Coronavirus (COVID-19): Support for businesses and communities

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Our support

There's lots of ways we can help businesses and communities through our support programmes, events and webinars, funding, advice and property. Find out how we work with different organisations below.

Support for businesses

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COVID-19

Advice and support for businesses and communities as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
COVID-19
Property & land
What are you looking for?

New premises

Land and buildings

Incubator hubs

HIE property and development opportunities

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Inverness Campus

Inverness Campus is a world-class business location with pioneering facilities. It brings together businesses, researchers, academia and scientists providing the perfect place to collaborate and innovate.
Inverness Campus
Research & reports
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Research & reports

Browse our economic and industry reports to find out more about what's happening in the Highlands and Islands region.

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HIE's Business Panel Surveys

Have a look at our latest Business Panel survey - Responding to Economic Challenge March 2021.
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Events & training
Our region
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Discover our region

This isn't only a great place to build a business, our region is a fantastic place to live, visit and study in. Discover the Highlands and Islands.

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What can we help you with?

How we can help you

Our workforce and skills

Transport, Connectivity and Infrastructure
Aseptium

Find out why this cutting-edge life sciences business chose to make Inverness Campus its home.
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Work for us

We're a forward-thinking, innovative and award-winning organisation that thrives on investing in our employees.

Who are we?

We are the Scottish Government's economic and community development agency for a diverse region which covers more than half of Scotland.

Our unique integration of economic and community development is central to our success in generating sustainable economic growth in every part of the Highlands and Islands, particularly in remote areas.

Our three priorities are to: build successful, productive and resilient businesses; create the conditions for growth and a green recovery; and enable strong, capable and resourceful communities. We help build a prosperous, inclusive and sustainable economy across the Highlands and Islands to attract more people to live, work, study, invest and visit.

We have administrative offices in Inverness, Benbecula and Auchtertyre as well as local area offices in Forres, Fort William, Thurso, Golspie, Kirkwall, Lerwick, Stornoway, Lochgilphead and Portree.

CURRENT VACANCIES

Please note that we don't accept speculative CVs.

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We're looking for an experienced, proactive, and ambitious area manager for Shetland to join our senior management team.

Area manager - Shetland

We’re looking for an information systems manager to work closely with internal system owners and external suppliers to ensure that HIE has access to secure and effective information systems.

Information systems manager

We’re looking for an experienced and proactive individual to join our trade and investment team to help attract inward investment to the Highlands and Islands.

Senior Development Manager - Inward Investment

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We’re looking for a senior development manager to join our Caithness and Sutherland area team, supporting the growth of communities, community organisations and social enterprises across the region.

Senior Development Manager - Caithness and Sutherland

We’re looking for a development manager to run our Technology Placement Programme , as well as project managing the Coding Academy and IMPACT30 programme as part of the Northern Innovation Hub.

Development Manager - Technology and Young People

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Our commitments as an employer

HIE is accredited as a Living Wage employer and supports a number of national initiatives ranging from demonstrating commitment to the Social Impact Pledge, the Armed Forces Covenant, encouraging volunteering, engaging in the Digital Public Services agenda, meeting the Investors in People, Carer Positive and Disability Confident standards, developing the young workforce and supporting the Young Person’s Guarantee, adopting Fair Work principles, as well as being recognised nationally as an award-winning family friendly employer by Family Friendly Working Scotland, Carers Scotland, and Working Families UK.