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International Delivery and Performance Advisor
Scottish Government OGD Recruitment
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Source date: 11/2/2026
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Job Description Could you turn international activity into meaningful insight that shapes Scotland’s impact on the world? The International Delivery and Performance Adviser sits at the heart of Scotland’s international agenda, helping ensure that the Scottish Government can clearly demonstrate the impact of its work across a global network of offices, partnerships and programmes. Blending performance, strategy and stakeholder engagement, this role translates complex information into meaningful insight that supports decision-making at the highest levels. Working across the Directorate for Culture and External Affairs and alongside analysts, policy colleagues and senior leaders, you'll help drive a culture of continuous improvement, ensuring international priorities are effectively tracked, measured and communicated. This is an opportunity to influence how Scotland evidences its international success, strengthens its global reputation and supports informed decisions that deliver real outcomes for people, communities and partners both at home and overseas. Responsibilities 1. Performance Management and Delivery Tracking Work with analytical colleagues to support a structured approach to setting objectives, tracking delivery and measuring outcomes across international activity. Lead routine monitoring and reporting processes, ensuring timely, accurate and consistent performance information. Support development of monitoring and evaluation approaches, improving how impact is evidenced. 2. Reporting and Insight Work to contribute to reporting on international activity, ensuring outputs are clear, evidence-based and accessible. Collate and analyse information on international network activity, finance and key achievements. Provide insight to support senior leaders’ understanding of performance, risks and opportunities. 3. Continuous Improvement Identify opportunities to improve approaches to measurement, reporting and use of data. Support increased transparency, consistency and professionalism in how international activity is tracked and communicated. Contribute to embedding more outcomes-focused ways of working. 4. Governance and Senior Engagement Support Support the preparation for International Board and Ministerial Group meetings, ensuring accurate and up-to-date information is available. Contribute to the development of briefing materials and performance summaries for senior stakeholders. 5. Policy, Briefing and Corporate Responsibilities Maintain up-to-date briefing on the international network, including key developments and achievements. Undertake FoIs, Parliamentary Questions (PQs), Ministerial Correspondence (MICASE) and briefing duties as required. Work flexibly across the team to support priority areas. Success Profile Professional/Technical requirements Governance and Project Delivery – Level 2 – Practitioner Evaluation – Level 1 – Developing You can find out more about the skills required, here: Policy Profession Standards Annex (publishing.service.gov.uk Experience Experience of supporting or delivering performance management, monitoring and evaluation activity, with strong analytical skills to interpret data and generate meaningful insights. Ability to produce clear, concise briefings and reports for senior audiences Ability to work at pace, manage competing priorities and deliver high-quality outputs to tight deadlines Behaviours Working together – Level 2 Making effective decisions – Level 2 Communicating and influencing – Level 2 You can find out more about Success Profiles Behaviours, here: Success profiles: candidate guide - gov.scot How to apply Apply online, providing a CV and supporting statement (of no more than 1000 words) providing evidence of how you meet the behaviours, experience and technical skills listed in the Success Profile above. Both the CV and the supporting statement provided will be assessed against the criteria for the role. Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools can be used to support your application, but all statements and examples 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, and presented as your own) applications will be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance for more information on acceptable and unacceptable uses of AI in recruitment. If invited for further assessment, this will consist of an interview and presentation. Assessments are scheduled for early December, however this may be subject to change. Recruitment Principles As a government organisation, we adhere to the Civil Service Commission Recruitment Principles and we investigate any complaints received in relation to recruitment cases. Skilled Worker Sponsorship not being offered Skilled Worker sponsorship is not available for this role. As a result, we are unable to appoint candidates who require Skilled Worker sponsorship now or in the future. Applicants must have an existing and ongoing right to work in the UK. About us The Scottish Government is the devolved government for Scotland. We have responsibility for a wide range of key policy areas including: education, health, the economy, justice, housing and transport. We offer rewarding careers and employ people across Scotland in a wide range of professions and roles. Our staff are part of the UK Civil Service observing the Civil Service Code and working for Ministers and senior stakeholders to deliver vital public services which improve the lives of the people of Scotland. We offer a supportive and inclusive working environment along with a wide range of employee benefits. Find out more about what we offer. As part of the UK Civil Service, we uphold the Civil Service Nationality Rules. Working pattern Our standard hours are 35 hours per week and we offer a range of flexible working options depending on the needs of the role, including Flexi-leave. Scottish Government staff in hybrid-compatible roles should aim to work in-person 40% of the time, either in an office or other agreed work location. If you have specific questions about the role you are applying for, please contact us. Security checks Successful candidates must complete the Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS), before they can be appointed. BPSS is comprised of four main pre-employment checks – Identity, Right to work, Employment History and a Criminal Record check (unspent convictions). You can find out more about BPSS on the UK Government website, or read about the different levels of security checks in our Candidate Guide. Equality statement We are committed to equality and inclusion and we aim to recruit a diverse workforce that reflects the population of our nation. Find out more about our commitment to diversity and how we offer and support recruitment adjustments for anyone who needs them. Further information Find out more about our organisation, what we offer staff members and how to apply on our Careers Website. Read our Candidate Guide for further information on our recruitment and application processes. Apply before 23:59 - 15/11/26 - This post is open to Internal Scottish Government candidates and Common Citizenship organisations only. Job Info Job Identification 5567 Job Category Policy Official Apply Before 11/15/2026 Locations Edinburgh, United Kingdom (Hybrid) Minimum Annual Salary £39,767.00 Maximum Annual Salary £45,472.00 Working Pattern Full Time Hire Type Permanent