Overview

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Location: Lichfield District Council, Lichfield, UK. Flexible working with 1-2 days per week required in the Lichfield office.

Salary: £44,711 plus £5,000 market supplement.

Job purpose: Lead policy development and implementation for the specialist planning policy area, including developing and implementing the Council’s Local Plan and related planning policy documents such as supplementary planning guidance.

Reporting to: Place & Prosperity Policy & Strategy Team Leader. You will advise and influence Cabinet, Leadership Team and Wider Leadership Team on policy and strategy development related to spatial policy.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead on Local Plan formulation and delivery through all stages, including planning, development, and monitoring.
• Develop and input into other spatial planning documents and exercises (e.g., Supplementary Planning Documents, masterplans, development briefs, developer contributions / Community Infrastructure Levy, funding bids and programmes).
• Support the Team Leader to ensure the Council’s strategic vision, aims and objectives are achieved and remain up to date.
• Prepare reports related to the service’s work and the Council’s responses to national/regional policy reforms; present reports to diverse audiences.
• Represent the District Council at meetings, examinations, inquiries, hearings, consultations, and external working parties related to the policy and strategy service.

Essential Experience

• Degree or equivalent in Town and Country Planning or similar.
• Knowledge of local government policy and strategy development and implementation.
• Experience in developing and implementing policies and strategies.
• Experience in building and developing relationships.
• Strong report writing skills and ability to write effective strategies, policies, and procedures.
• Experience in managing and delivering projects from planning to implementation and evaluation.
• Experience in bidding processes and securing funding.

Benefits Of Working For Us

• Friendly and supportive environment aligned with our values.
• Hybrid working with flexible patterns.
• Local government pension with life cover (3x salary) as a lump sum if you die in service.
• Private health insurance on completion of probation.
• Generous annual leave.
• Discounted membership to our two leisure centres.
• Offices opposite Lichfield Train Station; free onsite parking.

What Next?

To be considered for this opportunity, please send your CV and Supporting Statement to Hannah.fox@lwmts.co.uk. If you need support with completing your application or require reasonable adjustments, please contact the same email.

Pre-Employment Checks

All offers are conditional upon satisfactory clearances, including:

• Two satisfactory references covering the last 3 years of employment.
• Evidence of right to work in the United Kingdom; and Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check if applicable.

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Other

Industries

• Human Resources Services

We look forward to hearing from you.