Specialist – Strategic Planning
- Employer
- South Somerset District Council
- Location
- Yeovil, Somerset
- Salary
- £29,909 - £33,136 per annum
- Closing date
- 29 Mar 2019
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- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Discipline
- Economic Development/Funding, Education, Housing, Other, Planning, Policy and Strategy, Town Centres
- Function
- Planner
- Sector
- Local Authority
Job Details
Take an exciting step in your career…
We have a vacancy within our department. Look to apply now and become a valued member of Strategy and Commissioning, helping South Somerset to be a place where businesses flourish, communities are safe, vibrant and healthy and residents enjoy good housing and cultural, leisure and sporting activities.
Job Title: Specialist – Strategic Planning
Salary: Grade 6 - £29,909 - £33,136 per annum
Hours: Full Time
Join us at South Somerset District Council. Our ambition is to create an evidence driven, continuously improving and agile organisation and we need an innovative and inspiring team player to help us shape the future of the District.
Your role will be focused on achieving the Local Plan strategy for growth in South Somerset. The successful candidate will be capable of balancing a varied workload, across a number of planning policy issues – from housing through to retail, and economic development through to education. An excellent communicator, the right person must be able to produce high quality written and verbal outputs and present information in an easy to understand format.
The role requires an understanding of national and local planning policy issues, and an ability to analyse and explain what this means for the future of South Somerset. Experience in planning and/or planning policy is essential, and candidates must have professional membership to the Royal Town Planning Institute (or equivalent).
We are striving to be great to work for, excellent to work with, leading the way and delivering for our communities. If you want to work in an inspiring environment and shape our future ways of working, then we want to hear from you. You will be based in Yeovil where you will able to work in an agile way.
Please contact Jan Gamon, Lead Specialist - Strategic Planning, 01935462095 should you wish to discuss the role in more detail.
For further details: http://mysouthsomersetfuture.co.uk/my-south-somerset-opportunities/specialist-strategic-planning
To apply for this role, please submit your CV and supporting statement to recruitment@southsomerset.gov.uk
Closing Date: 29th March 2019, 5pm. Interview Date: TBC
Job Reference: 1737
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We’re determined to make South Somerset a great place to live and work.
- Website
- http://www.southsomerset.gov.uk/
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