COMM ENT 2086 - G5 Town Centre Regeneration Manager (609501) - 2086-412410746

INTERNAL APPLICANTS MUST APPLY VIA OPPORTUNITY MARKETPLACE AND COMPLETE THEIR SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS EITHER VIA THE ME TAB ON FUSION PRIOR TO STARTING THE APPLICATION FORM OR BY CLICKING ON THE LINK AS PART OF THE APPLICATION PROCESS IN THE SECTION OF THE FORM TITLED “REVIEW SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS” Location: Council Offices, Almada Street, Hamilton, ML3 0AA Hours: 35 per week Work Pattern: Monday - Thursday 8.45am - 4.45pm and Friday 8.45am - 4.15pm Salary: £65,148 - £77,959 This post is temporary until March 2028 South Lanarkshire Council's Enterprise and Sustainable Development services are looking to recruit an Economic Development Manager to join their team. Do you have the drive to deliver services in new and innovative ways? Are you passionate about creating better places and a greener, more sustainable future for communities and the environment? South Lanarkshire Council is seeking an Economic Development Manager to lead our Economic Development Team to help drive positive change within South Lanarkshire. You will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of communities across South Lanarkshire, working collaboratively with stakeholders to deliver regeneration across the Council and within our communities. Supporting the economy through the work of the economic development service is a key Council priority. Major projects including the delivery of town centre masterplans, city deal infrastructure projects, inward investment and working closely with all our communities and businesses are key to this success. The council are working to deliver transformational change in partnership with groups and organisations to achieve our common goals on behalf of communities. The work of our economic development service across all our towns and communities is extensive and continuing to grow in reaction to the many challenges faced in the economy. Based within Community and Enterprise Resources, with a Council wide influence, the opportunity has arisen for a forward-thinking Economic Development Manager to help set and maintain our strategic direction within this agenda, alongside leading a small team of experienced and dedicated economic development professionals. You’ll have a genuine commitment to economic development with the dedication and drive to really make a difference. You’ll have experience in economic development and physical regeneration disciplines with great leadership and communication skills to engage and inspire others to achieve the Council’s ambitions for our town centres. You’ll be able to navigate through challenges and obstacles with determination to find solutions. We would welcome the opportunity to provide informal discussions with interested applicants. Please contact mailto:Alison.brown@southlanarkshire.gov.uk"> style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"> Alison.brown@southlanarkshire.gov.uk to discuss. Please answer the following questions on a separate sheet and upload with your application: Please provide details of how your skills and experience align to the essential requirements for this position. Please describe an organisational change project you have delivered and detail how your contribution and approach ensured the successful delivery of outcomes. Provide an example when you have demonstrated leadership in developing and delivering strategic programmes and detail the successful outcomes you achieved. Please evidence some concrete examples of successful service outcomes that you have been responsible for delivering through partnership working Candidates should provide original and authentic responses to all questions within the application form. The use of artificial intelligence (AI), automated tools, or other third-party assistance to generate, draft, or significantly modify responses is strongly discouraged. By submitting your application, you confirm that all answers are your own work, reflect your personal knowledge, skills and experience, and have not been solely produced or altered by AI or similar technologies. Failure to comply with this requirement may result in your application being withdrawn from the application process. View the Economic">https://www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk/downloads/file/17946/comm_-_economi… Development Manager job profile Please apply online - All correspondence will be via your email address. Preferred candidates identified after the selection event process will be required to assist the recruitment team, if need be, to ensure timely completion of recruitment checks. If recruitment checks are not completed within a reasonable timescale you may automatically be withdrawn from this position. Canvassing of Elected Members or employees of South Lanarkshire's Council directly or indirectly in connection with any appointment within the Council shall disqualify the applicant. Foreign Police Check Candidates should be able to detail any gaps in employment and provide a foreign police check where applicable for any periods living or working abroad. Equal Opportunities and Armed Forces Community Covenant South Lanarkshire Council is an Equal Opportunities employer and encourages applications from all members of the community. As a user of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum competency/behaviour requirements for the position. South Lanarkshire Council is committed to providing support to members of the armed forces, veterans and their families which is set out in the Armed Forces Community Covenant. Veterans are guaranteed an interview who meet the minimum requirements for the position. Please note we do not accept CVs, any submitted will be disregarded. If you require to submit additional information to support your application, please upload this under supporting documents. https://ars2.equest.com/?response_id=1c1ff8e279148b9d7335828ca6046be5&v… ; alt=" " width="1" height="1"/>

Location: Chantinghall, GB

Posted Date: 8/8/2025