Proposed Interview Date: Thursday 15 October 2026

Contract Type: Permanent

Salary: FC8 £47,604.34 to £57,196.54

Working Pattern: 18 hours per week

Location: Town House, Kirkcaldy

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 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.

• Coordinate multi-agency projects, including funding applications and reporting to external funders.

• Coordinate and support Practitioners Network to share best practice and learning opportunities to drive continuous improvement.

• Plan, deliver and evaluate projects and workforce development in line with national and local best practice.

• Representing Fife Violence Against Women Partnership at local and national levels.

• Producing accessible, high-quality information for public and practitioners.

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.

The Person

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.

Further Information

• Role Profile - When preparing your supporting statement, review the role profile and think about how you meet the essential criteria Role Profile

• How We Work Matters - Our employees are expected to display and promote certain behaviours in the workplace. See our How We Work Matters 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

• Social Media- Search for more 'Fife Council Jobs' on Facebook or follow us on X @FCJobsOfficial.

• Alternative Formats - Job information can be made available in alternative formats, to make a request please email: 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

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.

For further information please contact: Keri Duffy at Keri.Duffy@fife.gov.uk