Business Case Commissioner

**Business Case Commissioner (Green Book)**

Permanent, Full Time

£36,272 to £42,673 per annum

Location: Chelmsford

Working Style: Anywhere worker

Closing Date: 25th November 2024

The Essex Renewal Fund (“ERF”) is a revolving investment fund for complex land and property projects, and supports the Council’s commitments to good jobs, future growth and investment, green growth and levelling up the economy. Over the next 20 years, the Fund aims to invest over £100m, supporting new jobs and bringing to market land to deliver new homes.

When you join us in this role, you’ll be supporting the team to maximise value for money, securing grant funding from HM Government and securing internal approvals for ERF projects. You’ll help to develop business cases for regeneration and growth projects, negotiate funding agreements and appoint and contract manage socio-economic consultants during RIBA Stages 0 to 2. You’ll also help advise on market failures, equalities and environmental sustainability.

Please note the internal job title is Project Appraisal and Business Cases Officer.

**During a typical week, you might**
- Use your research and analytical skills to help **maximise value for money **from Council spending, ensuring that the project responds to local needs, and considering how equality between different groups of residents can be increased
- Assist the team with commissioning **financial and economic appraisal **for a place-based regeneration programme, in compliance with HM Treasury’s Aqua Book and other relevant guidance and best practice
- Employ your project management skills to coordinate** inputs to a feasibility study **from a multi-disciplinary team, ensuring that they are accurate and timely. Proactively identify and manage risks, and prioritise what is most important and urgent
- Use your communication skills to explore the** costs, benefits and risks **of different development options with stakeholders, presenting credibly to build trust in ECC and confidence in ERF

**Your benefits package**
- Holiday entitlement of 27 days per annum (plus bank holidays), with the opportunity to buy additional annual leave.
- Local Government Pension Scheme, including life assurance of three times annual salary
- Learning and Development Opportunities
- Employee Wellbeing and Counselling provision
- Employee Networks
- Volunteering leave
- Eye care vouchers, travel discounts, season ticket loans and much more

There is also an employee Rewards Scheme available for all permanent employees, which includes:

- Retail and restaurant discounts
- Cashback on purchases
- Private health and dental care plans
- Cycle to Work scheme (via Salary Sacrifice)
- Tax free savings on Childcare (via Salary Sacrifice)

**Why Essex?**

Essex County Council has a location to be proud of. Our 1,300 square miles stretch from Constable Country to the Thames Estuary, from the dynamic M11 corridor to the traditional seaside resorts of Clacton and Walton. England’s oldest town, Colchester, and two of its newest - Basildon and Harlow - are right here. Along with the City of Chelmsford, the county town, they form our major population centres. It means real choice and makes Essex the ideal place for your career. Read more about us here.

We’re also committed to interview all veterans and care leavers, who meet the minimum requirements of the role for which they are applying.

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