Planning Policy Officer

Permanent - 37 hours per week

£27,711- £41,511 per annum dependant on experience (Career Graded role with the opportunity to progress through the career grade structure)

This is an exciting opportunity to work in a rich planning environment across two varied authorities, and build on the success of an existing jointly prepared plan which covers the two administrative areas and Worcester City; with a Plan that is looking to provide a rail led strategy with new settlements, including a garden village at Worcester Parkway.

This is an interesting time to join the Council, as we take the Plan through examination and adoption. Working across the District Councils of Wychavon and Malvern, your work will include:

• Supporting work to take the Plan through examination and to adoption.
• Supporting Senior Officers in delivering our strategic sites and new settlements.
• Supporting parish and town councils to designate neighbourhood areas and bring neighbourhood plans to adoption.
• Responding to planning queries from the public and our development management team in the processing of planning applications. 
• Supporting the monitoring of the delivery of development across Wychavon and Malvern. 

About you 

The successful candidate will have:

• A planning related degree or equivalent experience
• Student membership of the RTPI and working towards full membership / or full RTPI membership
• Planning experience preferably within a District or Borough Council
• An ambition and enthusiasm in planning policy
• Excellent communication skills
• An adaptable and flexible approach with the ability to work on a variety of tasks

The role requires travel across our districts. The successful candidate must therefore have access to a car and the ability to travel across various locations as appropriate to the demands of the role. 

What we can offer 

Our staff are at the heart of what we do, and as a result we are always looking to recruit, develop and retain the very best talent we can find.  So, as well as a rewarding career, we offer a range of attractive benefits, such as:

• Excellent pension scheme with employer contributions
• Generous annual leave entitlement with options to purchase additional annual leave
• Committed training programme and development opportunities
• Onsite nursery with 20% staff discount
• Discounted Gym and swim membership
• Health and Wellbeing support and a Free Employee Assistance scheme including access to counselling services
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Employee Discounts with a range of companies including EE and the Kaarp discount scheme.

We are an employer that values face to face communication, collaboration and connection, therefore all our roles have an office-based requirement with some agile working as part of the role.

To discuss the post or for further information, please call Jo Symons, Head of Planning Policy, on 01386 565334.

Closing date: Sunday 8 December 2024

Interview date: Wednesday 18 December 2024

Please note if we experience a high intake of applications, we may close the role and interview for the position sooner than advertised.

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