Wick Development Trust

Hours

Full Time

Type

Full Time

Salary

From £35,000 per annum

Development Manager

Job Posted:

31st July 2025

The Board is seeking an experienced, motivated, enthusiastic person to develop and deliver our key projects, including all aspects of cost, process, community engagement, stakeholder management, and delivery…

  • Identify, plan, and deliver community and regeneration projects within Wick in line with the Trust’saims and objectives.
  • To provide project management leadership for Wick River Campsite.
  • To secure inward investment to be used to support specific projects and to ensure that the Trust’swork has long term sustainability and growth.
  • Work with the community to create and deliver projects to contribute to urban regeneration andNet Zero ambitions for Wick.
  • Be the primary interface for the definition and delivery of our development plans to the Boarddirectors and partner agencies.
  • With the support of Trust directors, develop effective engagement and communications with thecommunity and other stakeholders.
  • Engage and manage partners, suppliers and contractors to support the agreed plans.
Requirements
  • Experience in managing regeneration/economic development.
  • Experience in project management.Previous involvement in overseeing funded regeneration programmes.
  • Experience of making business grant funding applications.
  • An ability to build positive and professional relationships with both internal and externalstakeholders.
  • An understanding of the challenges for smaller communities and use this to make transformationalchanges.
  • Experience in effective engagement with communities, businesses, senior leadership team andCouncil members.
  • An ability to participate in complex negotiations for commercial contracts relating to regenerationand construction.
  • A creative ability to solve problems and design processes.
  • The role will entail a mixture of onsite and home working and some travel may be required. A full UKDriving License and access to a vehicle is essential.