Economy and Funding Graduate
North East Lincolnshire Council
Full Time
25878 GBP ANNUAL Today
Job description
Economy and Funding Graduate
Job description
Economy and Growth Graduate Vacancy
24 month fixed term; Starting the 1st September 2023
Are you due to Graduate this year or did you Graduate last year? Then this scheme could be right for you…
Who We Are
At North East Lincolnshire Council, we have a unique ability to provide the ultimate work life balance for our employees. Situated within the award-winning coastal area of Cleethorpes and the beautiful Lincolnshire Wolds, North East Lincolnshire Council provide the perfect location for you to Live, Work & Play.
Our Vision & Purpose
To create a stronger economy and stronger communities and improve the lives of our people.
Our Values
- Valuing People
- Honesty
- Striving for Continuous Improvement
- Openness
- Commitment
- Behaving with Integrity
The Role & Team
The Economy and Growth Team are responsible for supporting the regeneration of our town centres, creating vibrant places to live and visit with a strong culture and leisure offer. Working with businesses, investors, developers, and delivery partners, our aim is to create an environment where businesses thrive and create high quality jobs for our residents, and we have a year-round tourism sector, which benefits our communities and attracts visitors to the whole region.
The team have been successful in securing in advance of £83 million since 2019 for regeneration projects across North East Lincolnshire. Our South Humber Industrial Investment Programme (SHIIP) is an award-winning scheme designed to unlock investment opportunities, working with businesses, investors, developers, and delivery partners to create an environment where businesses thrive and create high quality jobs for our residents.
Our sectors are some of the most significant in the country, including the largest Port by tonnage at Immingham, a food industry worth more than £2.5bn, and the 2nd largest chemical cluster in the UK which is focussing on the road to being carbon neutral.
This role sits within the remit of Economy, Funding and Skills and the focus is twofold. The first focus is a business sector approach to understanding the skills, investment, and growth opportunities and challenges in our key industrial sectors to realise the ambitions of the Economic Strategy Action Plan and Skills Action Plan. The second focus is to support the delivery of grants awarded across NEL and support with the financial monitoring requirements across the service.
Your Responsibilities
The key responsibilities will include:
- Supporting with data collection and input
- Analysing and reporting on data
- Supporting with business engagement and project management
- Supporting arranging business and skills events
- Supporting with the monitoring of grant awards
- Supporting with financial monitoring requirements
The successful applicant will have excellent time management, be able to work independently, and a have good eye for detail.
Knowledge of our local business sectors would be beneficial as well as an interest in Economic Development and Regeneration.
All applicants are advised to carefully read the information provided in the Role Profile and Employee Specification.
If you require an informal discussion about the role please contact Amy Gresham, [email protected]
Why work for NELC?
North East Lincolnshire is a great place to work and there are lots of benefits our employees can access. Here are some of the main benefits:
- Flexible Working Options – agile working, compressed hours, term time working, flexi-time, home working. All to enable a work/life balance (relevant to the role you are undertaking).
- Salary Sacrifice Scheme – saves tax and national insurance by exchanging part of your gross salary for non-cash benefits such as; Holiday Extra – to purchase additional annual leave, Cycle to Work scheme and Tusker Cars (beneficial rate car lease scheme)
- In-house wellbeing support and Employee Assistance Programme
- Health Cash Plan – to claim cash back on a range of healthcare costs
- Credit Union
- Discounts on mobile phones, computers, holiday and travel, fashion and clothing, health & beauty and many other products and services
- Discounted Car Parking Permit
- Local Government Pension Scheme
- A minimum of 24 days holiday + 8 bank holidays per year (based on a 37-hour week)
North East Lincolnshire Council
www.nelincs.gov.uk
Grimsby, United Kingdom
Rob Walsh
Unknown / Non-Applicable
1001 to 5000 Employees
Government
Municipal Agencies
