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Inward Investment Lead Opportunity

***14 November Update – Applications Closed***

Do you have the skills and experience to help shape the economic prosperity of our area?
Inward Investment Lead
Heart of the South West Local Enterprise Partnership
Circa £42,500 plus benefits

Closing date for applications – 5pm 13 November

The Heart of the South West LEP is a strong business led partnership between the private sector, local authorities, universities and colleges. We already have a £750m investment pipeline to support our mission to see better productivity and prosperity across Devon, Plymouth, Somerset and Torbay.

We are seeking a lead for our inward investment activity to be part of our small team and work with local and national partners to grow the level of inward investment.

We work flexibly in the Cloud with hot desks across the area; a secondment or fixed term contract terms is on offer with the remuneration package including a LGPF pension.

If you are a successful and experienced economic development professional, believe you can make a difference to our area and enjoy working in a flexible partnership environment please visit here to obtain the recruitment briefing document.

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      David Ralph

      Chief Executive

      David Ralph started as Chief Executive of Heart of South West LEP at the beginning of June 2018. Previously, he had spent 5 years as CEO of the Derby, Derbyshire, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire (D2N2) LEP from 2013 where he oversaw the development of the D2N2 Strategic Economic Plan and sector strategies, 3 Growth Deals with HM Government to deliver a £1billion capital investment programme, securing and implementing £200m ESIF programme, the Derby and Nottingham Enterprise Zone, the D2N2 Skills Deal and Time for Innovation programme, community fund and led the executive team to develop the HS2 East Midlands hub. He was also closely involved in the proposed North Midlands Devolution Deal and one of the key architects in establishing the Midlands Engine, chairing the officer steering group. Whilst in this role David was a NED of the Nottingham Enterprise Zone, and Marketing NG, the Outer Estates Foundation and a Governor of Nottingham College and on the advisory Board of Nottingham Business School.

      Before the East Midlands, David was CEO of the Have Gateway Partnership working closely with local stakeholders including the ports of Felixstowe, Harwich and Ipswich and BT Adadastral Park across Suffolk and Essex and prior to that was Chief Exec of the Barton Hill New Deal for Communities programme in Bristol and the Nelm Development Trust in Norwich.

      David is a keen sailor, walker and trail runner.