KEY INFORMATION

Salary: £67,715 per annum
Grade: 11
Contract type: Permanent
Reference: 2009
Interview date: w/c 8 September 2025 (may be subject to change)
Application closing date: Sun, 24/08/2025 - 23:59

SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE

To be considered for the role you must meet the following essential criteria:

• Demonstrable extensive experience of successfully leading the development and delivery of social, economic and education projects linked to an integrated urban regeneration programme.
• Up-to-date knowledge of relevant national, regional, sub regional and local policies in education, employment, skills training and enterprise delivery with evidence of having achieved successful relevant delivery examples.
• Broad experience of working with and influencing both internal and external partners and an understanding of the challenges of achieving outcomes within a complex partnership environment.
• Demonstrable track record of working successfully with partners to develop best practice in education, employment, skills training and enterprise delivery.
• Sound management and administration of the programme, including quality assurance of the programme’s delivery partner activity
• An ability to develop innovative solutions when delivering inclusive growth-related programmes

OPDC follows the GLA Competency Framework Guidelines. Further detailing each competency and the different level indicators can be found here: GLA Competency Framework

EQUITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION

London’s diversity is its biggest asset, and we strive to ensure our workforce reflects London’s diversity at all levels. We welcome applications from everyone regardless of age, gender, gender identity, gender expression, ethnicity, sexual orientation, faith or disability.
We particularly encourage applications from Black, Asian and Minority ethnic candidates and disabled candidates who are currently underrepresented in our workforce.
We are committed to being an inclusive employer and we are happy to consider flexible working arrangements. We would welcome applications from candidates who are seeking part time work as this role is open to job share.
Please note we are a Disability Confident Employer so for candidates who wish to be considered under the scheme and meet the essential criteria, they will automatically be invited to interview. Please note, should you require any adjustments through the process, we will accommodate as much as possible. Please contact the recruitment team for further information if required.

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Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record (DBS) check but some roles may require additional security screening.

ABOUT THE ROLE

As the Senior Inclusive Growth Manager, you will oversee the development and delivery of a suite of high-profile programmes, projects and partnerships that deliver key OPDC Inclusive Growth priorities from skills and business support through to education initiatives.
The role requires experience of developing strategic responses to delivering Inclusive Growth priorities, with a strong understanding and appreciation of relevant regional, sub-regional and local policy frameworks.
You will work with the Head of Inclusive Growth to develop, lead and manage partnerships of multiple stakeholders around shared goals and the commissioning and managing of delivery partners to achieve social, economic and education growth benefits. With an eye for innovation in economic development delivery, this role will have line management experience and will need to understand how to ensure teams measure and report impacts and capture benefit delivery.
The role will work in the Inclusive Growth team but will need to be adept at internal and external engagement with colleagues, partners and stakeholders. You will be required to ensure project and programme compliance, outcome mapping, financial outputs, progress against KPIs, deliverables, risk analysis as well as remediation plan development, implementation and evaluation.
You will be passionately committed to ensuring that the Inclusive Growth programme maximises fairness and equity, delivering benefits to, particularly, groups that are traditionally under-represented.

IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE ROLE

If you wish to talk to someone about the role, the hiring manager Paolo Nistri would be happy to speak to you. Please contact them at paolo.nistri@opdc.london.gov.uk
If you have any questions about the recruitment process, contact the glaopdcrecruitment@tfl.gov.uk who support the OPDC with recruitment.

The OPDC’s Inclusive Growth team sits within the Delivery Directorate and is tasked with ensuring that the investment and growth in and around Old Oak and Park Royal – through the OPDC’s activities, development programme and role as Local Planning Authority - brings real and tangible benefits for local residents and businesses. Its wide-ranging activities focus on key areas of OPDC’s work including:

• Developing strategic and innovative approaches to addressing key skills gaps in key economic growth sectors,
• Being at the forefront of delivering Mayoral, West London and local borough economic development policy and delivery
• Developing pathways through training and into varied, exciting and rewarding careers in key economic growth sectors,
• Supporting local businesses start up, grow and thrive
• Working to raise aspirations and improve life chances for local people,
• Delivering our core commitments to diversity, inclusion, fairness and equity across everything we d

To be considered for the role you must meet the following essential criteria:

• Demonstrable extensive experience of successfully leading the development and delivery of social, economic and education projects linked to an integrated urban regeneration programme.
• Up-to-date knowledge of relevant national, regional, sub regional and local policies in education, employment, skills training and enterprise delivery with evidence of having achieved successful relevant delivery examples.
• Broad experience of working with and influencing both internal and external partners and an understanding of the challenges of achieving outcomes within a complex partnership environment.
• Demonstrable track record of working successfully with partners to develop best practice in education, employment, skills training and enterprise delivery.
• Sound management and administration of the programme, including quality assurance of the programme’s delivery partner activity
• An ability to develop innovative solutions when delivering inclusive growth-related programme

If you would like to apply for the role you will need to submit the following:

• Up to date CV
• Personal statement with a maximum of 1500 words. Please ensure you address how you demonstrate the essential criteria outlined above in the advert