National Planning and Improvement Project Officer
2 weeks ago
**Post Title**: National Planning and Improvement Project Officer
**Salary**: £29,525 - £32,439 per year pro rata
**Hours**: Part-time, 3 days a week
**Location**: West Lothian Civic Centre, Livingston. It is anticipated that the role will involve a blended model of office and home working.
**Duration of contract**: Fixed term, until March 2026
**Background**:
The Improvement Service (IS) is a publicly funded company limited by guarantee, with a total annual budget in the region of £8 million. We exist to support councils and their partners to improve the health, quality of life and opportunities of all Scottish people through community leadership, strong local governance and the delivery of high quality, efficient local services.
Working for the IS means joining a small family of professionals, who work together to strive for continuous improvement in the public sector and ultimately, better outcomes for Scotland’s communities.
Our company headquarters are based in West Lothian, located conveniently for commuters between Edinburgh and Glasgow. Pay is only one of the benefits of working for the IS, our terms and conditions are progressive and flexible and employees are rewarded with a generous annual leave entitlement of forty days per year as well as a flexible working policy.
The IS is committed to promoting equality and diversity in all its activities to promote inclusive processes, practices and culture.
The IS is a Disability Confidence Committed Employer. We are committed to interviewing anyone with a disability who meets the essential criteria.
**About the role**:
The role of an Improvement Champion was identified during the passage of the Planning (Scotland) Act 2019. Scottish Ministers have exercised their authority to award a grant to enable the Improvement Service to appoint an appropriate person to undertake the role of a National Planning Improvement (NPI) Champion and the National Planning Improvement Project Officer.
With the NPI Champion’s priorities/objectives being set with input from the High-Level Group on Planning Performance, with COSLA and Scottish Government co-chairing the group, the objectives for the NPI Project Officer post will be agreed with the NPI Champion.
The post-holder will support the NPI Champion whose responsibility is to facilitate improvement within the Scottish planning system, by providing constructive input which promotes a measurable outcomes-based approach.
For more information about this role, download the full job description.
**Location**:
West Lothian Council Civic Centre, Howden South Road, Livingston, EH54 6FF, with travel throughout Scotland as required.
It is anticipated that the role will involve a blended model of office and home working. This flexible approach will be agreed between employee and line manager.
**Duration of contract**:
Fixed term until 31 March 2026
**Hours**:
Part-time, 3 days a week
**How to apply**:
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