About Capital City Partnership

Capital City Partnership is the delivery body for Edinburgh’s employability strategy and programme. Its 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.

Our core values are Partnership, Excellence, Integrity and Innovation.

We are an Arms Length External Organisation (ALEO) of The City of Edinburgh Council, and a not for profit registered charity governed by a voluntary Board of Directors.  We are an accredited Living Wage employer.

• Chair - Lord Provost, Frank Ross
• Vice-Chair - Councillor Mandy Watt
• Director - Councillor Stephanie Smith
• Director - Ella Simpson, EVOC
• Director - Donald Urqhuart, Capital Credit Union
• Observer - Ken Shaw, Employability and Talent Development, CEC

Capital City Partnership is led by a Chief Executive Officer and a core staff of Senior Managers and Officers.  

• Chief Executive Officer Rona Hunter rona.hunter@capitalcitypartnership.org

CCP Managers

• Strategy and Performance Manager Kate Kelman kate.kelman@capitalcitypartnership.org
• Employer Relationships Manager Rhona McLinden rhona.mclinden@capitalcitypartnership.org
• Finance, Audit and Compliance Manager Maria Webb maria.webb@capitalcitypartnership.org
• Management Information Manager Chris Nicol chris.nicol@capitalcitypartnership.org
• Integration and Change Manager Saty Kaur saty.kaur@capitalcitypartnership.org