Regeneration Project Officer
Pontypool
Contract
£17.85 per hour
Our client is looking for an experienced is looking for a Regeneration Project Officer
1 day in the office with some site visits
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The Economy & Place objectives seek to create attractive and sustainable ‘places’ which offer the right conditions for businesses, particularly those in the town centre, to thrive. This post will be responsible for the development of a rolling programme of projects for the town centres of Cwmbran, Blaenavon and Pontypool including the identification of potential funding or partnership opportunities to bring these projects to fruition. The Project Officer support will also be required to help deliver in-house regeneration projects on Council land such as, for example, The British, Talywain.
Principal Accountabilities and Responsibilities
To be responsible for the development of new project ideas for town centre rejuvenation programmes and to seek funding and partnership opportunities.
To set up and implement systems to ensure the effective project management and monitoring of the programme and associated finance, risks, milestones, outputs and resources, and where necessary escalate issues and risks to the Team Leader: Strategic Place Projects.
To explore new place-based regeneration programmes that align with the objectives of the Economy & Skills plan (and associated local and strategic policy) for consideration by the Economy, Regeneration & Strategic Programmes Group Leader
To assist the Team Leader, Strategic Place Projects in ensuring that strategic regeneration initiatives are joined up, innovative, quality driven, customer-focussed and aligned to the Council’s strategic objectives.
To be responsible for the preparation and submission of funding claims, progress reports and monitoring information to funding bodies, and to ensure that claims are submitted on time.
To complete the due diligence process required to confirm that a grant application is viable and to liaise with the grant applicant to ensure all documentation is in place prior to the grant being awarded.
To ensure that grant conditions are completed in line with agreed project timescales and in accordance with the grant terms and conditions.
To prepare relevant reports to enable the award of grants in line with the Council’s Governance / Scheme of Delegation and external funder requirements including the timely acceptance of grant awards.
To ensure the effective marketing and promotion of the project meets funders requirements and help ensure communication between partners and other stakeholders is effective and efficient.
To be responsible for the organisation and operation of Project Board, Project Progress Meetings and relevant Officer Meetings to ensure effective cross council collaboration.
To develop and implement systems to collect baseline data against which the success of the project will be measured and to liaise with externally appointed consultants on the production of baseline, interim and final evaluation reports.
To manage and maintain the grant management software platform which is used for the application and processing of property enhancement grants by external and internal stakeholders.
To maintain an awareness of, and develop strong relationships with, funding organisations so that the Council is well placed to access funding opportunities.
To ensure the highest standards of project management amongst the team, including regular reviews of all projects’ milestones, budgets and risks with project officers. This will include assurance that projects are compliant with funder and audit requirements.
Responsibility for the preparation of external funding claims in accordance with conditions of grant and to manage the grant funding once awarded including the management and monitoring of the relevant capital budgets for projects.
To work as a committed, enthusiastic and innovative member of the Economy, Regeneration & Strategic Programmes service area and develop new partnerships across the Council to encourage new project ideas, ensuring that project activities are well aligned to end user needs.
To ensure that appropriate consultation mechanisms are maintained at both political and community levels.
Management of the town centre empty property database including regular monitoring, updating and sharing of data to inform decision making.
Actively engage with the TCBC Business Direct team business engagement model and provide responses in a timely manner when requested
To support the management of consultants in the delivery of in-house regeneration projects such as, for example The British, Talywain.
To undertake any other such duties as directed by the Senior Economy & Strategic Regeneration Officer
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