Child Poverty Co Ordinator

Glenrothes, SCT, GB, United Kingdom

Job Description

Proposed Interview Date: Week Commencing 30 June 2025



Closing Date: Wednesday 25 June 2025



Contract Type: Temporary until 31 March 2026



Salary: FC8 40,358.57 to 44,225.49



Working Pattern: 36 hours per week



Location: Fife House, Glenrothes



Supporting Statement



As part of your application, you must provide us with a

Supporting Statement

which outlines to us how your skills and experience make you a good candidate for this vacancy. For more information, check out the How to Apply section of our Career Site.

Without a Supporting Statement, your application will not be progressed. Please upload your Supporting Statement at the section marked 'upload resume'. Your Supporting Statement must not be a CV.

More information is available on our Career site at www.fife.gov.uk/jobs/supportingstatement


Job Details



You will lead and co-ordinate efforts to reduce child poverty by improving connections between employability services and other supports. Working across the Opportunities Fife Partnership and in collaboration with council teams and third sector partners, you will ensure that service delivery is aligned, effective, and targeted at helping families overcome barriers to work.


You will facilitate delivery through the establishment of a Delivery Leads Group, coordinate partnership activity, manage budgets, oversee monitoring and reporting processes, and support the creation of promotional materials and best practice case studies. You will also provide support to Delivery Partners in using the Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system, and will extract data from the system to support monitoring, reporting, and review activities.


You will also contribute to funding applications and policy development, helping to drive systemic change in how child poverty is tackled locally


The Person



You should be educated to SCQF Level 9 (e.g., Degree or equivalent), with experience in employability or skills services. A solid understanding of national and local policy relating to employability and child poverty is essential. You must have strong partnership-working skills, experience in project and budget management, and excellent written and verbal communication.


Familiarity with CRM systems, preparing reports for senior audiences, and making successful funding applications will be advantageous. You should be proactive, organised, and confident in managing relationships across services and sectors


Further Information



Role Profile -

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Employee Benefits -

Employees have access to a benefits package that offers discounts on a wide range of products and services

Directorate Information -

Council Department information

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We are currently shaping our future workstyles however, in light of current advice, we are introducing blended home/office working that will include office access days each week with homeworking for the remainder of your working time



For more information, please contact: Vicky Brown, Vicky.brown@fife.gov.uk

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Job Detail

  • Job Id
    JD3209741
  • Industry
    Not mentioned
  • Total Positions
    1
  • Job Type:
    Contract
  • Salary:
    Not mentioned
  • Employment Status
    Permanent
  • Job Location
    Glenrothes, SCT, GB, United Kingdom
  • Education
    Not mentioned