Location
London Borough of Hackney

Hours
Full Time (hours not specified)

Salary
£54,360 per annum

About the Role
Hackney is one of the most dynamic and progressive local authorities in the UK. We are a resilient, vibrant, and creative borough in the heart of London, with strong, diverse communities and a powerful set of shared values. Over the past twenty years, the Council has built up first-class services, outstanding public infrastructure, and a reputation for excellence, innovation, and ambition. We are leading the way on essential work such as our fight for equity in Hackney with a particular focus on becoming an actively anti-racist borough. But the work doesn’t stop there, we are proactive in our approach to bringing fairness to all aspects of life including gender, neurodiversity and across the poverty divide.

Hackney is one of Britain’s fastest-changing and exciting boroughs. Our Development Management & Enforcement team provides a number of vital services within the Borough and promotes a culture of positive planning across the Council to maximise the benefits for our residents and businesses. We are looking to further strengthen our existing teams to maintain a high performing, high morale environment within the Planning Service.

Offering an opportunity to obtain senior level experience, including supervision of junior members of staff as well as delegated powers to sign-off planning applications, the permanent position of the Principal Planning Officer comes with great responsibility and candidates will need to demonstrate a successful track record of organisational skills and reliability befitting of the role.

You may be looking for your next career move and a promotion into a more senior role, or a senior officer wanting greater responsibility and delegated powers to determine planning applications, or supervision of more junior members of staff.

As a Council, our most outstanding asset is our staff, who are highly dedicated to serving our residents and committed to our goals as an organisation.

If you want to work in a place where you can represent our values so we achieve the best for our residents, please apply. We operate a fair and open anonymous selection process and do not accept supporting statements or CVs. You will need to complete competency based questions to demonstrate your suitability for the role.

We are working towards our vision to be a place for everyone; where residents and staff can be proud; a place that celebrates diversity and where everyone can feel valued, included and involved. We look for people who are: Proud; Ambitious; Pioneering; Open; Proactive; Inclusive.

Hackney Council works to eradicate discrimination on the basis of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation. We also recognise that people can be disadvantaged by their social and economic circumstances, so we work to eliminate discrimination and disadvantage caused by social class. We welcome those interested in flexible working and particularly encourage applications from disabled people, as this group is currently underrepresented in our workforce.

Experience
Proven track record of organisational skills and reliability. Experience in mentoring staff and supervising junior members of a planning team. Experience in handling delegated powers to sign-off planning applications is desirable.

About you
You are seeking senior level experience or promotion into a more senior role with greater responsibility. You are committed to the Council’s values and to serving the diverse communities of Hackney. You are proactive, inclusive, and motivated to contribute to a high performing and high morale environment.

Qualifications
Relevant postgraduate qualification in Town Planning (or equivalent) supporting membership or eligibility for the Royal Town Planning Institute.