporting
• Tracking delivery progress and producing progress reports
• Maintaining RAID logs and supporting risk and issue management
• Supporting governance activities and compliance with project control frameworks
• Preparing governance and approval documentation
• Supporting internal and external audit activities
• Arranging and facilitating workshops, meetings and planning events
• Producing meeting packs, agendas and minutes where required
• Maintaining project records, documentation and reporting
• Supporting Agile delivery teams and wider change initiatives

Key Skills & Experience

• Experience in a Project Support Officer, PMO Analyst or Project Coordinator role
• Experience managing project-level financial reporting
• Experience supporting governance, assurance and audit activities
• Strong reporting and management information skills
• Experience maintaining RAID logs and supporting risk and issue processes
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills
• Experience organising events, workshops and project meetings
• Ability to work autonomously and manage competing priorities
• Strong attention to detail and quality control focus
• Experience using Azure DevOps, Jira and/or Confluence
• Experience working in Agile delivery environments

Desirable Experience

• Public sector experience
• Knowledge of Digital Scotland Service Standards
• Awareness of Government Digital Service (GDS) standards
• Experience supporting digital transformation programmes
• Experience with Azure DevOps, Jira and Confluence