Business Advisor - Manchester, United Kingdom - The Growth Company

The Growth Company

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Manchester, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Location
Manchester

Company
The Growth Company

Contract type
Fixed term/ Full
- time

Salary
Up to £38,000 per annum

Closing Date
21/03/2023

Ref No
3433

We have an exciting opportunity for a Start Up DCT Advisor (Digital, Creative and Tech) to deliver high quality specialist business growth advice to a portfolio of ambitious business owners and managers of start-up or early-stage businesses that are aiming to achieve growth.

The Growth Company's Business Growth Hub Digital, Creative and Tech (DCT) is a fully funded programme tailed to help digital, creative and tech companies stabilise, adapt, and grow.

This is a Fixed Term Contract until 30/09/2023

Key Responsibilities

Handling client enquiries to assess the business needs for companies within the DCT sector to offer support, advice, and growth
Effectively manage internal and external client relationships and referrals
Ensure that potential clients comply with the project eligibility criteria by ensuring that initial eligibility checks, prior to formal assessment and action planning are carried out
Making sure clients are personally introduced to those services identified as appropriate (internal and external) and monitor the delivery of these services is to support the client's strategy and/or objectives and address those barriers to growth identified
Ensure client enquiries and partner referrals are correctly recorded on GC's CRM and associated service specific data capturing systems, updating progress against agreed actions as plans progress and ensure all administration is completed in timely manner against deadlines and is checked for accuracy
Work with the relevant businesses closely to monitor any outputs including new jobs created/safeguarded, any GVA increase and other service specific outputs and outcomes that result from activities undertaken
Undertake detailed diagnostics on a business or a detailed diagnostic on a particular functional or business area using various tools and methods to capture baseline data from clients and identify needs, which should be addressed by developing growth action plans. This will involve the analysis and interpretation of business and market data/intelligence to provide recommendations to senior management teams, boards and shareholders
Undertake detailed discussions with client around complex business issues to understand their business challenges, making sound recommendations for appropriate actions that will lead to growth and managing the project/intervention to a successful conclusion
Develop and maintain a highlevel network of business/professional contacts that generate personal referrals
Maintain a connection between the digital technology eco system within GM (and wider UK elements) and the Business Growth Hub, creating pipeline

About You

Have strong knowledge in the key areas of digital, creative and technology and must be willing to constantly develop and maintain this knowledge
Knowledge and understanding of the key national, subregional and local organisations and their role in supporting economic development and specifically business growth
Understanding of customer focused approach of working with businesses to foster engagement and encourage commitment to working towards economic development
Proven critical thinking and problemsolving skills
Ability to identify opportunities and to be innovative

Skills Required:

Sales and Account management skills
Have at least 3 years working within the DCT sector
Excellent communication and networking skills
Excellent planning, organisational, administrative and project management skills
At least degree level business education, or degree level qualification with a management body or the relevant business experience to match those
Proven track record in managing the range of business issues associated with periods of business growth
Professional experience and passionate approach to managing and delivering business assessment, advice, and development

GC aims to promote a culture of flexibility and agile working.

Going forward we will be transitioning to a culture where full agile working will be a feature of many of our roles.

We also recognise that there may be a need for more permanent flexibility in your working arrangements and in such cases, we encourage you to have these discussions at the interview stage, to enable your flexible working request to be considered as early as possible.