Enterprise Development Officer - REQ04579 - 433655
| Posting date: | 25 July 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £46,872.00 to £51,557.00 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 11 August 2025 |
| Location: | Motherwell, ML1 1TN |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 5 days per week |
| Company: | North Lanarkshire Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 433655 |
Summary
INTERNAL APPLICANTS MUST APPLY VIA MYSELF
NLC12 £46,872 -£51,557
North Lanarkshire Council, as the 4th largest local authority in Scotland and the largest local authority landlord is leading an exciting and ambitious regeneration programme for its town centres and surrounding areas as part of its plans for inclusive economic growth. Working with a variety of partners, the Place service has a key role in guiding this regeneration towards sustainable development. We are committed to creating prosperity and making North Lanarkshire a great place to live, learn, work, invest and visit. Critical to the success of this programme is the support we provide to the local business community to assist it to diversify and grow and to encourage investment into North Lanarkshire.
We have an exciting opportunity for an energetic and passionate individual to join the council’s Business Gateway team. You will assist the Enterprise Development Manager in the delivery of an efficient, high quality, professional Business Gateway service on behalf of North and South Lanarkshire Councils.
You will lead a team of Senior Business Advisers and Business Advisers and play a key role in developing the Lanarkshire Business Gateway service, promoting entrepreneurialism in Lanarkshire, supporting the creation of new businesses and supporting and the sustainability and growth of existing businesses.
You should have substantial experience in either engaging with businesses or providing advice/support to businesses. You must have strong project development and project management skills preferably gained in an economic development or businesses related environment, with the ability to work in multi-agency partnerships and to interpret external business information/trends to inform future service delivery. Your experience should include managing budgets and developing solutions to meet business needs. Ideally, you should have experience of procurement/contract management.
Educated to HND/SVQ4/Degree or equivalent level in a relevant discipline with strong organisational skills and excellent communication skills, you should demonstrate high personal drive and motivation to deliver a range of key activities to meet the council’s priority outcomes.
You will be joining a dynamic and flexible team who currently operate a hybrid working model of home-working and office-based working at the Dalziel Building in Motherwell.
Due to the geographical spread of our business, you must be able to travel throughout North and South Lanarkshire and surrounding areas. A driving licence is desirable.
Interested? For further information or an informal discussion on the role, please contact Jaz Gharra-McBeth on Gharra-McbethJ@northlan.gov.uk
Work pattern (Hybrid working):
35 hours per week - Monday to Thursday - 08:45 to 16:45 - Friday 08:45 to 16:15.
Working here at North Lanarkshire Council
If you’re considering a career with us, you’ll be keen to know what’s in it for you. We have a great package of benefits available, from health and wellbeing to finances and family. This includes 27 days annual leave and 6 public holidays*, and a wide range of benefits available to you, find out more at work well NL. We also have a full package of learning and development through our learning academy LearnNL to help you reach your full potential and further your career.
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*For all casual/sessional roles, you will receive 12.1% of your hourly rate for every hour worked in total recompense for annual leave, including public holidays. These rates will be indicated separately on your payslip. You will only be paid for the hours that you work.
We are a Disability Confident Leader and offer a guaranteed interview to applicants who consider themselves to be disabled, as long as they meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description.
We have also adopted the Armed Forces Community Covenant to show our support for service personnel, veterans and their families. We offer a guaranteed interview for service leavers, spouses, reservists and veterans, as long as they meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description.
North Lanarkshire Council is committed to #KeepingThePromise. This means that if you have ever been in care (looked after at home with a social worker, lived with a relative other than your parents, experienced foster, residential or secure care) you are entitled to a guaranteed interview for this post, as long as you meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description. This is one way North Lanarkshire is demonstrating our commitment to supporting Care-Experienced People.
The Plan for North Lanarkshire is to be the place to live, learn, work, invest and visit. The Council recognises that work is an important part of adult life and is critical to our wellbeing and shaping how we live. The Fair Work Convention’s Framework defines Fair Work as work that offers effective voice, fulfilment, opportunity, respect and security. We believe Fair Work can boost creativity, realise untapped potential and increase productivity. To find out more click on the link.
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