Senior Planning Policy Officer

4 weeks ago

Norwich, United Kingdom South Norfolk Council & Broadland District Council Full time

**_Salary: £36,936 to £42,438 per annum depending on experience _**_(or starting salary of £27,577 to £32,392 per annum as a Career Grade Planning Policy Officer, with opportunities to progress) _**

**Do you have a passion and vision to help shape the built environment in South Norfolk and Broadland District Councils?**

**Role Snapshot**

Do you enjoying influencing and shaping future development proposals to improve the place we live and work in? Do you want to join a busy and enthusiastic planning team, deal with a wide range of planning issues and develop your planning career with twoambitious authorities? Do you want to build on your planning knowledge by helping to deliver our growth proposals through the preparation, implementation and communication of the Councils’ policies and strategies?

Then read on, as we have a vacant role for a new Senior / Planning Policy Officer to join our Place Shaping Team.

**What you could be part of**

You will be part of a committed and forward-thinking Spatial Planning team working as one team across two Councils and as part of the Greater Norwich Local Plan team. You will be contributing to the preparation, implementation, monitoring and review of theCouncils’ Local Plan, associated policies and strategies and undertaking community and infrastructure planning work with internal and external colleagues.

Working at the Council enables you to be part of an organisation which is proud to deliver high-quality, customer focused services. Our success comes from us being commercially astute and business-like. Continuous improvement is also vital, and we challengeourselves to develop new and innovative ways to improve the services that make a real difference to people’s lives.

**What you’ll be doing**
- Researching and preparing policy documents, committee reports, proofs of evidence and background evidence studies etc.
- Presenting information and advice to elected members, agents, landowners, applicants and the general public in writing, face to face and by telephone.
- Organising and representing the Councils at consultation exercises, public meetings, exhibitions and public inquiries, including producing and presenting evidence.
- Representing the Councils at appropriate external meetings and events, working groups and advisory bodies at local, regional and national events.
- Ensuring the timely production of planning documents, in accordance with the local development scheme, and other projects. This will include research, evidence gathering, community engagement, policy writing and the production and presentation of evidenceat public inquiries.

**You must have**
- A minimum of 1 year’s post-qualification experience in a planning environment.
- An ability to demonstrate practical skills required in the planning discipline.
- The ability to progress multiple complex projects simultaneously and work across disciplines to achieve shared objectives.
- An ability to prepare reports on complex issues which may need to be presented orally and in writing and be able to deal with any subsequent enquiries.
- The ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines demonstrating strong organisational and prioritisation techniques.

**What’s in it for you**

**Why Work For Us?
Do you want to know more about why our staff work for us? Our website has a fantastic why work for us section where our staff tell us what makes working for the Councils so special.

**What Flexible and Agile Working Arrangements do we Offer?
The Councils understand the importance of operating a work life balance in the modern world. The Councils operate a flexible working policy and agile working options available for employees where operationally possible.

**What Roles Do the Councils Offer?
The Councils operate a vast and diverse number of services for our residents, so with this comes a vast and diverse amount of job roles within the Councils. Our website has a great graphic showing all our job families and roles within the Councils. Fromhere you can plan your career with the Councils or get some ideas on other roles that you may be interested in.

**What Benefits do our Employees Receive?
View all our amazing staff benefits on offer for our employees. Our website has a brilliant benefits section allowing you to see the range of discounts, exclusive offers and total rewards our employees receive. Make sure you stop by to find out more information.

**What Employer Accreditations do we Hold?
The Councils have a range of employer accreditations that we have worked very hard to achieve. Our website has a full descriptive list of all our current accreditations and what this means for our employees.

**What Wellbeing Support do our Staff Have Access to?
The Councils want to ensure all our employees have a safe comfortable place to work, ensuring that employees feel empowered to actively manage their own wellbeing both at work and at home. The Councils have a large wellbeing section available on the websiteoutlining our commitment to the wellbeing of the employees of the Council.

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