Are you interested in a career with us?
We are delivering for the North East - whether that be improving public transport, creating green jobs, or showcasing the pride in our region.
Our Chief Executive, Dr Henry Kippin, shares 5 highlights from the past 12 months on how we are making the North East the home of real opportunity. Watch the film to learn more.
Read on to discover the latest opportunies at the North East Mayoral Strategic Authority, the benefits of working here and what it is like to be a part of our team.
Chair of the North East MSA Business Advisory Council
The Chair of the North East Mayoral Strategic Authority Business Advisory Council will play a vital role in ensuring the voice of business helps shape the region’s future. We are looking for someone who is a strong advocate for the North East, and has a track record of making a positive contribution to the region, to chair the North East Mayoral Strategic Authority's Business Advisory Council. This is a unique opportunity to help shape the future of the North East by bringing the insight, expertise and energy of the business, voluntary and community sectors to bear on regional decision making.
Interested?
If you’re a senior leader with extensive regional and national business networks, a collaborative and action-focused mindset, and a deep commitment to the North East, we want to hear from you.
Application Process
All applications consisting of a CV and a statement addressing how you meet the person specification must be sent to Anthony Cowan, by email: Anthony.Cowan@northeast-ca.gov.uk by 5pm on Tuesday 13 October 2026.
Further information about the role and the application process can be found in the supporting documents below.
Current vacancies
Policy and Economy Advisor (Ports and Offshore Wind)
Salary: £47,665 - £50,908
Programme Manager (Ports and Offshore Wind)
Salary: £57,438 - £61,017
Skills Project Manager
Salary: £47,665 - £50,908
Employee benefits
We offer a wide range of employee benefits designed to meet the needs of modern life, and are committed to developing our colleagues.
Generous employer contribution pension scheme. We offer membership into the Local Government Pension Scheme, which remains one of the most generous schemes around. In addition to your contribution into the scheme, the employer contributes between 14% and 18%. This is a career average salary scheme and your contribution is calculated based upon a percentage of gross earnings.
Flexible and agile working. We promote a positive work-life balance to enhance employee wellbeing and to support a diverse and inclusive workforce. To achieve this, we offer a range of flexible working options.
Holidays. We offer 27 days, plus an additional day off for your birthday rising to 32 days after 5 years continuous service, plus 8 bank holidays (pro-rata for part-time staff) with the option to buy additional leave.
Learning and development opportunities. We offer a range of learning and development opportunities to support you in meeting your career aspirations. As a new starter, you can expect to receive a thorough induction. We will also discuss your work and related future development, identifying any training or development you require to be effective and feel confident.
Health and wellbeing. We promote health and wellbeing through a number of initiatives including a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme that provides a free and confidential counselling and assistance service, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and 365 days of the year.
Vivup employee benefits portal and lifestyle savings scheme. Vivup is an employee benefits portal that enables our employees to easily access information about our employee benefits online. The portal provides information on a number of different employee benefits. In addition, the portal provides access to Vivup’s Lifestyle Savings scheme, which features discounts across a host of major retailers.
Navigating talent excellence at the North East Mayoral Strategic Authority
Objective 1
Being known as the best place to work attracting and sourcing diverse talent who are proud to support our region.
Objective 2
To recruit high calibre external candidates with the skills and future skills to deliver on our regional commitments
Objective 3
We build high performing teams that collectively deliver on our regional goals and aspirations, and we proactively support our people to succeed.
Objective 4
We deliver high quality, relevant training that develops our people, helping them succeed in their careers with us and beyond.
Attracting, developing and retaining talent that is representative of the community we live in is a significant part of the North East Mayoral Strategic Authority, we are the home of real opportunity. This framework focusses on creating a culture of high performance where everyone is guided by our values and is accountable for performance and delivery. We are nothing without our people and their passion for what we do is key to our success of building an effective employee experience and driving forward our priorities in our vision and purpose.
Jobs with our partners
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Our pledges
