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Inward Investment Senior Advisor

Employer
Warwickshire County Council
Location
Warwick, Warwickshire
Salary
£35,336 - £37,568 per annum
Closing date
6 Jul 2022
Reference
RA0003783

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Sector
Local Councils
Job Type
Economic development, Project management
Contract Type
Permanent
Working Pattern
Standard
Hours
Full-Time

Job Details

Warwickshire is famous the world over as Shakespeare's Country - but that's only half the story. We remain a creative and innovative place in other ways too.

 

Warwickshire is home to many UK and international brands, with key strengths in automotive, future mobility and digital creative industries. The area is a major global centre for vehicle electrification, autonomous technologies and video game development. Our local universities include Top 10 University of Warwick and Modern University of the Year Coventry University. There’s a lot happening here.

 

Within Warwickshire County Council, the Economy and Skills Team commissions services and provides direct support to businesses, including access to finance, skills and training, business centres and inward investment. An exciting opportunity has become available, focusing on supporting existing businesses and attracting new ones to the area.

Inward investment from new and existing businesses is a major driver of economic growth and jobs for local residents. Indeed, Warwickshire is one of the top locations for FDI (foreign direct investment) per capita in the UK. Warwickshire County Council works with local and regional partners to attract new businesses to the area providing targeted soft-landing support, and this new position will play an important role in building on this excellent track record.

 

The role will provide advice and support to businesses to help them locate, grow and prosper within Warwickshire, playing a key part in enabling Warwickshire to be seen as a business friendly Location. The role will also include project development and delivery, alongside supporting two sector focused specialists in promoting our key sectors whilst promoting Warwickshire in its broadest sense.

 

We are looking for a dynamic and enthusiastic individual, who is keen to learn about the local economy and passionate about providing excellent service to client businesses. The successful candidate will need to have strong interpersonal and communication skills required to work effectively with a range of stakeholders including senior business leaders. You will be expected to work on your own initiative, manage competing priorities and meet deadlines. Previous experience working within the field of economic development and/or Inward Investment would be an advantage.

As a local authority, we pride ourselves in being collaborative and barrier breaking, whilst demonstrating strong team cultures by encouraging creative thinking, personal development and embracing new ways of working.

 

We proudly operate a "flexible working" staff policy, whilst also offering enhanced wellbeing and staff benefit programmes such as cycle to work schemes, childcare vouchers, pension and health care schemes

 

This is an exciting time to join the Economy & Skills Service as the economy recovers and we work with partners to deliver a range of existing and new services to support business activity and sustainable growth in the local and regional economy.

 

For further information please see the Job Description & Person Specification

 

Additional Information

 

To discuss the role, please contact Alison Robinson – alisonrobinson@warwickshire.gov.uk

 

Closing date: midnight, 6th July 2022

 

To apply for this vacancy please click on the 'Apply' button.

Our method of application is online, please note, CV’s should not been submitted unless asked to do so.


If you are unable to apply using the 'Apply' button please contact the Recruitment Centre on hrandpayroll@warwickshire.gov.uk including your contact details and any relevant screenshots.

You will be notified of our shortlisting decision via email, so please check your email on a regular basis after submitting your application.

 

As part of being a Disability Confident employer we guarantee to interview anyone with a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post. By ‘minimum criteria’ we mean that you must provide us with evidence in your application form which demonstrates that you generally meet the level of competence required for each competence, as well as meeting any of the qualifications, skills or experience defined as essential in the person specification.

 

Should you require application forms in an alternative format / language or any adjustments to be made throughout the application process or upon appointment, please contact hrandpayroll@warwickshire.gov.uk  and we will make every effort to meet your specific requirements.

 

Warwickshire County Council (WCC) is committed to equality of opportunity for all employees and is keen to address areas of under representation in its workforce, this is because we really understand the importance of different voices, experiences, perspectives, and backgrounds within our workforce. Therefore, we strongly encourage applications from members of underrepresented groups. WCC has a number of staff network groups which provide peer support and safe spaces for employees who hold these and other identities. See more

 

Company

As a local authority we take on a wide range of roles, whether we are providing specialist care and support to the most vulnerable in our communities, or championing Warwickshire as a choice for business through our work to promote economic growth and innovation.

Warwickshire is famous the world over as Shakespeare’s county— but that’s only half the story.  We’re also vibrant and modern. One of the fastest growing commercial regions in the UK, we’re home to many leading companies and developing exciting opportunities for everyone who lives and works here. 

WCC

We pride ourselves on being an innovative employer that like to encourage new ways of working. Likewise, our ability to make decisions quickly is as important to us as it is to our customers.

We work actively with partner organisations to deliver our core services:

  • Schools and Learning
  • Social Care and Health
  • Community Safety
  • Environment and Planning
  • Leisure and Tourism
  • Roads and Travel

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Company info
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Telephone
01926 41 8125
Location
HR Service Centre
Shire Hall
Warwick
Warwickshire
CV34 4RL
United Kingdom

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