Project Officer (Place)

To support the Service Managers on the implementation of the Economic Development and Regeneration Programme together with the wider governance and activity supporting the work of this service area creating and supporting vibrant and flourishing places across North Devon.

• To lead, plan and co-ordinate projects with the support, where required, of the Place Managers and provide the secretariat function for wider project team meetings and Partnership boards.

• To manage delegated budgets, timing plans, liaise with partners and undertake communications as required.

• To identify and prepare funding bids, to include developing costings, formulating timing plans and support the writing of business plans and Committee reports.

• To deal with customers and day-to-day enquiries on general economic development, regeneration and town centre issues

• To manage the information content, alongside our communications team, of e bulletins, social media and web pages across the service area

• To liaise with the Planning Service and other interenal and external organisations as appropriate to provide responses on major planning applications and other consultations

• To research and evaluate trends and policies and advise on their relevance to Council business

• To assist and support the Service Managers on economic development, regeneration and town centre work

• To represent the Council at meetings and on project/steering groups relating to economic development, regeneration and town centre issues

• To understand and assist in the management of the service’s budgetary management system

• The collection of data and analysis of trends across our Places and our business community