Place Projects Lead – Regeneration & Economic Growth

North Devon District Council

Barnstaple

Hybrid

GBP 33,000 - 36,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

North Devon District Council invites applications for a Project Officer (Place) based in Barnstaple. This full-time hybrid role involves leading, planning, coordinating projects with Place Managers and serving as secretary for project teams and partnerships.

You will manage budgets and timelines, prepare funding bids, and support business plans and committee reports, while handling customer enquiries and managing communications across social media and web pages.

Qualifications

Degree level or equivalent experience.
Experience negotiating with officers, members and external partners.
Proficiency in Word, Excel, web research and GIS.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Strong planning and scheduling with deadlines.
Ability to chair meetings and take minutes.
Good knowledge of the public sector.
Must be able to drive and have a car.
Experience of bid writing.

Responsibilities

To lead, plan and co-ordinate projects with the support, where required, of the Place Managers and provide the secretariat function for wider project team meetings and Partnership boards.
To manage delegated budgets, timing plans, liaise with partners and undertake communications as required.
To identify and prepare funding bids, to include developing costings, formulating timing plans and support the writing of business plans and Committee reports.
To deal with customers and day-to-day enquiries on general economic development, regeneration and town centre issues.
To manage the information content, alongside our communications team, of e bulletins, social media and web pages across the service area.
To liaise with the Planning Service and other interenal and external organisations as appropriate to provide responses on major planning applications and other consultations.
To research and evaluate trends and policies and advise on their relevance to Council business.
To assist and support the Service Managers on economic development, regeneration and town centre work.
To represent the Council at meetings and on project/steering groups relating to economic development, regeneration and town centre issues.
To understand and assist in the management of the service’s budgetary management system.
The collection of data and analysis of trends across our Places and our business community