Economic Strategy Manager

Nottingham City Council, Leicestershire County Council, East Midlands Group

Job Location:

Nottingham - UK

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 22 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Description

Contract Type: Permanent

Working Hours: 37 hours per week

Worker Type: Hybrid Worker

Salary: Starting Salary is 56730 (Level one) rising to 60125 per annum (pro rata for part-time)

Location: Loxley House Station Street Nottingham NG2 3NG

Nottingham is a city with enormous potentialand were looking for an exceptional Economic Strategy Manager to help shape its future. This is a senior leadership role at the heart of the Councils economic development function responsible for driving the citys economic vision policy direction and strategic partnerships.
You will lead Nottinghams Economic Strategy function ensuring that our priorities are evidence-based forward-looking and aligned with the opportunities emerging through devolution and the East Midlands County Combined Authority (EMCCA). This is a high-impact role for someone who thrives in a complex policy environment and is confident working with senior leaders across government business academia and the wider region.

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Working for Nottingham City Council has great benefits. As well as competitive pay great leave entitlement and access to a generous pension scheme we strive to create an innovative inclusive and progressive work culture where everyone is supported to do and be their very best.

In return we are looking for people like you - people who are innovative driven and committed to serving and improving Nottingham. So if you are passionate about making a difference to the lives of those who live and work in our city we want to hear from you.

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About the Role

You will lead Nottinghams Economic Strategy function ensuring that our priorities are evidence-based forward-looking and aligned with the opportunities emerging through devolution and the East Midlands County Combined Authority (EMCCA). This is a high-impact role for someone who thrives in a complex policy environment and is confident working with senior leaders across government business academia and the wider region.

What Youll Be Doing

As Economic Strategy Manager you will:

Lead the Councils Economic Strategy function setting policy direction developing service plans shaping business cases and coordinating major funding pipelines and bids.
Drive engagement with Nottinghams business community and partners including convening and managing the Nottingham Growth Board to deliver a Team Nottingham approach.
Represent the Council with senior national and regional stakeholders including DBT MHCLG DWP DfE universities and especially East Midlands County Combined Authority (EMCCA) ensuring Nottinghams priorities are positioned well within devolution and supporting members through briefing and advice.
Support the development and delivery of projects and programmes that stimulate business growth innovation and economic resilience across the city.
Manage and develop a team providing leadership while fostering a high-performance future-facing culture
Oversee high-level economic intelligence including analysis benchmarking and reporting that informs senior leaders and elected members.

About You

The ideal candidate will be a strategic collaborative and influential leader with:

Demonstrable experience in economic strategy policy development and partnership working within a complex environment
Strong capability in economic research data analysis and evidence-based decision-making
A track record of delivering strategic responses and shaping policy within multi-agency or regional partnerships.
Excellent communication skills with the ability to brief senior leaders and represent the Council externally with authority.
Experience developing services aligned with local priorities including equality diversity and inclusion.
A proactive and collaborative mindset able to navigate ambiguity and lead through influence.

You can find the job description for this post here.

At Nottingham City Council we believe that work is what you do not where you do it. We offer different working arrangements depending on the role including hybrid working. Further information on Worker Types and what these mean in terms of how and where you work can be found on the additional informationfor applicants page.

For informal enquiriesplease contact Matthew Wheatley Head of Economic Development by telephone on or to contact me by email please click here

Closing Date: 23rd February 2026

Please note there may be occasions where we close the advert before the closing date and we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

Interviews will be held:5th or 6th March 2026

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Required Experience:

Manager

DescriptionContract Type: PermanentWorking Hours: 37 hours per weekWorker Type: Hybrid WorkerSalary: Starting Salary is 56730 (Level one) rising to 60125 per annum (pro rata for part-time)Location: Loxley House Station Street Nottingham NG2 3NGNottingham is a city with enormous potentialand were loo...