About this role
The City of Edinburgh Council
About Us
Are you keen to shape the future of Scotland’s capital city? The City of Edinburgh Council is looking for dedicated and enthusiastic individuals to work with us and deliver key services across our capital city. We’re the second largest local authority in Scotland with a workforce of over 19,000 who all play a crucial role in maintaining and supporting vital services to over 500,000 residents. We offer an incredible variety of career opportunities across a broad range of sectors. Join us and you’ll find a role where you can make a difference and grow your career.
Our Culture
Our Behaviours, respect, integrity, and flexibility guide everything that we do, and we strive to make sure all colleagues feel valued and have a sense of belonging in the workplace. We want to make sure that we bring people into our roles who demonstrate Our Behaviours and are dedicated and committed to our purpose of serving our community. We are focused on delivering excellent customer service to meet citizens needs and make the city a better place.
You can find out more on Our Behaviours web page Our Behaviours – The City of Edinburgh Council.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
We recognise the benefits that diverse perspectives, experiences and backgrounds bring to our organisation, and we’re committed to employing a workforce that represents the population of the city we serve. We particularly encourage applicants from under-represented groups including women, LGBT+ people, racially minoritised groups, people with disabilities and people who are neurodivergent.
As part of our commitment to inclusive recruitment, we're delighted to announce that we have extended our guaranteed interview scheme to include all applicants who are or have been care experienced, and who meet the essential criteria for the post. This extends our current arrangements of being a Disability Confident Employer, that guarantee an interview to applicants who meet the criteria for the post and who declare a disability.
Happy to talk flexible working.
Colleague Support and Wellbeing
As outlined in our People Strategy 2024-27, we aim to nurture a healthy workforce where we can all thrive. We offer regular events, initiatives and learning opportunities covering a range of different health and wellbeing topics.
We’re committed to supporting employees to achieve a healthy work life balance. There are several policies in place to support this ranging from flexible work options to career breaks. Our full suite of employment policies can be found here.
We have a range of support options available including access to counselling, a mental health support service, an occupational health service, speak up supporters and a colleague listening service.
Reasonable Adjustments
We’re committed to providing an inclusive and accessible experience at work for all our colleagues and we’ll work hard to ensure that we meet the changing needs of colleagues throughout their time with us. We’re also geared up to support all candidates who may require reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process. Candidates invited for interview, should let the hiring manager know what they need, and they will do everything they can to accommodate your request.
Third Sector Development Officer
Waverley Court
Salary: £34,452 - £40,501
Hours: 36 per week, 52 weeks
Working alongside the NPP Development Officers, this is a distinct and complementary role focused specifically on Third Sector voice, relationships and participation, making sure the Third Sector has an equal voice in shaping how NPPs work with local people to prevent poverty and support communities to thrive.
You'll build and strengthen the connection between Third Sector organisations, communities and the Neighbourhood Prevention Partnerships (NPPs), recognising and championing the strength and importance of the Third Sector in frontline service delivery within communities.
- Build and maintain strong working relationships between Third Sector organisations, communities and the NPP Development Officer teams across the five NPP areas.
- Act as a link and ‘sense-maker’ between the Third Sector and the NPP central team, joining up local place-based networks with NPP priorities and activity.
- Support and contribute to evaluation activity, providing Third Sector perspective.
- Support a coherent, co-ordinated Third Sector voice within each NPP, helping put Third Sector participation on an equal footing with statutory partners.
- Identify and support increased participation from communities and groups currently underrepresented in NPP activity, capacity allowing.
- Support the integration of Third Sector funded activity (for example, Community Choices/RFF-funded work) into NPP priorities and delivery, avoiding duplication of the remit of Third Sector Interface organisations (such as EVOC) and existing place-based networks.
- Support, rather than lead, community and Third Sector priority-setting, working collaboratively with organisations and communities rather than directing them.
- Contribute to reporting, communications and engagement materials that reflect Third Sector perspectives within NPP governance and reporting.
- Work with NPP Development Officers, the Strategy and Partnership Manager and NHS Lothian Public Health colleagues to embed feedback loops and continuous improvement drawing on Third Sector and community insight.
- Build trust and understanding between communities, Third Sector organisations and statutory partners (Council and NHS), improving communication and reducing duplication of effort.
We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce where everyone feels valued and able to be their best. We particularly encourage applications from women for senior roles, as well as people from minority ethnic backgrounds, people with disabilities or neurodivergent people, care experienced people, carers and LGBT+ people across all levels of the organisation, all of whom are currently underrepresented. All applicants will be considered fairly based on skills and experience. Disabled and care-experienced applicants who meet the minimum job criteria will be guaranteed an interview.
Find out more about our commitment to equalities https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/work-us/inclusive-edinburgh/4
As part of our goal to improve organisational culture and create a great place to work together for the people of Edinburgh, we want to make sure we're recruiting the best people. We’re interested not only in your skills and experience but also in your approach to work. Therefore, part of our interview process will be an assessment of how you would bring Our Behaviours of Respect, Integrity and Flexibility into your ways of working.
You can find out more on Our Behaviours web page Our Behaviours – The City of Edinburgh Council
Our salary range typically reflects the initial starting salary and annually increases until it reaches the top of the range.
Happy to talk flexible working.
Follow us on X at @edincounciljobs
View Third Sector Development Officer Job Description
View Third Sector Development Officer Person Specification