Chief Planning Officer

Job Description

Provide strategic management and co-ordination for the delivery of Council Services that achieve best value and deliver an efficient, sustainable, safe and customer focussed service in order to assist with the promotion, delivery and integration of the key objectives in relation to those identified within the Governance Services Plan and the Community Plan.

Requirements

We follow the national guidance in relation to pre-employment checks namely “Safer Recruitment Through Better Recruitment”. With regards to requests for references and in line with this guidance, during your application process you should provide details of a minimum of two appropriate and relevant references, one of which should be from your current or most recent employer. It is also a requirement that the reference from your current or most recent employer is from an appropriate senior manager and it is not a reference from a former peer operating at the same level.

Responsibilities

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The Individual

This is a Permanent Full Time post based within the Opera House, 8 John Finnie Street, Kilmarnock. The hours of work are 35 hours per week to be worked as follows: Monday - Thursday 9.00am - 5.00pm and Friday 9.00am - 4.00pm The full time salary of the post is between £79,684 - £84,504 per annum Pay Award Pending 2023/2024 If your application is successful at the longleet stage, you will be required to attend an Assessment Centre week commencing 18 December 2023. Please note that we are unable to change this date. Candidates who are successful in the assessment process will be invited to the final interview week commencing 15 January 2024.