Proposed Interview Date: Week Commencing 17 August 2026
Closing Date: Sunday 2 August 2026
Salary Range: FC8 £43,437.09 to £47,604.34 per year
Working Pattern: 36 hours per week
Location: Bankhead Central
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 resumé’. Your Supporting Statement must not be a CV. More information is available on our Career site at www.fife.gov.uk/jobs/supportingstatement .
We are looking to recruit two motivated and highly organised Project Co ‑ ordinators to support the delivery of IT solutions relating to initiatives across Fife Council.
The Successful candidates will have the opportunity to join the Enterprise and Solutions Architecture team within Business Technology Solutions (BTS). BTS is responsible for the council’s information technology network and resources.
BTS procures and maintains all computer hardware and software, together with the network that connects it all together and to other organisations. This includes Fife Council’s telephone systems, electronic data storage and the IT applications that support service delivery.
The role of a Project Co-Ordinator is to work with all Services, Partnerships and Arm's Length Organisations (ALEO's) across Fife Council to deliver technology projects. You will be focused on coordinating the procurement, solutions assurance, and implementation of Commercial Off ‑ The ‑ Shelf (COTS) solutions, working alongside subject matter experts from across the Council, technical teams, and service stakeholders to ensure successful delivery.
You will play a key role in ensuring projects are well coordinated, governed, and communicated, contributing to improved services and outcomes across the organisation. The role requires someone who is comfortable maintaining progress over longer timescales, where delivery can involve multiple stages, dependencies, and approvals, and where persistence and clear communication are key to success.
Some of the key characteristics required for this role:
The ability to manage competing priorities while maintaining progress in a complex organisational environment, where delivery can involve multiple stages, stakeholders and approvals, requiring persistence, patience, and strong organisational discipline
A positive, solution-focused approach to working within a complex environment, with the ability to respond constructively to change, ambiguity and challenge
The confidence to stay organised and maintain progress, proactively communicating, escalating issues, and seeking support where needed
The confidence to provide constructive challenge and navigate sensitive or complex conversations with a wide range of stakeholders, including senior colleagues, to support effective decision-making and keep projects on track
The ability to remain effective and professional in a role where challenges may be sustained over time, demonstrating resilience, perspective, and a focus on achieving outcomes
It is key you are educated to SCQF level 8 which includes HND or SVQ level 4 or equivalent or equivalent vocational accreditation in a computing/ systems or related discipline or equivalent experience.
You must have experience of managing medium scale IT projects across an organisation.
This role will require you to undertake a short skills test prior to interview.
Before confirming your appointment, this post is subject to a Basic Disclosure check which will be undertaken by Disclosure Scotland.
Alternative Formats - Job information can be made available in alternative formats, to make a request please email:
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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.
