Area Coordinator - Salford, United Kingdom - Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy

Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy

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Salford, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Salary:

- £31,120 - £33,085
Job grade:

Higher Executive Officer
Contract type:
Permanent
Business area:
BEIS
Business Sectors
Cities and

Local Growth:

Areas and Analysis
Type of role:

Intelligence
Policy
Sponsorship
Working pattern:
Flexible working, Fulltime, Job share, Parttime
Number of jobs available:
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SalfordAbout the job

Job summary:

Our Mission
At BEIS, we are leading the UK's recovery from coronavirus and are building a stronger, greener country. Our varied work makes a real difference to people across the UK and internationally. This is a fantastic opportunity to become part of the BEIS team and our exciting mission

We lead on the UK's commitments to tackle climate change and drive green economic growth. We support businesses to create jobs and increase opportunity in regions across the UK. We also encourage investment and innovation to make the UK a science superpower producing research that will improve lives.

Our Inclusive Environment

We are building an inclusive culture to make BEIS a brilliant place to work where our people feel valued, have a voice and can be their authentic selves.

We value difference and diversity, not only because we believe it is the right thing to do, but because it will help us be more innovative and make better decisions.

We offer first-class flexible working benefits, excellent employee well-being support and a great pension.

We are fortunate to have a range of excellent staff networks and are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader employer.

We will support talented people from all backgrounds to build a career and thrive.

Job description:

The Cities and Local Growth Unit (CLGU) is an innovative jointly owned Unit of the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) and the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC).

We lead Government's decentralisation and local economic growth agenda.

We empower all places - from rural areas to major cities, from prosperous places to those facing challenges in the modern economy - to bolster their potential through boosting economic growth.

We do this by connecting places and government through our outstanding combination of regional and Whitehall based teams.

The CLGU Areas Directorate comprises place-based teams whose role is to grow effective partnerships between central government and local growth bodies.

This includes having lead oversight for economic development programmes in particular places; managing the relationship between central government and local growth institutions like Mayoral Combined Authorities; and providing expert advice on the economic, social and political reality of our places, to ensure central government's local growth policy and programmes have the maximum positive impact in our places.

We are passionate believers in the value of local expertise and the need for a "Beyond Whitehall" mentality, and we live this in our daily work linking central government to local institutions, communities and businesses.

As an Area Coordinator you will play a key role in monitoring and delivering local growth programmes across the region.

You will also develop a network of contacts and a wealth of knowledge about the area, which will be used to brief Ministers and support policy development.

You will be required to develop a good understanding of local growth programmes, including the Levelling Up Fund, Towns Fund, Future High Streets Fund, UKSPF, Investment Zones and play a critical role in funding delivery including the assessment and assurance of funding for local bids.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone who wants to develop place-based programme and project delivery experience, is confident and adept in working with external partners, can draft high quality briefing for a range of audiences, and effectively engages in corporate activities to drive a high performing team culture.

You'll need to be able to see the bigger picture, work at pace and remain calm when things get busy - as they often do.

Person specification:

We are looking a HEO Area Coordinator, who will cover the Liverpool City Region, Cheshire & Warrington and Lancashire to drive forward the team's Levelling-Up role

You will:
- be a skilled practitioner on economic growth and the local context in an agreed sub-area footprint;
- have a strong local knowledge and expertise of a place, including its politics, economy, challenges and opportunities. You will often summarise & present economic intelligence on your area;
- hold productive relationships in your area including with Local Authorities, Combined Authorities, Local Enterprise Partnerships, Higher & Further Education institutions, local business organisations and others;
- support the team to work with local partners to apprais