Our purpose and priorities
We work with communities, enterprises and stakeholders to unlock our region’s potential for growth and progress, while driving fair work and net zero practices. Find out more about what we do.
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We work in a diverse region which extends from Shetland to Argyll, and from the Outer Hebrides to Moray, covering more than half of Scotland’s land mass. We have offices across the region helping communities and businesses to develop and grow.
We work with communities, enterprises and stakeholders to unlock our region’s potential for growth and progress, while driving fair work and net zero practices. Find out more about what we do.
Our investments and impacts are recorded in our annual report and accounts each year. Find out more about our performance.
Find out about the various policies and governance structure we work within
Our Board has responsibility for ensuring we fulfil our statutory duties and meet the aims and objectives of our strategy. Find out more about our Board.
We publish our planned procurement activity in the HIE Procurement Forward Plan. Public sector contracts of more than £50,000 are advertised on the Public Contracts Scotland website. View our plan.
We support organisations throughout the region to help them with a number of challenges. From community groups to larger businesses, our support is open to all.
Fancy joining our team? Have a look at our current vacancies. Learn more about what it's like to work for HIE and the benefits we offer as an employer.
As a public sector agency, we must ensure public money is used efficiently and achieves value for money. Have a look at our current open contracts and recent awards.
Our Board has overall responsibility for making sure we fulfil our statutory duties and meet the objectives set out by the Scottish Government.
Our leadership team is chaired by Stuart Black, chief executive, as well as seven directors.
We work continuously to ensure the Highlands and Islands is a highly successful and competitive region, where people chose to live, work, study and invest.
We celebrated our 50 year anniversary in 2015 and took a look back at how our region has developed and changed, and what impact HIE has had. Have a look through our timeline website to see what a difference 50 years can make.