Liverpool City Region Combined Authority
Jennifer Van der Merwe is an experienced professional in community development and social entrepreneurship. Currently serving as an Advisory Panel Member for the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation and a Board Member on the Business and Enterprise Board at Liverpool City Region Combined Authority, Jennifer also holds the position of Director at Kindred LCR, which focuses on supporting local entrepreneurialism for social good. Previously, Jennifer worked as Centre Manager at the Fire Fit Hub, contributing to its success within the Torus Foundation and generating income to ensure sustainability. Early career roles include Managing Director at Fire Fit Hub and Centre Manager at TOXTETH FIREFIT HUB, along with various positions in international programs and environmental coordination. Jennifer holds a Master's degree in Cities Culture, Regeneration and Community Development from the University of Liverpool and a Bachelor's degree in Geography from the same institution.
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Liverpool City Region Combined Authority
Bringing together Halton, Knowsley, Liverpool, Sefton, St Helens and Wirral to provide strategic governance and support economic growth. Working With Us We’re looking for people with the passion to deliver on our vision and help us to create a truly global and competitive city region which works for everyone. Devolution brings real powers to make policy and investment decisions that suit our own needs. We have a historic opportunity right now, with our city region growing faster than any other combined authority area, huge investment in infrastructure, and an unrivalled quality of life, with excellent cultural and leisure opportunities and affordable living costs. Yet, like all post-industrial cities, we need to work hard to ensure the benefits of growth reach everyone who lives and works here. We will invest more than £500m in the next four years, in projects which create social value and support our inclusive economy agenda, across transport, housing, skills and adult education, the social economy, business growth, innovation, land and property. Where else could you be working on projects as diverse as a £460 million investment to introduce a brand new fleet of state-of-the-art trains, a new approach to tackling homelessness, or an ambitious plan to harness the tidal power of the River Mersey and Liverpool Bay to create plentiful, predictable, renewable electricity? If you think that sounds exciting, you’re right, and we want to hear from you.