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.
- The management of all employability related grants and contracts awarded to external providers by the council
and other key partners.
- The management of assessment processes related to bids received for such grants
and contracts and making recommendations for funding.
- The provision of policy advice, research, and
development support (including secretariat functions) to the city’s Local Employability Partnership and
partners.
- The development and maintenance of common communications and management information
infrastructure for the Local Employability Partnership.
- Development and support of the Joined Up for
Jobs network and the Joined Up for Business partnership.
- Management and coordination of skills centres
based on geographical location, including Fort Kinnaird Recruitment and Skills Centre, MacMillan Skills Hub, and
FUSE at St James Quarter.
- Provision of support to the Edinburgh and South East Scotland City Region Deal
Integrated Enhanced Skills (IRES) programme.
Job Purpose
This post is funded by St James Quarter under the brand area of FUSE. The initial funding is for one year only, but
it is anticipated that further long-term funding will be secured for post 2026.
The core job purpose is to support the manager and other support staff in FUSE with the recruitment of clients into
jobs available within the St James Quarter and the wider Business Improvement District (city centre area) when
relevant or required.
FUSE is a world class retail and hospitality offer setting standards for skills, training, recruitment and career
support. FUSE has been established to work across Edinburgh and beyond, connecting people to training courses,
accredited qualifications, employers and jobs in both retail and hospitality within St James Quarter but also
the rest of the city. St James Quarter opened in 2021 bringing approximately 3,000 new jobs to the city.
The successful candidate will have an operational remit, linking employers with suitable candidates and assisting the
FUSE manager and staff with understanding, promoting and filling vacancies on a rolling basis.
Client management of employers will be a key function of the post, creating excellent relationships and making all
employers aware of the FUSE offer and building confidence in its ability to support their recruitment.
Through Capital City Partnership, FUSE has access to a wide supply chain of clients who are supported through over 60
organisations and agencies within the Joined Up for Jobs network. These clients are given support to become job
ready or may be job changers who require additional barrier removal before moving into employment. FUSE is the
finishing school part of this, bringing employers closer to job ready clients for a successful transition into
work.
As part of this wider offer, we also have Joined Up for Business which offers community-based job fairs and a
Vocational Training Framework where we work with recruiting employers to design short training courses with a
guaranteed interview. FUSE can link into these offers.
As this is a location-based service, we anticipate that much of the work will be delivered in person within dedicated
offices within the St James Quarter. Remote/home working is supported when necessary. We also have recruitment
skill centre sites within North Edinburgh at the Macmillan Skills Hub, and at Fort Kinnaird retail centre and
some cross working may be beneficial to the FUSE team.