Strategic Planning Manager

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Job Description

Organisation: Leicestershire County Council

Work Location: County Hall, Glenfield, Leicestershire, LE3 8RF

Worker Category: Fixed Location Worker

Salary: £41,208 - £50,865 (pro-rata for part-time)

Working Hours: 37 per week

Contract Type: Permanent

Closing Date: 3rd November 2024

Interview Date(s): Tbc Please note: The interview will include a short presentation on a topic that will be given to shortlisted candidates prior to the interview

• Do you have passion, drive and enthusiasm to enhance existing and create new sustainable communities through working with Leicester City, the Leicestershire boroughs and districts, and other key partners in planning for future growth?
• Do you have a positive 'can do' approach to work?
• Are you able to initiate work in conjunction with colleagues?
• Are you a logical and strategic thinker?
• Can you see the 'wider picture' and understand how it could be articulated into action by the County Council and its partners?

About the Role

The opportunity has arisen for a permanent full-time post as a Strategic Planning Manager working in the Strategic Planning Team based in Planning Historic and Natural Environment.

This is an exciting opportunity to further develop your strategic planning skills and experience through working closely with officers within the County Council, particularly those involved in the delivery of infrastructure, local authorities in Leicester and Leicestershire and other key partners to help enhance and create sustainable communities across Leicestershire.

You will:

• Play a leading role in the development and co-ordination of the Council's response to key strategic planning documents and issues, including national policy consultations, local plan consultations, master plans for major developments, and major planning applications and act as a 'business partner' with respect to strategic land-use planning.
• Ensure the Council plays a full and active part in the Local Planning process, liaising and working with relevant departments and key service areas to ensure positive and timely engagement with district councils.
• Play a leading role co-ordinating the Council's input into the Leicester and Leicestershire Strategic Growth Plan and other evidence work, including development of policies and proposals for employment land, housing and infrastructure growth, and associated partnership working arrangements.
• Help ensure the Council's interests are protected and risks are managed in the development and funding of county infrastructure and that the impact of growth on the Council's services is identified and mitigated.

About You

To apply for this post, you must have:

• A Degree (or equivalent) level in a relevant subject, plus appropriate demonstrable experience
• Experience in leading or managing complex corporate and/or partnership projects (and/or programs)
• Experience in building positive and effective relationships with managers, partners, politicians, and other stakeholders
• Demonstrable knowledge of Strategic land-use planning
• Knowledge of Local planning processes, including major planning applications.
• An ability to think strategically, understanding the 'whole system', to provideconstructive challenge, and have a professional, creative, problem solving, and solution focussed approach as well as working effectively as part of a team.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to identify and maximise opportunities, including to do things differently, better and more cost effectively, using negotiation and influencing skills.

You must also have an understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion.

In addition, we also expect you to share our commitment to our values and will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the selection process.

Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability.

Interested in Flexible Working?

We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Therefore, wherever possible, we will consider working arrangements that suit an individual's personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below. This may include requests for term-time working, part-time hours, compressed hours, flexible start and finish times, home/remote working, etc.

Every role within the Council has a defined working style which determines where they can work. The worker category applicable to this post is detailed in the above advert. You can find out more about our worker categories in the Our Working Styles page on our career site.

For more information or an informal discussion, please contact:

Sharon Wiggins (Team Manager - Strategic Planning)

Telephone: 0116 305 8234

Email: Sharon.wiggins@leics.gov.uk

How to Apply

Leicestershire County Council is an inclusive organisation which is on a journey to embed and celebrate equality, diversity and inclusion at every level. We warmly welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, as having a diverse workforce with different perspectives and ideas is fundamental to our values and enriches the services we offer our communities. We particularly welcome applicants from Ethnically Diverse and LGBTQ+ communities and people with disabilities to create a balanced workforce and one that reflects the communities we serve. Applicants with a disability who meet the criteria listed in the 'About You' section above will be offered an interview under the Disability Confident Employer Scheme.

To apply for this job, please click on 'Apply Now'. You will need to upload a supporting statement as part of your application which explains how you meet the criteria listed in the 'About You' section above. For more information, see the How to Apply section on our career site.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

If you have any technical issues when trying to apply for this post or you want to request an application pack in an alternative format, please contact our Employee Service Centre by telephoning 0300 3030222 (select option 2) or raising a ticket via our online portal: https://emss.freshdesk.com/support/home.

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About Us

About Leicestershire County Council

Leicestershire County Council is a Stonewall Top 100, Disability Confident, Menopause Friendly, Mindful Employer, Fostering Friendly, Forces Friendly, and Cycle Friendly organisation. In August 2021, we also signed up to the Race at Work Charter. We are strongly committed to promoting equality and opportunity, championing employee wellbeing and investing in staff training and development.

Our aim is to work with communities and partners to deliver public services that make Leicestershire the best possible place to live and work for everyone. Our employees play a key role in supporting this goal and helping us deliver the vital services we provide to the people of Leicestershire.

For further information on what it's like to work for us and the benefits we offer, please refer to the following:

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