F&C 6060 - G3 Tackling Poverty Officer (604193)

ACTUAL CLOSING DATE: Applications must be received by 27 November 2026 at 11:55PM

Please ensure that you read the full advert text and do not submit a CV, as these will be disregarded as they do not form part of SLC application process. If you require to submit additional information to support your application, please upload this under supporting documents.

INTERNAL APPLICANTS MUST APPLY VIA OPPORTUNITY MARKETPLACE.

Location: Council Headquarters, Hamilton
Hours: 35 per week, Permanent
Work Pattern: Monday to Friday
Salary / Hourly Rate: £42,228 - £48,633 per year

This is an exciting opportunity to have a key role in South Lanarkshire Council’s Community Engagement Team.

The post will support the South Lanarkshire Council’s approaches to working with local partners and communities to tackle poverty and prevent negative outcomes.

The Postholder and their team will:

• Support colleagues and parents to understand and address inequality across South Lanarkshire.
• Support Neighbourhood Planning teams and Community Partnerships to tackle local issues relating to inequality.
• Support the implementation of the Marmot Place Programme in South Lanarkshire.
• Lead on the development and monitoring of the council’s Good Food Plan for South Lanarkshire.

Candidates will have experience of policy and working with data as well as practical experience of working with communities to take forward their own priorities.

View the Tackling Poverty officer job profile

Please answer the following questions as part of your application submission, your answers should be uploaded under supporting documents

1. Please provide some concrete examples of your approach to collaboration and your experience of facilitating a partnership, group or network.
2. Please provide an example while working with a stakeholder of partner organisation where you’ve had to work to overcome conflicting aims or differing approaches to collaborate effectively.
3. What are your main achievements to date that have equipped you to undertake this post?

If you require to submit any further additional information to support your application (not a CV), please upload this under supporting documents.

Please Apply online - All correspondence will be via your email address

Preferred candidates identified after the selection event process will be required to assist the recruitment team, if need be, to ensure timely completion of recruitment checks. If recruitment checks are not completed within a reasonable timescale, you may automatically be withdrawn from this position.

Canvassing of Elected Members or employees of South Lanarkshire's Council directly or indirectly in connection with any appointment within the Council shall disqualify the applicant.

Legislative Information

This post is excepted in terms of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Scotland Act 2020.

Overseas Criminal Records Check

An Overseas Criminal Records Check is required where applicants born outside the UK (Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland) or who have lived or worked outside the UK for a continuous period of 12 months in the past 10 years.

Applicants are responsible for providing evidence of the Overseas Criminal Record Check. The check must be translated into English and should come from the police, judicial authority, government department or home embassy of the country or countries concerned. The check must include an official statement confirming that the applicant does not have any history of or pending criminal record proceedings. Checks may be carried out to authenticate the documents provided.

Equal Opportunities and Inclusion statement

The Council is committed to fostering equality, diversity and inclusion in its workforce. Therefore, we welcome applications from all sectors of the community, including under-represented groups within our workforce. We are keen to receive applications from candidates who have a disability, who are from a care experienced background, who are from a black, Asian or minority ethnic background, from a military service background and from those who are new Scots.

As a Disability Confident employer, we guarantee an interview to all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria as outlined in the job profile for this position.

As proud holders of the UK Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award, the Council is also committed to supporting members of the armed forces community, including service leavers, veterans, reservists and their families. In line with this commitment, service leavers, their close family members, veterans and reservists will be guaranteed an interview if they meet the essential criteria as outlined in the job profile

As an employee of South Lanarkshire Council, you would also receive a wide range of benefits including:

• Enrolment in award winning local government pension scheme
• To increase the value of their pension pot, Local Government Employees can opt to join the Salary Sacrifice Shared Cost AVC scheme.
• Up to 33 days annual leave
• Public holiday entitlement (up to 10 days)
• Occupational sick pay
• Family friendly policies - flexible working and leave, maternity/paternity leave enhanced leave.
• Employee Discounts – including discounts at the cinema.
• Range of benefits to support you (Cycle to Work Scheme, Physiotherapy, Employee Assistance Program which offers practical and emotional support)