Are you able to establish excellent stakeholder relationships and communicate effectively with a wide range of partners? We would love to hear from you if you are.
WHAT IS INVOLVED?
You will be required to manage inward investment and sector development services for Business Durham, including identifying and attracting inward investment opportunities, relationship building and engagement, lead generation and marketing. You will respond to inward investment enquiries, project managing enquiries through to completion, and providing aftercare services to businesses locating into County Durham; while utilising the strengths of the existing business community to drive business growth amongst key opportunity sectors.
We encourage you to contact Kerry Walker, Business Growth Director via email at kerry.walker@durham.gov.uk to arrange an informal discussion about the role.
WHAT WILL I NEED?
You will need a degree or equivalent in a relevant business related discipline and/or be able to demonstrate extensive relevant experience.
You should have recent experience of engaging, developing and managing business relationships and of engaging with and supporting inward investors.
You will need an awareness of the commercial property market in the County and an understanding of how sector development activities can drive growth and job creation.
Please refer to the attached person specification for the full criteria.