Economic development plays an essential part in the city’s economic growth and prosperity, with key growth sectors including financial services, life sciences, fintech; creative and cultural industries; hospitality and leisure, and advanced manufacturing. Cardiff is a leading investment location among the UK Core Cities. The city is also an important tourist and visitor destination, attracting high‑profile sporting, cultural and music events to support the city’s economy.

This is an opportunity to lead a new City Development Service within a leading public sector organisation with 15,000 employees delivering over 700 individual services to over 362,000 residents. A recent independent peer review found that Cardiff Council is a ‘good and ambitious Council’ with a ‘can‑do and optimistic’ culture.

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