Case Manager - #2194239

Business Case Developer - Initial 3 Month Contract

Scottish public body | Hybrid, Edinburgh | Approx. £230 per day via umbrella

About the role

Our client, a Scottish public sector organisation, needs an experienced business case specialist to help develop the business case for a major project. You’ll work alongside the project lead, the project team and subject matter experts, writing the case, pulling together the evidence and analysis, and guiding it through the scrutiny and approval process.

What you’ll do

• Write a clear, concise, evidence-based business case using the Five Case Model
• Gather and assess the evidence and analysis that supports the case
• Develop and appraise options, with the economic and financial analysis behind them
• Spot gaps in evidence and challenge assumptions constructively
• Support the project lead and collaborate with colleagues and experts
• Take the business case through internal and government scrutiny and approval

What you’ll bring

All of the following are essential:

• Demonstrable experience of developing significant public-sector business cases using the Five Case Model
• Strong working knowledge of the Green Book and associated business case guidance
• Experience of options appraisal and the economic and financial analysis needed to support a case
• The ability to identify gaps in evidence and challenge assumptions
• Experience of taking business cases through internal and/or government scrutiny and approval processes
• The ability to produce a business case that can stand up to independent scrutiny