Careers Adviser - Fife

If you require this advert in another format, please contact recruitment@sds.co.uk or call 0300 013 5119.   

Our Fife CIAG team is looking for a new team member to join a friendly, supportive and creative team working across Fife.   

This is a full time, permanent post - CLICK HERE to hear from the Team about working in Fife  -  we’d love for you to join us! 

About the You and the Role

To be eligible for the role of Careers Adviser at Skills Development Scotland, you must hold the Career Development Institute (CDI) UK‑recognised professional accredited Qualification in Career Development (QCD or its predecessor equivalent) and the Postgraduate Diploma in Career Guidance and Development. 

These qualifications are essential requirements for the role and applications cannot be progressed without them. 

In your role as Careers Adviser, you’ll be delivering impartial career guidance, developing career management skills and supporting individuals to plan and manage their career decisions, now and in the future, including services which respond to those facing redundancy. 

You’ll be able to demonstrate strong interview, group work and coaching skills with a sound knowledge and understanding of policy, theory and practice in the field of career guidance and you will work with and through a range of partner agencies to engage, inspire, motivate and encourage clients to achieve their full potential. 

Come and make an impact you can be proud of!

Our skilled and enthusiastic CIAG team work across Fife, in schools and throughout our communities, to support individuals to develop their career management skills and achieve their dreams. From the bustling city of Dunfermline to the beautiful East Fife coast, the team covers a wide area with a rich history and plenty of exciting opportunities including a brand-new Dunfermline City Campus and investment through Forth Green Freeports. We have a creative, collaborative team who go above and beyond each day to support not just their customers, but each other as well. 

Hear first-hand from some of our Careers Advisers about the benefits and lifestyle of a career in the career service at SDS and what makes them so passionate about their jobs. 

About SDS

Skills Development Scotland is the national skills agency. Our ambition is to drive productivity and inclusive growth through investment in skills, enabling businesses and people to achieve their potential. Through the sharing of expertise, intelligence, and extensive partnership working, we enable the development and delivery of innovative solutions to Scotland’s skills and labour market challenges. This is even more important given the current economic climate and recessionary outlook. Find out more about SDS here.

Values

Our organisational values are created by our colleagues and are the compass that guide our behaviours and actions with our customers and each other.  We need our future employees to share these values and help us to continue to deliver our bold ambitions for the future;

• We put the needs of our customers at the heart of all we do
• We make use of our combined strengths and expertise to deliver the best outcomes
• We demonstrate self-motivation, personal responsibility, and respect
• We continually improve to achieve excellence

Benefits

SDS is an award-winning equal opportunities and fair work employer. Our values and culture are owned and driven by our colleagues and show our commitment to our customers - the people of Scotland. Our employees enjoy a wide variety of progressive benefits and working practices. We prioritise employee engagement, wellbeing, and development, making us a great place to work. 

Click here to see the full range of our Benefits 

Where you’d be based 

This role will be based in Kirkcaldy. However, as the post involves supporting individuals in both school and community settings, regular travel across Fife will be required, including to locations not easily accessible by public transport. Due to the nature and geography of the areas covered, access to a car or other reliable means of transport for example; access to work arrangements is preferrable. 

SDS as an Inclusive Workplace

At SDS we are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion.  If you've got the right skills for the job, we want to hear from you. We encourage applications from the right candidates regardless of age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, belief or race.  To support our ambitions our application process is anonymised. Therefore, while we want to know about your relevant skills and experience, please avoid disclosing any identifying characteristics. 

Our Application Process

The closing date to submit your application is Thursday 2^nd April 2026. Interviews are due to be scheduled as soon as possible thereafter. 

More information on the interview format will be made available if you are invited to interview.  To find out more about working at SDS and our application process please visit us at https://www.skillsdevelopmentscotland.co.uk/work-with-us/ 

If this opportunity excites you and you would like to discuss the role in more detail to help you decide if it is right for you, contact one of the Fife Team Leaders

Joanne Allen: joanne.allen@sds.co.uk

Internal applicants should discuss their application with their People Manager prior to applying for this post.