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We are seeking an enthusiastic and self-motivated person to join the Funding, Business and Enterprise Team, to manage the Growth Hub in Stoke on Trent and Staffordshire.
Our Growth Hub team oversees a broad range of activities, and you'll be responsible for ensuring that advice and guidance is provided to businesses and partners organisations with the intent to signpost and refer businesses to events, workshops, and programmes of business support.
You'll work closely with business support colleagues in Staffordshire County Council and Stoke on Trent City Council and other organisations across the business support network.
Main Responsibility
You’ll play a key role in:
- developing business support that is proactive to help businesses develop growth strategies
- identifying and pursuing alternative funding sources and ensuring support is available when needed.
- the production of reports and plans required by government funders that will support the delivery of economic development for Staffordshire
- overseeing the management and development of externally funded business support projects, ensuring programme criteria and procedures are followed to guarantee successful project completion.
The Ideal Candidate
With previous experience of working in business support, economic development and of partnership working, you'll also have:
- a high level of understanding of the challenges faced by businesses in Stoke on Trent and Staffordshire
- an in depth knowledge of the local business support landscape and experience of having worked at an operational manager level.
- They must be prepared to be an advocate and champion of Staffordshire businesses and to take steps to fill identified gaps in business support following local or national policy changes.
You'll be based at Staffordshire Place but we also offer smart flexible working which includes home working.
For informal enquiries about the post, please contact Nicola Kent on nicola.kent@staffordshire.gov.uk or call on 07583 160700.
Interview Date: 4th and 5th April 2024
Package Description
Grade 11 post fixed term for two years. 37 hours a week worked on a flexible basis.
About Staffordshire County Council
We are no ordinary county council:
Our Values:
The core of who we are as an organisation. Just like we all have personal values that shape our thoughts and behaviour, organisational values drive how we think and act collectively.
Our values were created and shaped by colleague feedback and national best practice and they sit at the heart of People Strategy:
We have a real sense of community spirit that brings our people together. This feeling of belonging means we are all connected to what we do and take pride in the difference we make every day for Staffordshire people. We are ambitious and our sights are set firmly on a better future.
We look forward and race ahead - that goes for your career too.
Our benefits:
We recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive working environment where employees can achieve their full potential and achieve a healthy work-life balance.
In addition to your salary, as a member of staff, you will have access to Our rewards and benefits - Careers at Staffordshire
Our recruitment process:
As an Authority we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Staffordshire County Council is an equal opportunities organisation and Disability Confident employer. We encourage applications from all background and communities
As part of our commitment as a Disability Confident employer, a Gold Award Armed Forces employer and our commitment to supporting care leavers - we offer a guaranteed interview as long as your application meets the minimum criteria for the post.
