About Us At Hounslow
We’d love you to join us at the London Borough of Hounslow! Our people are deeply committed to providing excellent services to our residents, doing all we can to make lives as good as they can be.
We are an outstanding council, serving an outstanding borough.
With brilliant, visionary leadership, a dynamic Cabinet and a can-do culture, we’ve built strong partnerships which have transformed how we serve one of London’s most diverse boroughs. Hounslow is the world in one place and full of potential. We are stepping up for our residents like never before.
About Our Commitment To Diversity And Inclusion
We live by five core values: Lead with Heart, Do New, Pass on the Power, Harness the Mix and Be a Rock. All our work has equality, diversity and inclusion at its very heart, best articulated in “Harness the Mix”. It's about breaking down barriers between our parts and people and unlocking the problem-solving power of our amazing mix of minds. We serve a diverse community, we have a diverse workforce and we are committed to being an inclusive employer.
We work hard to create representation across our workforce and leadership community, we have thriving employee network groups and our learning and development programmes help us lead, model and breathe ways of working that eliminate inequality, inequity, injustice and bias.
As part of this and under our commitments as a Disability Confident Employer, we make reasonable adjustments to accommodate our candidates. There’s space for you to tell us what you need within our application form.
Our Benefits
About The Role
This is an exciting opportunity to be part of our Inward Investment and Local Economy service as the Local Economy Manager. You will be joining a team to manage the delivery of local enterprise and growth within Hounslow, ensuring that it supports and benefits local, businesses, residents and communities.
Reporting into the Senior Local Economy Manager, this externally-focused role will work to secure and manage external funding e.g. UKSPF and other future funding sources to invest into Hounslow’s town centres. You will support the promotion of Hounslow’s towns, neighbourhood centres and high streets, leading networks across the areas including for example the development of BIDs, developing and trialling new models of working and enhancing community engagement.
You will manage complex funding bids and programs, and with strong stakeholder management skills, collaborate with cross-directorate teams to deliver inclusive economic growth, strengthen the visitor economy, and manage this work through economic data analysis and dedicated systems.
You will bring considerable, demonstrable experience and success of working in the arena of Local Economy. You will bring expertise supported by strong analytical, project and programme management skills, as well as a track record of financial competency in managing budgets and commercial acumen in relation to piloting new models, business support planning, including any advisory services and funding assistance.
You will have proven knowledge and understanding of the funding landscape and a track record of bidding for and managing complex funding programmes that support the local economy. You will have experience of developing networks and relationships with anchor institutions, key stakeholders and businesses, with a focus on driving Net Zero.
Are you ready to innovate in supporting Hounslow’s local businesses and communities? Come and join our team and make a difference!
About The Team You’ll Be Working In
Hounslow Council is at the forefront of urban transformation, pioneering a comprehensive Business Case for Growth that aims far beyond mere economic development. Our initiative is a blueprint for vibrant, sustainable communities that harness the full potential of our borough. Through strategic regeneration from Feltham to the Golden Mile and Brentford, we're unlocking opportunities, attracting investment, and creating thousands of new homes and jobs.
Our ambitious plans include delivering 28,800 new homes by 2041, crucially addressing housing shortages and building lively community hubs. We're not just providing housing; we're enhancing local economies and social outcomes, directly tackling issues of housing unaffordability and tenure disparity with the Opportunity Hounslow programme.
This pivotal moment in our history is about turning challenges into opportunities, ensuring Hounslow stands as a beacon of inclusive and sustainable growth aligned with government agendas. We're looking for passionate individuals to join us in this journey. Be part of our mission to make Hounslow a place where everyone can thrive. Embrace the chance to impact real change and grow with a leading council dedicated to community and innovation.
About You
If the points below resonate with you, we’d love you to put in an application:
* You will bring demonstrable experience and success of working within the arena of local economy and communities.
* You will have experience of analytical, project and programme management skills, as well as a track record of managing budgets. Commercial acumen and a sound understanding of business support planning, advisory services, the external funding landscape and securing external funding.
* You will have experience of developing networks and building collaborative relationships with community groups, local businesses and relevant key stakeholders, with a focus on driving Net Zero.
* You will have well developed marketing and business support skills.
* You will have experience of working across teams and delivering positive outcomes for your service area.
Read more about the work you’ll be doing in the Role Profile.
When Interviews Will Be Held And Who To Contact
The key information you need about the role should be in the Role Profile, but if you have any further questions about the role, please contact:
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Interviews for this job will be held during week commencing 21st July 2025.
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Interviews for this job will be held during week commencing 21st July 2025. #J-18808-Ljbffr