Strategic Leader: Town Centres & Markets Growth

Royal Borough of Greenwich; Woolwich; Híbrido; GBP 65.000 - 90.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Excellent Local Government Pension

Hybrid and flexible working

Generous annual leave

Staff wellbeing support

Cycle to Work

Discounts and offers

Descripción de la vacante

Royal Borough of Greenwich is seeking a strategic leader to head the Economy & Skills team, shaping business engagement, town centre activation and markets across the borough.

The role requires experience in place-based economic development, strong stakeholder management and a track record of delivering improvements for local businesses and communities. Hybrid working and generous leave are offered.

Formación

• Significant experience in business engagement, economic development, inward investment or regeneration.
• Experience of leading place-based economic development, town centre regeneration or business growth programmes.
• Experience of managing complex partnerships and stakeholder relationships.
• Strong leadership and people management skills.
• Commercial awareness and a track record of delivering outcomes and service improvement.
• Solid understanding of markets, street trading, place management or town centre development.
• Ability to influence at senior levels and work effectively in a political environment.
• Passion for creating thriving local economies and supporting businesses to succeed.

Responsabilidades

• Lead the Council's approach to business engagement, town centre renewal and high street vitality, including town centre activation, curation, events programming and partnership development.
• Develop strong relationships with landowners, commercial landlords, employers, business organisations, developers and strategic partners.
• Drive innovation and improvement across our markets and street trading services.
• Champion the future of Royal Greenwich's town centres, supporting their transformation and resilience.
• Drive commercial performance and income generation whilst identifying and securing opportunities for external investment and funding.
• Provide strategic advice to senior leaders and Members on business growth, town centre management, markets, street trading and related policy.
• Represent the Council at local, regional and national forums.

Conocimientos

Economic development

Town centre regeneration

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Commercial acumen

Markets & street trading

Political acumen

Strategic thinking

Descripción del empleo

Royal Borough of Greenwich is seeking a strategic leader to head the Economy & Skills team, shaping business engagement, town centre activation and markets across the borough.

The role requires experience in place-based economic development, strong stakeholder management and a track record of delivering improvements for local businesses and communities. Hybrid working and generous leave are offered.