3 Full time, Executive / Management jobs in Prestwick, South Ayrshire

Job Description

To lead the strategic development, coordination and operational delivery of all employability programmes within East Ayrshire Council that are funded through UK Shared Prosperity Fund and the Scottish Government’s No-one Left Behind, Tackling Child Poverty funds. The postholder will ensure these programmes are delivered effectively to support local and national priorities, maximise positive outcomes for individuals and contribute to inclusive economic growth. This role involves close collaboration with internal teams, external stakeholders and funding bodies. The Employability Manager will also oversee all programme reporting and compliance, ensuring accurate and timely submission to the Scottish Government and relevant partners

Requirements

The duties of this post requires access to the public sector network and therefore the successful applicant must complete a basic Disclosure Scotland application. A formal offer of employment with East Ayrshire Council will only be made once satisfactory clearance has been received. Any information that is disclosed on a basic disclosure will require to be discussed before a formal offer of employment is made.

Responsibilities

If you apply for this post, please add the following email address to your safe sender list to ensure that any MyJobScotland related e-mails go directly to your inbox - noreply@myjobscotland.gov.uk. We follow the national guidance in relation to pre-employment checks namely “Safer Recruitment Through Better Recruitment”. With regards to requests for references and in line with this guidance, during your application process you should provide details of a minimum of two appropriate and relevant references, one of which should be from your current or most recent employer. It is also a requirement that the reference from your current or most recent employer is from an appropriate senior manager and it is not a reference from a former peer operating at the same level.

Additional Information

This is a full time permanent post. The admin base for the post is The Opera House, John Finnie Street, Kilmarnock. The post hours is 35 hours per week and the normal working hours are 9am to 5pm Monday to Thursday (with 50 mins lunch break) and 9am to 4pm on a Friday (with 40 mins lunch break). The workstyle for this post is ‘Flexible’ - 50-79% of time is office based. Able to work at different/ multiple work locations. Occasionally works at home, or another location 1-2 days per week, or directly home to external appointments. It is the expectation that all office-based employees (with the exception of those working in schools) will work to the higher end of their allocated workstyle in terms of time spent in the office or at other work locations. The salary for the post is £58,895 - £63,445 per annum. This is a new post to the Council and will be influential in shaping the new Service. There is an organisational review being carried out which may impact on where the post will sit within the Council structure. If your application is successful at the longleet stage, you will be required to attend an Assessment Centre. Once the date has been confirmed we are unable to change this date. Candidates who are successful in the assessment process will then be invited to a final interview. East Ayrshire Council is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workforce and welcomes applications from all members of the community. We encourage applicants from underrepresented groups including Black and Minority Ethnic people, disabled people and LGBT people. We are also keen to decrease occupational segregation and so encourage women to apply for managerial posts and/or roles in which they are underrepresented. East Ayrshire Council is a Disability Confident employer and a Recruit with Conviction Ambassador. If you require further information please contact david.mcdowall@east-ayrshire.gov.uk