Economic Development Manager, Inverness - HGH19150
| Posting date: | 22 July 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £60,733.00 to £66,284.00 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 18 August 2025 |
| Location: | Inverness, IV3 5NX |
| Company: | Highland Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | HGH19150 |
Summary
Job Description
Post Title: Economic Development Manager
Location: Highland Council Headquarters, Inverness
Hours: 35 hours per week
Duration: Permanent
Salary: £41,059 - £44,899 p.a.
Salary placing will normally be at the first point of the scale.
Contact Person: Alan Webster Email: alan.webster@highland.gov.uk Tel: 07843 312636
Job Purpose: To develop, lead and manage projects related to inclusive economic growth & investment activity, including strategic development of programme activity, and developing and reviewing Business Cases to Green Book requirements. The post holder will have a key role in the development of strategic policy and in identifying and attracting funding and investment into Highland. The successful candidate will have experience of working within a strategy and development role and a strong knowledge base around inward investment and inclusive growth.
Please APPLY ONLINE. If you are unable to apply online and you wish to request an offline application pack, please contact HR Transactions, Tel: 01349 868642 (24 hour voicemail) or email: Recruitment.Enquiries@highland.gov.uk quoting the post reference number above.
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The Highland Council understands that diversity fosters creativity and innovation. We are committed to equality of opportunity and being fair and inclusive. We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds, representative of the communities we serve and particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be under-represented in our workforce.
As a disability confident employer, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum essential criteria requirements for the post.
Shortlisted applicants will normally be contacted by email, unless otherwise stated. Please check your emails regularly, including your junk/spam folder.
Requirements
Specialist economic development knowledge and experience required.
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