Growth Hub Grant Facilitator - 3 Positions available.

The UK Shared Prosperity Fund (SPF) will support the UK Government’s wider commitment to level up all parts of the UK. Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly will use the SPF investment to deliver ‘Good Growth’ that will move us towards a net zero economy where jobs pay at least the Real Living Wage and where nature recovery and strong communities mean everyone can start well, live well and age well.

The Growth Hub Grant Facilitator will be responsible for providing assistance to applicants to help them to meet the fund requirements and to improve the quality of their applications.

The Growth Hub Grant Facilitator will work with the Growth Hub Facilitation Lead, to ensure that there is good awareness of the Growth Hub Grant Programme and the wider Good Growth SPF Investment Plan and work with potential applicants and project leads in their areas to ensure that high quality applications come forward and that projects delivered under the Growth Hub Grant Programme are of a sufficiently high standard to ensure delivery of the ambitions articulated in the relevant Local Good Growth Delivery Frameworks which in turn will help to deliver the ambitions outlined in the Good Growth Investment Plan. This will include but is not limited to providing support to potential SPF applicants during open invitations to bid.

Key objectives for the role will include:

· Support the facilitation delivery function for the Growth Hub Grant Programme to ensure that it is understood locally and that funding opportunities are responded to compliantly, with sufficient quality and level of ambition

· Assist in the design and implementation of a programme of events to ensure awareness and participation in the Growth Hub Grant Programme

· Provide support and advice on the SPF funding requirements including application process, contracting, and delivery and grant claiming support

· Provide high quality delivery facilitation that supports local organisations, including through collaboration, to develop innovative project ideas and high-quality applications that respond to the ambitions set out in the CIoS Growth Hub Investment Plan

· Assist in the planning and commissioning of any external support

· Ensure relationships with internal and external partners and suppliers are effectively managed.

Three positions are available for this role. Further details can be found within the Role Profile linked below.

The Economy and Skills Service provides great opportunities and champions career and personal progression. We commit to providing a reward and benefits package to attract, motivate and reward our employees.

We offer a range of flexible working options to our staff. This helps provide our employees with a greater work/life balance whilst still ensuring that service needs are met. We are happy to talk about flexible working options as part of the recruitment process.

Whilst the location/work-base for this role has been specified our evolving ways of working means that the role may require you to also work remotely (e.g. from home/other locations). We will discuss this with you during the recruitment process.

Application

Please view the role profile here, your application will need to demonstrate how you meet the required criteria. Please ensure you answer all of the pre-screening questions in full, within the application form. Guidance on how to complete your application can be found here – The application process. Please do not upload any additional documentation in support of this application. Applications will be considered based on the screening questions and qualifications and experience details provided within the application form only. Any further attachments will not be considered when the recruiting managers are shortlisting for interview.

Fairness and inclusion are at the heart of our vision for Cornwall. In order to best serve our communities, we are striving to achieve a diverse workforce that is inclusive of all backgrounds, cultures and identities; e.g. race, disability, sex, gender, age, religion and sexual orientation. We are an equal opportunities and Disability Confident employer, and we will assess applicants on their merits.

Cornwall Council is committed to safeguarding and following safer recruitment principles to help make sure our staff and volunteers are suitable to work with children, young people and adults at risk. It’s a vital part of creating a safe and positive environment and making a commitment to keeping all service users safe from harm.

More information about working for Cornwall Council is available here.

We are happy to talk about flexible working options.