OUR PLACEMENTS

Placement summary

HIE are recruiting for a Graduate Project Officer for a 12 month graduate placement role based in the ScotGrad team in Inverness. The Graduate Project Officer will bring fresh thinking to the promotion of the activities of the team and will manage the ScotGrad Summer Placement Programme and Gaelic Summer Placement Programme. The role will also involve managing the ScotGrad Ambassador Programme, an innovative initiative for students or graduates who have been through a ScotGrad placement to enhance the ScotGrad brand.

Job description

Project Description

ScotGrad Highlands and Islands is HIE’s newly established placement programme which focuses on growth through innovation, internationalisation and capacity building, sitting at the heart of HIE’s aspirations for business growth. ScotGrad Highlands and Islands is a multi-party programme and the placements are mostly available to HIE account managed organisations which receive a contribution towards the wage.

ScotGrad Highlands and Islands is made up of 5 strands – a Graduate Placement Programme (GPP), a Summer Placement Programme (SPP), a Gaelic Summer Placement Programme (G-SPP), a Knowledge Exchange Placement Programme (KEPP) and a Community Enterprise Placement Programme (CEPP). The Programme aims to support innovation by increasing knowledge transfer from universities to businesses and social enterprises in the Highlands and Islands. This will be achieved by promoting and developing strong links between businesses and academia through graduate and undergraduate summer placements. More information can be found on or www.scotgrad.co.uk or www.hie.co.uk/placements

The graduate will make an important contribution to the Placements Team and will have exposure to all areas of the processes. He/she will gain experience of project management and delivery, client and graduate engagement and digital marketing.

Specific tasks of the placement will include:

• Marketing of the programme – running marketing campaigns, researching other advertising opportunities, management of social media.

• Raising awareness of the programme and its opportunities.

• Management and delivery of the Student Summer Placement Programme and Gaelic Student Summer Placement Programme.

• Further development and delivery of the ScotGrad Ambassador Programme.

• Attendance at careers fairs and events, engaging with students and graduates about the benefits of the programme.

• Arranging networking events for graduates/students and employers.

• Post-placement research – finding out the destinations of graduates and students once they have completed their placements.

• Creation of case studies, both film and written.

Qualifications

This role will suit those with a degree or postgraduate degree in marketing, PR, communications, business or other relevant disciplines.

Skills / Experience

Essential Skills

• Excellent organisational skills

• A strong understanding of Marketing and PR principles

• Creative thinker

• Able to show initiative

• Excellent interpersonal skills

• Confident in the use of ICT in particular Microsoft applications

Desirable Skills

• Experience in a Marketing, PR or Business role

• Gaelic language skills (speaking, reading, writing)

• Ability to apply knowledge and skills in a business context

Benefits

Company benefits

• 35 days holiday plus 7 public holidays

• Assistance towards relocation (subject to meeting criteria)

• Pension scheme

• Gym subsidy

• Access to a range of learning and development opportunities

Placement benefits

As part of this ScotGrad Graduate Placement Programme, the candidate will benefit from support from a team within Highlands and Islands Enterprise and also access a four-day residential course focussed on employability and business skills. The successful candidate will gain practical experience in researching, developing and delivery of a project. This is the fourth year that HIE has run a graduate placement programme and you can read more about the experiences of previous graduates on the HIE website.

Additional information

Location: Inverness

Preferred start date: Beginning of April 2015

Company information

Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) is an ambitious organisation with a unique remit that integrates economic and community development. We work in a diverse region which extends from Shetland to Argyll, and from the Outer Hebrides to Moray, covering more than half of Scotland’s land mass.

We are the Scottish Government's economic and community development agency for the north and west of Scotland. HIE's purpose is to generate sustainable economic growth across the Highlands and Islands.

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.

Company sector: Other

Company website: www.hie.co.uk

Placement contact details: HIE HR Team
01463 244414