About the Role
Are you looking for a new challenge? Are you great with people? We are looking for a couple of dynamic and enthusiastic individuals, who are passionate about promoting the county of Warwickshire as a leading business destination, to work with our key business sectors to help develop growth and opportunity.
These exciting roles will develop and deliver projects and provide advice and support to businesses to help them locate and grow within Warwickshire. Amongst the many strands of support our Economy and Growth service has to offer, these exciting opportunities focus on supporting the development of key sectors of the local economy.
Key Requirements
The post will play an important role in enabling Warwickshire to be seen as a business-friendly location, with the best environment to help businesses access the support they need to grow. The successful candidates will need to have strong interpersonal and communication skills required to work effectively with a range of stakeholders including senior business leaders. You will also be able to work on your own initiative, manage competing priorities and meet deadlines. Previous relevant experience of working within the field of Inward Investment, in the automotive or visitor economy sectors, or with commercial property or trade bodies would be an advantage.
About the Team
Warwickshire is famous the world over for the novellist George Eliot and for Shakespeare and the RSC - but that is only half the story. We are also vibrant and modern tech led economy as well as a rich history, with exciting opportunities for everyone who lives and works here. We are proud to have one of the most dynamic business bases in the UK.
Warwickshire is home to many UK and international brands, with key strengths in automotive, future Mobility, digital creative industries and the visitor economy. This is an exciting time to join the Economy & Growth Service as we embark on a journey to create a more prosperous Warwickshire, which you could be part of. If you think you are up to the challenge, we would love to hear from you.
For further information please see the Job Description and Person Specification.
Working for Warwickshire – This is the difference you make
Warwickshire County Council is a place where everyone feels valued, included, safe, supported, and welcome. Our people are at the heart of this vision, could you be one of them!
At Warwickshire County Council we are committed to ensuring Warwickshire’s economy is vibrant and supported by the right jobs, training, skills and infrastructure. Our people vision for Warwickshire County Council is a great place to work where diverse and talented people are enabled to be their best.
Your future matters to us, we provide a generous pension scheme which includes an employer contribution rate of typically around 19 percent per month, to help support your financial security during retirement. The scheme also offers a valuable package of benefits for members and their dependants. To find out more please visit: Warwickshire Pension Fund homepage – Warwickshire Pension Fund'
The benefits we offer include agile working, a valuable part of the pay and reward package for employees working in local government, generous annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays and an additional day at Christmas, and access to Vivupbenefits and discounts platform.
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Additional Information
The Fluency Duty is outlined in the Code of Practice on the English language requirements for public sector workers. The Fluency Duty for this role is Required. You must be able to speak and provide advice in accurate spoken English to the public.
To discuss the role please contact Ian Flynn, Sector Growth Manager via
Closing date:Midnight on Tuesday 31st March
Interview date:w/c 24th April
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