Assistant Economic Development Officer

Salary £27,683 – £34,202 pa

Full time 36 hours - Fixed term 2-year contract

We are an ambitious Council, committed to delivering great, safe, clean and green places for our residents, stakeholders and businesses. The growth and prosperity of the local economy is a key priority of Spelthorne Borough Council, and we continue to encourage inward investment and business growth right across the borough.

Join Spelthorne Borough Council and be part of an organisation who is committed to delivery through meaningful community engagement and excellent customer service. We have a friendly and supportive staff culture with people who want to help make a real difference in our community for everyone that lives and works here. We welcome a culture of innovation and creativity by welcoming new ideas from everyone.

To achieve this, we are looking for an Assistant Economic Development Officer with the skills, interest and enthusiasm to join its Economic Development team.

Sitting within Place, Prosperity and Protection Service this role will support the delivery of the emerging refreshed Economic Prosperity Strategy, by supporting the team in its management approach to enable us to capture and articulate progress against a future delivery plan.

We are seeking a candidate that has experience in a similar administration role and doesn’t necessarily have to have an economic development background.

This role will assist in processing invoices and purchase orders for the Spelthorne Business Hub, the Spelthorne Jobs and Skills Hub, and events. A good level of experience in Microsoft Excel is essential.

The role also includes managing our website, social media, newsletter and general advertising content across the 4 brands in Economic Development. You will also be required to assist in the planning and running of the team’s events.

Experience in research, report and documentation preparation and writing, and keeping the teams CRM updated.  

Our mission is to be the best council, putting our residents at the heart of everything we do. To do this we need the best people to help build our vision. If you’re looking to develop your career in a fast-paced, professional environment whilst making a difference, then we look forward to hearing from you.

This post is identified as a hybrid post supporting both office and home working in line with Spelthorne Borough Council’s policy. The post holder will be required to attend the office in line with a rota and any service requirements.

The ability to converse at ease with customers and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for customer facing posts.  These posts fall within the scope of the Code of Practice on English language requirement for public sector workers.  The Council, therefore, has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. If you have any queries or would like to discuss this further, please contact Human Resources.

Spelthorne Borough Council use the Microsoft Authenticator app as a secure way of accessing our network.  Successful candidates will be required to use their own mobile device to download and use Authenticator.

 

For an informal conversation about the role, please contact Chris Norrington on 01784 446 208 or c.norrington@spelthorne.gov.uk

Closing date:  Sunday 30 March 2025 (23:59)

Interview dates: 9 and 10 April 2025

 To apply please use the Apply Online button below.

 CVs can only be accepted in support of a completed application form.

 Unfortunately, we are unable to reply to all candidates.  If we have not contacted, you within 3 weeks of the closing date then your application has been unsuccessful.

All shortlisted applicants will be contacted via email after the closing date.

 

 

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