Inclusive Economy Manager - Healthy Working Life Delivery

People Contacts

• Lead teams based in multiple locations through change and continuous improvement.
• Lead on the development of strategic and operational partnerships locally, regionally, nationally and
• internationally, building a collaborative environment,
• mutual trust and respect between key partners, bringing together local, regional and national
• stakeholders.
• Convene partners and other partnership groups as appropriate.

Technical Duties

• Lead the development of evidence led activity in the region to achieve the outcomes as set out in the
• Economic Strategy as relates to your function.
• To develop evidence led business cases and oversee an implementation plan based on the specific
• projects, resources, timescales and project controls.
• Based on robust intelligence, develop new initiatives to meet strategic priorities and secure the
• required resources to successfully deliver them.
• Oversee detailed mapping exercise of the current and future opportunities, using existing evidence
• and scoping the commissioning of new research, where required.
• To lead the development, implementation and delivery/commissioning of activities that complement
• local initiatives across the region.
• Oversee the delivery of major strategic programmes.
• To convene and lead working groups, as required, to deliver the priorities of your function.
• To work collaboratively with partners focused on the different stages of the pipeline, developing
• strong and productive relationships with all key stakeholders in the region.
• To actively link outputs and opportunities from national policy to secure improvements that support a
• positive impact in your function area.
• Support the identification of opportunities for funding of Combined Authority capital and revenue
• programmes through Central Government bidding rounds, and support the development of
• alternative funding mechanisms.
• Engage, communicate and build relationships with colleagues from a diverse range of organisations
• and varying levels of seniority.
• Provide excellent written reports and verbal presentations to different audiences and levels of
• seniority ensuring engagement and consultation opportunities for the development of programmes.

Financial

• Identifies funding streams to support future delivery.
• Influences the funding streams held by partners to ensure reduced duplication and fragmentation and
• increased alignment to regional partner ambitions.
• Leads project or programme specific procurement and commissioning exercises as required,
• ensuring that activity represents value for money.

Impact and Influence

• Leads on the design, delivery, coordination and development of evidence based policy and
• programmes through the engagement of a wide range of identified stakeholders to ensure the
• opportunity for the region is maximised.
• Secures commitment and support to the agenda from a range of external stakeholders, both local
• and national, directly influencing the support available in the region.
• Provide direct support to senior politicians and business leaders on key issues, ensuring they remain
• well briefed and UpToDate on key challenges and opportunities in advance of decision making
• panels and boards.
• Develop strategic relationships with decision makers in key regional businesses, ensuring a joined up
• approach to support and use influencing techniques to achieve optimum results.