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Organisation: Leicestershire County Council

Work Location: County Hall, Glenfield, Leicestershire, LE3 8RA

Worker Category: Hybrid Worker

Salary: £34,350 - £37,950 (pro-rata for part-time)

Working Hours: 37 hours per week (part-time applications accepted)

Contract Type: Permanent

Closing Date: 4 May 2025

Interview Date(s): WC 19 May 2025 (TBC)

We are looking for someone to join our team to play a key role in the collection and management of S106 financial and non-financial obligations. This is a role which will make a significant contribution to the sustainability, regeneration, health, and well-being of the County which collects significant sums each year to contribute to a wide range of infrastructure projects.

You will be working with colleagues at all levels across different departments of the Council as well as housebuilders across the County, so attention to detail and a friendly, approachable nature is a must.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced officer with ambition and passion for supporting the delivery of crucial infrastructure to join our Planning team. You will be working with stakeholders across the County Council, Leicestershire District Councils, and beyond, who are all involved in the calculation, negotiation, security, and collection of financial and non-financial contributions from developers.

Your role will be to support the current Planning Obligations Team in securing developer contributions, and contributing to growth across Leicestershire, including shaping how developer contributions are collected in the future.

On a day-to-day basis you will manage a case load of consultations from Local Planning Authorities, tracking the consultation through from receipt, response, monitoring the decision, being involved in the drafting and negotiation of subsequent legal agreements, and monitoring the progress of the resulting development site which will include collecting money in accordance with the terms of those legal agreements. There are also opportunities to tie in with other departments across the County Council, including Ecology, Planning, and Highways.

To apply for this role, you will have an understanding of the planning process, including justifying developer contributions against relevant local and national policy, an ability to process complicated written and numerical data, an eye for detail, be organised, not be afraid to be forward-thinking and want to make a difference across Leicestershire.

You will be working with people with different skills and from different backgrounds and therefore need to be engaging, enthusiastic and innovative as well as be able to present yourself with confidence to internal and external colleagues of all levels. You should not be afraid to share ideas or to want to make things better.

To apply for this post, you must:

• Have an NVQ Level 3 equivalent qualification plus experience of working in a local authority planning team, or working towards a degree in planning or other related discipline.
• Have experience of the planning process and how planning and developer contributions work together, including an understanding of the relevant NPPF and CIL Tests.
• Possess the ability to engage and negotiate with people at all levels, from different backgrounds, keeping relationships positive, constructive and collaborative.
• Be able to process and interpret complex information and present findings to stakeholders and cross-departmental working.
• Apply a variety of analytical and critical thinking skills to a variety of scenarios.
• Have strong interpersonal and organisational skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines without close supervision.

You must also have an understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion.

In addition, we also expect you to share our commitment to our values and will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the selection process.

Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability.

We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Therefore, wherever possible, we will consider working arrangements that suit an individual's personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below. This may include requests for term-time working, part-time hours, compressed hours, flexible start and finish times, home/remote working, etc.

Every role within the Council has a defined working style which determines where they can work. The worker category applicable to this post is detailed in the above advert. You can find out more about our worker categories in the Our Working Styles page on our career site.

For more information or an informal discussion, please contact:

Mark Johnson, Team Manager - Planning Obligations and Systems

Telephone: 0116 305 3277

Email: mark.johnson@leics.gov.uk

Leicestershire County Council is an inclusive organisation which is on a journey to embed and celebrate equality, diversity and inclusion at every level. We warmly welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, as having a diverse workforce with different perspectives and ideas is fundamental to our values and enriches the services we offer our communities. We particularly welcome applicants from Ethnically Diverse and LGBTQ+ communities and people with disabilities to create a balanced workforce and one that reflects the communities we serve. Applicants with a disability who meet the criteria listed in the 'About You' section above will be offered an interview under the Disability Confident Employer Scheme.

To apply for this job, please click on the apply button. You will need to upload a supporting statement as part of your application which explains how you meet the criteria listed in the 'About You' section above. For more information, see the How to Apply section on our career site.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

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