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Location/Work Base: TBA
Flexible working from any location, including home, office, or other buildings. Expected to work in Llandrindod Wells 2 days a week.
About the role:
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Inward Investment Lead to join Powys County Council. Working closely with the Head of Service and team of directors. A core inward investment background is essential but also a broad skill set and a willingness to get stuck in beyond their immediate area of expertise on novel and fast paced programmes. This role involves directing a combination of local authority, business and Government partners to focus on economic growth by creating jobs, boosting skills, and accelerating the region’s commitment to decarbonisation and Net Zero through, for example, low carbon energy investments.
At the heart of this post will be maximising the growth potential of Powys. Powys encompasses 25% of Wales’ land mass and is strategically located across the spine of Wales. There is significant room for growth across the county for accelerating regeneration, increasing skills and training opportunities and supporting local businesses to develop and grow as well as attracting inward investment.
We are looking to capitalise and innovate on the region’s rural, commercial and industrial strengths, including advanced manufacturing, automotive, nature-based economies, logistics and energy.
We are committed to attracting global investment, growing our existing companies and innovation in region, thus driving up skills and employment.
Our primary objective is to grow investment into the region – with a particular focus on collaboration with partners. The development of our investment strategy is critical.
The Inward Investment Lead would be responsible for this – working closely with the Head of Service and Corporate Leadership Team to realise Powys' potential.
This is a challenging and high-profile role, requiring a broad and strong skill set. As part of a small team, you will need to show initiative and be confident working with a fair degree of autonomy. We are also looking for people who can work effectively as part of a team and are willing to “muck in” to help drive economic investment in Powys.
In particular, you will be:
- Experienced working in inward investment and in managing investor relations
- Confident with high profile and demanding investors
- Strong at partnership working with senior stakeholders across the public and private sector, brokering deals between multiple parties and leveraging maximum support through partner organisations.
- Focused on delivering results and getting deals over the line, prioritising your time effectively given the limited resources available.
- Highly skilled in written and oral communication, including preparing papers for Boards and presenting at conferences / investor pitches.
- Sectoral and/or regional experience is useful, and you will need to be able quickly to get up to speed in new fields and operate credibly with sector experts.
- We are also interested in candidates with a commercial property development background although this is not a pre-requisite.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: £58,786.00-£63,100.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Free parking
- Work from home
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Llandrindod Wells LD1 5LG
Application deadline: 04/07/2025
