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A message from Stephen Peacock

Join us and help shape the future of the West of England.

This is an exciting time for the West of England. We are home to one of the UK’s most dynamic, inclusive and sustainable economies. Our new Growth Strategy sets out a bold vision to unlock further growth, invest in our vibrant communities and create 72,000 new jobs.

Our region is home to world-class universities, thriving industries and ambitious regeneration projects. We’ve got big plans for major investments in transport, skills and the environment and the decisions we make affect the lives of all our residents. From shaping the pioneering Bristol Temple Quarter development to restoring nature and improving our transport system, we’re responsible for investing billions of pounds across the West of England, shaping a future where everyone can thrive.

In these posts you will play a central role in delivering an ambitious investment programme, as part of the senior leadership team with collective responsibility for delivering the Mayor’s ambitions. You will build and lead and high-performing teams to deliver our programme in a way that reflects the values we stand for. You will play a vital role in shaping how we engage, how we’re perceived and ultimately how we succeed.

If you are a values-driven visionary who thrives on complexity and is ambitious for our region we’d love to hear from you.

You’ll find more information about the West of England Mayoral Combined Authority and the roles in this website. I look forward to receiving your application.

Discover Mayor Helen Godwin’s vision for the West of England, her priorities for the region, and how you can play a part in shaping its future

WECA’s Growth Strategy

We are already a successful region with a growing population and a productive economy. The Growth Strategy makes the case for more investment in our part of the world, with examples including:

The ambition for a new £500 million West of England Land Acquisition Fund to support our regional placemaking ambitions
Development of Mass Transit to help get the West moving
The creation of the UK’s first AI Supercluster

The Growth Strategy highlights several industrial sectors with great potential to create the well-paid jobs of the future. Alongside this the Mayor has highlighted the continued importance of the everyday economy, which provides 57% of jobs across the region including in health and education, hospitality and logistics. The Growth Strategy also confirms new work to tackle child poverty and deliver more affordable and accessible childcare.

The Growth Strategy presents an ambitious and hopeful future for our region, grounded in our unique characteristics, and build on our strong track record of growth and innovation. It sets out some of the opportunities for growth that, together, can deliver 72,000 new jobs for the region.

With a growing population of more than 1.2 million people and a growing economy already worth £53.7 billion, the West has delivered 21% economic growth over the last decade – a major contribution to the British economy and above the national rate.

The 120-page strategy highlights sectors with the strongest job growth in the West during the last decade. In that time, the everyday economy (+17%), digital and tech (+52%), creative industries (+82%), and clean energy (+140%) here saw the highest job growth of any region in the country – including London. Planning ahead for the next ten years, major growth zones identified include the West Innovation Arc, Central Bristol and Bath, the Severn Estuary, the Somer Valley, and North Somerset Growth Gateway.

Helen Godwin, Mayor of the West of England, said:

“The future starts here. The West is the best place to invest. Our new Growth Strategy is about securing investment for our part of the world to make a difference that we can all can see and feel, including new jobs for local people and better transport to cut congestion and boost productivity. Growth must not be an intangible economic concept. It is about all of us – it is about our whole region working together for a brighter future in this new chapter for the West.”

The Growth strategy and Executive summary can be downloaded here:

WE4915-Growth-Strategy-exec-summary Growth-Strategy