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Placement summary

Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) are recruiting for a graduate placement to support a newly created 2014 events team to ensure business opportunities are fully exploited and the profile of the Highlands and Islands is raised on the world stage during a significant year of opportunity in 2014.

Job description

2014 will be a significant year of opportunity, signalling the start of a long term period during which Scotland will play host to a number of world class events as ‘Scotland Welcomes the World’ by staging the Commonwealth Games, the Ryder Cup and Homecoming, as well as participating in the Queen’s Baton Relay and staging a series of conferences across Scotland’s major cities. Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) are recruiting for a graduate placement to support the 2014 events team manage HIE’s involvement in the overall Scotland Welcomes the World programme in 2014. HIE’s role will be to fully exploit business opportunities and raise the profile of the Highlands and Islands on the world stage. This role will involve: Co-ordinating internal and external 2014 event project and planning meetings, including attendance, taking minutes and circulating as appropriate in order to effectively manage and communicate responsibilities across HIE. Organise and attend external meetings as appropriate on behalf of the team in order to feedback to, and provide information about 2014 event programmes. Support the co-ordination of 2014 event project workstreams for HIE including meeting dates, project plans, obtaining regular update reports, establishing and maintaining contact databases and all 2014 event project records in order that information is effectively managed and shared. Assist the Head of 2014 Events Team, and Project Manager in the management of budgets across the range of projects and events. Provide a first point of contact for any 2014 event enquiries to the team, including liaison with Scottish Government and external bodies. Undertake a supporting role for HIE at events, exhibitions, and other promotional opportunities in order to present and communicate 2014 events messages effectively. General administrative duties - filing, photocopying, mailing duties, travel bookings, catering for meetings, diary management, etc ensuring the smooth running of the 2014 events project. Any other project support and duties as and when required as well as support to the wider Investor Development Team. Please note this placement is funded directly by HIE as part of HIE’s graduate placement programme.

Qualifications

• degree or postgraduate degree in business studies, marketing or other relevant disciplines

Skills / Experience

Essential: • excellent project management and administration skills • excellent writing skills – notes and report writing • very good interpersonal skills • experience of collaborative working • highly organised, motivated and flexible • excellent ICT skills in word, excel, and digital media Desirable: • knowledge/experience of event management • experience of excellent customer service

Benefits

The successful candidate will gain practical experience in project and event planning and management. This placement will involve close working with HIE’s Inward Investment, Sector, Marketing and Communications and Area teams. This graduate placement is one of a pool of graduate placements being recruited to within Highlands and Islands Enterprise. This is the third year that HIE has run a graduate placement programme and you can read more about the experiences of the previous graduate cohorts on the HIE website. Tha spèis cho-ionnanachd aig HIE airson na Gàidhlig agus na Beurla. Tha sinn a’ cur fàilte air conaltradh sam bith anns a’ Ghàidhlig. Freagarraidh sinn conaltradh sa Ghàidhlig ceart cho luath ‘s a fhreagras sinn sa Bheurla. HIE has equal respect for Gaelic and English. We welcome any communication in Gaelic. We will respond to Gaelic communication just as quickly as we respond in English.

Additional information

LocationInverness

Planned interview date01/01/0001

Preferred start date23/09/2013

Company information

The Highlands and Islands of Scotland need little introduction. The region is famed worldwide for its outstanding natural beauty, fine food and drink, enviable quality of life, and unique history and culture. It’s also a thriving, modern economy which has been the scene of remarkable progress in recent decades. Employment levels are high. Population is rising. The range of business sectors is diverse. The Highlands and Islands stretch from Shetland to Argyll and from the Outer Hebrides to Moray. Covering more than half of Scotland, and with a population of just under 450,000, the region’s potential is vast. HIE is unique in having responsibility for both community and economic development. This breadth of powers sets it apart from any other rural development agency in Europe, and is considered crucial to its success. Our vision is to make the Highlands and Islands a highly successful and competitive region where increasing numbers of people choose to live, work, study and invest. To achieve this, we are pursuing four priorities: • Supporting businesses and social enterprises to shape and realise their growth aspirations • Strengthening communities and fragile areas • Developing key sectors, particularly distinctive regional opportunities • Creating the conditions for a competitive and low-carbon region In line with the Scottish Government’s economic strategy, our growth sectors are creative industries, energy, financial and business services, food and drink, life sciences, sustainable tourism, and universities. HIE works closely with account managed clients – businesses, social enterprises and communities – forging strong relationships to nurture sustainable growth. We also develop regionally significant investments which strengthen area economies across the region and contribute to Scotland’s progress.

Company sectorOther

www.hie.co.uk

Placement contact detailsSarah Francies
01463 244487