We are delighted to be partnering with The Scottish Futures Trust (SFT).
SFT has a number of exciting finance opportunities to join the organisation, covering a number of infrastructure sectors and working with a range of commercial professions to attract investment into Scottish infrastructure.

SFT was established as an arms’ length company and is owned by the Scottish Government. The organisation is a centre of infrastructure expertise and drives best practice in strategy, investment, delivery and the management of Scotland’s infrastructure.

You will have expertise in one or more of the following areas:

Within this varied role you will understand the barriers to private investment across a range of public and private infrastructure sectors, bringing market insights and exploring with government how these may be mitigated. You will develop an understanding of the public sector policy perspective and investigate private sector responses to inform public sector interventions which can promote infrastructure investment and be an effective bridge / broker between the public and private sector to catalyse progress.

The organisation is looking to recruit candidates at manager or associate director level, and you will provide the public sector with an improved understanding of new and emerging infrastructure funding and investment models and their applicability to a range of infrastructure sectors, assessing the financial viability of commercial proposals from private and public entities for Scottish infrastructure opportunities.

You will also monitor technical regulations/standards relevant to investment routes which bring private investment into public infrastructure, including those relating to classification, procurement and interface with budgeting and accounting standards.

In addition, you will support the progression of project structuring from early-stage scoping and development through to delivery and undertake senior stakeholder engagement with UK and international governments to understand best practice.

This is a fantastic opportunity where you will have exposure to interesting work which has an impact on the wider community. This role is a permanent, full-time position (35 hours per week), although SFT are happy to consider flexible working arrangements, including part-time.

An attractive salary is offered together with a car allowance for a low-emission vehicle, membership to the Lothian Pension Fund defined benefit pension scheme, as well as 34 days annual leave - increasing to 39 after 5 years' service – including public holidays.

Equal opportunities:

As an equal opportunities employer, SFT is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership. SFT aspires to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join SFT.

Location:

SFT’s office is at Haymarket in Edinburgh. SFT works flexibly, with an expectation that colleagues need to be in the office for meetings as required, but not full-time. Additional

travel will be required to attend external meetings.