Programme Officer

The Borderlands Programme Officer is an exciting opportunity to join a small, high-profile team working across the south of Scotland and north of England. We are delivering over £452m of investment through our cross-border Borderlands Inclusive Growth Deal. This is a chance to be part of something unique which will make a different to the lives of the over one million people living across our area.

In this role you will be working to support the delivery of the Deal, engaging with a wide range of varied projects to ensure receipt of performance and claim information, collation and checking of this and preparations for payment and wider reporting. You will also lead on the appraisal of project applications within our four programmes of activity to ensure applications are complete and meet the requirements set for the funding.

The role will suit someone with an eye for detail, a proactive focus on delivery, flexible and with the ability to build strong working relationships. You will be working with projects at all stages of development and delivery so will suit someone who is adaptable but maintains a high-level of accuracy in their work.

Through the Deal you will be working on both large capital projects of up to £50m as well as smaller community-led projects across our four themes giving a breadth of work across rural development, skills, energy, digital, place, natural capital, and destination attraction and with a range of public, private and voluntary sector organisations.

We work across an area covering 10% of the UK and are therefore have a hybrid working model.

You have the opportunity to work from home, with travel to projects and meetings but will also be allocated the nearest partnership Council headquarters (Carlisle, Dumfries, Kendal, Newton St Boswell and Morpeth) as a base where you are also able to work from.

REQUIREMENTS OF THE JOB

To succeed in the role you will need:

• A strong eye for detail and accuracy and ability to process both written and numeric information.
• An ability to maintain clear and accurate records which can easily be used by a wide range of audiences.
• Experience of working with a range of people and organisations quickly developing strong relationships.
• The ability to attend meetings across the Borderlands areas, for example a full valid UK driving licence.

For further information about this role, please contact Chris Edwards (Principal Programme Officer) via email; chris.edwards@borderlandsgrowth.com