Rugby Borough Council (Hybrid)
Permanent, Full time
No DBS check required
£35,235 to £39,513
37 hours
Business Growth and Inward Investment Officer
£35,235 to £39,513
Rugby Borough Council is dedicated to both Community and Colleague growth. With a focus on wellbeing and personal development, we offer a range of career opportunities where you can take pride in the positive changes you help create. Join an organisation committed to the success of one of the Country’s fastest-growing boroughs and the people who make it thrive.
Rugby has impressive development and regeneration opportunities which will help create high-quality jobs and ensure economic prosperity. We are committed to delivering on our economic development aims and ambitions as identified in the emerging Rugby Borough Economic Strategy.
About the role
Are you Interested in shaping the economic future of one of the fastest growing towns in the Midlands? We are looking to recruit an exceptional and dynamic team of economic development professionals to assist with our growth and regeneration agenda.
You will be working as part of a dedicated team to engage and work in partnership with a range of organisations to ensure that we have the best possible business support and inward investment offer, complimented by a skills infrastructure to nurture and develop our businesses and their workforce. We want to attract high quality jobs to Rugby ensuring that our residents have the skills to take advantage of these opportunities.
In this role you’ll position and promote Rugby Borough as a great place to do business, visit and live, supporting the Borough’s economic development aspirations and the regeneration of Rugby Town Centre.
To achieve this, you’ll be –
About you
To be successful in this role you’ll need experience working in Economic Development, Business Support, Inward Investment or a related field and be able to demonstrate an understanding of place promotion and what is required to attract new investment into an area. You’ll also need good strategic and political awareness, with the ability to work positively and constructively with internal and external stakeholders
Please see the linked Job Profile for a more detailed overview.
Benefits
For an informal discussion about this role and further information on the benefits that Rugby Borough Council offers as an employer, please contact Jon Hinde, our Economic Development Lead using jon.hinde@rugby.gov.uk or on 07827 218134.
You can view full details of this job via our website www.rugby.gov.uk, where you can also apply on-line. If you are unable to apply on-line, please contact 01788 533564, or e-mail: contact.centre@rugby.gov.uk for further assistance.
Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.
Closing Date: 17 November 2024
Interview Date: 29 November 2024
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