E&C - Enterprise Development Officer (Business Gateway) REQ07027 - 495381

North Lanarkshire Council Ltd; Motherwell; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days annual leave

LearnNL learning academy

Job summary

North Lanarkshire Council is recruiting an Enterprise Development Officer to lead the Lanarkshire Business Gateway team and support the council’s regeneration programme. You will work in a hybrid model, travel across North and South Lanarkshire, manage projects and budgets, and collaborate with partners to help new businesses start and existing ones grow.

The role requires strong communication, stakeholder engagement and procurement/contract management experience, with a focus on sustainable

Qualifications

• Substantial experience engaging with businesses or providing advice/support to businesses.
• Strong project development and project management skills, ideally from economic development or business environments.
• Ability to work in multi-agency partnerships and interpret external business information/trends to inform service delivery.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Enterprise Development Manager in delivering a high-quality Business Gateway service for North and South Lanarkshire.
• Lead a team of Senior Business Advisers and Advisers and develop the Lanarkshire Business Gateway service.
• Promote entrepreneurialism, support new business creation and sustain/grow existing businesses.

Skills

Project management

Business engagement

Business advisory

Education

HND/SVQ4/Degree

Tools

Procurement

Contract management

Job description

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Enterprise Development Officer
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North Lanarkshire Council, as the 4th largest local authority in Scotland and the largest local authority landlord is leading an exciting and ambitious regeneration programme for its town centres and surrounding areas as part of its plans for inclusive economic growth. Working with a variety of partners, the Place service has a key role in guiding this regeneration towards sustainable development. We are committed to creating prosperity and making North Lanarkshire a great place to live, learn, work, invest and visit. Critical to the success of this programme is the support we provide to the local business community to assist it to diversify and grow and to encourage investment into North Lanarkshire.

We have an exciting opportunity for an energetic and passionate individual to join the council's Business Gateway team. You will assist the Enterprise Development Manager in the delivery of an efficient, high quality, professional Business Gateway service on behalf of North and South Lanarkshire Councils.

You will lead a team of Senior Business Advisers and Business Advisers and play a key role in developing the Lanarkshire Business Gateway service, promoting entrepreneurialism in Lanarkshire, supporting the creation of new businesses and supporting and the sustainability and growth of existing businesses.

You should have substantial experience in either engaging with businesses or providing advice/support to businesses. You must have strong project development and project management skills preferably gained in an economic development or businesses related environment, with the ability to work in multi-agency partnerships and to interpret external business information/trends to inform future service delivery. Your experience should include managing budgets and developing solutions to meet business needs. Ideally, you should have experience of procurement/contract management.

Educated to HND/SVQ4/Degree or equivalent level in a relevant discipline with strong organisational skills and excellent communication skills, you should demonstrate high personal drive and motivation to deliver a range of key activities to meet the council's priority outcomes.

You will be joining a dynamic and flexible team who currently operate a hybrid working model of home-working and office-based working at the Dalziel Building in Motherwell.

Due to the geographical spread of our business, you must be able to travel throughout North and South Lanarkshire and surrounding areas. A driving licence is desirable.

Working here at North Lanarkshire Council

If you're considering a career with us, you'll be keen to know what's in it for you. We have a great package of benefits available, from health and wellbeing to finances and family. This includes 27 days annual leave and 6 public holidays*, and a wide range of benefits available to you, find out more at work well NL. We also have a full package of learning and development through our learning academy LearnNL to help you reach your full potential and further your career.

*For all casual/sessional roles, you will receive 12.1% of your hourly rate for every hour worked in total recompense for annual leave, including public holidays. These rates will be indicated separately on your payslip. You will only be paid for the hours that you work.

North Lanarkshire Council has reached its current allocation of Certificates of Sponsorship and, as a result, we are unable to provide visa sponsorship at this time.

We are a Disability Confident Leader and offer a guaranteed interview to applicants who consider themselves to be disabled, as long as they meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description.

We have also adopted the Armed Forces Community Covenant to show our support for service personnel, veterans and their families. We offer a guaranteed interview for service leavers, spouses, reservists and veterans, as long as they meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description.

North Lanarkshire Council is committed to #KeepingThePromise. This means that if you have ever been in care (looked after at home with a social worker, lived with a relative other than your parents, experienced foster, residential or secure care) you are entitled to a guaranteed interview for this post, as long as you meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description. This is one way North Lanarkshire is demonstrating our commitment to supporting Care-Experienced People.

The Plan for North Lanarkshire is to be the place to live, learn, work, invest and visit. The Council recognises that work is an important part of adult life and is critical to our wellbeing and shaping how we live. The Fair Work Convention's Framework defines Fair Work as work that offers effective voice, fulfilment, opportunity, respect and security. We believe Fair Work can boost creativity, realise untapped potential and increase productivity.