Inverness & Cromarty Firth Green Freeport

Inverness & Cromarty Firth Green Freeport are currently hiring a Business Support Administrator to join their dynamic team. This role is crucial in supporting the Inverness & Cromarty Firth Green Freeport team, ensuring efficient day-to-day operations at the heart of Scotland’s Green Freeport initiative. Location: UHI House, Inverness Salary: £25,397 per year Hours: Monday–Friday, 9am to 5pm (paid lunch break) The successful candidate will be responsible for providing administrative and executive support, managing diaries, handling enquiries, coordinating events, and organising travel and accommodation for the team. This role also involves engaging with stakeholders and supporting business operations. What’s on offer? A competitive benefits package, including 30 days’ annual leave with incremental increases, company sick pay, a life assurance scheme, a pension scheme, and corporate discounts. This is an excellent opportunity to be part of a transformative green energy sector. Application deadline: Midnight, 23rd February 2025 For more details and to apply, visit https://lnkd.in/e_9uifA5. For informal enquiries, please contact Kim Hunter at highlands@hrdept.co.uk.

✅ Will green industries lead to the biggest jobs boom the Highlands has ever seen? ✅ How do young people get into green careers? ✅ What kinds of jobs are there? ✅ And what on earth is an 'offshore array' anyway?! All these questions will be answered in the latest episode of Skillscast on Spotify 👉 https://lnkd.in/eWgXBsDj Skills Development Scotland's Anthony Standing heads along to the Inverness & Cromarty Firth Green Freeport to catch up with Chief Executive Calum MacPherson and PowerHouse Manager Alli Vass. ICFGF looks to attract national and international investors and with that comes a variety of career opportunities. We need to create a pipeline of future workers; this podcast discusses the scale of the opportunity, and the different routes to employment. It is important that all people/influencers supporting career choices understand the different learning opportunities and levels available to people here in the Highlands, and the benefits that can come with learning locally. Our young people are in demand, this podcast introduces the possibilities that are available to our future workforce. They talk about what jobs young people can get in the Highlands, how to get started, why green industries are a great choice, the kinds of jobs you can work in, why working in green is a lifelong career - and so much more! If you have a young person in your life thinking about what they want to do in the future, this is the podcast for you!

Exciting news from the team at our skills and innovation unit - The PowerHouse - they’re launching a new partnership with Brodies LLP and Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie LLP to provide a monthly legal support desk. Open to all organisations and individuals with an interest in the Green Freeport, the legal team will be able to provide guidance on a wide range of commercial and personal issues. The drop-in sessions, which mirror successful initiatives elsewhere in the UK, will deliver on The PowerHouse’s aim of creating connections for service users and support those with an interest in the green freeport tap into opportunities it has created. The first session takes place later this month, and there’s no need to book an appointment in advance. Future sessions will take place on the penultimate Thursday of every month. Read more in our latest blog here: https://lnkd.in/epM7YvpA 📅 Thursday, 20th February ⏰ 10am – 3pm 📍 UHI House, Old Perth Road, Inverness

Inverness & Cromarty Firth Green Freeport has reached a significant milestone with the awarding of custom site status to Port of Nigg. The designation has been achieved following a stringent audit and review by HMRC, and paves the way for the north of Scotland’s position as a world-leading renewables hub.   🗣️ ICFGF Chief Executive Calum MacPherson said: ““Our ports do not handle small consumer goods so we will not see, for example, transit of large volumes of food and drink. Where our ports excel is in the handling of heavy engineering components for the energy sector, and this status significantly raises our potential as a major European hub for offshore wind and renewable energy technologies.   “We’re operating in a global market, but the green freeport levers are enabling the Highlands to compete and – as we’ve seen from the significant inward investment already secured – win on the international stage.”   Read more about what this significant development means for the growth of the offshore renewables sector in the Highlands using the link below ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/eV9d3gw9

The Offshore Wind Growth Partnership recently lunched their new Development Grant Funding Competition at the SR Offshore Wind Conference last week. The competition has a £2m funding pot for projects focused on high value offshore wind supply chain opportunities that align with the Offshore Wind Industrial Growth Plan focus areas. The competition will make grants of £50k to £500k available to eligible UK businesses to apply with a minimum 50% matched contribution.   Call opens – 22nd January 2025 Stage 1 Closing Date – 28th February 2025 at 5:00pm Stage 2 Allocation – 4th April 2025 Stage 2 Closing Date – 12th May 2025 Award decision – by 11th July 2025 For further information 👉 https://lnkd.in/e8XmEkjz

One month on from our Scottish Green Freeports Parliamentary Reception, we’re reflecting on the positive discussions we had about the next chapter of our journey and the upbeat messages that we left in Westminster.   What was recognised universally is that Inverness & Cromarty Firth Green Freeport and Forth Green Freeport will be transformative for the Scottish economy. We were delighted to share how the Highlands is already benefiting, and the opportunities this will unlock:   ✅ Over 11,000 jobs. The skills of local workers – and developing a pipeline of future talent – is vital to the success of the initiative. ✅ Addressing the climate emergency. Green freeports have a critical role to play in helping to realise both Scotland’s and the UK’s net zero ambitions ✅ £6.5bn in inward investment. The potential is huge – and is one that puts the Highlands in pole position to be a key renewables hub in Europe   Our keynote speakers at the event Kirsty McNeill MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Scotland; Jim Smith, chair of Inverness and Cromarty Firth Green Freeport; Sarah Murray and Dame Susan Rice, CEO and chair respectively of Forth Green Freeport, share their key takeaways below ⬇️

One month on from our Scottish Green Freeports Parliamentary Reception, we’re reflecting on the positive discussions we had about the next chapter of our journey and the upbeat messages that we left in Westminster.   What was recognised universally is that Inverness & Cromarty Firth Green Freeport and Forth Green Freeport will be transformative for the Scottish economy. We were delighted to share how the Highlands is already benefiting, and the opportunities this will unlock:   ✅ Over 11,000 jobs. The skills of local workers – and developing a pipeline of future talent – is vital to the success of the initiative. ✅ Addressing the climate emergency. Green freeports have a critical role to play in helping to realise both Scotland’s and the UK’s net zero ambitions ✅ £6.5bn in inward investment. The potential is huge – and is one that puts the Highlands in pole position to be a key renewables hub in Europe   Our keynote speakers at the event Kirsty McNeill MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Scotland; Jim Smith, chair of Inverness and Cromarty Firth Green Freeport; Sarah Murray and Dame Susan Rice, CEO and chair respectively of Forth Green Freeport, share their key takeaways below ⬇️

The Inverness & Cromarty Firth Green Freeport is transforming the Highlands, driving growth in green energy and regional development. In 2024 alone: ➡️ £350m invested by Sumitomo Electric for a facility at Port of Nigg ➡️ £100m secured for Ardersier Port to advance offshore wind ➡️ £50m allocated for Port of Cromarty Firth expansion With £6.5 billion in projected investment and 18,300 jobs projected over the next 25 years, the green freeport is creating long-term opportunities that will benefit future generations in the Highlands and beyond. The progress is real - discover how it's shaping the future: https://lnkd.in/edHcuTAP #GreenFreeport #Highlands #Sustainability #RenewableEnergy

🎄 Season's Greetings from Inverness & Cromarty Firth Green Freeport! What a year it has been! Our strong engagement across the UK, Scotland and our local communities has established our potential as a major European hub for the green energy revolution. With our Full Business Case submitted, 2024 was only the beginning... And we're ready to deliver even bigger things in 2025. Thanks to the support of our communities and partners, our vision for long-term opportunities is closer than ever to becoming a reality.

It was a pleasure hosting the Scottish Affairs Committee during their recent trip to find out more about the renewable energy sector on the East Coast of Scotland which included a visit to Inverness & Cromarty Firth Green Freeport.