Markets and Business Development Manager

Tameside Council has been successful in securing significant funding from the Department of Levelling up, Housing and Communities with a focus on improving and enhancing Tameside's Markets offer. This includes the redevelopment of Ashton Market Square, enhancement of the food, drink and creative offer at Ashton Market Hall, and delivery of monthly market events such as Stalybridge Street Fest.

We are an innovative organisation with ambitious growth plans and are looking for candidates with a positive attitude to join Tameside Council as we continue our journey to enhance our Markets and Town Centres.

The role will oversee operational management, maintenance and use of the Council's markets portfolio. You will support in the development and delivery of our Town Centre and Markets strategy, working towards commercial excellence, financial robustness and vibrant growth.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated and well organised individual who can lead on the development and delivery of initiatives that contribute to the economic development of the Borough.

The post holder must have a thorough understanding of how town centres, retail and leisure sectors operate successfully.

This post requires an excellent communicator , who can manage and deliver high profile and complex projects in collaboration with multiple stakeholders

About You

You will have experience of leading service areas through change/redesign and have excellent communication skills.

You will be experienced in establishing a positive performance culture that has delivered successful results

You will have the ability to approach issues and challenges creatively.

You will have strategic vision and the ability to forward plan

So if you are a capable, enthusiastic and resilient leader and you have experience of building strong relationships with a range of stake holders and are committed to the development of Markets and Town centres we want to hear from you, Our employees' skills, experience and knowledge are essential to our success along with their happiness, wellbeing, commitment, enthusiasm and motivation to be the best they can be.

At Tameside, we are committed to ensuring all our Citizens lead long, fulfilling and healthy lives. We are committed to supporting economic growth, providing high quality health and care services, protecting our most vulnerable and creating strong and supportive, self-sufficient communities.

We recognise that our people drive our success and enable the organisation to deliver on its vision, purpose and priorities, and that our people are our most important resource and asset. Our values underpin our practice and behaviours, and are at the heart of everything that we do; and we understand that how we do things is just as important as what we do. We pride ourselves on living by our STRIVE values of Support, Trust, Respect, Integrity, Value Diversity and Engage. Our values underpin our practice and behaviours and are at the heart of everything that we do. How we do things are just as important as what we do.