WYCA 76
Business Funding Advisor
Grade I
SP 1-4 £26,402 - £30,571
Based in Leeds City Centre with travel across Leeds City Region
Please note: It is WYCA policy to recruit at SP1 for all appointments. Incremental increase to top of grade on an annual basis.
Are you passionate about making a difference in the Leeds City Region? Do you want to work with growing businesses looking to create jobs and improve productivity in the Region?
As a Business Funding Advisor, you will provide advice to businesses of all sizes who are considering locating or expanding their existing presence in the Leeds City Region. You will advise businesses on the support that is available in the City Region, particularly access to capital grant funding. You will support businesses through the application and approval processes for grant support, as well as monitoring projects to ensure contractual targets are achieved.
You will have a good working knowledge of the business support landscape, be a confident communicator with experience in project delivery and working with a wide range of stakeholders, particularly businesses.
This is a varied role which will suit a flexible individual, proficient at managing multiple projects and working with a range of partners in the public and private sectors.
For more information about the work of WYCA, please visit www.westyorks-ca.gov.uk
Please contact Lorna Holroyd or Sam Lewis for further information about the role on (Lorna) 07973 980654 or email Lorna.Holroyd@westyorks-ca.gov.uk. Or (Sam) 0113 348 1835 Samuel.Lewis@westyorks-ca.gov.uk
West Yorkshire Combined Authority (WYCA) has a flexible and encouraging approach to helping you achieve your best work/life balance and career goals with a range of benefits including a local government career average pension scheme, a free countywide travel MCard (zone 1-5) and flexitime working scheme.
We encourage applications from everyone regardless of age, race, gender, religion or beliefs, disability, gender identity or sexual orientation.
To submit your application form online please visit
http://www.westyorks-ca.gov.uk/jobs/ by 9th October 2017
Interviews will be held on 16th October 2017.
If you have not heard from us within 4 weeks of the closing date please assume that you have not been successful on this occasion. Candidates will be notified of invitation to interview by e-mail.
No Agencies please.
Candidate information will be retained by WYCA for 12 months unless you make a request for this to be deleted.