The West of England is one of the UK’s most vibrant regions, with high employment, successful businesses, excellent schools and colleges, and four world-class universities. Over the last decade, our economic contribution has outperformed the national average, and we are committed to making it even better.

We are recruiting talented, dedicated new colleagues to help us develop and execute our plans to deliver economic growth to benefit every resident.

We are looking for people who believe in the integrity and value of what we do, and who can represent our organisation professionally amongst stakeholders. In return, we will create exciting opportunities for you, supporting you to try new ideas and develop your skills.

It’s a great time to join the West of England Combined Authority; you will be part of an evolving organisation with growing influence.

Our bright, modern offices are located in a vibrant part of Bristol, a few minutes’ walk from Temple Meads station.

We offer our staff a number of attractive benefits, including:

• A generous pension – access to the local government scheme;
• 25 days’ annual leave – rising to 30 days after five years;
• Staff learning and development – ongoing training, mentoring and coaching;
• Employee assistant programme – support available when you need it the most; and
• Flexible working – ways of working that suit employees’ needs.

Our values

We are AMBITIOUS
This means that we:

• work at pace, responding to tight deadlines and achieving results;
• share our vision of ensuring the West of England is a great place to live, work and visit; and
• have big ideas and will work hard to make them happen if they will make things better for people who live and work in our region;

We are CREATIVE
This means that we:

• see challenges as opportunities;
• make connections and bring inspiring ideas to life; and
• thrive on problem-solving, always looking for new and inventive solutions.

We are SUPPORTIVE
This means that we:

• are inclusive of all, celebrating differences and individual strengths;
• are respectful of our colleagues and partners; and
• are friendly, open and honest, realising that great relationships are crucial to our success.

We are COLLABORATIVE
This means that we:

• understand our partners’ perspectives and work together to deliver results.
• build on our existing networks and develop new ones with a wide range of partners to help us succeed; and
• recognise and develop the strengths of others – we know we can’t achieve our ambitions alone.