Early Careers Project Support Manager

Job details

• Job reference: 262077
• Salary: Band 5 (£34,544 - £43,039)
• Job closing date: 29/10/2026
• Job Type: Administrative Services
• Location: Comely Bank Centre
• Employment type: Fixed-term or Secondment
• Hours Per Week: 36
• Job posted date: 15/10/2026
• Employer (NHS Board): NHS Lothian
• Department: Corporate Education

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Are you passionate about employability, education and workforce development? Do you enjoy leading programmes and working with a wide range of partners to create meaningful opportunities for people?An exciting opportunity has arisen within the People and Culture Directorate to join the Learning, Skills, Workplace Innovation and Staff Wellbeing Team as an Early Careers Project Support Manager

About the RoleBased at Comely Bank Centre, Edinburgh, you will play a key role in supporting and developing NHS Lothian's employability and early careers programmes. The post requires travel across Edinburgh and the Lothians, with a blended approach to office, site-based and home working.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading employability and workforce development programmes
• Managing and supporting a team of administrators
• Overseeing programme performance, governance and resources
• Developing and delivering recruitment, learning and employability pathways
• Building strong partnerships with schools, education providers and external stakeholders
• Supporting school engagement, work experience and widening access initiatives

We Are Looking For Someone Who Has:

. An interest in delivering, managing and evaluating education, learning or workforce development programmes

. Experience of collaborative working across multiple stakeholders and partner organisations

. Strong leadership, communication, negotiation and influencing skills

. Knowledge of employability, recruitment and project management

. Advanced IT skills and experience facilitating learning and training

This is an excellent opportunity to further develop your leadership and project management experience while contributing to innovative programmes that support career pathways and workforce development across NHS Lothian.

To work in the United Kingdom, there is a legal requirement for an individual to demonstrate that they have the relevant permission to work in the country. This permission is, without exception, granted by the UK Visa and Immigrations Service. Further information on what NHS Scotland Boards are required to do to check this as well as what your responsibilities include can be found in the further information for this vacancy.

Please note: we anticipate a high level of interest in this position and may close the vacancy early once a sufficient amount of applications are received. Therefore, please make sure you complete and submit your application at an early stage.

We will fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.

ONLY INTERNAL EMPLOYEES OF NHS LOTHIAN WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS POST

For further information on what is included in the role and what skills/experience are being looked for, click on the links at the bottom of the screen to the job description and person specification. If after reading this information you have any questions, please contact claire.bee@nhs.scot