Sector Engagement Lead
| Posting date: | 21 May 2026 |
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| Salary: | £44,075 to £49,282 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 20 June 2026 |
| Location: | Chesterfield, Derbyshire |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 3 days per week |
| Company: | East Midlands Combined County Authority |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | EMCCA-064 |
Summary
Sector Engagement Lead
Grade: F16
Directorate: Strategy and Inclusive Growth
Location: East Midlands
Contract: Permanent
Salary: £44,075 - £49,282
About the Role
The East Midlands Combined County Authority (EMCCA) has an ambitious vision to deliver inclusive growth and maximise the benefits of mayoral devolution across the region.
We are seeking a Sector Engagement Lead to join our Stakeholder Engagement team within the Strategy and Inclusive Growth Directorate. Working alongside an existing Sector Engagement Lead, you will lead engagement with businesses and stakeholders across the Health and Life Sciences and Creative and Digital sectors, helping to strengthen some of the region’s most important high-growth industries.
This is an exciting opportunity to work at the heart of regional economic growth, supporting collaboration between businesses, partners, education providers, and public sector organisations to drive innovation, investment, productivity, and high-value employment opportunities across the East Midlands.
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What You’ll Be Doing
As a Sector Engagement Lead, you will:
• Build strong relationships with businesses, trade bodies, sector networks, universities, and partner organisations across the Health and Life Sciences and Creative and Digital sectors
• Develop and support cluster activity plans that promote innovation, business support, investment, and growth
• Work collaboratively across EMCCA and the wider Place team to champion sector priorities and identify opportunities for partnership working and project development
• Promote EMCCA business support programmes and connect businesses to wider regional growth opportunities
• Support the development of sector-focused skills and careers activity, encouraging greater awareness of opportunities within priority industries
• Provide insight, research, and analysis to support strategic decision-making and sector development activity
• Contribute to engagement activity that strengthens productivity, resilience, and innovation across the regional economy
• Work with internal and external stakeholders to ensure sector priorities are reflected within wider economic growth programmes and initiatives
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What We’re Looking For
Essential Skills & Experience
• Experience in stakeholder engagement and relationship management
• Previous background in business support, sector engagement, partnership working, or economic development
• Strong communication and influencing skills with the ability to engage a wide range of stakeholders
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities and deliver outcomes
• Experience working collaboratively with businesses, education providers, trade bodies, and public sector partners
• Ability to develop effective working relationships and support collaborative projects and initiatives
• Degree-level qualification or equivalent relevant experience
Desirable
• Knowledge of the East Midlands economy and key growth sectors
• Understanding of business support, innovation, skills, or regional economic development activity
• Experience working across partnership environments or public sector organisations
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Our Values
We are a values-driven organisation, and we’re looking for people who share our commitment to:
Lifting our region – putting people and place first
Working together – building strong, collaborative partnerships
Making an impact – turning ideas into meaningful outcomes
Being human – valuing diversity and connecting authentically
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Why Join Us?
At EMCCA, you’ll be part of a forward-thinking organisation working to create a more prosperous, sustainable, and fairer region. You’ll have the opportunity to shape partnerships and sector activity that deliver meaningful impact for businesses, communities, and the wider regional economy.
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For an informal conversation about the role, please contact Lucie Andrews, Head of Business Growth and Sector Engagement.
Closing Date: 21/06/2026
Interview Date: 30/06/2026
Grade: F16
Directorate: Strategy and Inclusive Growth
Location: East Midlands
Contract: Permanent
Salary: £44,075 - £49,282
About the Role
The East Midlands Combined County Authority (EMCCA) has an ambitious vision to deliver inclusive growth and maximise the benefits of mayoral devolution across the region.
We are seeking a Sector Engagement Lead to join our Stakeholder Engagement team within the Strategy and Inclusive Growth Directorate. Working alongside an existing Sector Engagement Lead, you will lead engagement with businesses and stakeholders across the Health and Life Sciences and Creative and Digital sectors, helping to strengthen some of the region’s most important high-growth industries.
This is an exciting opportunity to work at the heart of regional economic growth, supporting collaboration between businesses, partners, education providers, and public sector organisations to drive innovation, investment, productivity, and high-value employment opportunities across the East Midlands.
________________________________________
What You’ll Be Doing
As a Sector Engagement Lead, you will:
• Build strong relationships with businesses, trade bodies, sector networks, universities, and partner organisations across the Health and Life Sciences and Creative and Digital sectors
• Develop and support cluster activity plans that promote innovation, business support, investment, and growth
• Work collaboratively across EMCCA and the wider Place team to champion sector priorities and identify opportunities for partnership working and project development
• Promote EMCCA business support programmes and connect businesses to wider regional growth opportunities
• Support the development of sector-focused skills and careers activity, encouraging greater awareness of opportunities within priority industries
• Provide insight, research, and analysis to support strategic decision-making and sector development activity
• Contribute to engagement activity that strengthens productivity, resilience, and innovation across the regional economy
• Work with internal and external stakeholders to ensure sector priorities are reflected within wider economic growth programmes and initiatives
________________________________________
What We’re Looking For
Essential Skills & Experience
• Experience in stakeholder engagement and relationship management
• Previous background in business support, sector engagement, partnership working, or economic development
• Strong communication and influencing skills with the ability to engage a wide range of stakeholders
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities and deliver outcomes
• Experience working collaboratively with businesses, education providers, trade bodies, and public sector partners
• Ability to develop effective working relationships and support collaborative projects and initiatives
• Degree-level qualification or equivalent relevant experience
Desirable
• Knowledge of the East Midlands economy and key growth sectors
• Understanding of business support, innovation, skills, or regional economic development activity
• Experience working across partnership environments or public sector organisations
________________________________________
Our Values
We are a values-driven organisation, and we’re looking for people who share our commitment to:
Lifting our region – putting people and place first
Working together – building strong, collaborative partnerships
Making an impact – turning ideas into meaningful outcomes
Being human – valuing diversity and connecting authentically
________________________________________
Why Join Us?
At EMCCA, you’ll be part of a forward-thinking organisation working to create a more prosperous, sustainable, and fairer region. You’ll have the opportunity to shape partnerships and sector activity that deliver meaningful impact for businesses, communities, and the wider regional economy.
________________________________________
For an informal conversation about the role, please contact Lucie Andrews, Head of Business Growth and Sector Engagement.
Closing Date: 21/06/2026
Interview Date: 30/06/2026
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