Proposed Interview Date: Thursday 15 October 2026
Closing Date: Monday 21 September 2026
Salary: FC8 £47,604.34 to £57,196.54
Working Pattern: 18 hours per week
Location: Town House, Kirkcaldy
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
.
This should demonstrate your knowledge and experience of violence against women, trauma-informed practice, partnership working, experience of delivering and evaluating projects using evidence and best practice. It should also evidence policy or service development, effective communication, and the ability to use data to monitor performance and deliver clear, outcome-focused impact.
The
main focus
of this post is to support the work of Fife Violence Against Women Partnership (FVAVWP). This is a key role leading on multi-agency coordination to prevent and respond to violence against women and girls, in line with the Equally Safe strategy.
Key responsibilities include (but are not limited to):
Supporting the Chair and Lead Officer of FVAWP to develop, implement, monitor, and evaluate a VAW strategy and action plan supporting activity aligned
to
Equally Safe.
Support effective multi-agency partnership working by developing and maintaining strong links across statutory and third sector organisations, ensuring clear communication, collaboration, and coordinated delivery that meets service user needs.
Lead development of VAWG policy, guidance and practice, and support partners to strengthen their frameworks, training, monitoring and service user involvement.
A link to the role profile is included below. You will find more information about the job and the type of person we are looking for.
You will be educated to SCQF level 9 and have significant experience of working in the field of violence against women.
You will have experience of engaging with a range of agencies (both voluntary and statutory) and stakeholders on a strategic and operational level in the VAWG sector.
You will have demonstrable skills in policy/service development, clear communication, and using data to monitor performance and drive outcome-focused improvement.
You must be able to travel throughout Fife.
Before confirming to your appointment, you will be required to obtain Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) scheme membership through Disclosure Scotland and become a member of the relevant PVG scheme.
Alternative Formats
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Job information can be made available in alternative formats, to make a request please email:
[email protected]
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 a significant part of the role will be carried out remotely, candidates should be able to attend the office as required.
