Head of New Scrutiny Duties Development

Job Title: Head of New Scrutiny Duties Development Apply before: 11:55 pm on Sunday 12th April 2026 Salary: £80,172 Location: Edinburgh Reference number: 454114 Contract type: Fixed term Length of employment: 2 years Working pattern: Flexible working, Full-time, Homeworking, Job share, Part-time About the job Job summary Environmental Standards Scotland''s (ESS) role is to monitor, investigate and secure public authorities'' compliance with environmental law in Scotland. We also scrutinise the effectiveness of environmental law and policy in Scotland and how it is implemented and applied. In our investigative and analytical reports, we may also identify instances where we consider there to be gaps in environmental protection legislation. ESS is an independent non-ministerial office, accountable to the Scottish Parliament and overseen by a non-executive board. It is part of the Scottish Administration and its employees are civil servants. Full details are available on the ESS website . Our Strategy sets out how we will work as an organisation to deliver our vision that ''by holding public authorities to account, we will ensure that Scotland''s people and nature benefit from a high-quality, healthy environment through improved compliance with and better implementation of effective environmental law''. ESS'' role is expanding to take on two new roles: scrutinising the Scottish Government''s delivery against the new statutory biodiversity and nature restoration ..... full job details .....