Employability Development Officer REQ01233

INTERNAL APPLICANTS MUST APPLY VIA MYSELF

Between 18:00 on Friday 6th October until 22:00 on Sunday 8th of October applications cannot be submitted due to North Lanarkshire Councils internal site iTRENT being down for planned maintenance. From Monday 9th of October applications can be submitted as normal.*

This vacancy is internal and open to applications from employees of North Lanarkshire Council and Associated Employers* only. The "Apply now" button is not activated for this role. Please log into your MySelf account for further instructions on how to apply as an internal candidate.

*Fusion Assets, NLP LLP

Based in Coatbridge Hub, St Andrew’ s High, Coatbridge, you will be responsible for developing and implementing economic development initiatives with a specific focus on employability projects that will assist unemployed residents of North Lanarkshire. You will engage with local employers to promote North Lanarkshire’s Working, manage North Lanarkshire’s Working partner activities, and will represent North Lanarkshire Council at external meetings and events.

Educated to degree level or equivalent, you will have moderate experience of working in an economic development environment, experience of developing and managing projects and preferably have good experience of employer engagement and employability. With excellent communication and organisational skills, you will have the ability to network with key agencies and partner organisations, ability to share information and knowledge, work with a variety of people, and be able to interpret and report information in a clear and precise manner. You will also be able to demonstrate your partnership and collaborative working skills, along with your ability to develop strategic approaches to economic development issues. You must have budget management and monitoring experience, whilst knowledge of European and other funding sources and contract management and procurement experience are desirable. A self-motivated individual, you will have good presentation skills and the ability to meet tight deadlines.

You must be able to travel throughout the area of North Lanarkshire.

Working here at North Lanarkshire Council

If you’re considering a career with us, you’ll be keen to know what’s in it for you. We have a great package of benefits available, from health and wellbeing to finances and family. This includes 27 days annual leave and 6 public holidays*, and a wide range of offers available to you through our NLLife reward site.

We also have a full package of learning and development through our learning academy LearnNL to help you reach your full potential and further your career.

For more information on local authority careers visit the myjobscotland career hub

North Lanarkshire Council are Happy to Talk Flexible Working, we operate a Smarter Working Policy.

Click here to see our Recruitment Charter.

*For all casual/sessional roles, you will receive 12.1% of your hourly rate for every hour worked in total recompense for annual leave, including public holidays. These rates will be indicated separately on your payslip. You will only be paid for the hours that you work.

We are a Disability Confident Leader and offer a guaranteed interview to applicants who consider themselves to be disabled, as long as they meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description.

We have also adopted the Armed Forces Community Covenant to show our support for service personnel, veterans and their families. We offer a guaranteed interview for service leavers, spouses, reservists and veterans, as long as they meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description.

North Lanarkshire Council is committed to #KeepingThePromise. This means that if you have ever been in care (looked after at home with a social worker, lived with a relative other than your parents, experienced foster, residential or secure care) you are entitled to a guaranteed interview for this post, as long as you meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description. This is one way North Lanarkshire is demonstrating our commitment to supporting Care-Experienced People.

The Plan for North Lanarkshire is to be the place to live, learn, work, invest and visit. The Council recognises that work is an important part of adult life and is critical to our wellbeing and shaping how we live. The Fair Work Convention’s Framework defines Fair Work as work that offers effective voice, fulfilment, opportunity, respect and security. We believe Fair Work can boost creativity, realise untapped potential and increase productivity. To find out more click on the link.

Alternative Application Packs can be requested in other formats for example, Large Print, Braille, and Audio. To request an alternative Application Pack please phone 01698 403151.

The following link contains our Easy Read documents which will help explain the process and what happens during the selection process: Easy Read – My NL

***PLEASE NOTE WE DO NOT ACCEPT CVS IN PLACE OF THE APPLICATION FORM. TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS VACANCY YOU MUST ENSURE AN APPLICATION FORM IS SUBMITTED. ANY CV SUBMISSIONS WILL BE DISREGARDED.***