Business Support Officer
We are currently working with an organisation who are looking for experienced Business Support Officers to provide a range of technical and administrative support for Development Management.
Role Responsibilities:
- Ensure the effective and efficient delivery of service in relation to planning applications and appeals, pre-application submissions, tree-related submissions and tree preservation orders, planning enforcement, conservation and land charges
- Prioritising various workloads particularly processing different types of planning and related applications, tree-related submissions and tree preservation orders, pre-application submissions, correspondence and providing administrative support for enforcement investigations
- Creating cases, plotting and entering information into electronic systems including labelling and uploading electronic documents onto the website
- Identifying and distributing electronic information within development management
- Checking and sending notifications and coordinating information for Planning Committee including the preparation of Committee presentations
- Providing administrative support for appeal casework
- Creating, completing and returning land charge searches
- Dealing with queries from solicitors, search agencies and members of the public
- Updating GIS systems
- Providing statistical and fee information to various stakeholders
Key Requirements:
- Two years’ experience in an administrative environment
- Experience of working within a Development Management Service
- Experience in dealing with the public in a confident and friendly manner
- Keyboard skills and familiarity with the use of different IT systems
- Ability to easily communicate with a range of customers including Councillors, Agents, and members of the public
Start: ASAP
Duration: 4 months contract initially with likely extensions
Rate: hourly rates starting at £15 per hour via umbrella company (Inside IR35)
Fully Remote Working
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