Total 127 Business Management / Project / Planning job vacancies in Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH2 3AH

Job Description

Children, Education and Justice Services

Teacher of Business Education
Leith Academy

Salary: £32,217 - £48,516 per year
Hours: 35 per week

Leith Academy is seeking to recruit an enthusiastic and knowledgeable full-time permanent Teacher of Business Education to work in our dynamic and supportive Technology Faculty.

We aim to foster a passion for our subjects within each of our students. Our Business department benefits from a commitment to deliver all 4 subjects within the Business Management suite of courses to enable our pupils to develop key skills and become successful learners. We look forward to welcoming you to our forward thinking team.

Leith Academy is at the heart of the community in North-East Edinburgh, serving almost 1,000 young people and their families of a diverse range of backgrounds. We are proudly comprehensive and strive to achieve “Success in Learning for All”.

Salaries will be in accordance with the Scheme of Salaries and Conditions of Service for Teaching Staff in School Education.

This post is regulated work with children and/or protected adults under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. The preferred candidate will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check. Where an individual has spent a continuous period of 3 months or more out with the UK in the last 5 years, an Overseas Criminal Record Check will be required. You will be required to provide this check. An unconditional offer of employment and commencement in the post will be subject to the outcome of both these pre-employment checks being deemed satisfactory.

We're committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included and able to be their best at work, and we recognise the benefits that a diverse workforce with different values, beliefs, experience, and backgrounds brings to us as an organisation.

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Join us as a Senior Technical Business Analyst

• Take on a critical role supporting the bank to achieve customer advocacy by eliciting and understanding the internal and external technology customer needs
• You'll be working in a vibrant, forward looking team and helping us to shape the future of our business
• As a key member of our team, you’ll enjoy extensive collaboration and can expect great visibility for you and your work
• This is a leadership role, experience of leading teams or significant deliveries is expected along with developing others and setting guidance and best practice
• We offer a range of flexible working arrangements depending on the type of job you do and the type of flexibility you need, you can join us on a part-time or full-time basis

What you'll do

In your new role, you’ll be accountable for producing business requirements to inform future state design, supporting teams in understanding the requirements and their linkages to the overall domain strategy. In the course of your work, we’ll also look to you to build, manage and maintain a positive working relationship with stakeholders and third party suppliers across multiple franchises and functions.

You’ll be responsible for understanding, challenging and developing our business, customers, strategic goals and how the teams operates in order to support the realisation of desired outcomes by the team.

You’ll also be:

• Capturing, validating and documenting business and system requirements and making sure that they’re in line with key strategic principles
• Interacting with customers, key business and technical stakeholders and the team to obtain and document functional and non-functional needs
• Analysing existing system documentation to summarise existing system functionality as it relates to the work at hand
• Supporting the identification of team priorities based upon feedback from the customers, key stakeholders and the team as well as dealing with uncertainty where requirements or solution are not clear
• A key player in managing and resolving complex problems both within area and at enterprise level

The skills you'll need

You’ll need to hold an appropriate business analyst certification, such as BAX, CPRE and CBAP, provide functional support for the full end to end development cycle including requirements, testing and implementation. Additionally, you’ll have a good understanding of payments, Agile values, principles and methodologies with experience of working within an Agile environment.

You’ll also need:

• Experience of applying business analysis tools and techniques
• Strong knowledge of payments domain ideally with hands-on experience working with different payment schemes from an application, support or operational perspective
• Basic knowledge of databases, interfacing, industry standard syntax JSON or XML is essential, familiarity with public cloud and microservice concepts is beneficial
• Good communication skills, with the ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly to your peers and management level colleagues
• Good collaboration and stakeholder management skills

Grade UE06: £32,982 to £38,205 + 5% premium band uplift due to working hours rota

Corporate Services Group – Accommodation, Catering & Events – Residence Life

Contract type: Full-time (35 hours per week)

Open-Ended (permanent)

1 post


We have an exciting opportunity and are looking for an experienced, passionate professional with experience in digital communications and social media to join our award-winning Residence Life team.

The Opportunity:

To lead on the strategic development and delivery of a core project within the Residence Life team and in conjunction with Community Managers contribute to the student experience and sense of belonging by supporting students living in University accommodation.

This post is full-time (35 hours per week) and is based predominantly on the University campus and accommodation.


Your skills and attributes for success:

-Experience of project management and work in digital communications and social media roles
-Experience of developing and maintaining policies, protocol, processes, guidelines and guides.
-Attention to detail, analytical skills, experience of maintaining records and reporting statistics and KPIs
-Proven experience of providing advice, guidance and support
-Strong team player with ability to work independently and use initiative when required

Job Description

Health and Social Care Partnership

Business Assistant - Service Matching Unit (SMU)
Waverley Court

Salary: £24,064 - £26,468
Hours: 36 per week

We have 2 positions available:
1 permanent & 1 fixed term for 6 months.

An excellent opportunity has arisen for an experienced administrator to fulfil the vacant posts of a Business Assistant within the Service Matching Unit.

I am looking for a member of staff who would like an excellent opportunity to assist in the Service Matching Unit . You will provide a full range of duties to support the matching of packages of care to both internal and external Providers.

The Service matching Unit – is a fast paced environment so the ability to prioritise and record accurate information is vital. The vacancies play a key role in matching packages of care to ensure a prompt discharge from hospital or to keep those currently waiting in the community safe in their own home. You will be responsible for issuing contracts, recording Payments/ services and responding to queries from both internal and external customers. You will also provide a full range of duties to support the matching of packages of care to both internal and external Providers. You will require excellent interpersonal skills, the ability to multi-task effectively and to deal with complex and challenging situations in a confidential and sensitive manner.

The postholder is not directly responsible for managing staff, although s/he is expected to provide guidance and support to other staff members as part of a team environment.

Please contact donna.millar@edinburgh.gov.uk or Irene.perrin@edinburgh.gov.uk if you would like further information regarding the posts

Post is subject to a Basic Disclosure Scotland check

In most cases decisions will be made within the confines of well-defined departmental procedures and guidelines. However, procedures for each of the above areas are detailed and complex, with both support staff and operational staff having a role. It is therefore imperative that support staff understand the boundaries between the operational and support roles and when to seek advice or guidance from their Business Officer/Manager with respect to situations that are unclear.

We're committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included and able to be their best at work, and we recognise the benefits that a diverse workforce with different values, beliefs, experience, and backgrounds brings to us as an organisation.

As part of our goal to improve our organisational culture and create a great place to work together for the people of Edinburgh, we want to make sure that we’re bringing the best people into our roles, not just in their skills and experience but also in their approach to work.

To help achieve this, we’re changing the way we interview and assess candidates by moving from a competency-based interview approach to a behavioural and technical (skills for the job) based approach. This new way of interviewing will allow us to assess how you think and how you would bring Our Behaviours of Respect, Integrity and Flexibility into your ways of working.

Our salary range typically reflects the initial starting salary and annually increases until it reaches the top of the range.

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Position Overview:

As a Project Manager, you will be instrumental in overseeing all facets of the construction project. Your leadership will be crucial in ensuring the successful, timely, and budget-conscious completion of the RC Frame High Rise Residential scheme. This role offers a unique opportunity to showcase your expertise in project management, construction methodologies, and stakeholder coordination.

Responsibilities:

• Project Leadership: Take ownership of the project from inception to completion, overseeing all phases of construction and ensuring adherence to timelines and budgets.

• Stakeholder Management: Effectively communicate with clients, consultants, subcontractors, and internal teams to foster strong collaborative relationships.

• Budget and Resource Management: Monitor project financials, allocate resources efficiently, and identify opportunities for cost savings without compromising quality.

• Quality Control: Implement rigorous quality control measures to ensure the highest standards of construction are maintained throughout the project.

• Risk Management: Proactively identify and mitigate potential risks, adapting strategies as needed to keep the project on track.

• Health and Safety Compliance: Champion a culture of safety on the construction site, ensuring all activities comply with health and safety regulations.

• Team Development: Lead, motivate, and develop a high-performing project team, fostering a positive and collaborative work environment.

Requirements:

• Experience: Minimum of 7 years of project management experience, with a proven track record of successfully delivering high-rise residential projects with RC frames.

• Education: Relevant degree in construction management, civil engineering, or a related field.

• Technical Knowledge: Strong understanding of RC frame construction methodologies and the ability to interpret architectural and engineering drawings.

• Communication Skills: Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to convey complex information to various stakeholders.

• Leadership: Demonstrated leadership skills with a focus on team development, motivation, and collaboration.

Randstad CPE values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are more than happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.

Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.

For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Setting up in-person and virtual meetings, appointments, liaising with members of staff and clients and answering queries
Processing of Credit Card payments
General Office duties - Printing, filing, scanning etc
Greeting clients on arrival and ensuring a high level of customer service
First point of contact for all incoming calls
General Mailroom duties, filing and scanning mail to appropriate departments
General Administration duties
Handling all supplier and maintenance issues
Maintaining the office and ensuring any issues are resolved
SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

Essential
Previous office / administration experience
IT & Computer literate
Proactive and able to use your own initiative
Professional phone manner

Search is an equal opportunities recruiter and we welcome applications from all suitably skilled or qualified applicants, regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/beliefs, sexual orientation or age.

Job Description

RS Corporate Services

Modern Apprentice - Business Administration - fixed term for 2 years
Waverley Court

Salary: £23,087 - £23,388
Hours: 36 per week

We're committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included and able to be their best at work, and we recognise the benefits that a diverse workforce with different values, beliefs, experience, and backgrounds brings to us as an organisation.

As part of our goal to improve our organisational culture and create a great place to work together for the people of Edinburgh, we want to make sure that we’re bringing the best people into our roles, not just in their skills and experience but also in their approach to work.

To help achieve this, we’re changing the way we interview and assess candidates by moving from a competency-based interview approach to a behavioural and technical (skills for the job) based approach. This new way of interviewing will allow us to assess how you think and how you would bring Our Behaviours of Respect, Integrity and Flexibility into your ways of working.

Our salary range typically reflects the initial starting salary and annually increases until it reaches the top of the range.

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Salary: Up to £47,500 per annum plus Veolia benefits

Hours: 37 hours per week

Location: Edinburgh, EH6 7RF



When you see the world as we do, you see the chance to help the world take better care of its resources and help it become a better place for everyone.



The Engineering Planner role is to manage the delivery of the O&M Programme to the respective teams within the PFI contract region. The job holder will maintain the Computerised maintenance management system (CMMS) to ensure that preventative, corrective and reactive maintenance is correctly prioritised and schedule.



What we can offer you;

• 25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
  
• Refer an Engineer to us once you've joined and earn £1000
  
• Access to our company pension scheme
  
• Free physiotherapy service
  
• Discounts on everything from groceries to well known retailers
  
• Access to a range of resources to support your physical, mental and financial health; so you can lean on us whenever you need to
  
• 24 hour access to a virtual GP, 365 days a year, for you and family members in your household
  
• Ongoing training and development opportunities, allowing you to reach your full potential
  

What you'll be doing;

• Effective tactical delivery of the planned and corrective maintenance functions. This will include full operation and prioritisation of work processes.
  
• Manage work requests as they are received making evaluated real time decisions on the best use of the available resource.
  
• Ensure that all data captured is accurate allowing effective reporting to benefit the efficient operation of the contract.
  
• Coordinate the scheduling/delivery of H&S tasking and related actions thus ensuring compliance with Veolia Health & Safety policy.
  
• Effective delivery of statutory and regulatory requirements.
  
• Support in the Optimisation and Maintenance of all processes and assets
  
• Provide technical support/feedback to senior members of the maintenance and operations teams to facilitate capital work interventions.
  
• Manage on-site activities through the correct use of all relevant Permit to Work systems.
  

What we're looking for;



Essential:

• Experience in the process environment of Wastewater
  
• Previous experience of planning work through CMMS
  
• Understanding of Maintenance and Operational activities
  
• Experience of the management and safe supervision of contractors
  
• Competent in the use of Google sheets/docs
  
• Full driving licence
  

Desirable:

• Skills in running and maintaining Wastewater processes and assets or similar
  
• Practical knowledge of Google packages, experience of computerised maintenance management package(s)
  
• Experience in either Mechanical or Electrical engineering
  
• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written
  
• Good commercial awareness
  

What's next?



Apply today, so we can make a difference for generations to come.



We're proud to be listed in The Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2023, being named as a Top 10 Very Big Organisation and Highly Commended as a workplace for 55+.

This accolade further demonstrates our commitment to our people and our actions in creating an

environment where everyone can be their true selves and enjoy working at Veolia.



We want to ensure that you feel supported throughout the application process and provide reasonable adjustments where necessary and requested. If you require any reasonable adjustments as part of your application and interview process please do not hesitate to let us know.

Here at Veolia, we're proud to be known as an equal opportunities employer. We know how important it is to be fully committed to building and maintaining a diverse and inclusive place to work for every one of our colleagues. So no matter their age, gender, gender expression, disability, race, ethnicity, religion, belief, sexuality or veteran status, every applicant who meets the minimum requirements will be considered fully.

Senior PM

Salary: £50,644 - £63305

Location: Edinburgh

Who are Diligenta?

Diligenta's vision is to be acknowledged as Best in-class Platform based Life and Pensions Administration Service provider. Customer service is at the heart of everything we do and our aim is to transform our clients' operations. A business that has been described as 'home' by existing employees, we drive a culture that is founded on positive change and development.

Summary of the role

We have multiple vacancies for Senior Project Managers to join our Business Change team. As the Senior Project Manager, you will be responsible for playing a key role in the end-to-end management and delivery of projects and programme work-streams, situated in the Change space. This is an excellent next step for an experienced Project Manager to move into a large-scale Financial Services organisation, who are known for their support and culture of continuous improvement.

Benefits

• 33 days including Bank Holidays
• Eligibility for an annual discretionary bonus scheme
• Car Allowance
• Private Healthcare
• Personal and career development opportunities to progress your aspirations within the company as well as through our global parent company (Tata Consultancy Services)
• Access to Perks at Work (an online discounted shopping platform) saving you money on a wide range of goods and services, including your weekly food shop, holidays and electrical goods
• Cycle to Work Scheme & Interest free Season Ticket loans
• A companywide Wellbeing programme, including an Employee Assistance Programme and other benefits/resources to support your mental/physical and financial wellbeing
• A comprehensive set of Moments that Matter policies, such as Carer's Leave, Foster Leave and Retirement Leave
• A contributory company pension scheme where we match your contributions up to 6%, Group Life Assurance ('Death in Service") & Group Income Protection
• Apply to find out about our other benefits

What you'll be doing

• You will be pivotal in the leadership, management and delivery of change projects or programme work-streams, ensuring project deadlines are met within budget and scope
• Actively applying the appropriate project management discipline; planning, resourcing, scheduling, monitoring, reporting and risk, issue, and dependency management
• Leading the overall planning of project and management of resources, including well developed contingency plans to deliver the agreed solutions
• You will establish an effective project organisation structure and be responsible for project team shaping, building, development, management, and motivation of the team
• Developing and maintaining relationships with stakeholders and key customers

What we're looking for

• Strong experience in project management, working on large, complex programmes and projects
• A history working in Financial Services, ideally Life and Pensions but wider FS accepted
• A mix of IT and Operational/Business Change type projects
• Excellent communication and relationship skills
• Understanding the full project lifecycle
• Understanding of regulatory environment
• Drive for quality and service

A well established independent Opticians based in Leith are looking for a full time Senior Optical Assistant to join the team.

Optical Assistant- Role

• Professional independent Opticians
• Focus on personalised eyecare and eyewear
• Offer a unique styling consultation
• Access to an amazing frame range - Face a Face, Gotti, Tom Ford
• Specialist clinics - myopia management, visual stress, sport vision etc
• Exceptional reputation in the area
• Small close knit team
• Single testing room practice
• Acting as a supervisor in the practice making sure everything is running smoothly
• Full time working 5 days a week including Saturdays
• 9am to 5.30pm
• Salary between £24,000 to £28,000 DOE
• 20 days holiday plus bank holidays

Optical Assistant - Requirements

• Experienced Optical Assistant
• Interest in fashion and brands
• Team player
• Excellent communication skills
• Enthusiastic
• Confident to make bold recommendations

To avoid missing out on this opportunity, please send your CV across to Rebecca Wood using the 'Apply' link as soon as possible.

Business Manager
RCN Scotland HQ, 35 hours, permanent

Salary range per annum: £66,909 to £75,492 pro rata*

There is more to the RCN than you might think. We’re a trade union with a membership of over half a million nurses, midwives, nursing support workers and students. We support their practice, represent them, lobby on their behalf, and develop them. We exist to make a positive difference – to the working lives of our members and ultimately to standards in patient care. Our employees are drawn from many walks of life – we are nurses, marketers and communicators, administrators, IT professionals, policy and finance experts, lawyers… together we are so much more. We couldn’t do what we do without our people.

We're accredited with Investors in People Silver Standard. Our people are our greatest asset, and we want people who can contribute to our purpose in line with our values.

As the Business Manager, you will be the key business partner to the Executive Director and Senior Managers in Scotland, providing expert advice and support on financial matters and ensuring they have the relevant analysis to make effective business decisions. You will proactively support financial awareness and provide guidance and training to ensure compliance with the RCN Group financial regulations, accounting best practice, and statutory obligations. You will have a high level of technical accounting expertise and be able to demonstrate strong negotiation and influencing skills.

Working with colleagues within RCN Scotland and across the UK you will be responsible for managing the provision of accurate, timely and relevant monthly management reports to budget managers, work closely with them to deliver quarterly forecasts and regular budget reviews, and contribute executive summary information to the Manager Business Accounts. You will also be responsible for providing a high-quality facilities management service for RCN Scotland.

Together you and your team will provide high quality customer support covering a wide range of financial, business and facilities issues with an understanding of operational departments’ priorities and pressures.

To succeed in this role, you will hold a recognised CCAB qualification or equivalent, be able to demonstrate excellent management accounting and communication skills and have significant experience in other finance department roles.

You will bring to the role a desire to continuously improve financial processes, keeping value for money at the forefront for new and current business initiatives across the directorates and sharing these improvements with your colleagues in the RCN Group Finance Team.

You will have the ability to foster strong professional relationships and encourage close collaboration between departments.

To succeed at the Royal College of Nursing all you need to do is think bigger, better and brighter. And with an attitude like that, anything’s possible.

What we offer you

We expect you to look after our members. And we expect you to be rewarded for it. We offer an impressive range of benefits, a broad range of learning development opportunities and an award-winning health and wellbeing programme. We offer annual leave up to 32 days plus bank holidays and three additional days for the Christmas break pro rata plus generous maternity, adoption, paternity, and shared parental leave packages.

*We offer a competitive pay structure with annual pay progression until you reach the top of the salary scale.

What we deliver for our members is wide and varied so when it comes to how we work one size doesn’t fit all. We also know that to empower our people to do their best work, they must be able to balance the demands of work and home. We are a diverse organisation and understand everyone has different needs and many of our employees enjoy flexible working enabling them to deliver results whilst having a good work life balance. Departments and directorates have their own hybrid ways of working which put the needs of the service they deliver – whether that’s to members or to colleagues - at their heart, in alignment with our hybrid working core principles. At the RCN it’s unlikely you will work from home for all of your working time. Equally no one is expected to work solely in the office unless your role requires it. You can find out more by having a discussion with the recruiting manager.

Our selection process

Please submit a CV and answer the supporting questions demonstrating how you meet the criteria for this role. You may not be shortlisted if you don’t. Please ensure your CV is in a simple format with minimal tables and sections. Any identifying information in your application will automatically be anonymised for shortlisting purposes.

We want your experience applying for a job with us to be the best it can be. We hold our interviews and assessments in person. If you foresee any problems, please let us know.

As a proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme, we actively encourage applications from people with disabilities.

The RCN Scotland is committed to equality of opportunity. We want to provide an environment to attract, retain and motivate the best.

Contact details

For more information or for an informal discussion about the role please contact Susan Kirkman, Business Manager on 0131 662 6134 or call Luci Pollard on 0131 662 6131 to arrange to speak to the Director.

For more information about the recruitment and selection process please contact recruit@rcn.org.uk

Opening date: 18 March 2024

Closing date: 11.59pm Thursday 11 April 2024
If we receive many applications after a week of advertising, this vacancy may close earlier.

Assessment & interview date: Thursday 25 April 2024

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Business Support Coordinator

Edinburgh, 35 hours per week, Permanent

Salary range per annum £28,998 - £32,736*

There is more to the RCN than you might think. We’re a trade union with a membership of over half a million nurses, midwives, nursing support workers and students. We support their practice, represent them, lobby on their behalf, and develop them. We exist to make a positive difference – to the working lives of our members and ultimately to standards in patient care. Our employees are drawn from many walks of life – we are nurses, marketers and communicators, administrators, IT professionals, policy and finance experts, lawyers… together we are so much more. We couldn’t do what we do without our people.

We're accredited with Investors in People Silver Standard. Our people are our greatest asset, and we want people who can contribute to our purpose in line with our values.

As our Business Support Coordinator you’ll use your positive attitude, your knowledge of administration processes, record keeping and building management and reception duties to deliver an exceptional service to all staff and members in Scotland.

It's a job full of possibilities so you could get involved in anything from arranging couriers, receiving and sorting deliveries, meeting room and catering management as well as coordinating maintenance services within the building. It's a great way to build your knowledge of our work and develop your potential.

You will have the initiative to find new ways to manage your tasks and support your colleagues and their departments. Taking care of your customers will be your primary role, along with making sure that the building is safe, and offering an excellent service.

To join us you’ll need good written and spoken communication skills and a high level of attention to detail. You will be a strong team player with the ability to foster strong professional relationships and support close collaboration between departments.

Whatever your background, you'll be efficient, accurate and show a real customer focus in all you do.

To join us you’ll need good written and spoken communication skills and a high level of attention to detail. You will be a strong team player with the ability to foster strong professional relationships and support close collaboration between departments.

Whatever your background, you'll be efficient, accurate and show a real customer focus in all you do.

To succeed at the Royal College of Nursing all you need to do is think bigger, better and brighter. And with an attitude like that, anything’s possible.

What we offer you

We expect you to look after your customers; colleagues, members, contractors and visitors to the building. And we expect you to be rewarded for it. We offer an impressive range of benefits, a broad range of learning development opportunities and an award-winning health and wellbeing programme. We offer annual leave up to 32 days plus bank holidays and three additional days for the Christmas break plus generous maternity, adoption, paternity, and shared parental leave packages.

*We offer a competitive pay structure with annual pay progression until you reach the top of the salary scale. We normally offer new employees the first point of the salary range, although you may be able to negotiate a higher starting salary depending on your skills, experience and current salary.

What we deliver for our members is wide and varied so when it comes to how we work one size doesn’t fit all. We also know that to empower our people to do their best work, they must be able to balance the demands of work and home. We are a diverse organisation and understand everyone has different needs and many of our employees enjoy flexible working enabling them to deliver results whilst having a good work life balance. Departments and directorates have their own hybrid ways of working which put the needs of the service they deliver – whether that’s to members or to colleagues - at their heart, in alignment with our hybrid working core principles. At the RCN it’s unlikely you will work from home for all of your working time. Equally no one is expected to work solely in the office unless your role requires it. You can find out more by having a discussion with the recruiting manager.

Our selection process

Please submit a supporting statement demonstrating how you meet the criteria for this role. You may not be shortlisted if you don’t.

Please submit a CV and answer the supporting questions demonstrating how you meet the criteria for this role. You may not be shortlisted if you don’t. Please ensure your CV is in a simple format with minimal tables and sections. Any identifying information in your application will automatically be anonymised for shortlisting purposes.

We want your experience applying for a job with us to be the best it can be. We may hold our interviews and assessments in person or by video call. If you foresee any problems, please let us know.

As a proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme we actively encourage applications from people with disabilities.

Contact details

For more information or for an informal discussion about the role please contact Susan Kirkman, Business Manager on 0131 662 6134.

For more information about the recruitment and selection process please contact recruit@rcn.org.uk

Opening date: 14 March 2024

Closing date: 03 April 2024

If we receive many applications after a week of advertising, this vacancy may close earlier.

Assessment & interview date: 15 April 2024

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Job Description

Place

Business Growth and Inclusion Contract and Programme Manager - Fixed term until 31/3/2026
Waverley Court

Salary: £50,550 - £60,506 per year
Hours: 35 per week

The City of Edinburgh Council is seeking to recruit an experienced Senior Employability Manager. You will be part of the Business Growth and Inclusion team who are responsible for managing business support and employability services across the city, delivering on the Council's business plan priorities and the Scottish Government's No One Left Behind ambitions.

Part of the role is also to oversee our contracted and grant funded employability delivery - the team is currently awarding over £4m worth of contracts to third sector organisations, delivering projects ranging from support for those at risk of leaving school and not securing a positive destination, to support to those who have additional barriers such as a disability or long-term health problem to longer term support for individuals who have suffered from homelessness, involvement with criminal justice or are in recovery from substance misuse.

Edinburgh has a very well-established employability strategy, overseen by the Local Employability Partnership, which brings together a variety of statutory and third sector organisations to help people progress into and in employment. You will be an integral part in this network and actively contribute to the continued development of the city's employability strategy.

Leading a small team of staff, this exciting role requires someone with the knowledge, skills and experience to ensure that services contribute to our key priorities, contracts are delivered, targets are met, reports are submitted on time, and our delivery partners are proud to be part of Edinburgh’s employability landscape

From overseeing the delivery of Edinburgh Project Search and the continuous development of the Edinburgh Guarantee, through to planning services to support those with barriers to employment and managing co-production and commissioning, there will never be a dull day.

The role will be suited to someone with an existing understanding of the relevant policies, strategies and issues driving employability, who has an appetite for developing creative solutions and a passion for working in partnership.

Find out more about the Council https://www.myjobscotland.gov.uk/#!/councils/city-edinburgh-council

If you wish to be considered for secondment you must have your line manager's approval prior to submitting your application.

As part of our goal to improve our organisational culture and create a great place to work together for the people of Edinburgh, we want to make sure that we’re bringing the best people into our roles, not just in their skills and experience but also in their approach to work.

To help achieve this, we’re changing the way we interview and assess candidates by moving from a competency-based interview approach to a behavioural and technical (skills for the job) based approach. This new way of interviewing will allow us to assess how you think and how you would bring Our Behaviours of Respect, Integrity and Flexibility into your ways of working.

We're committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included and able to be their best at work, and we recognise the benefits that a diverse workforce with different values, beliefs, experience, and backgrounds brings to us as an organisation.

Our salary range typically reflects the initial starting salary and annually increases until it reaches the top of the range.

Follow us on Twitter at @edincounciljobs

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Grade UE08: £45,585 to £54,395 per annum (A revised salary range for this grade is planned to take effect from Spring 2024)

Corporate Service Group (CSG)

Contract type: Full-time (35 hours per week)

Open-ended (permanent)


The Opportunity:

Human Resources are a strategic partner in delivering the University of Edinburgh’s mission and values. We have an important role in shaping aspirational and innovative long-term people strategies that attract, develop, reward and retain a highly motivated and diverse workforce. We are a community of over 140 HR professionals who strive for a positive supportive culture and working environment. We influence change initiatives, define talent and development opportunities and deliver quality life cycle services that help the University and its Academic and Professional Service staff succeed.

As Senior HR Partner aligned to Corporate Services, you and the team will contribute to the provision of a professional HR service to around 3,000 staff across a diverse range of departments and roles. You’ll plan and organise a range of HR activities over the departments you support. This includes developing HR plans and contributing to strategies which support the annual business planning over the medium to long term. You’ll act as a conduit between Corporate Services departments and other HR teams, to deliver value adding guidance and expertise, drive a consistent approach and a seamless service for our colleagues.

You’ll need a well-developed level of professional knowledge and experience to effectively analyse and interpret each situation, and offer pragmatic, business-focused advice and guidance, balancing legal implications, risk appetite and business need. You’ll be communicating with, challenging and influencing a variety of stakeholders effectively, presenting sound and well-reasoned arguments. Challenges will vary in size and complexity and will normally be solved through discussion, direction and advising on suitable options with a high degree of tact, sensitivity and emotional intelligence. You’ll take the initiative, originate action and be responsible for the consequences of decisions made, using these as an opportunity to continuously improve the delivery of an effective HR service. Overall you’ll need the ability to effectively prioritise and balance a busy workload and competing demands.

Your skills and attributes for success:

Educated to degree level or with comparable relevant experience
Proven track record in HR roles
Strong interpersonal, communication and influencing skills
Proven project management and change management skills
High level of personal credibility
Thorough, in depth knowledge of UK employment law
Demonstrable ability to coach managers
Able to effectively establish and manage own work priorities
Ability to adapt and work effectively with a variety of situations, individuals or groups
Experienced in the use of Microsoft Office software

We have a current opportunity for 2 x Senior Project Manager's on an initial 2 year Fixed-term basis. The position will be based in Edinburgh with a mix of on-site and hybrid working. This role provides a great public sector pension and 40 days leave. We're looking for people for a Business Change and Finance Systems background for the positions.

Salary: £50-60k DOE

Duties Include;

• To provide effective project management and business analysis services for the delivery of high quality IT based solutions within the constraints of resource, time and quality
• To provide programme management services for one or more business areas working closely with customers and colleagues to ensure the delivery of the programme and its related projects and services, establishing the long term vision for IT systems and defining the annual plan for project delivery
• To develop and maintain a detailed understanding of business processes and requirements ensuring business needs are effectively met through appropriate use of new technology and business process re-engineering
• To provide senior representation for IT and the organisation on appropriate internal and external groups
• Provide direction and mentoring support for project managers and other staff engaged on projects within the programme empowering staff to deliver effective solutions
• Coordinate the development of project proposals in collaboration with business partners to ensure the success of the annual planning process for IT development within the business area
• Exemplify best practice in project activities in particular project planning, stakeholder communications, risk, priority setting and execution within agreed budgets, to agreed standards and to agreed milestones.

Skills/Experience Required;

• In depth understanding of current industry best practice in project and programme management with the proven ability to adapt these to consistently deliver

• Extensive experience working as a Project Manager delivering successful solutions in challenging business environments
• Business Change project management experience
• Finance Systems project management experience
• Identifying, securing and managing resources ensuring projects deliver to agreed scope/quality, budgets and timelines
• Developing effective relationships and establishing trust with colleagues and customers
• Consistently obtaining results through others by effective coaching and mentoring and coaching
• Running workshops and delivering effective presentations to senior colleagues
• Influencing, guiding and challenging senior stakeholders

Morgan Hunt is a multi-award-winning recruitment business for interim, contract and temporary recruitment and acts as an Employment Agency in relation to permanent vacancies. Morgan Hunt is an equal opportunities employer. Job suitability is assessed on merit in accordance with the individual's skills, qualifications and abilities to perform the relevant duties required in a particular role.