Supporting high performance
Our people and skills
We operate within a dynamic and evolving landscape, where we need to actively address challenges through effective workforce planning, organisational review and other forward-looking initiatives. This enables us to become more agile with a skilled, fulfilled and motivated workforce, that is treated fairly, able to work in flexible ways and maintain our position as an employer of choice in a challenging marketplace.
Our strategic people-related outcomes, objectives and priorities are framed around four core ‘pillars’ with equality, diversity and inclusion flowing through each. They are at the heart of what we do.
Here is a visual only chart of: Four columns in different colours. Pillar 1 is effective leadership, pillar 2 is internal change, pillar 3 is employee experience and pillar 4 is talent and skills.
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Four columns in different colours. Pillar 1 is effective leadership, pillar 2 is internal change, pillar 3 is employee experience and pillar 4 is talent and skills.
- Effective leadership - Our leaders inspire a positive culture which inspires diversity, where staff feel challenged and motivated to succeed.
- Internal change - FSS is committed to pursuing change to grow and perform at our best and ensure our leadership and employees are well supported to make change happen.
- Employee experience - Strive to ensure that we have a healthy and energised workforce where the employee experience remains at the heart of all we do, every interaction is checked against how it contributes to making people feel safe and valued, that they belong and have safe connections.
- Talent and skills - People are our best asset, we will manage talent strategically to build a high performing workforce, foster a learning climate, add value to our employer brand and improve diversity management.
Finance
Our financial strategy for the next five years will be developed to support FSS’s strategic ambitions. It will ensure that resources are aligned with strategic priorities, risks are managed effectively, and value for money is achieved across all activities. The finance function will play a critical role in ensuring the organisation remains financially resilient, transparent, and responsive to emerging challenges and opportunities.
Sustainable funding and resource allocation
- ensure that FSS is adequately funded to deliver core statutory functions and strategic initiatives
- advocate for multi-year budget settlements to enhance financial certainty
- Embed outcome-based budgeting to align resources with strategic goals and performance indicators
- Optimise use of public funds through effective cost controls and prioritisation processes.
Financial governance, assurance and risk management
- maintain robust governance frameworks that support accountability and compliance with the Scottish Public Finance Manual (SPFM)
- strengthen internal controls, audit readiness and risk management to safeguard public assets
- Implement dynamic forecasting models to proactively manage financial risk across programmes and projects.
Strategic finance partnership and value creation
- collaborate cross-functionally to ensure financial insights shape strategy, policy and operations
- foster innovation in procurement and commercial arrangements to maximise value for money
- support digital transformation and sustainability through financially viable investment appraisals
- enhance financial reporting to promote transparency and support stakeholder engagement.