Project Manager (35 hpw) Highland Council Headquarters, Inverness - HGH21496

Job Description

Post Title: Project Manager
Location: Highland Council Headquarters, Inverness
Hours: 35 hours per week
Duration: Permanent
Salary: £51,506 - £56,329 per annum

Salary placing will normally be at the first point of the scale.

Contact Person: ​Grant Campbell Tel: Email: Grant.Campbell2@highland.gov.uk

Job Purpose: We are seeking an experienced and forward-thinking Project Manager to lead industry engagement and employment opportunities within the My Highland Future portfolio.

This pivotal role will work at the intersection of economic development, skills, and workforce planning to drive inclusive and sustainable growth across the region.

The postholder will play a central role in delivering our ambition to expand and strengthen the Highland Employer Charter, fostering deeper collaboration with businesses to improve fair work practices and create quality job opportunities. They will lead the development and coordination of sector skills boards, ensuring that employer voices directly inform skills provision and workforce planning aligned to current and future industry needs.

In addition, the Project Manager will support partnership working in the implementation and development of the Workforce North Co-investment Fund, driving forward its Grow, Innovate and Accelerate priorities. This will include enabling strategic investment in workforce development initiatives that respond to regional economic opportunities, helping to build a resilient, skilled workforce capable of meeting the demands of Highlands’ growth sectors.

Please APPLY ONLINE.

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

Appropriate project management qualification or experience.

Experience of working in a similar role within a complex Programme/Project which has delivered business improvement and change.