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Growth Hub Connector
Job Summary
Contract Type:
Temporary
Working Pattern:
Full time
Advert Start Date:
27/01/2025
Advert End Date:
21/02/2025 12:00
Salary:
N8 £39,513 - £43,693 per annum
Allowances:
n/a
Hours per week:
37
Job Category:
Other
Vacancy ID:
275499
Employment Location:
The Lumen, St James Boulevard, Newcastle upon Tyne plus remote working arrangements
Post Number:
NECA/25/009
Number of posts:
1
Closing date:
21 Feb
Further Information
The North East Combined Authority was formed on 7 May 2024. We’re led by an Elected Mayor and Cabinet and cover the seven local authority areas of County Durham, Gateshead, Newcastle, North Tyneside, Northumberland, South Tyneside and Sunderland.
Our purpose is to champion the full potential of our region. Collaborating with our partners and local authorities, we’ll create a better way of life by connecting communities, giving people the skills to succeed, and improving wellbeing for all, so that the North East is recognised as an outstanding place to live, work, visit and invest.
We are looking for an experienced, pro-active self-starter with commercial experience to join the North East Growth Hub team. Driven by a passion for helping businesses you will work with business leaders to help identify challenges and opportunities for growth and motivate leaders to engage with business support. Ideally, you will have experience of working within the digital, technology and creative sector or have demonstrative experience of developing a sector specialism by exhibiting a good level of understanding, networks and knowledge about businesses and partners operating in a specialised sector.
Building on the activities of our existing Growth Hub Connectors, the successful candidate will work with a diverse range of businesses to:
Objectively diagnose business resilience, barriers to growth and productivity
Offer independent and impartial brokerage to business support and finance solutions that will help businesses remove barriers, build resilience and implement their plans
Co-ordinate and facilitate group discussion with business leaders through peer networks and other shared best practice groups
Growth Hub Connectors are passionate about supporting businesses to fulfil their potential, they area trusted and impartial broker to business support and finance solutions and are drive solely by the needs of businesses.
The successful candidate will be an excellent communicator, experienced in business development and able to demonstrate an understanding of the drivers and barriers of business growth, improvement and resilience.
If you have the skills and qualities to succeed in this role and are committed to delivering the combined authority’s vision and values we look forward to hearing from you. If you would like an informal discussion, or further information about this role please contact Helen Lee, Growth Hub Programme Manager,
helen.lee@northeast-ca.gov.uk
or Colin Bell, Head of Service for Business Growth and Support on
colin.bell@northeast-ca.gov.uk
Please note this vacancy is fixed term until 31st March 2026.
For further information about the North East Combined Authority please see the authority’s website
www.northeast-ca.gov.uk
This recruitment is being led by Durham County Council on behalf of the North East Combined Authority.
PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL COMMUNICATION REGARDING YOUR APPLICATION FOR THIS POST WILL BE SENT TO THE EMAIL ADDRESS THAT YOU HAVE REGISTERED WITH NORTH EAST JOBS, INCLUDING YOUR INVITE TO INTERVIEW IF YOU ARE SHORTLISTED. PLEASE CHECK YOUR EMAIL AFTER THE CLOSING DATE FOR NOTIFICATION FROM
DONOTREPLY@NORTHEASTJOBS.ORG.UK
AS YOU WILL NOT BE NOTIFIED BY ANY OTHER MEANS. PLEASE ENSURE YOU CHECK YOUR JUNK MAIL.
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Supporting documents
North East CA Application Form Guidance.pdf
(187.59 KB)
North East CA Candidate Pack 2024.pdf
(2.65 MB)
FINAL JD PS Growth Hub Connector_Jan 25.docx
(71.71 KB)
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