Alexandra Jarvis

Head of North East at Cities and Local Growth Unit

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Head of North East, Cities and Local Growth Unit (BEIS & DLUHC)
CAPE Policy Fellow

Alex is Head of the North East Area Team in the Cities and Local Growth Unit; a unit of government which sits between BEIS and the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities. Alex covers the North East LEP Area which spans from the Borders down to Durham, covering seven Local Authorities. She joined the unit in January 2021 and has oversight of strategic projects, engagement and funding interventions. She is a point of contact between government and the region and works with local partners to understand the unique challenges to and opportunities for local growth with a view to feeding this into central government policy making.

She previously worked at the Department for Transport where she was Head of Ministerial Visits and led on the Secretary of State’s media visits as well as being engagement lead for the Future of Transport and Aviation and Maritime sectors. Before this Alex worked in public affairs and communications across the charity sector.