Proposed Interview Date: Week Commencing 29 April 2024

Closing Date: Monday 22 April 2024

Contract Type: Permanent

Salary: FC9 £42,686.23 - £51,302.31

Working Pattern: 36 hours per week

Location: Bankhead Central, Glenrothes

Supporting Statement

As part of your application, you must provide us with a Supporting Statement which outlines to us how your skills and experience make you a good candidate for this vacancy. For more information, check out the How to Apply section of our Career Site. Without a Supporting Statement, your application will not be progressed. Please upload your Supporting Statement at the section marked ‘upload resumé’. Your Supporting Statement must not be a CV. More information is available on our Career site at www.fife.gov.uk/jobs/supportingstatement.

Job Details

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Resource Management Competency Centre. Working primarily in the Improvement section,  you will be part of a busy team optimising the use of the Oracle Cloud Strategic Platform. Working as one of two Lead Officers , you will be responsible for management of improvement work relating to the Oracle Cloud Fusion system which covers Finance/Procurement/HR & Payroll. Responsibilities include release management, management of staff, identifying and assessing opportunities for system and process improvements. There is an ongoing project bringing in new modules to the platform, and you will assist with the transition of this new functionality into the team.

You will:

• Facilitate scoping and business priority setting for large or complex changes, engaging senior stakeholder and obtaining formal agreement as required .
• Drive the requirements gathering process where necessary, identifying what stakeholder input is required.
• Take responsibility for the investigation and application of changes to implementation scope.
• Encourage and motivate colleagues to share creative ideas and learn from failures.
• Lead the assessment, analysis, planning and design of upgrade and release and requests for change, including assessment of risk.
• Liaise with business and IT partners on upgrade and release scheduling and communication of progress. 
• Manage staff within the team including allocating management and supervisory responsibilities, providing coaching and support and delegating responsibilities where possible. 

The Person

You will be able to demonstrate:

Educated to SCQF level 8 which includes HND or SVQ level 4 or equivalent in a computing/systems or related discipline, or equivalent relevant experience .

Experience of engaging with stakeholders at all levels of an organisation.

Ability to manage conflicting demands .

Experience of analysing problems and determining appropriate and practical solutions.

Good knowledge and understanding of the security implications within the area of control .

Ability to lead and motivate others to perform to the highest standards.

Proven staff management of a team with strong leadership and team building skills, and evidence of supporting staff development.

Experience of collaborative working with both internal staff and external organisations.

Excellent understanding of the business area and the impacts of change on the business solutions.

As a progressive employer, we offer the opportunity to work in this role as a “blended working” arrangement with home-working opportunities and occasional office-working as required. While the significant part of the role can and will be carried out remotely, candidates should be able to travel to and attend office locations in Fife as required.

Further Information

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We are currently shaping our future workstyles however, in light of current advice, we are introducing blended home/office working that will include office access days each week with homeworking for the remainder of your working time.

For further information please contact: Helen Quinn - helen.quinn@fife.gov.uk

We are holding a Fife Council jobs fair on 15th May 10am - 2pm at Rothes Halls, Glenrothes. We will be on hand to talk about the vacancies we have on offer and what it's like to work with the council. There will also be a chance to get support from our job clubs and employability teams and can offer help with the online application process. Please pop along on the day to find out more.