Business Adviser - Economic Development - CLA04461

Clackmannanshire Council; Alloa; Hybrid; GBP 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Living wage accreditation

Job summary

Clackmannanshire Council is seeking a Business Adviser to join the Economic Development team on a full-time, fixed-term basis until 31 March 2029. The role focuses on strengthening employer engagement and supporting LGF-funded programmes, including advisory support and regional partnerships.

You will work with employers to identify skills needs, link to Business Gateway and employability programmes, and promote community benefits within procurement processes.

Responsibilities

• Advise businesses on issues and available support/funding.
• Promote and facilitate access to regional programmes (LGF, regional business capital grant, expert help).
• Link businesses to Business Gateway and employability programmes; support procurement community benefits and Good Employment Charter initiatives.
• Collaborate with Clackmannanshire Works team, Job Brokers and Local Employability Partners to connect employers with training and recruitment incentives.

Job description

Job Description

Please note: this is a full time, fixed term position until 31/03/2029.

As part of our UK Government Local Growth Fund (LGF) regional investment plan proposals, we plan to recruit a Business Adviser into the Economic Development team, to enhance employer engagement within the Council and to support business activity and programmes funded by LGF.

The postholder will engage with businesses to gain an understanding of current issues they are facing, and to advise them on support and funding available. The postholder will also encourage and support businesses to access appropriate regional and local programmes (including a new regional business capital grant and expert help programme which will be funded via LGF).

The postholder will also link businesses to other initiatives and support available, including Business Gateway and will support regional partnership working and events. The role will include ensuring that community benefits are offered and monitored when businesses are being funded for support, introducing employers to community benefits, and supporting the Council's wider agenda on community benefits within the procurement process across services. Where appropriate, employers will also be introduced to and encouraged to support the Clackmannanshire Good Employment Charter (in development).

In addition, the postholder will provide support and business advice to Clackmannanshire works clients who wish to start in business, and will support the Team Leader with other business support initiatives (including Discover Clackmannanshire and the Supplier Development Programme).

The postholder will work with employers to understand their skills needs and upcoming vacancies, and will work closely with the Clackmannanshire Works team (in particular our Job Brokers) and wider Local Employability Partners to link employers with employability programmes and recruitment incentives, and to refer businesses where appropriate into our Job Brokers. Knowledge gained in terms of skills gaps will also help inform skills/training planning and skills development locally.

The post holder will report directly to the ED Team Leader and work closely with the ED Employability Lead, and with our Job Brokers, and will provide a business advisory role to Clackmannanshire businesses as well as supporting regional business support initiatives and events.

Additional Information

You can view the application pack below which contains the job profile outlining the skills, experience and knowledge required for this job. You can also find our recruitment privacy notice and a general information pack about Clackmannanshire Council.

Clackmannanshire Council welcomes applications from everyone and we value diversity in our workforce.

We are committed to being an exemplar employer with an inclusive culture, developing a workplace environment where all our employees are treated with dignity and respect.

For this vacancy, we would welcome applications from ethnic minority groups, who are currently under represented in our workforce.

Clackmannanshire Council operates a flexible hybrid approach for those roles that allow this type of working. Attendance at the office will be required to meet the needs of the business and for example to build team and stakeholder relationships. The exact pattern of working will be agreed with you as part of the recruitment process.

• Clackmannanshire Council is a living wage accredited employer.

There may be an opportunity for you to seek permission to apply for this position on a secondment basis. Applicants should ensure they read the secondment policy on Connect which can be accessed here and seek agreement from their service prior to applying.