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Head of Growth & Economic Development

Employer
Randstad
Location
East London
Salary
Up to £50.00 per hour
Closing date
18 Jul 2019

Job Details



HEAD OF GROWTH & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT



*££ Negotiable on exp* *6 Months +*



Our client are a prestigious borough based in East London who are currently looking to appoint an Interim Head of Growth and Economic Development. Responsible for around 20 staff, this role will focus on inward investment, employment opportunities and Town Centre Regeneration.



MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Developing LA strategies, advice and services to support the Growth Plan to create the conditions for business growth in Tower Hamlets. To actively attract and secure inward investment in the borough with a particular focus on increasing the numbers of mid-sized businesses with the potential to provide sustainable employment opportunities for residents. Develop a network of strategic and tactical contacts in businesses and sectoral trade associations to support this.

Developing LA strategies and advice to support the establishment of businesses in the borough, their growth and their ability to reach new markets.

Further develop and implement the Town Centres and High Streets Strategy, to improve the look, feel and trading conditions of the town centres and markets, making them successful places to do business and attractive places to spend time. Develop cross borough and location specific partnerships to support this.





REQUIREMENTS:

We are looking for somone with high Knowledge of relevant legislation, legal frameworks and current good practice for:
* The Local Plan and interrelationships between Planning policy, Regeneration, and Economic Growth
* Delivering inclusive growth, including understanding how regional and sub- regional organisations and LEPs impact this.
* Effective inward investment strategies, including key factors influencing decisions on business location and the pivotal role of commercial property in that.
* The renewal of High Streets, town centres and retail and street market development
* Employment legislation
* Commissioning provision of support.
* Any secured grant funding from government, regional and/or European sources




As well as this we would be looking for someone with significant experience of providing advice and interpretation of issues in relation to job portfolio, experience of developing and implementing new and innovative strategies which are effective, and which reflect current best practic as well as signiiffcant expereince in a similar role.



Please apply with submission of your CV and Michael Clark from our London CPE office will be in Touch. For more information and a confidential chat about the position, please do not hesitate to call us on 0203 680 0630





Randstad CPE values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are more than happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.

Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.

For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business.



Company

Randstad Construction, Property & Engineering has an established background in Town Planning & Urban Design, formed of two specialist built environment recruitment organisations, Hill McGlynn & Beresford Blake & Thomas (BBT). Together we have an enviable presence and reputation within the construction, property & engineering sectors. 

Providing recruitment solutions alone for the construction, property & engineering sectors means that we know the market and have specialist consultants working in specific fields for those markets.

As part of the Randstad group, we are part of the worlds second largest HR services provider and our sister group companies are also leaders in other market sectors of recruitment.

Our Town Planning team has almost twenty years of combined experience and we are able to offer advice to both candidates and clients at every step of the recruitment process. Weather you are looking for your first Planning job or need to staff an entire office, one of our dedicated consultants can assist.

For more information please contact our team

Teodora Apan – teodora.apan@randstadcpe.com 0203 6800 630

Company info
Telephone
0203 680 0630
Location
3rd Floor
36 Queen Street
London
EC4R 1BN
GB

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