Job Description
Post Title: Assistant Project Officer
Location: Inverness
Hours: 35 hours per week
Duration: Fixed Term (18 months)
Salary: £32,814 - £36,727 p.a.
Salary placing will normally be at the first point of the scale.
Contact Person: Jane Gair Tel:
Job Purpose: To contribute to the design and delivery of a flexible, person-centred employability service for clients which provides pathways into fair and sustainable work to meet emerging local labour market priorities and to tackle in-work poverty.
To work with partners on the design and implementation of project related employability solutions. To support inclusive economic growth across the public, private and third sector by designing and delivering a wide range of labour market initiatives including Job Creation opportunities.
Please APPLY ONLINE. If you are unable to apply online and you wish to request an offline application pack, please contact HR Transactions Team, T: (24 hour voicemail) quoting the post reference number above.
Please find the Job Description below.
The Highland Council understands that diversity fosters creativity and innovation. We are committed to equality of opportunity, and being fair and inclusive. We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds, representative of the communities we serve and particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be under-represented in our workforce.
As a disability confident employer, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum essential criteria requirements for the post.
Shortlisted applicants will normally be contacted by email, unless otherwise stated. Please check your emails regularly, including your junk/spam folder
Requirements
HND or equivalent experience in a relevant work discipline.
Given the nature of this job, the post holder will be required to make visits away
from their normal base. A driving licence is highly desirable, but consideration
would be given to the post holder making alternative arrangements as long as
these meet the operational requirements of the Service.