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Leading the The Partnership and Engagement Team building on the established focus of engagement and promotion of the City with businesses, Business Improvement Districts, property owners, investors, residents, and workers to provide a programme of engagement, communication, and provision of services to support the delivery of the optimum environment for the City’s communities to flourish.

Managing the team that proactively seeks to engage with occupiers and developers in the Square Mile to ensure the optimum built environment for businesses to operate. As part of this service I am responsible for:- Undertaking extensive contact programs with both businesses and the property industry, providing guidance and assistance on any matters relating to occupational premises and the wider built environment.- promoting the City as a location to do business including running the City Centre and developing marketing strategies to engage with businesses and workers- responsible for the delivery of the Cheapside Business Alliance (BID) and Aldgate Connect BID Business Plan for a 5 year term and development of other strategic business partnerships- Working with the utility infrastructure providers to assist in the development of the optimum environment for business including development and management of the delivery of a Gigabit City Strategy for the Square Mile. Engaging strategically to ensure business plans deliver increased resilience and capacity to support the needs of business.- Working on Future City initiatives through the development of appropriate property and planning policies within the City Corporation to maintain the City as the pre-eminent international financial and business services centre.- Promoting development activity in the City through use of CPO and S203 (rights to light) powers

Negotiating with owners of buildings for alterations ranging from new shop fronts to comprehensive redevelopment for sites within the Square Mile. Processing of planning related applications and formulation of reports for consideration of the Planning Committee. I was involved in managing very complex development proposals across the full spectrum of building typology and uses and managed a number of planning inquiries