Economic Development Officer

North West Leicestershire District Council is a busy council, working across our communities to help people and businesses thrive. We're looking for a Economic Development Officer to join our Economic Regeneration Team.

About the role: Our Economic Development Officer will support the development, implementation and monitoring of initiatives to contribute to delivery of economic regeneration across the district of North West Leicestershire.

A key part of this role will be to support our Senior Economic Development Officer to deliver activities that drive more visitors to our town centres, this will include overseeing the delivery of many of the town's popular events as well as creating an events programme for the newly redeveloped Marlborough Square.

Our ideal candidate The person in this role will be able to quickly build rapport and maintain good relationships with a varying range of people including internal colleagues, voluntary and community organisations, businesses, business-related organisations, other public agencies, funding bodies and council members.

You will have demonstrable experience in supporting events or supporting others to deliver events and will have previous experience of working on town centre, heritage, arts, events or visitor economy initiatives.

• 36.25 hrs per week with an annual salary of £27,711 - £31,067

• Agile working scheme with a combination of home and office working

• 34 days holiday (including bank holidays) increasing to 38 days after 5 years

• Attractive Local Government Pension Scheme with at least 25% employer's contribution

• Employee benefits programme' including payback on medical, dental and optical expenses

• Continued training and development opportunities Interested...? Take a look at the job pack online or please feel free to get in touch with Barrie Walford (Economic Development and Regeneration Team Manager) at [email protected] or 01530 454 578, who will be happy to discuss this important and exciting role.

You can apply for any of our posts online at https://www.nwleics.gov.uk/pages/jobs_and_careers Applications must be made using the on-line application process. Disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the job will be guaranteed an interview.

We welcome applications from all sections of the community. Closing Date: Sunday 5 January 2025