Job Title: EU Project Manager
Salary: £31,026 - £33,426 per annum
35 hours
Location: Worcester - including flexible working
Temporary - 30th June 2023

The Role

Worcestershire County Council’s Growth and Investment Team runs a number of projects to support businesses to start, innovate, grow and expand and supports economic growth in Worcestershire's small and medium sized enterprises.

We are looking for a Project Manager to lead the delivery of the Enterprising Worcestershire Programme. This well-known and established programme provides support for pre-starts, early stage and high growth start-up businesses and is part funded by the European Regional Development Fund.

The successful applicant will manage a varied workload including procuring and managing service providers, budget management, working with a range of partners, managing the project to deliver the agreed outputs, outcomes and benefits in line with the delivery plan and ensuring compliance with ERDF funding requirements.

If you have project management experience, including delivering and managing publicly funded projects and an appreciation of issues affecting start-up and early stage businesses, this could be the job for you.

As part of a supportive team, you will report to the Business Growth Programme Manager and will work alongside colleagues delivering information, business support projects and grant funding as part of the wider growth, investment and clean growth offer.

The post is fixed term until 30th June 2023. It is part funded by the European Regional Development Fund. For more information on European funding visit https://www.gov.uk/european-growth-funding

Worcestershire County Council operates a policy of flexible working and staff regularly work from home or an alternative work base.

Benefits 

In return, you can look forward to (per annum, pro rata for part-time) :

• 25 days’ annual leave, plus bank holidays
• 35-hour working week with Hybrid Working
• Local Government Pension Scheme

Disability Confident

We are inclusive – this is really important to us and we are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer.

Disability Confident is helping us recruit and retain great people to meet our workforce needs. 

If you have a disability and require reasonable adjustments, please let us know.

Equality

Worcestershire County Council is committed to promoting equality and diversity and ensuring that all appointments are made based on the suitability of a candidate to the role only.
In line with the "Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, we do not automatically reject applicants with a criminal record. Every application will be considered individually, considering the nature and circumstances of the conviction and the type of work applied for. You will not be asked to disclose 'spent' convictions unless the work requires access to children and vulnerable adults.

Applying

Applications are invited to apply for this role. 

Please find the Job Description and Person Specification attached.

Please write your submission with consideration for the essential and desirable criteria on the Person Specification. This should include examples why you should be considered; the experience, skills and knowledge that you would bring to the post.

Application Closing Date: Sunday 12th June 2022,
Anticipated Interview Date: Tuesday 21st June 2022