Policy Manager (Future Changes) – B3

Job Description

This opportunity is only open to applicants who are currently ‘Priority Movers’. Applications from individuals not currently on the Priority Mover list will be rejected and not considered

Scotland’s unpaid carers play a vital role supporting family and friends, and for the country and economy as a whole. This role is an excellent opportunity to play a key part in the ongoing delivery and improvement of Scottish social security benefits for unpaid carers, including Carer Support Payment (which has replaced Carer’s Allowance in Scotland), and Scottish Carer Supplement and Carer Additional Person Payment, new support available since March 2026.

We have an opportunity for a B3 Policy Manager to join the team on a temporary basis for up to 12 months.

You will be working in the Carer Benefits Policy Unit, collaborating with Social Security Scotland as well as legal, analytical, finance and other social security and wider SG policy colleagues to ensure these key benefits are delivered in line with policy and regulations, to support continuous improvements, and consider future carer benefit policy developments. You will also be engaging externally and supporting communications to improve awareness, understanding and take up of the support available.

This is an exciting time to join the Unit with important improvements to support being delivered from March 2026 and work ongoing to consider the implications of proposed changes to carer benefits in England and Wales for support for Scottish carers, as well as potential future improvements to Scottish benefits.

This Senior Policy Officer role is within the Carer Benefits Policy Unit. We’re an inclusive and welcoming unit that places a strong emphasis on well-being, learning and development.

The Unit consists of two teams – the Live Benefits team which provides policy input to support live delivery of our carer benefits and improvements to the service, and the Futures team which works to consider future developments in carer benefits policy. Team members work flexibly across the two teams given the interactions between the two areas of work, and this post could include work across one or both areas.

The Unit works in line with the overall hybrid working approach, with team members currently based in Victoria Quay in Edinburgh, or Atlantic Quay in Glasgow.