The Regeneration & Investment Officer will lead place-based investment across the Black Country Network, helping children, young people & community organisations access resources & shape decisions. They will unlock equitable investment and embed youth and community voice in regeneration and growth.
Job Description
Place-Based Regeneration & Investment Development: 1)Lead the development of place-based investment opportunities aligned to the needs and ambitions of children, young people, and community-led organisations in the Black Country. 2)Build and maintain strong relationships with funders, commissioners, philanthropists, businesses, and anchor institutions. 3)Identify, research, and secure funding, and investment opportunities that enable long-term regeneration & systems change. 4)Support collaborative funding models & shared investment approaches across the Network. Economic Readiness & Capacity Building: 1)Strengthen the economic readiness of network members through mentoring, workshops and 1-to-1 support. 2)Support organisations to develop investment-ready propositions, business models, and sustainability plans. 3)Promote community wealth-building approaches that prioritise local leadership, ethical investment, and reinvestment in place. Influence & Regeneration Strategy: 1)Represent Powered by CAN and the Black Country Network in regeneration, planning, and investment forums, ensuring youth voice is reflected. 2)Influence town centre strategies, cultural strategies, and local investment frameworks. 3)Embed co-design and community voice into regeneration processes. Research, Insight & Impact: 1)Map regeneration activity, investment flows, and economic opportunities across the region. 2)Gather evidence of social, cultural, and economic impact from supported activity. 3)Work with the Network Manager and evaluators to contribute to Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL). Equity, Sustainability & Collaboration: 1)Advance inclusive growth, prioritising equity and long-term benefit for marginalised communities. 2)Promote environmentally responsible & climate-resilient regeneration. 3)Advocate for fairer investment models & challenge inequitable practice. 4)Work closely with programme staff to align investment activity and support long-term sustainability beyond 2030.
Job Requirements
1)Minimum 3 years' experience in regeneration, investment development, funding, commissioning, or economic development, ideally within community, cultural, or social impact contexts. 2)Experience researching and analysing funding, investment, and regeneration landscapes across public and philanthropic sectors. 3)Ability to identify funding gaps, duplication, leverage points, and emerging opportunities for long-term place-based change. 4)Strong relationship brokerage skills, connecting community organisations, funders, investors, and public bodies. 5)Experience supporting organisations to secure funding or commissioning opportunities, including partnership bids. 6)Understanding of place-based regeneration, inclusive growth, and community wealth-building. 7)Experience working in complex, multi-stakeholder environments and producing high-quality funding applications and reports. 8)Excellent written and verbal communication skills, able to articulate complex ideas clear
Job Responsibilities
1)Lead place-based investment and regeneration initiatives across the Black Country, aligned to community and youth needs. 2)Identify, research, and secure funding, commissioning, and investment opportunities from public, private, and philanthropic sources. 3)Build and maintain strong relationships with funders, investors, commissioners, and community organisations to enable collaboration and collective impact. 4)Support organisations and consortia to develop investment-ready propositions and partnership bids. 5)Embed co-design, community voice, and rights-based approaches in regeneration strategies. 6)Monitor impact, gather insight, and contribute to shared learning across the network. 7)Promote inclusive growth, ethical investment, and climate-resilient, sustainable approaches in all activity.
Powered by CAN is a twenty-first century youth organisation without walls. We support people aged under 35 in the Black Country and wider West Midlands to lead the change they want to see through the delivery of services, opportunities and experiences that contribute to every stage of their lives, in their spaces and places.