Economic Development Specialist - Senior Consultant or Principal Consultant

OverviewEconomic Development Specialist - Senior Consultant or Principal Consultant. Office location flexible: London, Manchester, Leeds, Birmingham, Hemel Hempstead. You will provide advice to clients seeking to deliver transformational change across economic growth, regeneration and net zero agendas. You will apply robust economic analysis to demonstrate how investments deliver impact for people and places, develop strategies and business cases, and lead reporting and presentation of complex analysis to senior-level clients.

Responsibilities

Provision of high-quality advice to clients including the preparation and delivery of reports and presentations

Managing project teams and budgets exercising effective financial and budgetary control

Leading work streams, ensuring that best practice techniques are applied consistently

Taking responsibility to lead economic analysis and economic impact modelling, interpret and review outputs and convey findings tailored to technical and non-technical audiences

Engaging with a diverse range of stakeholders from across different sectors through interviews and workshops, synthesising content into insightful findings

Contributing to the production and delivery of proposals related to our market area

Assisting in general business development initiatives

Taking part in training to develop both technical and consultancy skills

Qualifications

Be comfortable working in creative multi-disciplinary teams and provide positive contributions

Demonstrate a strong track record in the field of economic development and delivering economic analysis

Take responsibility for key tasks and workstreams, managing multiple deadlines in parallel

Demonstrate strong analytical skills as well as excellent written and verbal communication skills

Proven project management/delivery experience in an economic development environment

Benefits

Private medical insurance and health screening

Life assurance and group income protection

Company pension scheme

EAP and mental health first aiders

25 days annual leave and the ability to buy and sell leave days

Season Ticket Loan / Cycle to Work

Group Share Incentive Plan

Up to 5 days for volunteering activities

Discretionary bonus scheme based on annual compensation

Compensation and Work EnvironmentSteer is committed to ensuring that all its employees are compensated a fair, liveable wage. All initial compensation, regardless of location, may be subject to change as skills, abilities, internal equity and geographic location are taken into account. In addition to base salary, all employees will be eligible for an annual discretionary performance bonus. Steer reserves the right to pay more or less than the posted range and offer additional compensation. All Steer employees seeking a full-time opportunity are encouraged to spend 40% of their time either in office or on-site with clients. A typical work week is 40 hours; adjustments may be made for part-time opportunities.

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