Assistant Director – Economic Development and Regeneration

Salary: £70,366 - £81,732

Ensuring a sustainable legacy for Bolton

Imagine a diverse town full of contrasts, a strong identity and a population who are very proud to call it home. Its town centre is bustling, lively and is the focal point of a recently launched £1bn town centre masterplan – an ambitious regeneration programme creating employment, retail, housing and leisure opportunities. The economy is already thriving, high-quality education is evident and increasingly businesses are grown out of the university, based on high quality research and innovation. Our exciting infrastructure and employment initiatives such as Logistics North and ‘People’ services continue to deliver good outcomes. Engaging with our citizens and communities is paramount and our top class events programme provides fantastic opportunities for us to bring people together. We are home to the hugely popular Winter Festival, the regionally and nationally acclaimed, biggest and best Food and Drink Festival, Iron Man and Iron Kids attract competitors from around the globe and we have a wide range of exiting and stimulating cultural events. This is a truly welcoming place where people choose to study, work, invest and put down roots – Welcome to Bolton!

From solid foundations and innovative thinking we have created the Bolton 2030 vision, derived from pride in our place and the aspirations of local people, with a simple ambition at its heart; a borough in which our children will grow up in a vibrant place, built on robust cohesive communities, successful businesses and healthy residents.

To realise our ambitions, at pace, we need an Assistant Director of Economic Development and Regeneration to join us and experience the warmth of the Bolton Family – this isn’t just something we’ve recently invented; it’s been at the heart of our identity for more than a decade – it really is in our DNA! You will be responsible for our corporate property, major development projects, liaison with a wide range of stakeholders including developers and the investor community to be an ambassador for Bolton, promoting the borough as an investment opportunity and generally improving economic and social wellbeing outcomes for those living in, working in and visiting Bolton. You will promote a ‘One Council’ culture, working in partnership with internal colleagues, as well as promoting and strengthening external relationships outside the borough.

If you have a proven track record within corporate property, can evidence your experience of leading major development projects with successful outcomes, leading teams to a high level of achievement and innovation within the context of regeneration, then we would like to hear from you. You should evidence your effective partnership working in place shaping, to deliver inter-organisational strategic objectives and improve outcomes for communities. All underpinned by a good understanding of local government working.

This is a fantastic opportunity to play a leading role in the Bolton story and to be part of our unique Bolton Family #TeamBolton, ensuring that our residents and businesses become increasingly active, connected and prosperous. For more information please click on ‘Apply’ or contact our advising consultants at GatenbySanderson, Philip Emms on 0113 205 6078 or Rachel Cox on 0113 205 6068.

Closing date: Monday 18 November 2019

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