Business Support Project Manager

The job itself

An exciting opportunity to work as a Business Support Project Manager has arisen within the Councils Business Support Services team, made up of Project Managers, Assistant Project Managers, Administrators and Business Advisers.

The team directly supports businesses and individuals in our region to set up new businesses as well as develop and grow existing businesses for the benefit of our economy. Along with directly supporting East Riding businesses, we work in partnership with Hull City Council and the Local Growth Hub (Part of the Hull and East Yorkshire Combined authority) to deliver a consistent service with the aim to:

• Stimulate sustainable business growth and innovation
• Promote networking and collaboration across the business community and with partners/ stakeholders
• Research and communicate up to date business intelligence
• Promote new business to business opportunities
• Create jobs

Working alongside existing Project Mangers the successful applicant will need to work collaboratively to continually develop the service to meet client needs in line with public service criteria and audit requirements to enhance the opportunity to access potential additional external funding.

To support this the candidates must have:

• excellent organisational and communication skills
• a clear working knowledge and project management experience within government funded business support programmes.
• A clear understanding of the current business support landscape and the current issues affecting local businesses
• ability to make strategic decisions to ensure the service meets organisational and service objectives

In addition, the role will have direct Line Manager responsibilities for a support team of seven (Assistant PM's & Administrators) who are responsible for the administrative, financial and digital processes work within the team.

It is a critical time for the service as it continues to navigate through a transition period of change, with funding streams now being managed by the Hull & East Yorkshire Combined Authority. Therefore, the postholder will be an integral part of managing and developing the service throughout this period of change and beyond.

Working across the East Riding of Yorkshire and Hull, primary base will be ergo, Bridgehead Business Park, Hessle working alongside the support team, with agile working also being available, where appropriate.

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Please read the job outline and person specification carefully to understand the actual key responsibilities of the role.