Project Officer

Hourly rate of pay: £18.70 - £20.91

Days And Hours Of Work: Monday - Friday, 09:00-17:00. Days of work are negotiable, flexi time is applicable, and starting and finishing times are flexible. To start 21st July 2025. This post is being advertised as a permanent post.

The successful candidate will be a key contributor to East Lothian Works, the council's employability service, and will work across our schools and post-school teams. The Project Officer (Employer Engagement) will build and maintain relationships with local employers to encourage them to collaborate and work with our employability service. The role will focus on identifying and contacting new prospective employers, working with existing employer contacts, and liaising internally with colleagues to maximise success.

The Key Objectives:

• Grow and retain a range of employer relationships.
• Generate new leads for employment, training, placements and work taster commitments by contacting prospective employers, developing understanding of their challenges and motivations, establishing mutually acceptable arrangements, and securing employment opportunities.
• Support employers to understand and develop inclusive recruitment practices.
• Provide a proactive and professional account management approach.
• Act as the main point of contact for new and existing employers as well as other key external stakeholders.
• Supporting performance within our employability service.

The individual will be solution focussed, proactive, and have a passion for delivering innovative employability provision. They will have the ability to see and act on opportunities, be organised, be an able communicator and facilitator. The successful candidate will work at pace and manage a variety of competing priorities. We would welcome applications from individuals who have a proven and successful track record within a sales environment.

Home / Hybrid Working Consideration:

Applications for homeworking or hybrid working will be considered for this post, subject to a trial period and in accordance with East Lothian Council's Home Working and Worksmart Policies. Home or Hybrid working options can be discussed with candidates invited for interview. All applicants must live in the UK and will be expected to attend Council offices from time to time as required.

Applications will be accepted from those wishing to be considered for this role on a part-time basis. If you are applying for this role on a part time basis, please tell us in the Additional Information section of the application form.

Job Details:

To support the ongoing development of employer engagement specifically relating to employability and core skills intervention programmes within East Lothian. This post will work across the wider East Lothian Works service to identify employer engagement opportunities to complement and add value to our programmes, and client(s) group.

This is, in accordance with National Priorities, East Lothian's One Council Approach, the Local Economy Strategy, the East Lothian Plan, the Single Outcome Agreement, the measurable outcomes detailed in the Education Service Plan and the Scotland's Literacies Curriculum Framework Guidelines; learning, teaching and assessment.

Please download the Job Outline/Person Specification for the full range of tasks and duties associated with this job. You will need to refer to these in order to complete the application form. You must ensure you meet every 'essential' criteria stated on the Person Specification to be considered for interview.

The 'East Lothian Way' - values and behaviours we expect our employees to demonstrate in their everyday work. Should you be invited to interview, you may be asked questions based on these behaviours.

Job Requirements:

• Relevant Qualifications: Educated to Degree level or equivalent in Sales & Marketing, Business, Education, Community Learning, Employability and/or be able to demonstrate equivalent knowledge, skills and competencies gained through previous experience.
• Evidence of engagement in continued professional development and lifelong learning.
• Driving Licence: As the duties of this role require you to effectively travel to successfully undertake the full remit of the role, you must hold a current driving licence and have access to a vehicle.
• PVG Membership: This post is considered as a Regulated Role with vulnerable children and/or protected adults. All preferred candidates for posts carrying out regulated work with these groups will be required to become a PVG Scheme member, or undergo a PVG Scheme update if they are already a member, prior to any formal offer of employment being made by East Lothian Council.

Please note: PVG member's records are constantly updated with any new vetting information that arises. Any information that is disclosed on a PVG membership or update check, if relevant to the post being applied for, will be discussed with the applicant and investigated prior to any formal offer being made.

Please Note: If you have spent more than 3 months working or living outwith the UK in the last 5 years then you will be required to present a copy of an overseas criminal record check.

Additional Information:

For additional East Lothian Council employment information please visit the East Lothian Council website. If you have any difficulties creating an account on MyJobScotland or applying for this post please contact the MyJobScotland support team. If you require further information about this vacancy, please call 01620 827868, or email us. Please note: We do not accept CV's. All our vacancies must be applied for by fully completing the on-line application form.