Economic Development Officer

Our local authority client based in West London are urgently seeking an experienced Economy Development Officer.

*£29 an hour umbrella*

ROLE DESCRIPTION

The Industrial Strategy - called Economic Growth for Everyone - reflects our ambition to make our borough the best place to do business in Europe and to ensure that everyone benefits, not just a favoured few. We believe local government has a role in supporting growth. It can bring partners together, regenerate town centres, help with affordable workspaces, teach people the skills they need, use procurement to support local firms and much more. In Hammersmith & Fulham, we want to use the power of local government to create a borough able to compete with the b
est in the 21st century. This role is key to making the vision a reality.

ABOUT THE ROLE

You will need to:

• Build relationships with the borough’s enterprise/business support agencies to support coordination, sign-posting, referrals, quality standards and opportunities for collaborative/joint bidding and delivery within the business and enterprise support sector.
• To provide an effective and efficient customer focused service, including the preparation of succinct and structured communications, including a monthly newsletter, and drafting appropriately informed responses to formal and informal enquiries from senior officers, councillors, partners and the public (including Freedom of Information (FOI) requests) and complaints), in a confidential and sensitive manner.
• Develop working relationships with property management agents, managed work space providers and a range of landlords/property agents to ensure a good understanding of the supply of vacant commercial premises, using this information to support and manage business enquiries for vacant sites/premises within Hammersmith and Fulham.
• Conduct outreach with businesses to engage with programmes and understand emerging needs and trends
• Deliver a range of activities either directly or through third party organisations; design activities, training and/or workshops that will support enterprise development, help sustain and scale existing businesses and introduce and promote small businesses to major contractors and buyers in the public and private sector.

Qualifications

Essential:

• Relevant degree or professional qualification, membership of relevant professional organisation or relevant experience.

Desirable:

• Relevant qualification in project management

Knowledge & Experience:

• Record of achievement in a similar role, of operating in a complex environment, experience in local and/or central government, commercial sector or relevant policy body/agency.
• Knowledge of the range of issues relating to current central/regional/local government policy on business and enterprise and the role of local government and local strategic partners.
• Knowledge of business and enterprise activity within a local authority setting.
• Detailed understanding of issues relating to the economy in Hammersmith and Fulham, the wider sub region and London
• Experience of local authority process and structures in relation to Economic Development.

Please apply with your updated CV ensuring that any gaps in employment are explained.

At this point, may we take this opportunity to thank you for the interest you have shown in this role. Unfortunately, due to the high volume of applications that we receive, it is not always possible to respond to everyone. Therefore, unless you hear from us within the next 7 days, your application for this vacancy will have been unsuccessful.