Senior Economic Development Officer

One of Burnley Council’s strategic priorities is prosperity, and its Business Support Team prides itself in delivering a pro-active business and economic development service to support local business growth and attracting new investment to the town.

The team are looking for someone to assist with the implementation of the Councils’ key priorities and objectives aligned to its strategies, business support activities, business contact programme its inward investment services as well as delivering projects on the skills and employment agenda.

To be a successful candidate you must have experience of working with organisations that provide business advice and support. You must also have experience in maintaining and analysing computer-based systems to collate and interrogate data and run reports.

Effective communication skills are also essential as the role will in involve speaking/meeting with businesses who require support and who are looking to invest in Burnley. If you have the required skills and experience and want to be part of a successful proactive team, then we would like to hear from you.

We are responsible for providing a wide range of services that affect businesses and the lives of the people who live and work in Burnley. Developing your career through us is a way to make a real difference to people's lives at the same time as working in an environment where value and respect for diversity extends not just to those who use our services, but to our employees too.

For an informal discussion on the content of the job description or person specification, please contact Kath Hudson on 01282 477211 or Samantha Smallridge on 01282 475873.