Employability and Skills Contracts Officer

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Employabily and Skills Contracts Officer (Fixed Term)

Dumfries with region-wide remit

£39,813 - £42,687

 

Dumfries and Galloway Council’s Employability & Skills service operates on a region-wide basis delivering on our Council’s priorities and to support achievement of the ambitions of: Dumfries and Galloway’s Local Outcomes Improvement Plan 2017-2027, D&G Local Employability and Skills Partnership Delivery Plan 2022-26, No One Left Behind and Best Start, Bright Future.

 

The Contracts Officer is new post within the service and will play a key role in leading on the effective investment of No One Left Behind employability funding through commissioning and monitoring of contracts. The successful candidate will manage a team to ensure that commissions are developed and monitored to ensure the best outcomes for those looking for work and the performance measures required to support the funding. This is an exciting opportunity for the right candidate to build and develop processes and procedures to ensure effective investment and achieve the best outcomes for the individuals looking for support.

 

The post has a managerial position within the service and the successful candidate will have experience of commissioning, contract and performance management, budgetary management, and experience of implementing evaluation and monitoring systems to support quality driven activity.

 

Ideally, applicants will be able to demonstrate successful delivery of contract management across multiple projects within the public sector. They will understand the development and delivery of employability and child poverty policy and programmes, and the wider economic priorities for Dumfries and Galloway.

 

 

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A current driving licence is an essential requirement of this post. However, if you have a disability which precludes you from holding a driving licence consideration will be given if alternative transport can be arranged.

 

They will be able to demonstrate experience of effective partnership relationships and multi-agency working which can evidence impact.

 

The post-holder will be central to the delivery of externally funded contracts, including Scottish Government funding.

 

This post is fixed term until 31^st of March 2025.

 

This post may be suitable for secondment. Agreement from your line manager must be sought before applying for this post.

 

For further information please contact:

Leona Seaton: Employability and Skills, Tel 07770 641550 leona.seaton@dumgal.gov.uk