Oracle Development Manager

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We are currently seeking applications for an Oracle Development Manager within the Digital Delivery Service based in Edinburgh. This is a permanent and pensionable appointment and new entrants will normally start on the minimum of the pay range. Candidates with a disability who meet the essential criteria below will be invited to the assessments.

The Scottish Government (SG) has clear objectives relating to financial competence and fiscal responsibility. Financial systems are an essential component of all SG delivery now and into the future. The Scottish Government Enterprise Accounting System (SEAS) is the main corporate system which provides accounting and payment facilities for SG and many other customers both part of and external to the SG infrastructure. SEAS routinely processes around £34bn of expenditure making payments accurately, on time and creating the correct accounting for them. Payments are made to other public bodies, employees and third party suppliers of goods and services among others.

DDaT Pay Supplement

This post attracts a £4000 DDAT pay supplement after a 9 month DDaT competency qualifying period. Pay Supplements are a temporary payment designed to address recruitment and retention issues caused by market pressures and are subject to regular review.

Qualifications Required

For jobs in Band B & C you must hold a minimum of 3 Highers or equivalent.

Other qualifications equivalent to these may also be acceptable, if you are in any doubt please contact to discuss.

Please note: If you fail to demonstrate how you meet the minimum qualifications as stated above, your application will be automatically sifted out.

Essential Criteria

Experience of working with a Financial solution, ideally Oracle Financials (E-Business Suite Release 12).

Staff Management and working within a driven project team.

Has knowledge of working within a Systems Development environment.

Communication and Engagement within a customer focused environment.

Important Information Regarding Interviews

In recognition of the Scottish Government's ongoing measures and guidance in its response to Covid-19 (Coronavirus), we would like to advise applicants that a decision has been taken that all interviews must be conducted in a virtual/remote setting.

In order to facilitate this new way of working, we are asking all applicants to ensure that they have a suitable space to complete the virtual interview as well as a personal device of choice with an account registered to the 'Skype For Business' app by which you can undertake the interview/assessment if selected. We are also asking you to ensure that your personal Wi-Fi/Broadband capacity will be sufficient to carry both audio and video feeds to undertake the interview. This will then ensure that there are no issues incurred during the interview.

Further Information

For further details and to apply online, visit our website by clicking the APPLY button. 'To apply for this post, you will need to provide the information requested below via the online application process. These must be combined into one document as the system can only accept a single document upload per application.

A CV (no longer than two pages) setting out your career history, with key responsibilities and achievements. Add to your CV your personal statement (no longer than 750 words) explaining why you consider your personal skills, qualities and experience suitable for this role, with particular reference to the criteria in the person specification.

Failure to submit a single combined document (CV and personal statement) will mean the panel only have limited information on which to assess your application against the criteria in the person specification.

When considering how your experience relates to the role, please tailor your CV and personal statement to reflect the role and the essential skills/criteria as described in the job description/person specification.'

Closing date: 23 November 2020.