Inward Investment Executive

3 weeks ago


Leeds, United Kingdom Leeds City Council Full time

**Inward Investment Executive - ES/INW4tp**

**Grade 7 | Salary £37,984**

**Permanent / Full Time (37 hours pw)**

**Applications for part time/job share will be considered**

**Location: Leeds City Centre / Hybrid**

**Closing Date - 26 November 2023**
- Do you want to work for an organisation that **values you as an individual?**:

- An organisation that will **support your professional development**?
- What about an organisation that has **Equality, Diversity and Inclusion at the heart of everything** that it does?
- How about an organisation that does **all these things and more**?
- Yes? Then look no further than the** West Yorkshire Combined Authority** Listen to what our staff say on our 'Life at West Yorkshire Combined Authority' webpage.

In 2021 the £1.8bn devolution deal was secured for West Yorkshire. This meant the first Mayor of West Yorkshire was subsequently elected, with Tracy Brabin taking up post in May 2021. The devolution deal and election of the Mayor has enabled us to start to drive up living standards for local communities while tackling the climate emergency and helping to deliver our commitment to become a net zero carbon city region by 2038.

**West Yorkshire Combined Authority is recruiting for a highly motivated professional to join our Trade and Investment team.**

It is an exciting time to be joining the Mayoral Combined Authority. We have a wide variety of exciting projects that we are working on which will help shape the West Yorkshire region.

To find out more about the work the Combined Authority is involved with take a look at our latest news stories**.**

**The Role**:
**Reporting into the Sector Manager your key responsibilities will include**:
You will play a key role in supporting economic development within West Yorkshire, working with businesses to understand and assist their plans for growth. In delivering this activity you will attract new businesses to locate in the region, provide support to companies, and raise the international profile of West Yorkshire’s economy.

**About You**:
You will have the following key skills, attributes, education and experience:

- Be a self-starter with the ability to work on varied and complex projects
- Be passionate, proactive, and able to drive projects forward from inception to completion.
- Possess knowledge of West Yorkshire’s economic strengths, and of the drivers for business growth.
- Be flexible and adaptable and able to work with initiative to achieve results.
- Have an eye for detail and a strongly analytical approach to work
- Be confident and able to communicate with senior business leaders and stakeholders.

**Our Offer**:
Alongside a competitive salary, we offer an excellent benefits package including:

- 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- Generous employer contribution pension scheme
- Fully funded travel in West Yorkshire on bus and rail with the MCard
- Flexible working practises with Health and Wellbeing initiatives to ensure you achieve the best work/life balance and career goals.
- We have also recently undergone a major office refurbishment and have bright, airy, modern office space, with all latest technology, and just a 2-minute walk from Leeds Train Station. We also have agile working options too if you would rather work from home, or another suitable location, as well as a generous flexi-time scheme._

Have a look at our Employee Benefits webpage to find out more.

**To Apply**

**Further Information**

The Combined Authority’s aim is to attract people from diverse backgrounds to build on our inclusive culture and represent the communities we serve.

We are committed to inclusivity and will consider requests for flexible working including part time and job share arrangements.

Please note that whilst it is our policy to recruit at SP1 for all appointments, which is the salary stated above, each role includes career salary progression, with incremental increases applicable in most cases, on an annual basis

**This role is based in the UK. Employment is conditional on confirmation of the right to work in the UK - either as a UK or Irish citizen, under the EU Settlement scheme or having secured any other relevant work visa. If you do not have the right to work in the UK and the role does not meet eligibility for sponsorship, please consider carefully whether you meet the eligibility to apply.**

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