Fife Council
Project Manager
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Proposed Interview Date: Week Commencing Monday 7 September 2026
Closing Date: Sunday 30 August 2026
Contract Type: Temporary for 1 year
Salary: FC9 £47,604.34 to £57,196.54
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 [https://www.fife.gov.uk/jobs/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 resumé’. Your Supporting Statement must not be a CV. More information is available on our Career site at www.fife.gov.uk/jobs/supportingstatement [http://www.fife.gov.uk/jobs/supportingstatement].
Job Details
We are seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead the development and implementation of a Universal Breakfast Provision Programme across all primary schools in Fife.
This role will support the delivery of the Scottish Government's commitment to provide a universal breakfast offer for all primary school children by August 2027. The programme aims to ensure that every child can access a nutritious breakfast at the start of the school day, helping to improve wellbeing, support attainment, reduce inequalities and assist parents and carers to access and sustain employment.
The successful candidate will lead a programme of research, analysis, service design and implementation, bringing together education, childcare, catering, other council services and partner organisations to develop a sustainable and effective delivery model for Fife.
This role offers a unique opportunity to shape a programme that has the potential to benefit thousands of children and families across the region.
A link to the role profile is provided at the bottom of this advert providing more detailed information about the job and the type of person we are looking for.
Key responsibilities will include:
- Leading a comprehensive review of existing breakfast provision across Fife's primary schools and communities.
- Undertaking research into national policy, emerging practice and delivery models from across Scotland and the wider UK.
- Developing evidence-based options for delivering universal breakfast provision that reflect local needs and circumstances.
- Working with schools, families, children and partners to ensure the service is designed around the needs of communities.
- Assessing operational requirements, including staffing, facilities, food provision, supervision arrangements and accessibility.
- Leading workforce planning and resource modelling to support implementation.
- Developing detailed project plans, governance arrangements, risk management processes and performance frameworks.
- Producing business cases, implementation plans and progress reports for senior leaders, elected members and partner organisations.
- Coordinating pilot activity, testing and evaluation where appropriate.
- Ensuring delivery arrangements support the wider aims of improving children's wellbeing, reducing inequalities and supporting family participation in employment.
- Establishing arrangements for ongoing monitoring, quality assurance and continuous improvement
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The Person
If you meet the essential criteria outlined below, we’d like to hear from you:
- Degree level qualification (or equivalent experience) in a relevant discipline.
- Experience of managing and delivering complex projects from inception to implementation.
- Experience of leading business change or service improvement programmes.
- Experience of research, analysis and developing evidence-based recommendations.
- Experience of delivering projects to agreed timescales, budgets and outcomes.
- Experience of preparing reports and presenting information to a variety of audiences.
- Strong stakeholder engagement, communication and partnership working skills.
- Ability to develop practical delivery plans from strategic objectives.
- Understanding of public sector service delivery and change management.
As a progressive employer, we offer the opportunity to work in this role as a “blended working” arrangement with home-working opportunities and occasional office-working as required. While the significant part of the role can and will be carried out remotely, candidates should be able to travel to and attend office locations in Fife as required.
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More details are included in the role profile [https://www.fife.gov.uk/__data/assets/file/0018/40851/Project-Manager-G162.01.pdf].
Further Information
- Role Profile - When preparing your supporting statement, review the role profile and think about how you meet the essential criteria Role Profile [https://www.fife.gov.uk/__data/assets/file/0018/40851/Project-Manager-G162.01.pdf]
- How We Work Matters - Our employees are expected to display and promote certain behaviours in the workplace. See our How We Work Matters [https://www.fife.gov.uk/__data/assets/file/0014/40127/OD12-How-We-Work-Matters-Framework-2.pdf] behaviour framework for more information.
- 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 [https://www.fife.gov.uk/kb/docs/articles/council-and-democracy/council-departments#xd_co_f=MzBlNmFkMDAtYzRiZi00OTgyLWI3MjUtM2MxZWU1OWIwODQx~]
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- Alternative Formats - Job information can be made available in alternative formats, to make a request please email: transactions.recruitment@fife.gov.uk [transactions.recruitment@fife.gov.uk]
- AI - We recognise that Artificial Intelligence (AI) is being used by many people when they are applying for jobs and preparing for interview. Candidate guidance on the use of AI in the recruitment process is available here [https://www.fife.gov.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0028/94771/AI-and-Recruitment-Candidate-Guidance.pdf]
As a progressive employer, we offer the opportunity to work in this role as a “blended working” arrangement with home-working opportunities and occasional office-working as required. While the significant part of the role can and will be carried out remotely, candidates should be able to travel to and attend office locations in Fife as required.
For further information please contact: Gary Peattie, Service Manager (Childcare Services), Gary.Peattie@fife.gov.uk [Gary.Peattie@fife.gov.uk]
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