In this post you will provide administrative and procedural support for the Department. Duties will include the back office support with respect to planning applications from submission to decision, following set procedures and within agreed timescales using ICT systems. You will liaise with the applicants or their agent regarding submitted planning applications, provide support to officers and customers, responding to enquiries generally, and maintain departmental records in order to provide statistical information for monitoring/research purposes. If you have experience or interest in digital transformation, then an opportunity would be available to assist with a Government funded project.

You will need to have 3 GCSEs (to include English and Maths) or equivalent work experience, have strong communication, administrative, organisational and time/workload management skills and be able to demonstrate relevant experience within a customer service environment.  

If you are looking to work for an organisation that prioritises environmental sustainability, the Council has made a clear commitment to operate in a responsible and sustainable manner and has recently been awarded the silver accreditation of the Investors in the Environment scheme.