Graduate Planner

Graduate Planner (temp) - Maldon

Temporary, Full Time - 3 months

£20.00 - £25.00 per hour

Location: Maldon

Key Accountabilities

• Deliver customer-focused specialist advice and services for one area of specialism, keeping up to date with current and emerging legislation, best practice and policy to ensure continuous development and improvement in services
• Advise multi-skilled service delivery teams (Customer Solutions, Community Engagement and Case Management) on less complex cases related to the specialism
• Ensure personal and professional development is maintained to the required standards
• Working collaboratively with colleagues across the organisation, Members and managing key relationships e.g. with Members, partners and other stakeholders
• Access and accurately update all relevant information systems, both customer and back office ensuring that the master customer record is updated and maintained through verification and validation, and in accordance with Data Protection principles
• Prepare and present reports to committees and other internal and external meetings

The Experience You Will Bring

• A minimum of 1 years' experience within a Planning Department
• Experience and knowledge of specialist area in addition to knowledge of legislation and developments in specialist area. Experience of casework, within specialist area, some of which can be complex, and with some guidance and support of more experienced staff, occasionally referring to Specialists for work outside previous experience

Our client is an equal opportunities employer and therefore all staff are expected to comply with our equality policies and help create a work environment in which everyone is treated with dignity, respect, courtesy and fairness. You are also expected to fully comply with health and safety policies and procedures in force to help maintain and develop a safe working environment. In pursuing a practice of continuous improvement and seeking to obtain best value in all aspects of the service, staff will be expected to assist in other such duties as may be allocated for the benefit of the organisation and their own personal development. Staff will be expected to assist if the council has to deal with the results of a civil emergency.