Principal Officer (EP&S) - DEE06734

Dundee City Council; Dundee; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Dundee City Council in Dundee is seeking a strategic leader to head the Discover Work (Employability) Partnership's Strategy, Governance and Funding Unit. This full-time role focuses on securing external funding, developing key strategies, and overseeing project delivery to meet City and Council Plan priorities.

The post requires experience in staff management, major partnership funding activity, and budget oversight, with strong stakeholder engagement and effective communication.

Qualifications

• Degree (SCQF Level 9) or equivalent experience.
• Experience managing and developing staff.
• Proven track record in partnership funding and employability projects.
• Experience in budget management and reporting.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and networking skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Discover Work (Employability) Partnership's Strategy, Governance and Funding Unit and develop key strategies and revenue projects.
• Facilitate the local employability partnership and promote external funding opportunities corporately and citywide.
• Lobby for future funding and lead on external funding bids.
• Coordinate the development of business cases and support project implementation.
• Supervise staff within the unit and ensure funding is managed effectively and compliantly across the Council.
• Align activities with the Council and Lead Accountable Body requirements under No One Left Behind.

Skills

Staff management

Partnership funding

Project management

Budget management

Stakeholder engagement

Communication skills

IT skills

Flexible working

Education

Degree (SCQF Level 9) or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Working in a hybrid style, based at home and Dundee House, you will work full time, 37 hours per week. Please note: References are no longer requested at application stage and will requested if you are successful in moving to the preferred candidate stage. If you have any queries regarding this vacancy, please contact Rory Young on 07985 874322 or email [e-mail]

Requirements

You will have a Degree (SCQF Level 9) in relevant discipline or equivalent relevant experience and evidence of continuous professional and management development.

Responsibilities

You will lead the Discover Work (Employability) Partnership's Strategy, Governance and Funding Unit including the development of key strategies and revenue projects that support City and Council Plan priorities; facilitating the local employability partnership; promoting external funding opportunities corporately and citywide; lobbying in relation to future funding; leading on external funding bids; co-ordinating the development of business cases; supporting project implementation; supporting the delivery of projects; supervising staff within the unit: ensuring that employability funding is managed effectively and compliantly across the Council and in line with funder requirements with a particular focus on meeting the Council's strategic and Lead Accountable Body responsibilities under the Scottish Government's No One Left Behind delivery model.

The Individual

You will have experience of managing and developing staff, proven track record of managing major successful partnership funding activity within employability, track record of successful project management and record of effective budget management. You will have successful partnership working and networking with key stakeholders. Experience of presenting information through a variety of styles, knowledge of relevant local/national strategies, policies and/or funding programmes and experience of managing/ monitoring the use of external funding. You will have awareness of, and sensitivity to, the policy and political environmental locally, regionally and nationally. Homes in on key issues and principles, displaying a creative and innovative approach to problem solving and identifying relationships and potential synergies between complex, inter-dependant factors. You will have excellent written and oral communication skills, understands and operates effectively within local government and with national partners. Comfortable and effective in a representational role along with excellent IT skills using current software. You will have the ability to work outside normal working hours as required.