Economic Development Manager

Are you Interested in shaping the economic future of one of the fastest growing towns in the Midlands? We are looking to recruit an exceptional and dynamic team of economic development professionals to assist with our growth and regeneration agenda. You will be working as part of a dedicated team to engage and work in partnership with a range of organisations to ensure that we have the best possible business support and inward investment offer, complimented by a skills infrastructure to nurture and develop our businesses and their workforce. We want to attract high quality jobs to Rugby ensuring that our residents have the skills to take advantage of these opportunities. In this role you'll be leading the economic development function, delivering Corporate Plan priorities including supporting the Rugby town centre economy in relation to the regeneration of Rugby Town Centre and leading on the delivery and implementation of our newly adopted economic strategy. To achieve this, you'll work with a range of partners to develop a strategic approach to economic development, establishing and building effective relationships with key economic partners and identifying and bidding for external funding to deliver objectives.

To be successful in this role you'll need experience working in Economic Development or a related field delivering government funded economic development and regenerations projects and programmes. You'll need experience at management level in a Local Authority setting and be able to demonstrate having developed a successful inward investment offer and place-making narratives.

Rugby Borough Council is dedicated to both Community and Colleague growth. With a focus on wellbeing and personal development, we offer a range of career opportunities where you can take pride in the positive changes you help create. Join an organisation committed to the success of one of the Country's fastest-growing boroughs and the people who make it thrive. Rugby has impressive development and regeneration opportunities which will help create high-quality jobs and ensure economic prosperity. We are committed to delivering on our economic development aims and ambitions as identified in the emerging Rugby Borough Economic Strategy., Rugby's one of the fastest growing boroughs in the country and at Rugby Borough Council, we have ambitious plans to drive growth and investment in the future. With our world-renowned status as the birthplace of the game, Rugby shall soon become home to the World Rugby Hall of Fame under an exciting new partnership between Rugby Borough Council and World Rugby. We recently opened a new leisure centre and a new crematorium, investments for our growing population - set to reach 130,000 in the next 15 years. And with major housing, retail and employment developments both recently completed and in the pipeline, it's an exciting time to live and work in Rugby. Rugby Borough Council aims to recruit staff who share our ambition and vision - and in return, we're committed to investing in your personal growth.

• 40 days annual leave (including 8 Bank Holidays and 3 extra days normally applied at Christmas)
• Generous Local Government Pension Scheme
• Hybrid working up to 60%
• Flexi time scheme
• Annual leave purchase scheme
• Subsidised parking
• Structured Induction Program
• Learning and Development opportunities including Future Leaders programmes
• Payment of a professional subscription for approved professionals
• Family Friendly Policies
• Independent Support for your health & wellbeing
• Generous compassionate leave
• Extra Benefits including Retail Discounts, Car Salary Sacrifice & Cycle to Work scheme and more