Growth Hub Project and Finance Co-ordinator

In 2016 Nottingham City council won the "council of the year" award for the second time ~ the first council to do so. A big part of the success is our almost 8,000 staff, who all come from a variety of backgrounds. We are a good place to work, with award winning practices. This also means we are a good place to come from with this vacancy coming about as the postholder moves into a new role. One of our ways of working is to attract funding from external sources to help provide and improve services for Citizens. This includes improving the business environment creating good jobs for our citizens. Recently we have done well with attracting such including the funding (from the European Regional Infrastructure Fund (ERDF)) for this post which runs until the end of March 2019. The position has a starting salary is £31,601 rising to £33,437 after a year, subject to the satisfactory completion of a probation period. More information on our terms and conditions, including pay, annual leave, hours of work, and benefits, are in the application documents. This position is one of two we currently have vacant in the team coordinating the ERDF projects (we expect to have some more in the next few months). The other is the Project Coordinator (ERDF) - Biodiversity Infrastructure Improvement position. Both are open for applicants. As they both have the same Job Description and Person Specification, if you wish to be considered for both positions please complete one application form and put a statement to that effect on the top of your personal statement. The Project role The Growth Hub Project and Finance Coordinator role is to ensure that the processes, finances, and administration used, in the ERDF D2N2 Growth Hub project (www.D2N2growthhub.co.uk), by Nottingham City Council and partners, comply with ERDF and City Council regulations. The Growth Hub helps businesses grow through initial and in depth business support, signposting to other sources of help. The role is based at Loxley House in Nottingham with some travel for meetings or to support events. We are looking for someone who: - Has delivered the administration, and monitored the finances for multi partner projects, ensuring compliance with project rules, governance and funding body procedures - Is at home with keeping spreadsheet based straightforward budgets up to date - Puts together clear reports for partners and board members helping them to make good decisions - Has good stakeholder and partnership skills, supporting high quality work This role is located in a team of staff working on other ERDF projects, providing support to ensure that the highest possible standards are in place. Most days are in Loxley House but there is some travel to partners and events in the D2N2 area. This post is a readvertisement. Most people from the first time round were not successful because they did not follow the guidance for completing the form. When applying please look at the person specification and tell us how you meet the the points in it with examples from work, home , or lesiure activities. Tell us what you did and with what result. For informal enquiries please contact Aidan Jackson, Tel: 0115 8763150 Mob: 07908435332 Email: aidan.jackson@nottinghamcity.gov.uk We particularly welcome applicants from black, minority, ethnic communities and disabled people as they are currently under represented within our workforce. Nottingham City Council is open to conversations regarding flexible working options at the point of interview. If you have any technical issues completing your application form please contact escservicedesk@emss.org.uk We particularly welcome applicants from black, minority, ethnic communities and disabled people as they are currently under represented within our workforce.