What's involved with this role: Role: Assistant Planner for National Planning Application s - Predominantly remote working Job Ref: QAD 2630 0303 Pay Rate: Competitive Market Rate Hours per week: 37 hours per week Contract Length: Anticipated 6 -7 months Location: Loughborough This role is predominantly remote working 90% - ideally candidates would live local to Loughborough and Bisham Marlow in Berkshire to attend the office to meet the team. The role offers a varied mix of development management, strategic planning, and working across national projects. Key accountabilities: Proactively manage a caseload of statutory and selective non statutory planning applications and carrying out negotiations with local authorities and developers. Respond to local plan and other policy/strategic planning documents within the designated time frame. Proactively work with selective local authorities in developing a needs and evidence base for sport and recreation, offering advice on tools and techniques such as the Facilities Planning Model, Active Places Power and Playing Pitch Methodology Proactively contribute to national planning work to help drive forward innovation, efficiencies and deliver improved planning guidance and tools. Key requirements: Under-graduate degree in Planning (RTPI recognised course) or post graduate degree or diploma in planning (RTPI recognised course) Experience of working in a local planning authority, private sector consultancy or other relevant agency in such areas as policy development, regeneration, or development. Previous experience of contributing to policy and strategy preparation, such as local development plan. Previous experience in using multiple data sets, tools and techniques to support the production of evidence-based strategies. Knowledge of and ability to apply Planning Law. Experience of using Geographical Information Systems (GIS) and associated data analysis (desirable). Please quote the Job Title & Vacancy Reference No. in your application, or we will be unable to match your CV to the role being applied for. Should you require reasonable adjustments at any point during the recruitment process or if there is a more accessible way for us to communicate, please do let us know. If you consider yourself to have a disability or if you are a veteran, and you meet the essential criteria for the role, you will be put forward for the ‘Guaranteed Interview’ scheme whereby you will have the opportunity to discuss this role and your suitability with a member of the Sourcing team. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we provide the best talent and encourage all applications regardless of background, in line with our commitment to diversity, equality and inclusion. Am Please note that clients invariably ask us to strip out contact details from CVs before we submit them for consideration. This is always quicker and easier to do if you send your CV to us in Word format, rather than as a PDF please.