Business Management Specialist

Here's some of the responsibilities you will expect to carry out in this role.

• Work closely with finance colleagues to understand how our business plan is delivering.
• Collaborate with industry colleagues to develop business cases and improvement initiatives which will ultimately benefit Scotland's Railway.
• Work with stakeholders to build awareness and knowledge on our business management framework so the framework is used consistently across Scotland's Railway, improving how we operate as a business.
• Provide advice to the team on engaging stakeholders, to build awareness, knowledge and usage of the business management framework.
• Own and maintain a database and build a network of external and internal contacts across Scotland's Railway.
• Document current processes and information exchanges and analyse these to identify opportunities to improve efficiency and/or effectiveness of service.
• Promote usage of the framework, signposting to relevant materials, to build awareness, knowledge and usage of the business management framework.
• Produce regular reports on all activities in the team, including measurement of effectiveness, to drive continuous improvement of engagement activities across the Scotland's Railway.
  Degree level or equivalent experience, with high-calibre academic qualifications
• Knowledge of stakeholder management, engagement practices and techniques
• Experience managing stakeholders, and working in a project or change environment
• Some knowledge of Network Rail's operations, or the major principles of Business Management that can be applied from equivalent organisations
• Proven ability to produce high quality, clear and concise written documentation
• Demonstrable experience of building and maintaining online communities, including engagement channels e.g. MS Teams, Viva Engage, Sharepoint sites
• Strong inter-personal skills; ability to communicate effectively with people at all levels
• Proven ability to develop and maintain a wide network of stakeholder contacts
• Commercial exposure in an organisation of similar size to Network Rail
Desirable
• Formal qualification in project or business management would be desirable in
• Detailed understanding of the railway industry, its key business processes and interfaces
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At Network Rail, our passengers and freight users are at the heart of everything we do. We help connect people to their friends and families and get goods to their destination safely and efficiently. We're an organisation where people matter. Scotland's Railway is part of this large family, and it covers a large geographical area from the Borders to Thurso at the far tip of the North East of Scotland, accounting for almost 20 per cent of the UK rail network. We provide rapid access along busy commuter routes to our seven cities, servicing the varied needs of our business and leisure commuter services, including cross border services and rural services. We have up to 50 freight services operating every day and we are steadily building capacity for this to grow. Our ambition to be responsive to passengers and freight users, drives us every day and we're empowered to do the right thing for those who use the rail network. We actively challenge unsafe practices and take responsibility for addressing risks, resolving issues and protecting safety and wellbeing. Our colleagues are encouraged to work flexibly as we know that busy lives don't always fit around a traditional working pattern, if you need flexibility to complete your role just let us know and we will do our upmost to help you to invest in your career with us while balancing other aspects of your life. We're also a employer and we'll try our best to adapt the process and offer a reasonable alternative to help support people with disabilities access, apply and interview for roles. We want to help deliver a railway which is safe, reliable, affordable and that provides great customer service to everyone.
Salary: starting at £35,582 and rising to £42,218 per annum