Town Centre Manager

Brent Council; Wembley; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Brent Council is seeking a Town Centre Manager to lead project management and enhance business engagement within the vibrant borough of Brent. This role involves collaborating with council departments, businesses, and stakeholders to support growth initiatives that benefit local high streets. The successful candidate will have expertise in Economic Development and Town Centre management, alongside strong communication skills to foster effective partnerships.

Qualifications

• Good experience and knowledge of business demographics in Brent and London.
• Strong relationships with councillors, senior officers, and stakeholders.
• Forward thinking and innovative.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for project management and enhancing business engagement.
• Coordinate delivery of the council’s business growth priorities.
• Support businesses and high streets in Brent.

Skills

Business engagement

Economic Development

Town Centre management

Written communication

Verbal communication

Interpersonal skills

Job description

Salary range: £46,857- £49,890 (pro-rata) p.a. inc. London weighting

Contract: Permanent

Hours of work: 18 hours per week (0.5FTE)

Location: Civic centre and Town Centres and other locations from time to time

Town Centre Manager

Brent is a tremendously vibrant London borough where the iconic arch of Wembley Stadium dominates the skyline. Spanning both inner and outer London, it is a borough of huge contrasts in terms of its economic, environmental, ethnic and social make up. Brent’s diversity is evident to all who visit our borough and our long history of ethnic and cultural diversity has created a place that is truly unique and valued by those who live and work here.

The council is pursuing a far-reaching transformation agenda that better meets the needs of our community so it is an exciting time to join us.

The Post

We are looking for a highly motivated Town Centre Manager, taking responsibility and accountability for project management and ensuring the council is pro-active to business and Town centres needs and seen as being ‘engaging and open to business’.

You will work with departments across the council, and with external stakeholders, to support and provide business support in the delivery of a wide range of projects and service improvement initiatives designed to coordinate the delivery of the council’s business growth priorities, with the objective of supporting businesses and high streets in Brent to grow and thrive.

The Person

The successful candidate will have a good experience, knowledge and excellent understanding of Business engagement, Economic Development and Town Centre management along with knowledge of business demographics within Brent and across London more widely.

You will be forward thinking, innovative, positive, and drive improvement. You will forge and maintain excellent working relationships with councillors, senior officers, and fellow team members, as well as external stakeholders. You will have strong written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills, tact and diplomacy, with good attention to detail.

Closing date: 5 November 2023 (23:59)