It was revealed just a few weeks ago that the Governmment's pioneering Darlington Economic Campus would be at Brunswick, now a tired old open car park but soon to be a flagship for Levelling Up.
In an exclusive interview, Chancellor of the Exchequer Nadhim Zahawi told The Northern Echo Darlington is a model of how Levelling up can work and that a new Government should commit to rolling it out across the country.
He said: "It is all about delivery, delivery delivery and over the next 24 months, you will see a Conservative Prime Minister, focus laser-like on that delivery and on the agenda of Levelling Up and of course on the agenda here in Darlington."
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For most of us that means jobs, and there is a steady flow of them already, with vacancies right here in the North East in a number of departments. These are the latest ones:
- Finance Manager for the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
Salary : £30,360 to £32,275
- Commercial Finance Manager at the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Salary : £30,955 to £38,811
- SEO User Research & Data at the Department for Education
Salary : £37,593 to £41,506
- Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund – Deputy Director, working at the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
Salary : £71,000
- Planning, Performance and Risk Officer for the Department for Education
Salary : £30,332
- Head of Financial Accounting at the Department for International Trade
Salary : £58,130 to £68,493
- Head of Pre-16 Education (12 month maternity cover), HM Treasury
Salary : £61,260 to £66,500
- Financial Analyst at the UK Health Security Agency
Salary : £36,329 to £45,998
- Deputy Director, Head of Internal Audit at the Office for National Statistics
Salary : £73,000 to £100,000
- Management Accountant at the Marine Management Organisation
Salary : £35,895 to £43,737
- Strategic Briefing Lead for the Ministry of Justice
Salary : £51,767 to £64,135
- Competitions Finance Team Manager, UK Health Security Agency
Salary : £48,859 to £62,286
- MoJ Property Directorate - Head of Cost - at the Ministry of Justice
Salary : £63,185 to £76,760
- Technical Specialist for the The Money and Pensions Service
Salary : £43,000
- Assistant Technical Specialist at the The Money and Pensions Service
Salary : £36,600
- Finance Profession Support Manager, HM Treasury
Salary : £29,970 to £38,500
- Senior Management Accountant at the Ministry of Justice
Salary : £51,767 to £64,135
- Management Accountant at the Ministry of Justice
Salary : £31,265 to £39,000
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