Jobs
Cornwall Development Company is committed to promoting equality of opportunity in employment and valuing diversity. Our latest job opportunities are advertised in the local and occasionally national media. They are also posted on the internet. We welcome applications from all backgrounds.
You can also find out about both the temporary and permanent placements which are available through Jobline Staffing
Please see below for details of current vacancies with Cornwall Development Company. The forms that you will need in order to apply are found at the bottom of this page.
Central Services
Cornwall Development Company (CDC), part of the Corserv Group, is Cornwall Council’s economic development company. CDC has a critical role in delivering the post-pandemic recovery and sustained growth of Cornwall’s economy through support for existing and new businesses, driving inward investment and export trade, development of skills in the workforce and employment support for individuals and communities across Cornwall. We operate a broad range of UK Government and EU funded programmes whilst developing new business opportunities for the company in private and public sector contracts where the skills and experience of our team are a major asset.
Cornwall Development Company is looking to appoint a highly motivated and qualified accountant to the role of Central Finance, Claims & Audit Manager to play a key role in enabling the Company to deliver its economic development aspirations and make a real difference to Cornwall, the lives of its residents and its businesses.
Central Finance, Claims & Audit Manager
Starting salary £41,717 per annum
Permanent contract
37 Hours per week
Working flexibly from home with office days in Pool, Redruth.
The Central Finance, Claims and Audit Manager is a pivotal role that will work closely with the experienced senior management team.
Elements of the role will include:
- Production of operating budgets for the CDC 4-year business plan
- Production of annual statutory accounts
- Oversight of production of monthly management accounting, reporting and forecasting
- Oversight of grant claiming and reporting functions
- Ensuring systems and controls are fit for purpose
- Line management of Central Finance, Claims & Audit team
Job description: Central Finance, Claims & Audit Manager
Deadline for applications: 9am, Monday 25 October 2021 (please note that applications for this post should be forwarded to nicky.pooley@cornwalldevelopmentcompany.co.uk)
Interviews to be held: 27/28 October 2021
Lizard Pathways- Restart Scheme
Lizard Pathways is a Matrix accredited Information, Advice and Guidance Service specialising in employability support, whilst encouraging the health and wellbeing of all participants as well as our own staff.
We are expanding the quality services we provide throughout West Cornwall at a rapid pace in order to support hundreds of people every year to retrain for new employment. We have fantastic opportunities for dedicated and driven individuals to join our company as an Employment Advisor or Engagement Coach.
These jobs will play a key role in contributing to Cornwall’s economic recovery, and result from investment through the Government’s Restart Scheme which is a cornerstone of the national ‘Plan for Jobs’ strategy.
The roles will be supporting individuals who have been in long-term unemployment or those affected because of the devastating economic impact of Covid-19.
We offer a diverse number of life-enhancing services to our clients to remove barriers and help realise goals.
Every member of our team is valued and essential in achieving this.
If you feel inspired and believe you have the motivation, compassion, excellent organisation skills and drive to join this dedicated team we would welcome receiving your application.
What we offer:
- Family friendly and flexible working policies and practices
- Access to the free Company pension scheme
- Working within the award-winning Matrix accredited Lizard Pathways team
- The opportunity to transform lives
Employment Advisor
Starting salary £25,100 per annum
37 hours per week
Fixed-term to 31 July 2023
Outreach Based: Penzance and Helston Areas
We are seeking an Employment Advisor to deliver employment and skills support to a wide range of unemployed people within our community. We welcome applications from motivated candidates from all communities and backgrounds who can demonstrate the personal skills needed to encourage and support our participants to achieve their aspirations and goals.
Previous experience within the welfare to work sector is welcomed, however we encourage applicants who have strong transferrable skills in supporting others from any sector to consider this role.
We are looking for candidates who can demonstrate working in a target-driven environment to progressively manage a caseload of participants and inspiring and helping them overcome barriers to gaining employment.
Job Description: Employment Advisor
Deadline: 9am, Monday 1st November 2021
Interviews to be held via Microsoft Teams
Health Works for Cornwall
Cornwall Development Company is recruiting for the Health Works for Cornwall employment support programme, which aims to support 5,500 workless individuals across Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly with health-related barriers to gaining employment.
Part-funded by the European Social Fund (ESF), with investment from Cornwall Council and using a supply chain of delivery partners, the project is delivering training and support to help remove these barriers and to progress individuals into work.
As the project lead, Cornwall Development Company is recruiting a Claims and Compliance Co-ordinator to deliver a quality and compliant service that achieves the programme’s targets.
The Health Works for Cornwall programme will make a real difference to thousands of lives in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. If you have the skills and passion needed to help us achieve this goal then we would be delighted to hear from you.
Claims and Compliance Co-ordinator
Starting £25,100
37 hours per week
Fixed-term to 31 December 2023
Based in Pool, Redruth
The Claims and Compliance Co-ordinator is a key role within the Health Works for Cornwall team that helps to ensure we submits accurate and timely financial claims and we are compliant with our contractual and European Social Fund obligations.
We are seeking a proactive individual with excellent analytical skills, an eye for detail, who can accurately collate information and interpret data to support the management and delivery of the project.
Supporting our Finance and Compliance Manager, the post will involve regular contact with our team and delivery partners in order to communicate guidance, answer queries, provide important updates, monitor finance and compliance, and verify that the evidence provided is correct.
If you’ve got great attention to detail with experience in implementing contractual standards and recording accurate data then we’d love to hear from you.
Job description: Claims and Compliance Co-ordinator
Closing date: 9am, Thursday 28 October 2021
Cornwall Trade & Investment (CTI)
The Cornwall Trade & Investment (CTI) project has three main objectives: helping businesses from elsewhere in the UK and abroad to get established in Cornwall; encouraging Cornwall businesses to export their goods and services outside the region; and increasing the number of jobs in Cornwall through our support to businesses.
Trade & Investment Manager
37 hours per week
Fixed-term contract running until 31st March 2023
Predominately remote working with flexible office space in Pool, Redruth
Starting salary of £35,615 per annum
We’re looking for a confident and business minded Trade & Investment Manager to join our team. This is a fantastic opportunity to become part of an ambitious project promoting Cornwall as the place to do business.
The Trade & Investment Manager plays a vital part in achieving these objectives, acting as the key point of contact with the businesses and providing excellent client management services.
As Trade & Investment Manager, you’ll promote Cornwall & IoS as a business destination of choice to potential SME inward investors and foreign direct investors wishing to exploit UK, European and international markets. You will demonstrate a deep understanding of business growth, development and expansion enablers across UK and international markets, particularly within digital and advanced manufacturing and engineering industries.
Responsible for generating high-quality, intelligence-based business leads, you’ll define target companies and design bespoke engagement strategies.
Building strong relationships is an important part of this role, whether with potential or existing investors, Cornwall business ambassadors, or other support providers. We’re looking for someone that can proactively respond to leads, take responsibility for customer and account management, and deliver against targets defined in the ERDF support service, leading to businesses successfully locating in the region.
Our Trade & Investment Manager will support Cornwall businesses in the development of export markets through an active trade delegation programme allied to Cornwall Trade & Investment (CTI) national and international events programme.
job description: Trade & Investment Manager
Closing date: 9am, Thursday 28 October
Cornwall & Isles of Scilly Skills Hub
Here at the Cornwall & Isles of Scilly Skills (CIOS) Hub we know that the smartest way to develop a business is to grow its people, giving them the skills that they need to help the business thrive. But with so many training schemes to choose from, finding the right options can be a minefield for business owners, and that’s why the Skills Hub is here to help.
Cornwall Development Company is currently recruiting for a Skills Connector to join the team in delivering Phase 2 of the European Social Fund-funded CIOS Skills Hub. Working on a one-to-one basis, our free, independent and impartial skills experts get beneath the skin of businesses, uncovering the skills they need now and in future, and introducing them to tailored training opportunities that produce real results.
If you can help employers identify their skills gaps and opportunities for increased productivity, and you have the knowledge to point them in the direction of the right, cost-effective training, then we would love to hear from you.
Skills Connector
Starting salary £32,601 per annum
Working flexibly from home with office days in Pool, Redruth
37 hours per week
Fixed term contract to 31 March 2023
Our Skills Connectors are be the principal point of contact for employers accessing the Skills Access Hub, undertaking training needs analyses (TNAs) and making appropriate referrals to a range of local and national skills initiatives and training providers. They also:
• Develop and maintain comprehensive relationships with employer sectors and their representatives.
- Support the development of emerging sectors and promote the collaboration and networking of employers
• Co-ordinate skills interventions with employers and to support the monitoring of their development/growth journey over an extended period of time
• Represent the Skills Hub at events, seminars and workshops in order to raise awareness of its objectives.
Please review the job description for further details about the role and our ideal candidate.
Job description: Skills Connector
Deadline: 9am, Thursday 28 October
Cornwall & Isles of Scilly People Hub
Cornwall Development Company (CDC) is recruiting for an exciting new service, which will build on our existing Cornwall and Isles of Scilly People Hub.
As a result of new investment from the European Social Fund and Cornwall Council, CDC will be expanding the support we provide to eligible residents in the county who are in work and/or at risk of redundancy.
Our goal is to support over 850 eligible individuals in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly up to December 2023. As the project lead, Cornwall Development Company is recruiting a team to deliver a quality and compliant service that achieves the project’s targets and which will coordinate effectively with our existing service, which is already supporting those who are unemployed.
Using a training framework of accredited providers to deliver direct training and linking to existing provision available in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, the project will support eligible residents by identifying needs and connecting them to the right services, thereby contributing to an increase in the skills levels within the county.
The People Hub is an unprecedented opportunity to provide a focal point for all those looking to progress with training or into employment and it will make a real difference to hundreds of lives in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.
Every member of our team is valued and essential in achieving this.
If you feel inspired and believe you have the motivation, compassion, excellent talent and drive to join this dedicated team we would welcome receiving your application.
What you’ll get:
- Family friendly and flexible working policies and practices
- A free Cornwall Development Company pension
- Work with a dynamic and passionate team
- The opportunity to transform lives
Compliance Support Officer
Starting £22,167
29.6 hours per week (0.8FTE)
Fixed-term to 31 December 2023
Based in Pool, Redruth
The Compliance Support Officer is a key role for ensuring that the project is compliant with our contractual and European Social Fund obligations.
We are seeking a proactive individual with excellent analytical skills, an eye for detail, who can accurately interpret data and information and apply the funding guidance and rules to the project’s management and delivery.
Supporting our Compliance Manager, the post will involve regular contact with our team and delivery partners in order to communicate guidance, answer queries, provide important updates, monitor compliance and verify that evidence is correct.
If you’ve got great attention to detail, with experience in implementing contractual standards and recording accurate data then we’d love to hear from you.
Job description: Compliance Support Officer
Closing date: 9am, Thursday 28 October
Administration and Events Officer
Starting £19,233
37 hours per week
Fixed-term to 31 December 2023
Based in Pool, Redruth
We are recruiting an Administration and Events Officer to support the marketing and promotion of the People Hub. You’ll play a central role in helping our Partnership Manager to ensure successful engagement of the service by eligible participants.
You’ll have great communication skills, be happy talking to and meeting different people and acting as an advocate for the project.
Day to day, you’ll support the financial, organisational, and administrative elements to help the People Hub Partnership Manager and the rest of the People Hub Team; setting up efficient and effective administrative systems to support the project and to make the most of promotional events. You’ll also be recording management data and information about promotional and marketing activities and helping assess the outcomes of the strategies, events and campaigns.
If you’ve got experience of both administration and the coordination and running of marketing and outreach events, then we’d love to hear from you.
Job description: Administration & Events Officer
Closing date: 9am, Thursday 28 October
You will need the following documents to apply for CDC vacancies
2010 CDC Guidance Notes for Candidates
2010 CDC Equal Opportunities Policy
2018 CDC Application Form Part 1
2018 CDC Application Form Part 2
To apply:
Unless specified otherwise completed application forms parts 1 and 2, and the optional Equal Opportunities Monitoring form, should be returned before the stated deadline to:
andrew.bellamy@cornwalldevelopmentcompany.co.uk
We regret that we are currently unable to accept postal applications due to homeworking during the pandemic.