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Business Advisor

October 9, 2024

Administrative, Professional and Technical
Business Advisor, Local Enterprise Office (Analagous to Grade VI)
€55,090 - €67,304 (2nd LSI) (June 2024)

Advertised Date: 26 Sep 2024

Annual Salary
Clare
Panel Formation

Closing Date: 15 Oct 2024, 12:00 PM

Job Summary

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE
The Local Enterprise Offices (LEO) are the first stop shop for any small business looking to start or grow across the country. The vision for the Local Enterprise Office is to develop and sustain a positive enterprise ecosystem at local level throughout the country that will drive new added-value start-ups, facilitate further growth of micro and small businesses and enhance local economies.
The Business Advisor position supports the delivery of an integrated range of actions and programmes to increase the number of first-time exporters, assist small businesses to innovate, embrace digital transformation and adopt more environmentally friendly practices.
This is a key role that will require the successful candidate to work directly with core LEO clients to improve the management of business processes, introduce innovation that will impact results, enhance performance, and assist start-ups and small businesses across the country to grow and create employment.

Each candidate must, on the latest date for receipt of completed application forms:

Strong organisational and project management skills and experience and proven ability to manage a range of multiple projects and competing priorities at one time to meet demanding and tight deadlines is essential.
Can influence collaborate and connect across internal and external stakeholders to the benefit of clients is essential.
Financial literacy skills to undertake evaluation and assessment of project proposals for financial assistance and other supports, including carrying out due diligence to qualify the funding requests.
Excellent communications and business report writing skills with demonstrated evidence of robust IT literacy (i.e., MS Office skills including Outlook, Word, Excel, and Power Point) is essential.
Excellent research capability, analytical skills, writing and presentation skills
Knowledge, understanding and comprehension of the key business growth sectors and client categories in which the LEOs operate and an ability to translate this knowledge and understanding into developing supports and initiatives to achieve effective business impacts and results.
Understanding of compliance and governance requirements as they relate to funding through the LEO.
Organising and managing events.
Candidates must hold a clean, current Class B Driving Licence and will be required to have access to their own car.

Please include supporting documents / certificates with application

Contact Details

HR Department Clare County Council
Áras Contae an Chláir
New Road
Ennis, Co. Clare
V95 DXP2
065 6821616
recruitment@clarecoco.ie

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