Job reference: 001843

Service Area: Planning Services

Salary: G7 / G8: £35,783 to £41,679 - (pro rata for part time) – Part of a Career Grade Scheme

Contract: Permanent

Hours per week: 37 (Part-time working will be considered for suitable candidates)

Location: Work from home/ Oxford - St Aldate's Chambers

The role

Do you have experience of dealing with major development proposals? Are you looking for an exciting opportunity to enhance your skills on a journey to be a lead officer with management of your own case load and presenting cases to Committee? If YES then Oxford City Council has an opportunity for you to join their Development Management Service and be involved in delivering high quality development for Oxford, a world class city with an international reputation.

The Development Management Team has been involved in projects that have transformed Oxford in recent years including the £440m Westgate Shopping Centre, 885 home urban extension at Barton, and the mixed use employment led development at Oxford North. The team are also involved in smaller projects for prestigious employers in the historic core of Oxford; where the demand to provide new development in the context of one of the world’s finest cities presents a unique challenge.

Organised and methodical with the ability to negotiate effectively whilst delivering excellent customer service is essential. Along with having a pragmatic approach with a can-do solution focussed attitude to support our ambitions. Does this sound like YOU? If so then this is an opportunity for you to be part of a committed team and playing a key role in helping us deliver Oxford’s future growth and development.

If you would like to be part of this exciting journey and help contribute to an exemplary planning service in then we’d like to meet you. Please find out more below on how you can apply for one of the advertised roles.

About us

Oxford City Council prides itself on delivering high quality, cost effective public services. Oxford is a world class city and the Council has high aspirations for its services and employees. We are a multi-award winning Council and in May 2017 we were re-accredited at Gold level for Champion IiP status. Our other awards include the Institute of Revenues Rating & Valuation (IRRV) ‘Excellence in Innovation’ winners 2017, Oxfordshire Environment Partnership (OEP) ‘Best Food Waste Reduction and Collection System’, and several ‘Team of the Year’ national and regional awards across our Service Areas. This builds on our previous success in achieving ‘Council of the Year’ in 2015. We are accredited with the Customer Service Excellence Quality Mark which helps us to ensure that the customer is always placed at the heart of everything we do.

With over 700 staff dedicated to delivering the best service possible to our communities this is an exciting time to be working in Local Government. We focus on improving outcomes for local people and you might be surprised at the range and quality of the services we provide.

We offer a fantastic range of staff benefits that include generous holiday (from 28 days a year plus bank holidays), local government pension scheme, subsidised leisure membership, discounted travel and flexible working in many roles. We offer well-defined opportunities through our learning and development programme. We also have an employee wellbeing programme, an employee assistance programme and support via our dedicated occupational health service.

How to apply

More information is available on the role profile document. Please read this document to ensure that you meet our requirements. More information about working for the Council, our values and vision, is available on our web site.

Applications should be made via our online application system (no CVs please).

For further information and how to apply online, please visit www.oxford.gov.uk

If you are unable to access our website please call 01865 252848. 

Note: For roles that require a DBS Certificate (Enhanced and or Barred List check), candidates are required to supply their complete work history. Please ensure you explain any gaps in your work history. Coronavirus information: It is intended to conduct interviews via a video conferencing platform such as Zoom or Jitsi; please contact us if this is not an option for you. For most roles the successful applicant will be expected to work from home for the immediate future. They should ensure that they have reliable and secure wifi access; a suitable workspace and are prepared to undertake distance learning and training.

Closing Date: 04 February 2021

Late applications will not be processed

Interview Date(s): 24 February 2021/25 February 2021

For an informal discussion about the post please contact Andrew Murdoch on 01865 252228 or amurdoch@oxford.gov.uk

We are an equal opportunity employer:

We value the diversity of our people and actively seek to have a workforce that represents the rich diversity of the community we support. We have policies in place to ensure that every applicant and employee can flourish and succeed. Currently we are underrepresented in some areas, and would particularly welcome applicants from BAME communities. All applicants will be given fair consideration for work and will not receive less favourable treatment on the grounds of any protected characteristic. 

Oxford City Council is not currently licensed as a sponsor and cannot employ migrant workers outside the European Economic Area and Switzerland under the Point Based System rules, issued by the UK Border Agency.