Area Lead in the Oxford-Cambridge and East Anglia Area Team, Cities and Local Growth Unit
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 18 Gorffennaf 2024 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | £53,560 i £60,118 bob blwyddyn |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 05 Awst 2024 |
| Lleoliad: | Cambridge |
| Cwmni: | Government Recruitment Service |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 361678/1 |
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This is an opportunity to get involved with policy and project delivery working across two government departments, the Department for Business and Trade and the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. As Area Lead you will be responsible for one part of this region, but you will also have the opportunity to work with the wider team on a range of policies across the whole of this high growth region. The team works with partners to drive growth, devolve powers and funding, and to regenerate towns and high streets. We also make sure the voice of our region is heard clearly when decisions are taken by Government so that national policy takes account of our area’s particular needs and opportunities.
As a place-based joint unit between Department for Business and Trade (DBT) and the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG), the Cities and Local Growth Unit is the champion of place in Government. We drive local growth in and oversee devolution across England, delivering policy on the ground and holding local partners who do this on our behalf to account. We work across Whitehall to inform policy, deliver consensus and drive growth. As Area Lead, you will already have, or will rapidly develop, an in-depth knowledge of a sub-set of the region’s politics, economy, challenges and opportunities, and use this to help local partners – and the Unit itself – realise their ambitions for the local area.
You will use this knowledge to deliver a range of responsibilities including:
- Being known and trusted point of contact for local growth and devolution, developing mutually productive working relationships with local government, businesses and intermediaries, HE/FE and other institutions in area.
- Working with local partners on the development of their local growth strategies and ambitions, informing and seeking alignment with Government’s wider aspirations for the local area.
- Identifying and championing key growth opportunities and risks within the local area, working with local partners and Whitehall to progress them.
- Supporting local partners on, and oversee the delivery of, key funding and policy programmes within the local area.
- Sourcing and providing economic intelligence your area, including coordinating the local response to economic shocks, where appropriate.
- Advising and supporting Ministers and senior officials on their work in the local area, providing insightful advice and high-quality briefing and advice, as well as overseeing visits to the local area.
- Being a supportive line manager of the team’s Deputy Area Lead and Area Coordinator, ensuring high standards and getting the best out of people.
The Area Team works across a wide range of policy agendas and there will be scope for this post to lead the team’s input into selected areas of national policy development and delivery.
CLGU is committed to the welfare of all our people. We take mental health and work-life balance seriously. We would love to see applications from a diverse range of candidates to join our inclusive team. The post will be based in Cambridge, but we support hybrid and flexible working and actively promote a blend of home, office and external working to suit the needs of the team and post holder. Whilst the post will include time spent out and about in the region and may, very occasionally, involve out of hours working to accommodate travel and meetings, we work as a team to balance our diaries and our lives appropriately. Travel and subsistence will not be paid for travel to a base office location.