Department: Built Environment & Local Growth
Location: Birmingham
Application Deadline: 22 July 2026
Compensation: £51,395 – £59,214 / year
Position: Industry Cluster Lead – Freight and Logistics
Working Hours: Full time (9‑day fortnight companywide)
Contract: Permanent
Band: 3.1
Salary: £51,395 – £59,214 (dependent on office location and proven ability)
Reporting to: Head of Regional Delivery
Closing date: 22/07/2026
Overview
The role is based at Connected Places Catapult’s modern Birmingham hub and offers the opportunity to directly influence the West Midlands’ key industrial backbone. You will build partnerships across public and private sectors, driving innovation, investment, and inclusive growth.
Key Responsibilities
- Meet revenue targets.
- Spot opportunities.
- Contribute to bids and proposals.
- Increase client confidence in and credibility of CPC, manage sell‑ons and 2nd phase wins.
- Ensure CRM system is updated with stakeholder contact and account information including opportunity management.
- Scope and lead streams of work.
- Shape the planning and budgeting of work.
- Shape and design the deliverables.
- Manage the PMO and commercial control.
- Organise the work stream for core and virtual team members.
- Provide excellence in delivery.
- Meet (or exceed) utilisation targets.
- Design and plan innovative and professional delivery.
- Develop senior client buy‑in across a range of stakeholders.
- Hold face‑off accountability at senior management levels.
- Update CRM system with client contact information.
- Contribute professional expertise into delivery and proposal development.
- Provide thought leadership.
- Work in professional virtual community.
- Provide learning opportunities.
- Maintain own professional development.
- Ensure an ethos of equity, inclusivity and diversity underpins your work activity, contributing to inclusive innovation across all Catapult activities.
- You may be required to undertake any other reasonable duties to support the Catapult in achieving its strategic outcomes and ensure effective business operations.
Day to Day Responsibilities
- Shape the future of the Logistics and Distribution cluster priorities by supporting development of a clear ‘North Star’.
- Lead on the delivery of strategic priorities for the cluster as agreed between the Cluster Lead (Connected Places Catapult) and West Midlands Combined Authority.
- Provide a secretariat function and governance support for the Advisory Board activities, including shaping the agenda items.
- Senior stakeholder management with Advisory board and senior sponsors of the cluster at West Midlands Combined Authority and West Midlands Growth Company.
- Organise and lead cluster activities such as newsletters and workshops on relevant topics to the industry, such as Skills or Spatial Development Planning.
- Horizon scan for funding opportunities for the cluster and potential collaborative projects with industry partners.
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
- Spark creative thinking across all tasks.
- Apply systems thinking to problem solving.
- Create effective networks.
- Use personal influence to progress beyond challenges and blockers.
- Use experience to provide the voice of the customer in all activities.
- Effectively manage communication across teams and stakeholders, lead meetings and contribute to publications and events.
- Co‑ordinate plans across activities.
- Role model agility and adaptation.
- Champion and promote inclusion and sustainability.
Benefits
- 9‑day fortnight for everyone, every other Friday.
- 23.5 holiday entitlement for everyone, with pro‑rata calculations for part‑time employees, along with a Christmas shutdown period for additional days off.
- Competitive pension, up to 10% company contribution to help you save for your future.
- Two paid days of volunteering leave per year (pro‑rata for part‑time employees) to support charitable activities.
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) providing 24/7 confidential work/life support services to you and your immediate family members.
- Cycle to Work Scheme encouraging a healthy and sustainable commute.
- Cash Health Plan, offering reimbursement for a wide range of essential and everyday healthcare expenses, promoting your well‑being.
- Payroll Giving scheme, allowing regular charitable contributions from pre‑tax income, maximizing the impact of your donations.
- Discounts and offers from a wide variety of retailers, enhancing your purchasing power and providing savings opportunities.
- Mortgage Advice benefit, delivered in partnership with Charles Cameron & Associates – provides employees with free, expert mortgage advice and end‑to‑end mortgage support from the application process through to completion.
Employment is based solely upon individual merit and qualifications directly related to professional competence. We strictly prohibit unlawful discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, colour, religion, national origin, ancestry, pregnancy status, sex, gender identity or expression, age, marital status, mental or physical disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, or any other characteristics protected by law. We also make all reasonable accommodations to meet our obligations under laws protecting the rights of the disabled.
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