Economic Development - Partnerships Manager
Current- Programme and grant management Setting up of Accountable Body function for Community Renewal Fund and UK SPF. Developing Investment Prospectus for UKSPF and engaging with partners and stakeholders. Development and programme management of a variety of business support programmes for PCC and HotSW LEP.- Strategy development, economic intelligence & policyDeveloping business theme for regional strategies, e.g., Productivity Strategy, Local Industrial Strategy. Plymouth Plan for Growth (Local Economic Strategy) refresh. Consulting and working with partners and stakeholders across the region. Analysing policy, providing advice and writing briefings, reports and recommendations. Responding to national and regional consultations. Producing economic dashboards and other outputs.- Partnership managementCreating strong partnerships with Government, national and European funders, local and regional stakeholders to deliver LEP and PCC programmes and priorities. Creating and facilitating successful bidding partnerships with partners nationally and internationally. Setting up and facilitating local and regional stakeholder groups. Organising consultations, webinars and briefings.- External fundingSuccessfully secured multi-million external funding, as lead or in partnership with partners from the public, private and VCSE sector. In-depth experience and knowledge about various funds, e.g., Coastal Communities Fund, National Lottery funds, Arts Council, Local Growth Fund, Interreg, ESIF, BEIS funding and other funds. - Operational lead for the Business theme for Heart of the South West Local Enterprise Partnership (HotSW LEP)Day-to-day leadership and programme management of the LEP’s Business theme projects across the region. Project appraisals to Green Book standard; recommending decisions to panel and creating successful working partnerships with partners to ensure delivery of projects. Programme Management of Growth Hub and associated business support.