Localities Lead (regeneration delivery)
Temporary, Full Time
£425 - £450 per day
Location: Chelmsford
Working Style: Anywhere worker
Closing Date: 26th September 2024
The Role
Essex County Council (ECC) is one of the largest and most dynamic local authorities in the UK, serving a population of 2 million residents, and has a very successful track record of delivering transformational change. ECC anticipated change was needed in the public sector and has worked to deliver better quality at lower cost. We have an ambitious transformation agenda – one with the scope to reach every part of the council. We are changing the way we think, the way we work, and the ways in which we deliver our services. We are committed to becoming a place where individuals, partners and communities feel proud to play their role and genuinely want to belong. We’re immensely proud of our flexible working options.
The Opportunity
Essex County Council are seeking a Localities Lead to join their Economic Growth team on a 6 month temporary basis who has experience and expertise within urban regeneration. The role will focus on supporting place investment and delivery partnerships and overseeing the development and delivery of high priority regeneration and economic growth projects in our key localities, working with teams across the Council. These investments and projects are likely to include mixed use development (including refurbishment and new build) alongside related public realm and infrastructure.
This post is a remote working opportunity that will require the successful candidate to be on site two day per month and two days in the office.
Leading work to develop and deliver regeneration partnerships and project proposals, you will be responsible for the following:
- Supporting the development and implementation of place-based investment and delivery partnerships
- Identifying and developing regeneration project ideas and proposals, from inception into delivery
- Leading the preparation of funding bids and project Outline Business Cases for individual regeneration projects.
- Engaging in and supporting governance processes
- Overseeing the delivery of projects, including strategic risk management, benefits realisation etc.
- Overall programme management across relevant regeneration projects
The Experience You Will Bring
- Educated to degree level or equivalent by experience with evidence of continuing professional development and knowledge in place regeneration
- An understanding and experience of business case development, development viability and cashflows, urban regeneration / development
- An understanding of how to improve development viability over time through a comprehensive approach to delivery and effective placemaking
- Experience and understanding of programme and project management.
- Experience of place-based working, building strong relationships with partners, which are collaborative and influential in their nature to achieve joint objectives.
To read more about us please visit: Climate, Environment and Customer Services
Why Essex? Essex County Council has a location to be proud of. Our 1,300 square miles stretch from Constable Country to the Thames Estuary, from the dynamic M11 corridor to the traditional seaside resorts of Clacton and Walton. England’s oldest town, Colchester, and two of its newest – Basildon and Harlow – are right here. Along with the City of Chelmsford, the county town, they form our major population centres. It means real choice and makes Essex the ideal place for your career. Read more about us.
Essex County Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. We’re committed to interview all disabled applicants who choose to apply under our Job Interview Scheme if they meet the minimum requirements of the job. Please speak to our Recruiters if you require any reasonable adjustments during the process.
We’re also committed to interview all veterans and care leavers, who meet the minimum requirements of the role for which they are applying.
What you should do next
If you are interested in finding out more about this role, we would love to hear from you. Please apply via the Working for Essex website.
Please note that Essex County Council has determined that the off-payroll working rules will apply to this assignment and where a worker elects to provide their services through an intermediary (such as a personal services company) then income tax and primary national insurance contributions will be deducted at source from any payments made to the intermediary.
As part of employment with Essex County Council (ECC) should your role require a DBS check you will be required to register with the DBS update service. The DBS update service ensures all registered DBS certificates are kept up to date and allows authorised parties to view the status of your certificate. This is an annual subscription, and you will be responsible for ensuring this is maintained. For further information on the DBS update service please go to https://www.gov.uk/dbs-update-service
Essex County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.
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