This is a fantastic opportunity to join the Heart of the South West Local Enterprise Partnership in a senior management position to help drive the LEP’s impact. Reporting to the CEX you will lead the LEP’s work across the key growth and Covid recovery opportunities in high skilled engineering, digital and clean energy, as well as defining and leading the LEP’s overall approach to clean growth. This is about creating growth opportunities for HotSW businesses and better quality jobs for HotSW residents.
Creating strong local and national partnerships is central to the role and alongside this you will lead an extended team in developing strong propositions and securing funding to turn these into growth opportunities.
LEPs are business-led voluntary partnerships between local authorities, further and higher education and business. They support local economic growth though securing investment and influencing and shaping policy.
The employment contract will be with the University of Plymouth who host employment for the HotSW LEP.
Heart of the South West
HotSW LEP covers Devon, Plymouth Somerset & Torbay, an area with a population of c.1.8m and 72,000 businesses. It is a special place, with a reputation for the best music festivals, amazing coastline, great food and drink, historic market towns and unspoilt moorland. Alongside that we are a dynamic, forward looking area with some of the country’s most successful businesses, leading universities, the biggest naval base in Western Europe, the UK’s largest infrastructure project, world-leading climate science and a whole host of cutting edge companies.
Nevertheless, our economy is not as strong as it could be. We have a longstanding productivity gap versus the rest of the UK which results in a weaker economy and lower incomes for our residents. The LEP and local partners are committed to addressing this and have recently agreed our Local Industrial Strategy which forms the basis for transforming the area’s economy. This is an ambitious and challenging evidence-based plan to develop clean and inclusive growth and a better quality of life for people living and working in Heart of the South West. Further information about the LEP can be found at www.heartofswlep.co.uk
You must demonstrate excellent partnership and leadership skills and be able to work collaboratively to build programmes of activity and secure the funding needed to make a real difference. Building and maintaining strong relationships will be a core part of your skill set, along with the ability to lead a team.
You will be able to demonstrate a a strong understanding of the policy landscape around economic growth and have an understanding of the Heart of the SW economy, it’s opportunities and challenges.
Working as part of the Senior Leadership Team, you will help shape the direction of the LEP and set an example for high performing behaviours across the organisation. A positive and engaging demeanour and commitment to team development are essential.
Please demonstrate how you meet the essential criteria outlined in the knowledge, qualifications, training and experience elements of the job description in your supporting statement.
For an informal discussion to find out more about the role then please contact Eifion Jones by email eifion.jones@heartofswlep.co.uk or by telephone on 07525 806334
Interviews are likely to take place w/c 2nd November and you will be notified if you have been shortlisted or not.
We offer a competitive salary package and a generous pension and holiday scheme. We also offer a range of other benefits, including ongoing development opportunities.
This is a full-time position working 37 hours per week on a permanent basis.
Please note, due to the COVID-19 pandemic the University is currently implementing a number of safety measures as per Government advice therefore the successful applicant may be required to work from home in the first instance.
Flexible working options including job share will be considered.
A successful external candidate for this position would be employed by the University of Plymouth Services Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of the University of Plymouth. Employees of the University of Plymouth Services Limited work alongside the University of Plymouth colleagues in delivery of Plymouth’s strategic vision, and will adopt the University of Plymouth’s HR policies and procedures in full unless otherwise stated.
The University of Plymouth is committed to equality of opportunity, promoting a diverse and inclusive culture, demonstrated through our commitment to the gender equality Athena SWAN Charter and as a Stonewall diversity champion. All applications will be judged solely on merit, however, we particularly welcome applications from groups currently under-represented in the workforce, for example black and minority ethnic groups.
University of Plymouth holds a TEF (Teaching Excellence and Student Outcomes Framework) Silver by the Office for Students.
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