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Board Member Opportunity – HIE’s appointment to the Inverness and Cromarty Firth Green Freeport board

The Inverness & Cromarty Firth Green Freeport (ICFGF) is an initiative established by the Scottish and UK Government to help bring about economic growth, address depopulation, and to support the energy transition to renewable forms of energy. The Highland Council alongside over thirty regional and national businesses, public sector organisations and academic bodies have collaborated to support what is the most transformative project in the Highlands for decades. ICFGF was formed by around 30 partners including Port of Cromarty Firth, Port of Nigg (Global Energy Group), Port of Inverness, Highland Deephaven and Port of Ardersier (Haventus) and many others.

Green Freeport status will maximise local and Scotland-wide benefits from a pipeline of renewable energy projects placing the Highlands at the heart of the drive towards net-zero potentially creating up to 11,300 jobs locally and a total of 18,300 across the UK.

HIE strongly supports the aims of the Green Freeport as it will be a long-term asset which will drive collaboration between industry, academia and the public sector to stimulate transformational regeneration through economic activity, investment, innovation and skills development. The successful candidate will be a director on the Board of ICFGF but expected to liaise with HIE on a regular basis. The successful appointee will be expected to take up their appointment in Summer 2025.

Candidates should bring one or more of the following priority skillsets:

• Financial management
• Audit or risk management
• Government relations
• Knowledge of the energy sector
• Understanding of HIE’s role in supporting the development of the ICFGF

Remuneration: Your expertise will be rewarded with a competitive remuneration of £278 per day.  

Location: We would particularly welcome applications from people from the Highlands and Islands who are familiar with and understand the interests and challenges within the local community and business sector. 

How to apply

If you share a passion for this area, we want to hear from you. To apply please send your completed expression of interest form to recruitment@hient.co.uk.

Expression of interest form

If you have any queries on this position, please contact us by email at recruitment@hient.co.uk

Closing date:  Sunday 18 May 2025