Who we are
The City of Edinburgh Council is the second largest council in Scotland and the ninth largest in the UK and we're one of Edinburgh’s largest employers, with a team of over 20,000 people committed to building a city that works for everyone.
Helping us deliver services for our citizens
The Council plays a vital role in delivering over 700 essential services to more than half a million residents every day and working for us is about more than just a job – it's about making a difference.
Whether you are leading a community project, shaping education, enhancing digital innovation, or delivering frontline services, your work will help make Edinburgh a better place for its people.
We value every colleague’s contribution and believe that diversity, collaboration, and respect are at the heart of what makes us successful.
Creating a Council for the future
We have big ambitions for Edinburgh. We know the world is changing quickly, and with it, our residents' expectations of our services have also changed. To meet their needs, we need to adapt and modernise our systems and how we work.
We aim to create a Council that's more agile, more empowering of others and more connected to our residents' lives and communities. That means structuring and delivering services differently, working with communities and from fewer, but better local buildings. It means working with our partners to ensure there is no wrong door for people to get support, tailoring services around people who need help and making sure those in our care are safe and protected. In doing so, we will work with equality groups to consider the needs of all our residents.
Our Business Plan
Our Future Council, Our Future City, sets out our priorities for the period 2023 to 2027, the actions we'll take to achieve our priorities, and how we'll work together to change our organisation.
Our three core priorities
- Create good places to live and work in Edinburgh.
- Take all the local actions needed to end poverty in Edinburgh.
- Work to deliver a net zero city by 2030.
We'll use this plan to guide our budget and investment decisions, ensuring that spending is focused on those activities with the biggest impact.
This plan stands as one part of a golden thread linking and guiding our operations through to the shared goals and commitments of the Edinburgh Partnership and towards our citizens’ long-term ambitions as expressed by the 2050 Edinburgh City Vision.