Economic Development Officer - 33.7K - Public Sector

VANRATH are delighted to be assisting our client, a large and well-known Public Sector Organisation with the recruitment of an Economic Development Officer.

This is a Full-Time Monday - Friday position. 37 hours per week.

Salary

£31,346 - £33,782

The key purpose of Economic Development Officer is to assist the Economic Development Manager with the implementation and project management of a range of high quality, relevant and targeted Business Development initiatives for SME's in accordance with the agreed Economic Development Strategy.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the delivery of business development projects and programmes in accordance with the Council’s Economic Development strategy.
• Liaise with all appropriate external organisations, including in particular third party project delivery agents, and internal staff to ensure all strategic and operational matters are dealt with efficiently.
• To comply with operating procedures and financial control systems in accordance with external funding requirements, the Council’s financial regulations as set out in the Accounting Manual and departmental monitoring systems and processing all relevant documentation and conditions required by grant awarding bodies.
• Assist the Economic Development Manager to monitor income and expenditure targets set as part of the Annual Budget Estimates, and in assessing and controlling these against programme performance.
• To line manage appropriate Economic Development staff including Project Support Officers, Clerical Officer and/or Economic Development Placement students.
• To deputise for the Economic Development Manager on any relevant Committee, group/company within and outside the City as deemed appropriate by the Economic Development Manager as well as fostering appropriate collaborative relationships and partnerships.
• To ensure compliance with all Health & Safety legislation, published relevant guidelines and Council Health & Safety policies and procedures are complied with in relation to the relevant services and activities.
• Ensure the provision of high standards of customer care across all the services provided by the Unit and promote and manage the service effectively and communicate in a way, which enhances and promotes the public image and overall reputation of the organisation.
• Develop and enhance working relationships with relevant partners and stakeholders to maximise corporate and community planning outcomes and to generate innovation in service delivery.

Requirements

• A third level qualification (for example, NVQ Level 4 or Degree) or equivalent.

A minimum of three years' employment experience in each of the following areas:

• Assisting in the delivery of Business Development Programmes, with a focus on enterprise and business development.
• Provision of business advice and information to SME’s, start up and growth, and completion of business assessments.
• Budget management, analysis and reporting.
• Planning, monitoring and evaluation of Economic Development projects.
• Experience of developing and implementing PR and marketing initiatives.
• Market research activities for the development of Economic Development initiatives, including identifying external funding opportunities.

For further information on this opportunity, or any other position in Belfast or wider Northern Ireland, please apply via the link below or contact Conor Birch in the strictest confidence.

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