About us
- Encouraging and enabling Inward Investment
- Helping businesses find support to grow
- Act as a guide into the wider Council serivces
- Foster peer support and business networks
- Facilitating access to funding, grants and training for business development
- Collaborating with local organisations to create job opportunities for residents
- Designing and delivering employment support programmes
- Manage North Somerset Film Office
Or you can email us: community.learning@n-somerset.gov.uk
Behind the team
Mandie B
Business Support and Sector Development Manager
- Sector Development (lead for food and drink, visitor and rural economy)
- Business Support programme development
- The Food Works and Phase 2 development
- Rural England Prosperity Fund
Jane Harrison
Head of Economy
- Oversees activity of the team
- Provide support to Elected Members
- West of England Combined Authority (WECA) representation
- Manages key strategic business accounts
Jayne G
Economic Development Manager
- Responsible for the delivery of the Employment and Skills Strategy
- Leading on a variety of Employment and Skills workstreams
- Monitoring and maintaining service standards
- Collaborating to design provision to meet gaps and enhance outcomes for residents and businesses
Abbe H
Economic Development Officer
- Sector support activity for North Somerset’s food and drink businesses
- Strategic support for, and development of, The Food Works SW
- Administration of the Rural England Prosperity Fund (REPF) grant programme, supporting rural businesses with capital grants
- Project and contract management, to promote and develop businesses in the area
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Jane G
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- Co-ordinate various projects in line with the Employment and Skills strategy
- Work with partner agencies to increase employment and skills opportunities and raise awareness to North Somerset residents
- Monitor social value delivery on various capital projects to enhance employment and skills offer to residents.
Beck J
Community Learning Team Leader
- Manages the NSC Community Learning (CL) team
- Oversees direct and commissioned delivery of CL courses
- Ensures CL curriculum addresses local skills gaps and meets employer needs
- Oversees quality standards
- Manages NSC’s City and Guilds centre
Dan S
Economic Development Officer
- Undertake commercial property searches in order to help businesses and organisations find premises.
- Responsible for planning responses on behalf of the Economy Team.
- Co-responsible for the day-to-day operations of the North Somerset Film Office, answering queries and granting filming permit applications.
Louisa J
Employer of Choice Project Co-ordinator
- Co-ordinate the work experience and placements offer for North Somerset Council
- Manage various projects, like supported internships, with external partners
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Gerard G
Economic Development Officer
- Project Management support including UKSPF
- Lead North Somerset Film office
- Oversee team websites, newsletter and digital presence
Luke J
UK Shared Prosperity Fund Programme Manager
- Oversees delivery of £3m UKSPF funding in North Somerset
- Ensures UKSPF projects stay within budget and deliver target outcomes
- Reports on projects’ impact and progress to the council and UK Government
