Team Manager - Inward Investment & Sector Development
- Durham County Council
- Full Time
- Durham
Job Description
Are you able to establish excellent stakeholder relationships and communicate effectively with a wide range of partners? We would love to hear from you if you are.WHAT IS INVOLVED?
You will be required to manage inward investment and sector development services for Business Durham, including identifying and attracting inward investment opportunities, relationship building and engagement, lead generation and marketing. You will respond to inward investment enquiries, project managing enquiries through to completion, and providing aftercare services to businesses locating into County Durham; while utilising the strengths of the existing business community to drive business growth amongst key opportunity sectors.
We encourage you to contact Kerry Walker, Business Growth Director via email at [email protected] to arrange an informal discussion about the role.
WHAT WILL I NEED?
You will need a degree or equivalent in a relevant business related discipline and/or be able to demonstrate extensive relevant experience.
You should have recent experience of engaging, developing and managing business relationships and of engaging with and supporting inward investors.
You will need an awareness of the commercial property market in County Durham and understanding of development and deal making as it affects Inward Investors.
Please refer to the attached person specification for the full criteria.
BENEFITS AND REWARDS
We offer generous rewards and benefits that are designed to help you perform at your best:
- Competitive salaries and 27 days holiday per year rising to 32 days after five years continuous local government service.
- Option to purchase up to 10 additional days annual leave per year.
- Excellent work/life balance through schemes including job sharing, compressed hours and flexi-time (allowing up to 13 flexi days per year).
- Hybrid working (home and office working).
- Excellent contributory career average Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS). Plus, top up options - Salary Sacrifice Shared Cost AVC scheme and standard AVC scheme for members of the LGPS.
- Wellbeing Portal and access to an Employee Assist Scheme.
- Wide range of learning and development opportunities including professional qualifications, coaching and mentoring.
- Employee Benefits Portal and Lifestyle Savings Scheme (discounts across a host of major retailers).
- Discounted DCC gym membership.
- Staff networks run by staff for our staff, including Race Equality and Diversity, Disability, LGBT+, Armed Forces, Carers, Menopause.
- Trade Union membership.
- A range of other salary sacrifice schemes such as car leasing.