Planning Policy Officer

Post title	Planning Policy Officer (Temporary until 31st March 2020)
Post No	3254

Salary	From £16,125 to £19,068 per annum
Grade	Grade 5
Hours	25 hours per week
Place of work	Jointly based at Portland House, Worthing and Hove Town Hall

Closing date	17th March 2019
Interviews	27th March 2019

Duties of the post:

An exciting opportunity to work on one of the largest regeneration projects in the South East.

Adur District Council, Brighton & Hove City Council and West Sussex County Council are working in partnership to deliver the Shoreham Harbour Regeneration Project. The councils have ambitious plans to transform the area with a mix of new sustainable developments alongside an enhanced Shoreham Port.

You will assist in the adoption and delivery of the Shoreham Harbour Joint Area Action Plan. We are also working with developers on exciting mixed use schemes, preparing a green infrastructure strategy, and developing plans for a district heat network in the area.

This is a varied post offering an excellent opportunity to be involved in policy development and delivery of a major regeneration project. The post will be jointly based within the Planning Policy teams at Adur & Worthing Councils and Brighton & Hove City Council.

If you would like an informal discussion about this post, please contact Chris Jones, Principal Planning Officer on 01273 263243. 

Equal Opportunities
Adur and Worthing councils have a commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Adur District and Worthing Borough Councils are equal opportunities employers and encourages applications from people with disabilities, ethnic minorities, people of any religion or belief or sexual orientation and job sharers. Childcare subsidy is payable in appropriate cases. Work base location is indicated, however you may be asked to work at any such place within the Adur District and Worthing Borough Council Service’s area as required.


Additional Information
As part of Adur & Worthing Council’s ongoing commitment to redeployment, please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any stage of the recruitment process, without prior notice if a suitable redeployee (internal employee at risk of redundancy) is identified.

In order to apply for this vacancy please use the Apply Online link below. No CVs or agency applications accepted.