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Chair appointment to the Edinburgh Local Employability Partnership

  • Management Board
  • Unpaid
  • On site: Edinburgh
  • Closing 10th June 2024


  • Advertised from 23rd May 2024

Role

The Edinburgh Local Employability Partnership (ELEP) brings together key stakeholders in Edinburgh to manage the employability landscape and identify priorities and manage challenges and make best use of our collective resources.

The Edinburgh Local Employability Partnership (ELEP) consists of senior stakeholders from the key organisations in the city: The City of Edinburgh Council, Edinburgh College, University of Edinburgh, EVOC, Department of Work and Pensions, NHS Lothian, Chamber of Commerce, and the Joined up for Jobs Forum. It also has wider infrastructure for operational support and commissioning of services.

To support the Edinburgh Local Employability Partnership (ELEP) in wider horizon scanning and to stimulate and facilitate discussions, we are seeking an independent Chair for the first time to lead up to four meetings per annum to help guide and challenge our approach and enable ambitious conversations to take place.

The role of Chair will be fully supported by the facilitating organisation, Capital City Partnership, with all secretariat functions provided, an induction to understand the sector role and responsibilities, and on-going support as required. The role is a leadership one and not administrative.

The desirable qualities and experience we’re looking for in our new Chair are:

  • Experience of senior stakeholder engagement
  • Experience of public speaking to a senior level audience
  • Excellent leadership, partnership, and relationship skills
  • Understanding of the recruitment challenges facing employers
  • Awareness of barriers jobseekers face seeking employment (though support in this will be given as part of an induction and on-going relationship)
  • Some knowledge or experience of the poverty, employability, or skills sector

Chair Role Description

  • Chairing quarterly ELEP meetings, which run to approximately two hours in person
  • Representing the ELEP priorities and concerns across stakeholders and influencers
  • Attending bi-monthly online briefing sessions with Capital City Partnership on core work and progress of actions
  • Liasing with Capital City Partnership on promoting good governance amongst the ELEP and reaching consensus around priorities

The Chair role will be for a term of two years. This role is unpaid but out of pocket expenses will be reimbursed.

Application notes

To apply for this position, please complete the short application form and send it with your CV to rona.hunter@capitalcitypartnership.org by Monday 10th June 2024.

After we have reviewed all notes of interests, relevant applicants will be contacted and invited to an interview to take place at a mutually agreeable time before end of June.


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