Business Adviser - Business Gateway

Service: Business Gateway, Economic Growth

Closing Date: Sunday 16th February 2025

Intro

We would love to welcome an experienced part-time business adviser to join our friendly and professional team in working for Argyll and Bute Council's Business Gateway service.

About Argyll and Bute Council

Argyll and Bute is one of Scotland’s most stunning areas. As its award-winning council, we play a vital part in the day-to-day life and long-term future of our beautiful and diverse communities. Our unwavering purpose is to make Argyll and Bute the place to be, the place where people want to live, to work and do business. And we are committed to making the council the place to have a great career, by providing excellent benefits and a friendly, dynamic working culture so that each of our 5000 colleagues can deliver services that help our corner of Scotland thrive. Join us to make a difference.

About the role

You will provide high quality business advice to local businesses through telephone, video calls, email, face to face meetings and the delivery of workshops. Based in Argyll and Bute, you will mostly be working from home with regular travel across Argyll and Bute to support clients and meet partners and colleagues.

About you

An outgoing and professional manner with a customer orientated approach is essential. You must be able to demonstrate that you understand the needs of small businesses and have a track record in providing impartial, practical advice to help small business owners to start up and develop their business. You must be a confident presenter, both on and offline, with excellent questioning and listening skills.

About the benefits you’ll receive

Our employees make good things happen in the day-to-day life and for the longer term future of Argyll and Bute. We want you to feel valued working for us. We offer various benefits to support you, such as a competitive salary, pension scheme, generous leave entitlement, cycle to work scheme, discounts on gym memberships and leisure centres, wellbeing initiatives, and opportunities for learning and career growth. We also embrace a modern approach to work, offering a flexible first approach where possible to requests from our employees to how they work.

About the things that matter

We care about our people and the world around us and always aim to do the right thing. From employee recognition schemes to environmental policies we have many initiatives in place to help us look after the things we all care about.

Learn more here https://www.argyll-bute.gov.uk/my-council/jobs-and-careers/working-us

Flexible first approach

Argyll and Bute Council recognises the numerous benefits of a positive work-life balance to the wellbeing and productivity of our employees. We will take a flexible first approach to requests from our employees to change the way that they work. While we must balance such requests with the need to ensure the quality of the important services we deliver is not compromised, we will ensure that each request is given careful consideration with a view to achieving a positive outcome wherever possible.

Interview date

Interviews will take place on Wednesday 5^th March 2025 in Lochgilphead. As well as an in-person interview, we will ask candidates to deliver a 10 minute presentation (topic given in advance), complete a 30 minute financial information exercise (brief issued on the day) and meet the rest of the team.

Applicants should note that:-

• The salary shown is the full time equivalent salary, the actual salary will be paid pro rata for the hours worked

To apply for this vacancy, please click on the Apply Now button at the top of this page.

If you would like clarification on any information contained within the vacancy advert and/or the job description you will require to speak with the recruiting manager, who is:

• Kate Fraser, Senior Development Officer
• Telephone: 01546 604550
• Email: kate.fraser@argyll-bute.gov.uk
• Reference: ARB15523/009940

Please note that you cannot apply for this vacancy by contacting the recruiting manager, applications must be made by clicking on the Apply Now button at the top of this page.

Please also note that we do not accept CVs, only applications completed and submitted via the Apply Now button on this page.

We encourage applications from people from all backgrounds and aim to have a workforce that represents the wider society that we serve. We pride ourselves on being an employer of choice. We champion diversity, inclusion and wellbeing and aim to create a workplace where everyone feels valued and a sense of belonging. To find out more about our commitment to this please visit Equality & Diversity Policy.