Overview
Place Projects Officer — Permanent, 37 hours per week — £35,412 – £39,152 (Pay Award Pending).
Wychavon’s Economic Development team delivers a wide range of business support and economic development services, including town centre and rural regeneration, commercial property investment, tourism, events and skills support. The team responds to economic challenges such as Covid, flooding and redundancies and seizes new business opportunities. The team works with local businesses, communities and key stakeholders such as the Local Enterprise Partnership, County Council, Worcestershire Growth Hub, Job Centre Plus, colleges and local chambers of trade.
The team supports the delivery of major business park developments (Worcester 6, Vale Park), The Pillar (a serviced office scheme), town centre and tourism investment programmes and a range of business and skills/training grants. Wychavon District Council commissioned three Town Centre Investment Prospectuses for Droitwich Spa, Evesham and Pershore, proposing a 20-year vision for each town centre with a mix of physical redevelopment and perception projects. To support these objectives, Place Boards have been created to deliver the town centre vision. Roles have been created within the Economic Development team to respond to new challenges and the evolving economic landscape. The aim is to support economic growth in our three economic centres and our tourism and visitor economy in a coordinated and strategic manner.
Role and responsibilities
We are looking for an experienced and driven individual to become the Place Projects Officer covering Pershore and Broadway. You will be responsible for promoting economic growth in the town and its surrounding areas under the supervision and coordination of the Place Projects Manager. You will act as the council’s lead day-to-day project officer on multiple physical development projects as well as tourism, marketing and events relevant to your area. You will develop and support the Pershore Place Board and work with the chair and members to implement the annual action plan prioritising projects relevant to the town and its economy.
About you
The successful candidate will:
- Have relevant experience working in an Economic Development, Tourism and/or Marketing role, ideally in local government
- Have proven experience of partnership working and delivering joint projects
- Understand and have sensitivity to community leadership issues and be willing to participate in and lead on partnership/community focused initiatives on behalf of the Council
- Demonstrate leadership skills and experience of managing relationships with stakeholders and diverse and potentially conflicting interests
- Be able to develop and motivate a diverse group of stakeholders and a diverse range of projects
- Be able to communicate effectively with colleagues, members, staff and customers both verbally and in writing
This role requires travel around the district, including areas with limited public transport. A full clean driving licence and access to a vehicle are essential or access to private travel arrangements.
What we can offer
Our staff are at the heart of what we do. We offer a rewarding career with a range of attractive benefits, including:
- Excellent pension scheme with employer contributions
- Generous annual leave entitlement with options to purchase additional annual leave
- Committed training programme and development opportunities
- Onsite nursery with 20% staff discount
- Discounted gym and swim membership
- Health and wellbeing support and a free Employee Assistance scheme including access to counselling services
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Employee discounts with a range of companies including EE and the Kaarp discount scheme
We are an employer that values face-to-face communication, collaboration and connection; therefore all roles have an office-based requirement with some agile working as part of the role.
Please note: Wychavon District Council does not currently offer sponsorship for candidates without the Right to Work in the UK.
To discuss the post or for further information, please call Steve Knight, Place Projects Manager, on 07989 509915 or Shawn Riley, Head of Economic Development on 01386 565518.
Closing date: Sunday 2 August 2026
Interview date: Tuesday 11 August 2026
Please note if we experience a high intake of applications, we may close the role and interview for the position sooner than advertised.
Attached documents
- Job Description
- We Are Wychavon Plan
- Employee Benefits
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