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Place Projects Officer (Pershore & Broadway)
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Malvern Hills and Wychavon District Councils,
Place Projects Officer
Permanent, 37 hours per week
£35,412 - £39,152 (Pay Award Pending)
Wychavon’s Economic Development team delivers a wide range of business support and economic development services, including town centre and rural regeneration, commercial property investment, tourism, event, and skills support. The team plays a crucial role in responding to economic challenges such as Covid, flooding, and large-scale redundancies, as well as taking advantage of new business opportunities.
We work extensively with local businesses and communities, as well as key stakeholders such as the Local Enterprise Partnership, County Council, Worcestershire Growth Hub, Job Centre Plus, colleges, and local chambers of trade.
The team currently supports the delivery of a range of major business park developments (Worcester 6, Vale Park), The Pillar (a serviced office scheme), town centre and tourism investment programmes, and a range of business and skills/training grants.
Wychavon District Council commissioned the production of three Town Centre Investment Prospectuses – one each for Droitwich Spa, Evesham, and Pershore. The prospectuses propose a 20-year vision for each town centre and feature a mix of physical redevelopment and perception projects.
To support the delivery of the objectives within the prospectus documents, we have since helped create Place Boards to deliver our vision for each town centre. Roles have been created within the Economic Development team to enable it to be better placed to respond to the new challenges and economic landscape facing our district. In supporting and driving economic growth in our three economic centres and our tourism and visitor economy across the district, the aim is to build on our successful record and to do so in a coordinated and strategic manner.
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We are currently looking for an experienced and driven individual to become the Place Projects Officer covering Pershore and Broadway. You will have responsibility for promoting economic growth in the town and its surrounding areas under the supervision and coordination of the Place Projects Manager. You will be the council’s lead day-to-day project officer on multiple physical development projects as well as tourism, marketing, and events relevant to their area of responsibility. They will develop and support the Pershore Place Board and work with the chair and members to implement the annual action plan which prioritizes projects relevant to the town and its economy.
About You
The successful candidate will:
- Have relevant experience working in an Economic Development, Tourism, and/or Marketing role, ideally in local government
- Have proven experience of partnership working and delivering joint projects
- Understand and have sensitivity to community leadership issues and have the willingness to participate and lead on partnership/community focused initiatives on behalf of the Council
- Have demonstrable leadership skills and experience of managing relationships with stakeholders and diverse and potentially conflicting interests
- Be able to develop and motivate a diverse group of stakeholders and a diverse range of projects
- Be able to communicate effectively with colleagues, members, staff, and customers both verbally and in writing
This role requires you to travel around the district, to areas where public transport is limited. A Full clean driving licence and access to a vehicle is essential or access to private travel arrangements.
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What We Can Offer
Our staff are at the heart of what we do, and as a result, we are always looking to recruit, develop, and retain the very best talent we can find. So, as well as a rewarding career, we offer a range of attractive benefits, such as:
- Excellent pension scheme with employer contributions
- Generous annual leave entitlement with options to purchase additional annual leave
- Committed training programme and development opportunities
- Onsite nursery with 20% staff discount
- Discounted Gym and swim membership
- Health and Wellbeing support and a Free Employee Assistance scheme including access to counselling services
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Employee Discounts with a range of companies including EE and the Kaarp discount scheme
We are an employer that values face-to-face communication, collaboration, and connection, therefore all our roles have an office-based requirement with some agile working as part of the role.
Please note: Wychavon District Council does not currently offer sponsorship for candidates without the Right to Work in the UK.
To discuss the post or for further information, please call Steve Knight, Place Projects Manager on 07989 509915 or Shawn Riley, Head of Economic Development on 01386 565518.
Closing date: Sunday 2 August 2026
Interview date: Tuesday 11 August 2026
Please note if we experience a high intake of applications, we may close the role and interview for the position sooner than advertised.
Attached documents
- Job Description
- We Are Wychavon Plan
- Employee Benefits
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