Proposed Interview Date: Week Commencing 13 July 2026
Closing Date: Sunday 05 July 2026
Contract Type: Temporary until 06 September 2030
Salary: FC3 - FC6 £25,604.23 - £31,761.26
Working Pattern: 36 hours per week
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.
We have an opportunity for a motivated person to join our exciting and friendly IT team. This job provides a chance for you to gain valuable work experience while pursuing a degree in Software Development through our successful Graduate Apprentice (GA) programme.
A Graduate Apprenticeship is a 4-year programme which helps you build skills and knowledge. You’ll work, get paid, and achieve a degree. You’ll spend most of your time learning on the job but will also be a student at a university. For more information you can check Youth Employment | Job Fife.
Our team manages the systems used for the Fife Council website, the system used by our Customer Service staff, and the system that our employees use to report IT issues or make requests to HR. We are continually involved in the introduction of new digital products for Fife Council.
Day-to-day support of the systems our team manages.
Working with colleagues to investigate business requirements.
Developing solutions to business problems using our no-code / low-code / some-code systems.
Testing new solutions before implementation.
Looking at data to help our colleagues understand their business better.
Helping with updates and upgrades to our systems.
Considering how we can use new technologies like automation and AI.
You will work with lots of different people in the Council to help them in their jobs and will be working with systems that are used by members of the public.
You will study for your degree alongside your job, spending 80% of your time in work and 20% in university. This means practical skills and knowledge gained during the university days can be embedded in your work. Skills learned directly in the workplace are aligned with and can be applied to coursework and assessment. This allows you to attain an honours degree in 4 years, the same time as traditional full-time students.
You will study on a Graduate Apprenticeship degree programme towards a BSc (Hons) Software Development at Edinburgh Napier University. This Graduate Apprenticeship has a strong focus on the software development aspects of computing, combining theory and practice. You will learn about gathering, storage, retrieval and analysis of information. As you progress, you’ll gain a critical understanding of the analysis, design, development, testing, evaluation and modification of reliable, maintainable and high-quality software including real-time, mobile and large-scale enterprise systems.
As you progress through the course, more of your job role will be used to gain credit towards your final award. This is captured in the Professional Practice modules which allow us to personalise your learning to ensure it meets your needs, those of your employing organisation and the university.
Graduates of this GA will possess in-demand industry skills, with a solid understanding of software development alongside key communication, business and project management skills.
There is a lot to balance in taking on this role. We need enthusiasm from you in work, and commitment from you to complete the degree - which requires time and mental effort. We have experienced people in our team who will support and mentor you throughout the process. One of our recent graduate apprentices said: "it's hard work, but it's a great experience in a team who will really help you."
We’d like to hear from you if you are:
Have the right to live and work permanently in the UK
Have ordinary residence in Scotland
You also need to have either of:
Four SQA Highers at Grade BBBB (or equivalent) including Computing or Maths. National 5 grade C in Maths/Life skills Maths/Applications of Maths and English are required if not taken at Higher
A Foundation Apprenticeship in an IT subject at SCQF Level 6 plus two SQA Highers at Grade BB
A Modern Apprenticeship at SCQF Level 6-7 in an ICT/Digital related discipline
HNC with C in the graded unit in a related discipline
Sufficient recognition of prior learning (RPL) through industry-related experience, qualifications, and informal learning. RPL applications are considered on an individual basis
See Napier University for more information on the course and entry requirements and also SAAS for information on funding eligibility.
Before confirming your offer, we will complete a Basic Disclosure check which will be undertaken by Disclosure Scotland. We will also confirm that you have met the entry requirements with Napier University.
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