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Ref no:
HGH21814
Published:
01/09/2026
Closes:
14/09/2026
Location:
Highland Area, Highland, IV3 5NX
Salary:
£41,423 - £44,899 per year
Contract Type:
Permanent
Position Type:
Full Time
Hours:
35 hours per week
Work From Home:
Hybrid

Job Description

Post Title: Project Officer (Community Regeneration)
Location: Highland Hybrid
Hours: 35 hours per week
Duration: Permanent
Salary: £41,423 - £44,899 p.a.

Salary placing will normally be at the first point of the scale.

Contact Person: Douglas Chisholm Tel: 01463 702981 or Email: douglas.chisholm@highland.gov.uk

Job Purpose: Highland Council is seeking a motivated and collaborative Project Officer to join a dynamic and proactive service and help drive sustainable and inclusive economic growth across the region. 

This role plays a key part in positioning the Highlands as a competitive place to invest, live, work, and visit. It combines leadership of Screen Highland, the region’s film office, with a wider contribution to and delivery of strategic economic development projects, ensuring that growth delivers lasting benefits for communities and businesses. 

Please APPLY ONLINE.

Please find the Job Description below.

The Highland Council is an Equal Opportunities employer and is committed to improving the diversity of its workforce. We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds, representative of the communities we serve. We champion diversity, inclusion and wellbeing within the workplace.

As a disability confident employer, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum essential criteria requirements for the post.

Shortlisted applicants will normally be contacted by email, unless otherwise stated. Please check your emails regularly, including your junk/spam folder.

Requirements

  • Degree-level qualification in relevant subjects and/or ability to demonstrate necessary skills and experience to perform the role effectively 
  • Willingness and ability to travel across the Highlands 
  • Disability Confident Employer - Leader
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  • Happy to Talk Flexible Working
  • Equally Safe at Work - Development
  • Scottish Living Wage