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Senior Planning Policy Officer - Person Specification

Job title: Senior Planning Policy Officer

Post reference: 1673PAPA

Grade: Grade 8

Key requirements:

  • Priority 1 – Could not do the job without this
  • Priority 2 – Could not do the job without this, but provided have Priority 1 criteria, this could be developed in the job over an acceptable period
  • Priority 3 – Would enhance performance in the job, but is not essential

Qualifications  

  1. A degree in town and country planning Priority 1
  2. Full chartered membership of the Royal Town Planning Institute Priority 1

Knowledge

  1. Detailed practical knowledge of current English planning legislation and national planning policy Priority 1
  2. Ability to analyse complex situations, and propose creative sound solutions Priority 1
  3. Experience of delivering consistently high performance Priority 2

Experience

  1. To have at least 3 years Post-qualification experience in strategic planning including specialist knowledge of a planning subject Priority 1
  2. To have experience of producing background technical reports, strategies and masterplans Priority 1
  3. To have recent experience of monitoring the effectiveness of an adopted Local Plan Priority 2
  4. To have experience of presenting at Examination in Public Priority 2
  5. To have experience of working under pressure to meet statutory targets and service users expectations Priority 1

Skills

  1. To demonstrate effective project management Priority 1
  2. To demonstrate a positive, ‘can do’, proactive and supportive attitude in a team environment Priority 1
  3. To have Excellent written, and verbal communication skills with an ability to negotiate and influence a range of stakeholders on complex planning matters Priority 1
  4. To have experience of a range of IT systems, including digital mapping, to be wiling to support new ways of working, with a commitment to service excellence and continuous improvement. Priority 1
  5. To be able to participate in the attendance of planning meetings out of hours, to be able to access meetings by car and to have a driving license Priority 1

 

 

Last Updated on Wednesday, May 8, 2024