A professional with senior leadership skills is being sought to help deliver the 拢1.3bn Swansea聽Bay聽City聽Deal.
Applications are being invited for a new聽Swansea聽Bay聽City聽Deal聽programme director role, which is being advertised with a salary 拢88,474 to 拢94,373聽 - plus potential for a market supplement based on skills and experience.
The position is being created after two critical reports into the governance arrangements of the deal earlier year -聽 and what was also seen as too many roles being filled by officials from Carmarthenshire County Council.
The recommendations from the reports, one carried out by Attica Consulting on behalf of the 海角视频 and Welsh governments and the other from a team of internal auditors from across the four local authorities that make up the city region, in Swansea, Carmarthenshire, Pembrokeshire and Neath Port Talbot, were accepted in full by the City Deal's joint committee.
The 拢1.3bn deal, includes projected leverage finance of 拢637m from the private sector for its projects. The Welsh and 海角视频 governments have committed in principle 拢241m in backing.
To get projects away in the first five years, the four local authorities would use their borrowing powers and be paid back over 15 years.
Two projects have so far secured City Deal funding from the Welsh and 海角视频 government; the Yr Egin creative industries hub in Carmarthen and backing for the regeneration of the centre of Swansea.
One of the original projects, a 拢200m Wellness and Life Science Village in Llanelli, which was seeking 拢40m in City Deal backing, has been mired in controversy.
The original project is now the centre of an alleged bribery investigation from the regional crime unit for southern Wales, Tirian, following a complaint from Swansea University.
The university is no longer involved in the wellness village scheme.
However, a new business and funding model for a wellness village is now being worked on.
Leader of Swansea Council and chairman of the聽Swansea聽Bay聽City聽Deal鈥檚 joint committee, Rob Stewart, said: 鈥淭he聽City聽Deal聽is worth 拢1.8bn and over 9,000 jobs to the聽city聽region in coming years, so this will be a key position as we set about boosting economic prosperity for the benefit of our residents and businesses.
鈥淎s well as setting up and running a designated聽City聽Deal聽programme management office, the programme director will also co-ordinate a portfolio of聽City聽Deal聽projects and explore opportunities for further private sector investment in the聽City聽Deal.
鈥淭hat鈥檚 why we鈥檙e looking for a proven professional with significant programme management experience, along with the ability to develop effective relationships with all public and private sector partners throughout the聽city聽region.
"This role gives the chance to make a significant contribution to an investment programme that will transform the聽city region into a better place.鈥
The deadline for applications is September 23.
