Business Adviser (Business Gateway)

Job Summary

East Dunbartonshire Council offers employees high quality office locations at our Kirkintilloch canal side campus, together with a highly flexible working approach (including home working and opportunities for condensed working), a very good level of annual leave and public sector pension.

East Dunbartonshire Council are recruiting a Business Adviser. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Business Adviser to join the Council’s Business Gateway/Business Support team, providing high quality advice and support directly to small and medium sized enterprises. 

Having great people skills and a passion for driving productivity forward is a necessary attribute, and we are looking for experienced team players who can manage key stakeholder relationships including customers and business networks.

Working with pre-start, start-up, existing and growing businesses, you will provide one-to-one support through video, telephone, email and face-to-face meetings, as well as delivering workshops or webinars to suit the needs of local businesses. You will work with the wider corporate organisation, as well as other public sector organisations, agencies and stakeholders.  You will also be involved in the appraisal of grant applications and contribute to future development of the service.

PVG / Disclosure Scotland

The following criteria applies to all roles within East Dunbartonshire Council where PVG/Disclosure checks are essential criteria

Where the post you are applying for is considered Regulated Work under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act, 2007, successful candidates will be required to join the PVG Scheme, or undergo a PVG Scheme Update check, prior to confirmation of employment being made by East Dunbartonshire Council.

Please note, successful candidates will be expected to meet the cost of the relevant check which will be deducted from the successful candidate’s first salary payment.

In specific circumstances the payment could be deducted in instalments from an employee’s wages following commencement of employment. Approval in such circumstances will be made by HR Services Lead.

Should an employee leave in advance of the payment being deducted, the full amount will be deducted from the employee’s final salary.

The criteria outlined above will apply to existing employees of East Dunbartonshire Council who apply for roles for which a PVG/Disclosure check is required.

Charter of Commitment

The commitment by East Dunbartonshire Council to job applicants is as follows:

• Individuals will be treated in a polite, friendly and welcoming manner.

• Equalities monitoring will be conducted to ensure a fair and equitable process with screening being carried out to anonymise sensitive information such as age, gender and disability.

• The information that we receive will be treated in confidence and with discretion. Only the relevant HR representative/team and the relevant service will see the application form.

• We will encourage and welcome applications from applicants under the disability symbol. Where the essential criteria are met an interview will be offered to those applying under the disability symbol.

• We will be pleased to make any reasonable adjustments to ensure accessibility at the interview.

• We will advise you within reasonable time after the closing date if you have not met the interview criteria. (Normally within 4 weeks)

• We will advise you of meeting the criteria for interview normally within 3 weeks.

• We will advise you if you have been successful or unsuccessful at the interview stage as soon as practically possible.

Website

www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk