UKSPF Project Officer Economic Growth and Sustainability

Job Description

This position is only open to Internal applicants currently working in Brent Council.

Salary range: Salary range: £43,299 - £46,512 p.a. inc. London weighting
Contract: Fixed term - 12 months

Hours of work: 36 hours per week

Location: Civic centre and other locations from time to time

Brent is a tremendously vibrant London borough where the iconic arch of Wembley Stadium dominates the skyline. Spanning both inner and outer London, it is a borough of huge contrasts in terms of its economic, environmental, ethnic and social make up. Brent's diversity is evident to all who visit our borough and our long history of ethnic and cultural diversity has created a place that is truly unique and valued by those who live and work here.

The council is pursuing a far-reaching transformation agenda that better meets the needs of our community so it is an exciting time to join us.

The Post

We are looking for a highly motivated individual to support delivery of the Council's Economic Growth and Community Wealth Building initiatives for the economic development of the borough, with a focus on the UK Shared Prosperity Fund Programme (UK SPF) and communication and engagement with local businesses.

As Project Officer, you will work within the Regeneration Service, with departments across the council, and report to the Greater London Authority, to support the delivery of UK SPF funded projects which will support local businesses, communities and place, and people and skills, and must be completed by 31st March 2026. Engagement an relations with local businesses will be fundamental to your work, to develop and sustain effective working relations and encourage them to participate in Council and third-party business support programmes and seminars, Community Wealth Building training and activities, and networking events.

The Person

The successful candidate will have a good knowledge and understanding of economic development, business or social policy, the opportunities and challenges for business growth in an outer London context, and the role Brent Council has to play in supporting local businesses and Community Wealth Building.

You will be focused, organised and positive, to ensure project delivery remains on track. You will maintain communications and develop excellent working relationships with fellow team members, cross departmentally, local businesses and external stakeholders. You will have strong organisational, written and verbal communication, and interpersonal skills, with good attention to detail.

Closing date: 6 August 2025 (23:59)

Additional Information

If you are interested in applying for this job, please start by clicking the "Apply Now" button below. You must provide a supporting statement as part of your application that clearly shows how you meet the criteria on the Person Specification. We will accept a CV in support of your application, however, you should still provide a supporting statement.

This position is only open to current employees of Brent Council or Temporary Agency Workers currently working in Brent Council. External candidates are not permitted to apply for internal only roles. Forwarding 'internal only' roles to external candidates may lead to disciplinary action being taken.

Brent Council values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this and therefore encourage applications from all sections of the community. We positively encourage all applicants to self-identify their characteristics in the diversity survey section in the application.

We are committed to safer recruitment and safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants should be aware that posts working with children, young people and vulnerable adults are subject to an Enhanced DBS check as well as other employment clearances.

The information we collect from you will be shared with Cifas who will use it to prevent fraud, other unlawful or dishonest conduct, malpractice, and other seriously improper conduct. Further details of how your information will be used by us and Cifas and your data protection rights, can be found here.

Brent has a positive approach to flexible working.

As a disability confident employer Brent welcomes applications from people with all disabilities, including "non-visible" disabilities and mental health conditions. We will interview any disabled applicant who meets the essential criteria. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made to any part of the recruitment process due to your disability, please contact us on [email protected]

Job Description