LOCATION: The role will be hybrid with a blend of working from home and across 2 Edinburgh offices. Offsite work is required occasionally across the region.
FLEXIBLE WORKING: Capital City Partnership operates a flexible working policy and is delighted to share this exciting job opportunity with all partnership agencies. Applications for secondment are considered.
ORGANISATION DETAILS: Capital City Partnership (CCP) is an arm’s length company of the City of Edinburgh Council and is tasked with the operational development, management and support of local and regional employability and poverty reduction measures.
It takes a flexible approach to changing economic conditions, needs and opportunities but its core functions comprise:
Capital City Partnership also leads on three of the seven skills programmes within the Edinburgh and South-East Scotland City Region Deal and supports the governance for the Regional Prosperity Framework, of which Skills is embedded.
This post will sit within the Integrated Employer Engagement project but will link into the other themes as appropriate. The Edinburgh and South-East Scotland City Region Deal is a change fund, to bring better regional alignment and facilitate change on how we work together and make better use of opportunities and economic growth.
This project has been active since 2019 and has progressed to respond to industry needs and address the known and evolving skills shortages within priority areas such as Retrofit and Net Zero through the development of skills offerings and partnership facilitation.
JOB ROLE AND DUTIES
Person Specification
EXPERIENCE, SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE
Essential:
Desirable:
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
RESOURCES
A company laptop will be provided for business use and either a company mobile phone or a contribution to personal mobile phone bills will be offered.
Training will be offered in appropriate areas.
OTHER INFORMATION
Your office workplace will be Capital City Partnership Offices at Fort Kinnaird Recruitment and Skills Centre or 14 Links Place, Edinburgh.
Capital City Partnership operates a 5-day, 35 ¾ hour working week.
Some evening and weekend work may be required, and Capital City Partnership operates a TOiL system.
Payment of the annual salary is by twelve monthly instalments. This is subject to appropriate deductions for National Insurance, Income Tax and Superannuation. Any broken period at the beginning or end of your service will be paid pro-rata. Payment will be made towards the end of each month by direct credit transfer to your bank or building society.
The paid annual leave entitlement is 26 days, increasing by one day per year of service to a maximum of 31 days.
Employees also receive 10 paid public holidays (6 floating and 4 fixed). Capital City Partnership’s leave year runs from 1st April to 31st March.
Under statute you are required to make provision for a pension. As an employee of Capital City Partnership, you are eligible to participate in the Capital City Partnerships pensions scheme, which is a contributory scheme, members being automatically contracted out of the State Earnings Related Pension Scheme.
Please note that conditions of service at Capital City Partnership are modelled on those applicable currently in the City of Edinburgh Council and any subsequent amendments, subject to the practicality of their implementation in a small organisation.
Any procedures that have been agreed are in the CCP staff handbook.
As of 1st May 2004, it is a requirement of the Asylum and Immigration Act 1996 that employers verify authenticity of specific documentation relating to an individual’s identity and UK residency status.
Please send your CV and cover letter in one document to recruitment@capitalcitypartnership.org along with our Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form.
Please note within the subject line the position you are applying for.
The Closing Date is Noon, 17th July 2024.
Expected interview date – Thursday 1st August
INTERVIEW PROCESS
Capital City Partnership will contact all applicants by email. If invited to interview you will be expected to give a presentation (verbal or visual) on a specific topic and to answer several competency-based interview questions. If you require help with your application or interview support please contact one of our funded organisations via this link.
If you would like an informal chat about this position, please contact Ellen Munro, ellen.munro@capitalcitypartnership.org or Kenny Hall kenny.hall@capitalcitypartnership.org