We are working closely alongside a Local Authority in Swindon to assist with the appointment of a Policy & Research Manager, on a 4-month contract, highly likely to be extended at clients discretion. Please apply with your CV for immediate consideration.

Rate of Pay: £474.87 - £600.00 per Day

Responsibilities:

• Through the completion of your day-to-day activities, you will strive to position planning services as the growth engine to unlock activity that contributes to the local economy through the delivery of new housing and strategically important economic development initiatives, including liaison with external agencies.
• Coordinate and manage external consultants, partners and expert consultees who input into the service so that each organisation or group is able to do so in the most effective and cost efficient manner and understands their roles and responsibilities.
• Develop and build progressive relationships with strategic delivery partners and local industries to achieve strategic objectives relating to place-making, and delivery of customer-focused value for money service solutions for all aspects of the service.
• Lead on analysis in relation to sub regional and local infrastructure, housing and employment land supply and requirements
• Co-ordinate and deliver key projects required in the production of statutory planning documents for Swindon Borough and its neighbourhoods \ localities including the management of staff allocated to each project.

Requirements:

• Educated to degree level or equivalent qualification with relevant recent experience addressing the requirements of the role.
• Experience of joint working with the community, businesses and\or other public \ private sector agencies.
• Must understand how planning operates within the wider corporate sphere of a Local Planning Authority and an ability to recognise benefits beyond pure planning outcomes.

Please note:

• You should be available to work immediately or at a short notice.
• You should have right to work in U.K

Disclaimer: Brackenberry Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. We are committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. Unless otherwise stated all of our roles are temporary, though opening assignments can be and often are, extended by clients on a longer term basis and can sometimes become permanent.

Important: We will interpret your application as being permission to submit your CV to this role (with the right to represent you) unless you advise us to the contrary. Incase the role requires an enhanced DBS, your DBS must be either through us or be accompanied by a subscription to the DBS updating service.

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