Spar Officer

**Job details**:
**Job reference**

REQ0001880

**Application closing date**

23/06/2024

**Salary**

£29,644 - £35,884 per annum (Inclusive of London Fringe Weighting)

**Package**

Generous holiday entitlement - outstanding 19.5% employer contribution pension scheme - flexible working patterns - car salary sacrifice scheme

**Contractual hours**

30

**Basis**

Part time

**SPAR Officer - Strategic Planning and Strategic Sites**:
**Job description**

**Permanent**

**30 hours per week**

**Ref: P0694**
- An exciting opportunity has arisen for a part time Strategic Planning Officer to join our Strategic Planning team. You will be a key player in the delivery of the new Dacorum Local Plan and its supporting evidence base. This sits within the challenging context of planning sustainably for increased levels of growth and delivering the necessary infrastructure, while safeguarding the special characteristics of the borough. You will also be expected to input into a number of other important work areas, such as supporting communities preparing Neighbourhood Plans, developing Design Codes and other policy guidance.
- You will be required to successfully manage projects and work with contractors to ensure work is being completed to a satisfactory standard. You will work with colleagues in Strategic Planning and the wider planning service to ensure Council priorities are delivered.
- The role will offer a great opportunity for someone to take their planning career to the next level, whilst working within a supportive environment where they are helped to develop.
- The ability to build strong and meaningful relationships with colleagues within your team, other Council services, senior management and with consultants is required as well as tact, diplomacy and the ability to negotiate. You will have excellent written and oral communication skills and the ability to achieve defined performance targets.
- There will be opportunities to work in a hybrid (office/home) environment for the working week. We are based at our modern and newly configured offices in The Forum in Hemel Hempstead with staff parking available nearby.

**Additional rewards and benefits**
- Culture of flexible working with technology to support agile working where role permits.
- Generous annual leave entitlement and the option to ‘buy’ additional holiday once you have passed your probation period.
- Employee Assistance Programme including access to health and wellbeing support.
- Family friendly policies.
- Local and national discounts for shopping and travel.
- Great learning and development opportunities to support your ongoing development.

**Interviews Date(s)**: w/c 8 July 2024