Business Adviser

West Northamptonshire Council; Northampton; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Part time

Job summary

A local government authority in Northamptonshire is seeking a Business Adviser to join their Growth Hub Team. The role involves supporting businesses across the South Midlands by providing expert advice and developing tailored action plans. The ideal candidate will have strong communication skills and experience in business development. This part-time position offers a chance to contribute to the community while achieving personal growth.

Qualifications

• Proficient in providing business advice and support.
• Experience in developing customized action plans for businesses.
• Ability to engage with a variety of stakeholders and clients.

Responsibilities

• Support businesses by understanding their needs and barriers.
• Provide information and guidance to connect clients with partners.
• Help businesses identify risks and implement resilience strategies.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Experience in business lifecycle

Understanding of financial management

Knowledge of marketing and sales

Ability to build strong relationships

Job description

This is an exciting time to join our Growth Hub Team!

We are seeking an enthusiastic and self-motivated Business Adviser for the South Midlands Growth Hub, to support and advise businesses across the South Midlands region (Bedfordshire, Luton, Milton Keynes, and Northamptonshire).

This role includes providing advice, information, diagnostics, brokerage, referrals, and introductions to support organizations as appropriate. You could be assisting businesses with securing external funding, contingency planning, marketing and commercialization, growth action plans, net zero ambitions, and staff and skills retention.

The South Midlands Growth Hub offers free business support and advice, access to grant funding, and an extensive resource library to businesses in the region.

This position is part of a job share opportunity for 22.2 hours per week.

Interviews will be held on: Monday 8 September 2025

Our benefits

You can see our full list of employee benefits on our careers site.

What will you be doing?

• Supporting businesses by understanding their opportunities, scalability, and barriers using diagnostic tools and developing customized action plans.
• Building relationships with clients to identify their needs and priorities through diagnostic processes.
• Providing information, advice, guidance, and connecting clients to delivery partners based on their needs.
• Helping businesses to be resilient, highlighting risks, and supporting appropriate actions.
• Identifying and engaging local businesses in Growth Hub projects.

About you

You will have excellent communication skills and experience building strong relationships with partners and businesses across the region.

You should demonstrate specialist business knowledge, including business lifecycle, financial management, marketing, sales, pricing, and product validation, along with an understanding of resilience, growth, and investment issues.

You will support the delivery of Growth Hub programmes, including 1-1 support, grants, workshops, events, and future initiatives.

A solutions-driven, adaptable approach, the ability to manage processes smoothly, and initiative to think outside the box are essential.

About us

At West Northants Council, our people are our priority. We foster a culture of innovation, ambition, and inclusivity, aiming to make West Northants a great place to live, work, visit, and thrive.

Our values, THRIVE—Trust, High Performance, Respect, Innovate, and Empower—guide our actions and service delivery.

For more insights, hear from our Chief Executive, Anna Earnshaw, about what it's like to work at West Northants Council.

We are committed to diversity, equality, and inclusion, and are a disability confident employer, a member of the Armed Forces Covenant, and a Care Leaver Covenant partner.

If you need support or adjustments during the application process, please email [e-mail].