Inward Investments Operations Manager

Project Assistant (Inward Investments Team)
Location: Birmingham (Hybrid)
Salary: £41,000

Our client is a dynamic organisation driving economic growth in the West Midlands by attracting investment, creating jobs, and supporting local authorities. They foster an inclusive and diverse workplace, ensuring equal opportunities for all.

The Role

This role sits within the Investment Operations and Delivery team and plays a crucial part in supporting inward investment initiatives. The Project Assistant will ensure that projects run efficiently, value is delivered to local authority stakeholders, and internal teams work in alignment with investment priorities.

This is a fantastic opportunity to gain experience in a fast-paced, multi-stakeholder environment while contributing to the economic growth of the region.

Key Responsibilities Engagement with Local Authorities & Reporting

• Monitor CRM data to identify opportunities and ensure activities align with local authority priorities.
• Lead the creation of reports that clearly showcase investment impact and value.
• Work closely with internal teams to provide updates, insights, and reports for key meetings.

Operations & Process Improvement

• Document and refine internal processes for better efficiency.
• Support procurement and contract management of external delivery partners.
• Ensure CRM systems accurately record project activity and investment impact.
• Collaborate across teams to ensure local investment assets are effectively promoted.
• Identify and lead improvements to internal operational processes.

Project & Event Support

• Coordinate engagement between internal teams and local authorities to align investment strategies.
• Support the delivery of key investor events, managing logistics and stakeholder coordination.
• Provide insights, stakeholder engagement, and high-quality reporting for key projects.

Skills & Experience Essential:

• Strong communication, Data focused, presentation, and writing skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and team-working abilities.
• High attention to detail and ability to simplify complex information.
• Good negotiation and stakeholder management skills.
• Proactive, adaptable, and able to manage multiple projects in a fast-moving environment.
• Experience coordinating multi-stakeholder projects.

Desirable:

• Experience working with public and private sector stakeholders.
• A strong interest in inward investment and economic development