Does this mean I've got the job?

I was made redundant in June from a business analyst role in which I worked in for 5 years. I took a short holiday after that, I have been applying to some jobs after that and have had a few interviews but with no luck.

Last week I had an interview for software engineer role on a 18 month contract at my local police station.

The manager for the role got back in touch with me a few days after and said that i don't have the exact skills to get started straightaway as it's only for 18 months the role doesn't have much time to be trained up in as it covers a wide range of services, however she told me about an upcoming role in the same team which she feels my skills are more aligned with. Its a similar role and is a 2 year contract so there is more time to learn on the job and it covers less wide projects.

She told me that I will need to go through the application and interview process again, but she has asked me to get in touch if I have any questions. The talent acquisition lead/internal recruiter emailed me the link to the role 2 weeks ago and he said 'we have to be fair and advertise this to everyone, but we would really like you to apply for this role' so I have applied for it.

The job post closed last week, and this week I got an email from the manager of the role saying the following: 'Just wanted to email so you don’t think we have forgotten – lots of folks off sick, or on leave at the moment.

You will be asked to come for interview and probably week of Nov 13th - date tbc 😊 HR will be in touch'

What does it mean if a potential employer says that?

It’s as they say, they will be inviting you to an interview in that week. You haven’t been offered the role yet, but hit the right note at the interview and reading between the lines you’ve a good chance of a offer