Planning Administrative Officer

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To apply for this role you must complete our online application form (CVs will not be accepted).

This is a Temporary Part Time position

Do you want to change more than your work life balance?

We are seeking a talented individual to provide a range of administrative and technical support across the Planning department.

We are based in the beautiful Brocks Hill country park in Oadby, and this part of Leicestershire is a great place to live, work and visit. Our council is a great organisation to work for, we offer a competitive salary and fantastic benefits including great holiday, flexi-time and the generous local government pension scheme. You can find more information about our benefits here.

Agile working allows employees to work flexibly to balance their home, and work needs. We are happy to discuss flexible working and encourage you to discuss this with us during the selection process. Employees are generally expected to spend a minimum of 1 day per week in the office.

The Planning department manages all development growth within the Borough area, whether that's now, or 15 years in the future. The department consists of Planning Policy, Development Control, Arboriculture and Planning Enforcement.

If you have experience in an administrative role, excellent IT skills and the ability to learn and use complex IT systems we would love to hear from you. You can find out more about this role by viewing the associated job description and person specification.

At Oadby and Wigston Borough Council, we are proud of our diversity and recognise the value this brings. We are fair and inclusive and welcome applications from people with different backgrounds.

We guarantee an interview with anyone who either has a disability or is a reservist / veteran and meets the essential criteria for this role if you apply under our guaranteed interview scheme.

There may be occasions where we close the advert before the closing date, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

Please contact Jamie Carr (Planning Policy and Development Manager) at jamie.carr@oadby-wigston.gov.uk for any informal enquiries.