London Borough of Hounslow

Investment Opportunities Manager

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Location
Hounslow, England, United Kingdom
Posted At
6/13/2025
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About Us At Hounslow

We’d love you to join us at the London Borough of Hounslow! Our people are deeply committed to providing excellent services to our residents, doing all we can to make lives as good as they can be.

We are an outstanding council, serving an outstanding borough.With brilliant, visionary leadership, a dynamic Cabinet and a can-do culture, we’ve built strong partnerships which have transformed how we serve one of London’s most diverse boroughs. Hounslow is the world in one place and full of potential. We are stepping up for our residents like never before.

About Our Commitment To Diversity And Inclusion

We live by five core values: Lead with Heart, Do New, Pass on the Power, Harness the Mix and Be a Rock. All our work has equality, diversity and inclusion at its very heart, best articulated in “Harness the Mix”. It's about breaking down barriers between our parts and people and unlocking the problem-solving power of our amazing mix of minds. We serve a diverse community, we have a diverse workforce and we are committed to being an inclusive employer.

We work hard to create representation across our workforce and leadership community, we have thriving employee network groups and our learning and development programmes help us lead, model and breathe ways of working that eliminate inequality, inequity, injustice and bias.

As part of this and under our commitments as a Disability Confident Employer, we make reasonable adjustments to accommodate our candidates. There’s space for you to tell us what you need within our application form.

Our Benefits

About The Role

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of our Inward Investment and Local Economy service as the Investment Opportunities Manager. You will be joining a new, proactive inward investment and local economy function to retain and attract businesses to Hounslow.

This team will lead the work to boost Hounslow’s profile and lead national and international marketing efforts to enhance our borough's profile and attract investment. This external-facing role provides the gateway for investors in Hounslow, achieved through Hounslow Council’s participation in major events, the creation of tailored investment value propositions, attracting foreign direct investment, relocation of businesses, and supporting retention and growth of existing businesses.

Apply now to make a significant impact in Hounslow's economic landscape!

About The Team You’ll Be Working In

Hounslow Council is at the forefront of urban transformation, pioneering a comprehensive Business Case for Growth that aims far beyond mere economic development. Our initiative is a blueprint for vibrant, sustainable communities that harness the full potential of our borough. Through strategic regeneration from Feltham to the Golden Mile and Brentford, we're unlocking opportunities, attracting investment, and creating thousands of new homes and jobs.

Our ambitious plans include delivering 28,800 new homes by 2041, crucially addressing housing shortages and building lively community hubs. We're not just providing housing; we're enhancing local economies and social outcomes, directly tackling issues of housing unaffordability and tenure disparity with the Opportunity Hounslow programme.

This pivotal moment in our history is about turning challenges into opportunities, ensuring Hounslow stands as a beacon of inclusive and sustainable growth aligned with government agendas. We're looking for passionate individuals to join us in this journey. Be part of our mission to make Hounslow a place where everyone can thrive. Embrace the chance to impact real change and grow with a leading council dedicated to community and innovation.

About You

If the points below resonate with you, we’d love you to put in an application:

  • You will manage the delivery of LB Hounslow’s attendance at national and international marketing events and conducting national and international marketing to enhance and maintain the profile of the borough and to attract investment.
  • You will bring, demonstrable experience and success of working within the arena of inward investment and local economy.
  • You will have experience of analytical, project and programme management skills, as well as a track record of managing budgets and commercial acumen in relation to raising external funding and sponsorship.
  • You will have experience of developing networks and building relationships with developers, investors, key stakeholders, and businesses.
  • You will have knowledge of the property markets, a knowledge of factors driving business relocation decisions and well-developed marketing and selling skills.

Read more about the work you’ll be doing in the Role Profile.

When Interviews Will Be Held And Who To Contact

The key information you need about the role should be in the role profile but if you have any further questions about the role, please contact:

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Interviews for this job will be held during week commencing 21st July 2025.

Email:

Interviews for this job will be held during week commencing 21st July 2025.
Advertise with us by contacting: [email protected]
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