Employability Support and Development Officer

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Employability Support & Development Officer (Ref A150)

Full time/Permanent/Aberdeen City Campus

Salary: £34,538.18 - £36,712.48 per anum

North East Scotland College (NESCol) is seeking a passionate, motivated, and experienced Employability Support & Development Officer to join our Business and Community Development team. You will be passionate about helping people achieve their potential and will have experience working within an employability, education, or related environment.

In this role, you will support students and programme participants through the delivery of tailored employability programmes, guidance, and support, managing individual caseloads and action plans to help them progress towards employment, further learning, or training opportunities.

As an Employability Support & Development Officer, you will work directly with students and programme participants, providing both one-to-one and group-based employability support. You will help individuals build confidence, develop essential employability skills, and create personalised action plans that enable them to achieve their goals. You will also play a key role in developing and maintaining partnerships with employers, local authorities, Skills Development Scotland, the Department for Work and Pensions, and third-sector organisations to enhance opportunities for learners.

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NESCol is a disability confident employer. We offer a variety of working options in line with business requirements and place great importance on staff wellbeing. We welcome and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds.

The closing date for applications will be 18th November 2026.

Interested? Want to know more?

For more information on this vacancy please visit our My Job Scotland website page on
www.myjobscotland.gov.uk email jobs@nescol.ac.uk, or call People Services on 01224 612244 (voicemail).

Person Specification

(criteria marked * are desirable, all others are essential)

KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS

1. Evidence of knowledge and understanding regarding the employability landscape and issues/barriers impacting on individuals
2. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
3. Able to work on own initiative and without supervision
4. Team working skills
5. Good working knowledge of MS Office applications

EXPERIENCE/QUALIFICATIONS

1. Experience of supporting individuals within an employability setting
2. At least a NC/Highers/SQCF level 6 qualification or equivalent
3. Experience of working effectively without close supervision
4. Experience of building employer relationships *
5. Understanding of relevant policy and legislation *

PERSONAL QUALITIES

1. Self-motivated with a proactive attitude
2. Able to develop and maintain effective relationships with students
3. Committed to people development
4. Ability to motivate others
5. Ability to work on own initiative
6. Ability to build and maintain effective working relationship

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

1. Commitment to College values and equal opportunities
2. Able to travel between College campuses and community locations, as required to meet the needs of our Students/programmes
3. Ability to work flexibly to meet the demands of the post