Senior Enterprise and Growth Manager

About us at Hounslow

Hounslow Council is at the forefront of urban transformation, pioneering a comprehensive Business Case for Growth that aims far beyond mere economic development. Our initiative is a blueprint for vibrant, sustainable communities that harness the full potential of our borough. Through strategic regeneration from Feltham to the Golden Mile and Brentford, we're unlocking opportunities, attracting investment, and creating thousands of new homes and jobs.  

Our ambitious plans include delivering 28,800 new homes by 2041, crucially addressing housing shortages and building lively community hubs. We're not just providing housing; we're enhancing local economies and social outcomes, directly tackling issues of housing unaffordability and tenure disparity with the Opportunity Hounslow programme.  

This pivotal moment in our history is about turning challenges into opportunities, ensuring Hounslow stands as a beacon of inclusive and sustainable growth aligned with government agendas. We're looking for passionate individuals to join us in this journey. Be part of our mission to make Hounslow a place where everyone can thrive. Embrace the chance to impact real change and grow with a leading council dedicated to community and innovation.

About the role

Reporting into the Assistant Director for Inward Investment and Local Economy, this externally-focused role will lead on promoting and delivering inclusive local enterprise and growth, targeting the borough’s key sectors including the creative economy and logistics. You will lead a team dedicated to fostering local business growth and economic development and be skilled at stakeholder management. A chance to innovate, you will implement a renewed sector-based approach to local enterprise, providing tangible benefits to businesses including a package of business support. You will collaborate with partners across key growth areas such as the Great West Corridor and strengthen ties with public sector bodies and private sector partners to drive growth in key areas and sectors.

About you

You will bring considerable, demonstrable experience and success of working within the arena of enterprise, growth and business support. You will bring expertise supported by strong analytical, project and programme management skills, as well as a track record of financial competency in managing budgets.  With sound commercial acumen, you will demonstrate a good understanding of the business support and external funding landscape and securing external funding.  You will have proven experience of developing networks and building relationships with key sector groups, local businesses, developers, relevant stakeholders and highly developed marketing and business support skills.

Be a part of our mission to create a thriving business environment in Hounslow. Apply now!

About our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

We live by five core values: Lead with Heart, Do New, Pass on the Power, Harness the Mix, and Be a Rock. All our work has equality, diversity and inclusion at its very heart, best articulated in “Harness the Mix”. It's about breaking down barriers between our parts and people and unlocking the problem-solving power of our amazing mix of minds. We serve a diverse community, we have a diverse workforce and we are committed to being an inclusive employer.

We work hard to create representation across our workforce and leadership community, we have thriving employee network groups and our learning and development programmes help us lead, model and breathe ways of working that eliminate inequality, inequity, injustice and bias.

As part of this and under our commitments as a Disability Confident Employer, we make reasonable adjustments to accommodate our candidates. There’s space for you to tell us what you need within our application form.

For a confidential conversation about this role, please contact our retained consultants at Penna: Delina Teklehaymanot at Delina.Teklehaymanot@penna.com  or 07752 791 517.

For further information on the exciting work currently underway and planned please visit: www.opportunityhounslow.com

Closing date: Midnight, Sunday 8^th June 2025 

Interviews: 23^rd June 2025