Planning Support Officer (Part Time)

Job Introduction

Would you like to play an active role in delivering a service that supports residents, businesses and the local property market across Greenwich? Are you looking for a role where you can develop new skills, broaden your experience and make a genuine difference? 

We are looking for a part-time Planning Support Officer to join our Systems Team and help deliver the Council's Local Land Charges service.  The information we provide plays an important role in the home-buying process and supports thousands of property transactions every year. 

Experience of Local Land Charges work would be welcomed, but more importantly we are looking for someone who: 

• is a motivated self-starter who enjoys taking ownership of their work
• can manage a varied and deadline-driven workload
• is keen to learn new skills and technologies
• enjoys identifying opportunities to improve and develop services
• is committed to delivering excellent customer service
• works well both independently and as part of a supportive team

This role is ideal for someone seeking a meaningful and rewarding part-time position with flexibility around working patterns and days.  We recognise that many talented people are looking for roles that fit around other commitments, and we are happy to agree working arrangements with the successful candidate. 

The post is 18 hours per week and offers the opportunity to develop your professional profile while working within a friendly, supportive and flexible team environment. 

If this sounds like the kind of opportunity you have been looking for, we would love to hear from you. 

For an informal discussion please contact Andrew Mathers-Ford at Andrew.Mathers-Ford@royalgreenwich.gov.uk

Diversity Statement: Royal Borough of Greenwich values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this. We therefore encourage applications from all sections of the community.

Advert Close: All vacancies close at midnight unless otherwise stated. 

Early Advert Close: Royal Borough of Greenwich reserves the right to close any job advert earlier than the advertised closing date where there is reason to do so (for example high volume of applications).

How Applications are Scored: Each application is scored according to how well the supporting statements addresses each point on the Person Specification for the role. Candidates will be short-listed for interview on the extent to which they meet the specific points within the Person Specification. The Person Specification is supplied with the job advert. When completing your application, please use the supporting statements section to tell us how you meet each of the points on the Person Specification. We need to have this information in order to consider your application.

Salary: Salaries advertised are for a standard working week of 35 hours unless otherwise stated. Please use this 'Salary Calculator to help you calculate a pro rata salary.

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