Economic Development Officer

2 weeks ago


Norwich, United Kingdom South Norfolk and Broadland District Council Full time

Do you enjoy supporting businesses to grow?

Role Snapshot...

You'll be engaging with businesses and employers, discussing their plans and establishing how they can achieve growth and provide help to boost their success Additionally, you'll be involved in supporting one or more business sector groups, to enable them to collaborate and innovate.

What you could be part of...

The business development team supports a wide range of enterprises, and this role involves working directly with businesses out in the field and from our new offices at the Horizon Centre at Broadland Business Park.

Working at the Council enables you to be part of an organisation which is proud to deliver high-quality, customer focussed services. Our success comes from us being commercially astute and business-like. Continuous improvement is also vital, and we challenge ourselves to develop new and innovative ways to improve the services that make a real difference to people's lives.

What you'll be doing...

*Providing an account management service to our key businesses.
*Identifying and documenting barriers to growth.
*Providing reactive and proactive general support to
*Providing support to one or more sector groups organisations.
*Attending and occasional presenting at networking meetings.

You must have...

*Working knowledge and understanding of current business legislation and issues at a national, regional and local level.
*Undertake problem-solving duties on complex issues affecting businesses.
*Responsibility - work under broad direction, being responsible for own work.
*Good communications skills including occasional presentation to stakeholders such as corporate managers, Members, Committee/Panels or other external bodies.
*Experience of developing projects and working collaboratively with external companies, agencies or organisations to secure external funding.

What's in it for you...

Why Work For Us?

Do you want to know more about why our staff work for us? Our website has a fantastic why work for us section where our staff tell us what makes working for the Councils so special.

What Flexible and Agile Working Arrangements do we Offer?

The Councils understand the importance of operating a work life balance in the modern world. The Councils operate a flexible working policy and agile working options available for employees where operationally possible.

What Roles Do the Councils Offer?

The Councils operate a vast and diverse number of services for our residents, so with this comes a vast and diverse amount of job roles within the Councils. Our website has a great graphic showing all our job families and roles within the Councils. From here you can plan your career with the Councils or get some ideas on other roles that you may be interested in.

What Benefits do our Employees Receive?

View all our amazing staff benefits on offer for our employees. Our website has a brilliant benefits section allowing you to see the range of discounts, exclusive offers and total rewards our employees receive. Make sure you stop by to find out more information.

What Employer Accreditations do we Hold?

The Councils have a range of employer accreditations that we have worked very hard to achieve. Our website has a full descriptive list of all our current accreditations and what this means for our employees.

What Wellbeing Support do our Staff Have Access to?

The Councils want to ensure all our employees have a safe comfortable place to work, ensuring that employees feel empowered to actively manage their own wellbeing both at work and at home. The Councils have a large wellbeing section available on the website outlining our commitment to the wellbeing of the employees of the Council.

Where are we advertising?

Advertising Internally and Externally

Key Information:
If you any questions about the role, then please don't hesitate to contact the recruiting manager or the HR Team, who will be happy to answer any questions on the role or the Councils.

Closing date: 9 July 2023 at 11:30PM

Interview date: To be confirmed



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