Lesley Edwards Email and Phone Number

Programme Manager for the £22.5m Growing Places Fund on behalf of the Greater Birmingham & Solihull LEP. The fund has been developed as a revolving fund of which, £18m will be reinvested to enable the 'kick starting' of stalled development sites across the GBS LEP geography. Providing advice and guidance on external funding opportunities to the public, private and third sector Experienced in writing funding applications that support growth and employment e.g. Regional Growth Fund, Growing Places Fund, ERDF, Awards for All (Lottery Funding).

Project Manager - leading on the successful Single Pot funding application to Advantage West Midlands for £100m to develop Birmingham New Street Gateway which provided funds to create the atrium and wrap around facade. Team Leader (Birmingham) - developing the Regional Selective Assistance Review 2007-2013 included working with colleagues from across the region to develop a regional response to the DTI to retain assisted area status; to lead on developing the evidence to support the case for retaining assisted area status in Birmingham, which included reviewing the West Midlands local authority boundaries and the economic impact it would have on Birmingham if assisted area status was withdrawn. Bid writing - developing applications for the public, private and third sector.Programme development - contributing to the development of the long term strategies; developing governance procedures to support the delivery of funding programmes; analysisng evidence; appraising funding applications.