Project Tester - Edinburgh, United Kingdom - Scottish Legal Aid Board

Scottish Legal Aid Board

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Edinburgh, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

We are currently seeking to recruit a

Project Tester (Grade 4) within the Information System and Projects Department of our Corporate Services and Accounts Directorate.

Starting salary is £28,400, within a pay band up to £31,480 (pro rata if part time).

About us
The Scottish Legal Aid Board (SLAB) was set up in 1987 to manage legal aid in Scotland. We are a non-departmental public body responsible to the Scottish Government.

Our main purpose is to manage and continuously improve publicly funded legal assistance and to advise Scottish Ministers on its strategic development for the benefit of society.

Why work for us
We are an ethical organisation, carrying out rewarding work that can have a considerable impact on clients' lives.

We seek high calibre people and in return, we set out to provide good training and development with rewarding working conditions.

We aim to be an 'employer of choice'.

Should you come to work with us, you'll discover that no matter what your job or level of responsibilities, you are treated as an individual, with fairness, dignity and respect.

Our stable and secure reward package includes:

A competitive salary with potential for pay progression
Flexible working arrangements and a great holiday entitlement of 34 days per year (inclusive of public and privilege holidays) increasing after five years of continuous service
A defined benefit pension scheme with a 6% employee contribution
Job security in a stable environment for long term career progression
Support from colleagues within a rewarding, positive work culture
Opportunities for learning and development while making a difference with challenging tasks for ultimate job satisfaction.

About the role

The Project Tester will work as a part of the projects team with nine people, and carry out prescribed tests and quality assurance activities to ensure our online products and internal systems and services meet the highest quality standards.

You will be required to work closely with the wider organisation, including solicitors and other staff members, to provide sufficient training and post implementation support, such as for solicitors' registration for the Prison VC system and troubleshooting when required.

You will have the unique opportunity to deliver workshops with staff members prior to deployments to help support the implementation of new systems and business processes.

You will also carry out administration duties for the Freedom of Information (FOI) request process, ensuring that FOI's are recorded and assigned in a timely manner, and closed down as required once the response is issued.

This post is permanent on a full time basis.

For more details about this role and a full list of essential criteria and required competencies, please see the 'Additional Information' section.