GROW Project Co-ordinator

Job Title: GROW Project Co-ordinator

Department: Projects

Reporting to: GROW Senior Programme Executive  

Hours of work: 37.5 hours per week

Base: Glasgow Chamber of Commerce, 30 George Square, Glasgow G2 1EQ (Hybrid)

Duration: until June 2027

Nature: Fixed term

Salary: £24,570  

Three roles are available, one in Lanarkshire, one in Glasgow and one in Paisley. Please indicate which location you are applying for.

The role 

The project co-ordinator will work alongside Developing the Young Workforce teams across Glasgow to help offer more young people, who are currently in school, opportunities to learn about jobs and careers by visiting workplaces across the region.  

This position will directly support a project to help young people understand the world of work.  You will help to co-ordinate the programme by working with businesses, project teams and schools to ensure the programme delivers all of it objectives. 

Responsibilities: 

• Managing a calendar of activity and ensuring all arrangements have been made
• Liaising with businesses, partners and stakeholders
• Creating plans and reviewing workbooks for monitoring and evaluation
• Accompanying young people on visits
• Support the wider team at meetings
• Deputising for the programme manager when required to represent the project
• Any other activity required by your line manager 

Person Specification 

• Enthusiastic and self-motivated
• Good communication skills
• Teamwork
• Problem solving
• Good planning and organisational skills
• Ability to work to tight deadlines
• Experience with spreadsheets 

Impact 

You will be contributing to helping people understand their future careers and will be surrounded by an enthusiastic, supportive team in an organisation that offers exposure to many opportunities to engage with businesses across the city.  

Should this role be of interest, please email your CV with supporting statement to Alison Coia, Business Operations Director at recruitment@glasgowchamberofcommerce.com by 5.00 pm on Friday 3 October 2025.