Ballard House
Fixed term contract/*Secondment opportunity until 31 March 2023
37 hours per week
Grade G (£30,451 - £32,910) per annum
Senior Economic Development Officer - Role profile
* If you are applying
internally for a secondment, you must be employed on a permanent contract
working continuously for 12 weeks or more. If you are currently on
probation, you will be expected to complete your probationary service in the
new role.
If you are applying
for this role as an internal candidate as a secondment, your current
line manager must also be in agreement with your application (please refer to
the Secondment policy for further information).
Are
you motivated to help Plymouth’s businesses “build back better” following the
COVID pandemic?
We
have been awarded almost £950,000 from the Interreg France, England Channel
programme for a 2 year project (to March 2023) to support individuals and
businesses in Plymouth. We are looking
for a Senior Economic Development Officer to engage businesses and manage
delivery as part of a wider delivery team.
As
part of the C-Care project, you will be working with 6 partners from France and
England to engage existing Interreg projects to understand what has happened to
businesses over the past year and apply that learning to provide support
programmes through a dedicated team in Plymouth. The project will also provide
support for business recovery and provide business resilience in the wake of
COVID.
You
will have strong project management skills, experience of supporting businesses
and knowledge of one or more of our 5 work-streams – upskilling of individuals,
supply chain development, employment practices, community partnerships and
environmental improvement in businesses.
The
project will implement the Resurgam Charter (see www.resurgam.uk) to ensure our
economic recovery and strategic projects in Plymouth create a ‘fairer, greener
future for Plymouth’.
Applications for job-sharing will be considered positively.
If
you are applying internally for a secondment you must be employed on a
permanent contract working continuously for 12 weeks or more. If you are
currently on probation, you will be expected to complete your probationary
service in the new role. Your current line manager must also be in agreement
with your application (please refer to the Secondment Policy for further
information).
Interreg is
one of the key instruments of the European Union (EU) supporting cooperation
across borders through project funding. Its aim is to jointly tackle common
challenges and find shared solutions in fields such as health, environment,
research, education, transport, sustainable energy and more.
These roles will
be within the Inclusive Economy Team of Plymouth city Council’s Economic Development Department.
Please contact Anna Peachey, Inclusive Economy
Team Manager for an informal chat 01752 307840
Closing date: Sunday 15 August 2021