Economic Development Assistant - Projects and Comms

Fixed Term until the 31st March 2028
Full Time 37 hours per week

INTERNAL ONLY (Devon County Council Employees Only)

Devon County Council is seeking a proactive and enthusiastic team member to support the County Council’s identified priority and growth sectors. The role will work in a project engaging employers in a range of skills and employment training programmes.

The Skills service area (within Economy and Skills) is a dynamic team delivering skills projects for Devon's emerging or priority economic sectors. We work collaboratively to enable social mobility for Devon's residents and support our region's organisations and businesses to develop and grow through skills policy implementation.

As a member of the Economy and Skills Service, you will play a vital part in strengthening our economy, encouraging new business growth and supporting a thriving county. The successful candidate will be a key part of the Train 4 Tomorrow Skills Bootcamps team. Their tasks will include:

• Mobilisation, implementation and monitoring for the Train 4 Tomorrow Skills Bootcamps project under the supervision and guidance of the teams Economic Development Officer(s).
• To provide data management, monitoring and evaluation capacity, using Excel, Word and Power Bi.
• To work in partnership with colleagues and external partners to coordinate the promotion of and delivery of a range of skills, employment and training activities.
• Maintenance of team websites, targeted social media campaigns and development of content for newsletters and press releases.
• To lead and execute assigned communications and marketing activities of relevant projects and programmes taken forward by the Employment and Skills team.

For an informal discussion please contact Polly Frost Polly.Frost@devon.gov.uk

How to apply
Please ensure when completing your application form that you provide a supporting statement which demonstrates how you meet the essential and desirable criteria as described in the person specification of the job description. Applications may not be taken forwards if the supporting statement is not adequately completed.

Internal Applicants, please note: If you are an existing DCC employee, please use your iTrent Employee Self Service (ESS) details to log in and apply.

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