Planning Solicitor
- Employer
- Malvern Hills and Wychavon District Councils
- Location
- Civic Centre, Queen Elizabeth Drive, Pershore, WR10 1PT
- Salary
- £40,760 - £44,632
- Closing date
- 12 Nov 2019
- Reference
- HR0000000421
Job Details
Malvern Hills District Council is a small, progressive local authority, situated in one of the country's most attractive areas, offering excellent opportunities to grow and develop along with competitive benefits.
We are continually looking for ways to improve and develop our services, and we currently have a number of shared service arrangements with other district councils in the Worcestershire area. The legal services team provides legal advice and support across all council functions for both Malvern Hills District Council and Wychavon District Council in Pershore.
Planning Solicitor
Job Share 18.5 hours per week
£40,760 - £44,632 pro rata per annum
This post is a key role in Legal Services for both councils and is the senior legal advisor to the councils Planning Committees and Planning Services teams. It also provides legal advice to other services across the councils as required.
The post holder is required to allocate planning files to the Assistant Solicitor/Legal Executive and to oversee those files.
This is a part time a full time post on a job share basis with the current post holder. Flexibility around the number of hours (15 – 20 hours per week) is available.
- Qualified Solicitor with 5 Years post qualification experience
- Eligible for current practising certificate
- Fully mobile with access to transport
- Flexible and adaptable approach with commitment to improving and developing the in-house legal service
Sound knowledge and experience of dealing with a range of complex matters under Town & Country Planning is essential. In addition the ideal candidate will have three years experience of dealing with some or all of the following:-
- High Court Litigation
- Working with members and advising council committees
- Experience of conducting / instructing Counsel to undertake planning appeals/hearings on behalf of the Council
- Experience of interpreting, advising and drafting new policies and procedures
- Dealing with constitutional and governance issues
- Dealing with other areas of work falling under of main local government statutes
- Experience of dealing with a wide range of complex legal issues and providing prompt and accurate advice.
- In addition the successful candidate will have the following skills:-
- Managing your own work
- Commitment to performance improvement
- Judgement and decision making
- Effective utilisation of resources
- Managing expectations and delivering results
- Working with people, partnerships and networking
- Strategic thinking
- Empowerment and motivation
- Creativity and innovation
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Excellent ICT skills
- Professional and technical competence
Please see job description and person Specification for more information
To discuss the post or for further information, please call Heather Peachey, Deputy Legal Services Manager on 01386 565475 or Meesha Patel, Monitoring Officer and Legal Services Manager on 01386 565476
Closing date: 10 November 2019
Interview date: 18 November 2019
Supporting documents
Employee Benefits
Job Description and Person Specification
Company
Working for us
Malvern Hills and Wychavon District Councils are rewarding places to work, with high levels of resident satisfaction and motivated staff who enjoy working for us. Located in south Worcestershire, both districts boast beautiful natural environments, a rich heritage and plenty to do and see. The districts are ranked the top two best rural places to live in the West Midlands and are amongst the top 30 in the country.
We pride ourselves on being progressive organisations spending time, energy and investment on what we know matters to our residents and communities – things like supporting our town centres and rural communities, creating jobs, keeping the streets clean, reducing our carbon footprint, helping people feel safe and preventing homelessness.
Working with you
Our staff are at the heart of what we do, and as a result we are always looking to recruit and develop the very best talent we can find. That's why, as well as providing a satisfying job, we offer a range of attractive benefits, such as agile working for the majority of roles, generous holiday entitlements, a pension scheme, plenty of opportunities for personal development, and discounted gym membership.
We value skills and an ability to do a great job over identifying personal information and that’s why we anonymise all our recruitment until we reach interview stage. What you can offer us and how you will uphold our values and behaviours is really important to us and that’s what we look for during our recruitment process.
Our staff are our driving force, and it’s important our workforce reflects the communities we serve. More than 50% of our Senior Management Team is female, as is the majority of our Heads of Service.
We are a member of the Disability Confident Scheme and support the movement of change, to think differently about disability and apply this to how we recruit, retain and develop disabled people.
We value all our staff and are committed to eliminating unlawful discrimination, promoting equality of opportunity, and fostering good relations between people from a diverse range of backgrounds.
Want to know more?
The two councils have a shared Chief Executive and a joint senior management team. Whilst they retain their own political structures and distinct identities, the joint management structure allows us to maximise the opportunity to deliver a wide range of good value services to our customers and communities, and operate and develop shared services, collaborative working and partnership arrangements with each other, with other councils and with key stakeholders
Whichever council you work for, you can be sure it will be an enjoyable place to work, you will feel valued and appreciated and have an opportunity to develop your career in line with your potential and expectations. Please click for more information on or Malvern Hills District Council or Wychavon District Council
- Website
- http://www.wychavon.gov.uk/
- Telephone
- 01386 565515
- Location
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Wychavon District Council
Civic Centre
Queen Elizabeth Drive
Pershore
Worcestershire
WR10 1PT
United Kingdom
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