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Project & Development Officer, Maidstone
Client: Maidstone Borough Council
Location: Maidstone, United Kingdom
Job Category: Other
EU work permit required: Yes
Job Description:
About the Role
This is an exciting opportunity to join Mid Kent Planning Support at Maidstone Borough Council, by taking responsibility for the service’s improvement plan and working with client authorities delivering key planning and local land charges projects. The role will also liaise with ICT and external suppliers to maximise performance and delivery, and provide data analysis and information to managers to drive improvements across the service and supported teams. The post is offered on a remote basis with occasional travel to Maidstone as required.
About You: We are looking for someone who has hands on project delivery experience with excellent time management skills, ability to prioritise and a track record of delivering projects. Experience in planning and local land charges is desirable but not essential as long as you can demonstrate an aptitude for problem solving and delivery. Excellent people skills are necessary to liaise with clients on projects which have tight deadlines whilst taking ownership of queries and problems through to resolution.
About Maidstone Borough Council: Maidstone Borough Council is a confident organisation with ambition and aspirations to deliver high quality services to our residents and local businesses. We strive to make the borough an attractive place for all and secure a successful economy. We continue to build on our strengths - assets, knowledge and expertise and our track record for innovation and improvement to create a financially sustainable future so that we can continue with our undiminished plans. We will only achieve the results we are aiming for through the talents and hard work of all our people. You are encouraged to become part of our vision and in return you can expect support, training, and fair reward from us. We will give you the opportunity to develop the skills to do your job well and create a positive working environment where your ideas about improving how we do things are valued and we manage the changes needed for new ways of working well.
At Maidstone Borough Council we recognise the importance of flexible working and the benefits this can bring to both our staff and the Council. We know that by offering employees a range of flexible working opportunities we can positively impact their wellbeing and engagement, and drive productivity in return. As such we have developed a highly flexible hybrid working policy, alongside our flexi time and flexible working policies, enabling staff to shape their working patterns around building a greater work life balance.
Our Offer: A range of benefits including:
1. Highly flexible hybrid working opportunities
2. 7am to 7pm flexi time to suit personal circumstances for most roles
3. Generous holiday entitlement which increases after 5 years LG service plus bank holidays with the option to buy additional leave
4. Additional 3 days leave given to enable a close down of the offices between Christmas and New year
5. Free parking
6. Range of flexible working opportunities to accommodate people’s home/work life balance including compressed hours, 9-day fortnight, part time
7. Invitations to staff events to celebrate success and support wellbeing that include holistic therapies and outdoor activities
8. Employee Assistance Programme which provides confidential & independent information and access to counsellors
9. Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) with valuable life cover and financial protection for your family
10. Life Assurance – three times your annual salary (for members of the LGPS)
11. Season Ticket Loan - to help with the cost of your rail/ bus journey, to & from work
12. Lease car salary sacrifice scheme allowing you to lease a brand-new car. The monthly fee includes insurance, servicing and road tax
13. Annual flu vaccine
14. Cycle to work scheme
15. Staff benefits discounts on leisure, eating out, holidays and shopping
16. Excellent learning and career opportunities for committed individuals
17. A professional fee payment, if required for the role
Selection Process: Following the submission of your application form, it will be reviewed by the recruiting manager. Those that are successful following shortlisting can expect an interview. Maidstone Borough Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all employee and volunteers to share this commitment. Maidstone Borough Council has a Sponsor License which enables successful candidates in eligible roles to be sponsored for work Visa purposes. For further information or if you would like to discuss this opportunity in more detail, please contact Ryan O’Connell on 01622 602503 or Caroline Pieri on 01622 602130.
Interview Date: Wednesday 08 November 2023
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Created on 22/01/2025 by TN United Kingdom
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