The Sustainable Business & Communities Team is responsible for the Kent Environment Strategy implementation plan with our partners to achieve outcomes for Kent’s environment, health and the economy and further embed across KCC’s corporate policies, strategies and commissioning.

The post will be based within the Sustainable Business Team which enables the growth of the Low Carbon Environmental Goods (LCEGS) sector by supporting eco-innovative companies to ensure an increasing supply and awareness of these goods and services. The Sustainable Business Team also work to increase SME competitiveness by providing advice, support and grants to reduce operational costs through resource efficiency and business resilience and to enhance their eco credentials.

To achieve this the Sustainable Business Team delivers projects that provide a consistent, accessible business support programme across the South East LEP area and beyond that helps businesses to optimise the use of resources and adopt eco-innovative and low carbon solutions in ways that improve business performance in terms of resilience, profitability and competitiveness, at the same time contributing to the protection and preservation of the environment.

We are looking for a well-organised individual with a strong background in compliance to undertake this role as there are many processes and procedures that the team needs to follow in order to ensure that we get the funding we need and to the right people. You will have excellent organisation and administrative skills, will need to be an excellent communicator as you will be working with people at different levels across a wide range of organisations, and excellent computer skills.

The Sustainable Business Team is part financed by the European Regional Development Fund Programme 2014 to 2020. The Department for Communities and Local Government is the managing authority for the European Regional Development Fund Programme, which is one of the funds established by the European Commission to help local areas stimulate their economic development by investing in projects which will support local businesses and create jobs. For more information visit www.communities.gov.uk/erdf

To view and download the job description and person specification for this role please click here.

For further information on this role please contact Christopher Seamark on 07917 639071.

Interview date(s): Week commencing 4th May 2020 (via Skype)

Closing date: 27th April 2020