Job reference REQ03806
Date posted: 27/01/2025
Application closing date: 07/02/2025
Location: The Quays
Salary: £36,124.00 - £39,513.00 per annum
Package: Generous holiday entitlement, Employee Assistance Programme, Local Government Pension Scheme with 22.4% employer contributions, discounted gym membership with Celtic Leisure and excellent development opportunities
Contractual hours: 37
Basis: Full time
Job category/type: Administration and Business Support
Job Description
If you intend on applying for this position via a secondment opportunity, you must seek approval from your current manager before submitting an application form.
We are currently looking for an experienced Business Grants Officer – Maternity Cover to join our team to support the Tata Transition Programme Lead in the planning, managing, delivering and monitoring of grant applications as part of the Council’s role as Accountable Body in delivering the Tata Transition Board’s funds.
The successful candidate will play a key role in supporting the Economic Development team and the TSUK Programme Management Office to deliver the Council’s recently approved Tata Steel UK Transition Fund project.
The £80 million support fund is being provided by UK Government through the cross-government Tata Steel / Port Talbot Transition Board to support workers and businesses affected by Tata Steel's move to greener steelmaking and the regeneration of Port Talbot.
The Economic Development team will be managing four business support grants: a self-employment and start-up fund, business resilience fund, business growth fund, and supply chain transition fund.
Main Duties
* Manage the collection, monitoring and reporting of outputs, outcomes, and budget spend for the Grant Funds.
* Maintain appropriate documentation to support the application process and provide guidance to potential applicants.
* Ensure recognised governance, management systems, processes and methods are applied to the delivery of the funds in accordance with GDPR regulations.
* Set up and monitor financial and legal compliance systems to support delivery of the Funds in collaboration with Finance and Legal Departments.
Experience Required
You will have experience of/in:
* Successful project management.
* The delivery and administration of business grant schemes.
* Using Customer Relationship Management (CRM) systems to record activity, monitor progress and report outputs.
* Working with and providing advice and guidance to new and existing businesses.
Ideally, You Will Have
* A relevant degree, equivalent professional qualification, or experience in the field of delivering and managing grants.
This is a great opportunity to join the Council’s Economic Development Team to support them in delivering an ambitious, transformational funding and business support programmes across Neath Port Talbot.
The Team has a strong reputation for working with local businesses to help them realise their ambitions for development, growth and job creation and is central in delivering the Council’s “Recover, Reset, Renew” Corporate Plan 2022-2027.
If you think that you have the necessary experience and qualifications for this role and the enthusiasm and confidence to support our local residents and businesses to achieve their full potential, we would love to hear from you.
Funding for this post has been secured from the UK Government’s Shared Prosperity Fund for a period of 2 years.
Application Process
For an informal discussion, please contact Julie Davies on:
Phone: 07977 396683 or Email: j.davies1@npt.gov.uk
You can apply online via the NPT Council jobs page www.npt.gov.uk/jobs.
Neath Port Talbot Council is totally committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Welsh Language skills are not required for this post.
Applications may be submitted in Welsh; applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.
We offer a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates who have a disability and armed forces veterans.
At Team NPT, we all work together to serve the people, communities and businesses of Neath Port Talbot.
We are committed to providing training opportunities and the professional development of all our employees.
We look forward to welcoming you to Team NPT.
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