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Job Title |
Vice Principal - Finance and Corporate Services |
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Post Holder |
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Accountable To |
Principal & CEO |
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Responsible For |
Finance, IT and Digital, Estates and Facilities, Marketing, Legal and Compliance, Programme Management, Business and Project Support |
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Department |
Executive |
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Overall Purpose of Job |
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Main Duties and Responsibilities |
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1. Strategic Management and Planning
2. Financial and Service Management and Planning
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The above mentioned duties and responsibilities represent the current situation and may change over time to reflect the changing needs and requirement of the College. |
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Signed …………………………………………………… Date ……………………… (Staff Member)
Signed ………………………………………………….. Date ……………………… (Line Manager) |
PERSON SPECIFICATION
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QUALIFICATIONS |
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Essential or Desirable |
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Member of CCAB Accounting body |
E |
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Degree or equivalent in a relevant discipline |
D |
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Project Management Qualification |
D |
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KNOWLEDGE |
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Essential or Desirable |
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Current knowledge of financial reporting standards |
E |
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Knowledge of Scottish public sector procurement legislation |
D |
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Understanding of public sector / government accounting and regulatory frameworks |
D |
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Knowledge of Further Education finance in Scotland |
D |
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EXPERIENCE |
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Essential or Desirable |
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Experience of financial management in a large, multi-functional organisation |
E
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Significant demonstrable post-qualification experience |
E |
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Experience of financial reporting, including management and statutory accounts production |
E |
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Experience of leading teams and team building |
E |
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Experience of leading projects across organisations |
E |
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Experience of Further Education Sector |
D |
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Experience of change management |
D |
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INTERPERSONAL SKILLS & ABILITIES |
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Essential or Desirable |
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Excellent communication skills |
E |
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Ability to collaborate across departments |
E |
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Ability to influence stakeholders |
E |
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Skilled networker |
E |
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Team player |
E |
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Self-motivated individual |
E |
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Solutions focussed mind set |
E |
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Independent and creative thinker |
E |
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Reflective practitioner |
E |
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Distributed and situational leadership style |
E |
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Effective negotiation skills |
E |
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OTHER ABILITIES/QUALITIES |
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Essential or Desirable |
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Resilient |
E |
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Flexible |
E |
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Able to work under pressure |
E |
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Skilled report and bid writer |
E |
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