About Capital City Partnership

Capital City Partnership is the anchor delivery body for Edinburgh’s employability strategy, working together to tackle inequality and poverty.

Our key tasks are to advise, support and develop the city’s Jobs Strategy, and to contract, performance manage and improve outcomes from funded employability services. 

We are also a key stakeholder and delivery partner in the Edinburgh and South East Scotland City Region Deal, supporting the Integrated Regional Employability and Skills (IRES) programme.  

Our core values are partnership, excellence, integrity and innovation.

We are a not for profit registered charity governed by a voluntary Board of Directors.  

Chair - Councillor George Gordon 

Spartans Community Academy - Trustee
Edible Edinburgh Steering Group - Chair
Edinburgh Citizens Advice - Observer
COSLA, Environment & Economy - Member
NHS Lothian - Member
Edinburgh International Conference Centre - Chair 

NHS Lothian -  Chair of the Pharmaceutical Practices Committee 

Vice-Chair - Councillor Mandy Watt 

UNITE the Union - Member
Chartered Association of Certified Accountants - Member 

Director - Councillor Stephanie Smith
Lothian Homes Trust - Director 

Director - Bridie Ashrowan, EVOC

One City Trust - Trustee

Southern Upland Partnership - Trustee

Director - Donald Urqhuart, Capital Credit Union

Capital City Partnership is led by a Chief Executive Officer and a Deputy Chief Executive with a team of senior managers, junior managers, senior officers and officers.

Senior management team:

Chief Executive Officer Rona Hunter

Deputy Chief Executive Officer Kate Kelman 

Finance and Governance Maria Webb 

Contracts and Grants  Craig Dutton 

Employer Relationships  Stephanie Lang

Integrated Knowledge Systems Matthew Heap

Integrated Employer Engagement Ellen Munro

IRES Programme Nicola Raine

Young Person's Guarantee Lucy Pearson

Business Intelligence  Chris Nicol