Project Officer (Place)

North Devon District Council; Barnstaple; Hybrid; GBP 33,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Disability Confident employer scheme

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

Skills

Degree level

Negotiation

Word

Excel

Web research

GIS

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Planning scheduling

Minutes taking

Public sector knowledge

Driver with car

Bid writing

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

GIS

Web research tools

Job description

To support the Service Managers on the implementation of the Economic Development and Regeneration Programme together with the wider governance and activity supporting the work of this service area creating and supporting vibrant and flourishing places across North Devon.

• 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

Project Officer (Place)

Company: North Devon District Council Salary: £32,578 to £35,570 a year Hours: Full-time Location: Barnstaple, EX31 3NP Working pattern: Hybrid - 2 days remote Job type: Permanent Posting date: 21 Oct 2026 Closing date: 6 Nov 2026

Summary

• 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

Essential requirements

• Education to degree level or equivalent experience
• Experience in negotiating and working with officers, members and external partners
• Proficiency in Word, Excel, Web based research and GIS
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Good research, evaluation and report writing skills
• Good organisational ability including planning and scheduling tasks and working to deadlines
• Ability to chair meetings and take appropriate minutes
• A good knowledge of the public sector
• Must be able to drive and have use of a car
• Must be able to develop and use statistical information
• Experience of bid writing

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