Assistant Planning Officer

Job description

Contract Terms

Starting salary: PO1 (£38,934 – £41,442)
Hours per week: 36 per week
Contract type: 12 Months FTC (Potential for permanent posting)
Closing date: 27th April 2025

About Haringey

Haringey is a fantastic place to live and work – the world in one borough. A place brimming with creativity, personality, radicalism, and community. It is a place where we stand up for each other. A place that is proudly distinctive. We’ll be celebrating all this and more as the “rebel borough” when we are the 2027 London Borough of Culture.

Our history champions change-makers and everyday rebels; revelling in our differences, battling discrimination, championing equality, and doing things our own way. Haringey’s people are a huge asset, with knowledge, expertise, and passion. Our staff members embody our organisational values: Caring, Creative, Courageous, Collaborative and Community-focused. These values keep us looking forward, ambitious for the future, and continuously striving to do our very best for all of our residents.

About the Role

We are looking for a knowledgeable and technically skilled Assistant Planning Officer to join our team. The ideal candidate will have a background in planning, will be able to work effectively within a team and will buy into Haringey Council’s core values.  Additionally, you will have the pleasure of working with the new cloud-based tool Arcus (Salesforce product) to assist in maintaining our planning database so a technically competent operator is a must.

Key Responsibilities:

•    Assist with planning validation processes.
•    Set up pre-application meetings and documentation.
•    Support planning officers with various tasks and projects.
•    Conduct research and analysis to aid planning decisions.
•    Utilize mapping and GIS tools to support planning activities.
•    Maintain accurate records and documentation.

About the Team

The Haringey Planning Innovation & Income Team sits in the Planning & Building Standards service. A friendly, hardworking, and community focused team working across the borough. The team will be made up of 5 officers, focusing on supporting planning officers with various tasks and projects.

About You

• Good knowledge of Haringey Council’s values and operations.
• Strong technical ability in planning and related fields.
• Excellent teamwork and communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines.
• Understanding of mapping and GIS tools is highly desirable.
• Relevant qualifications or experience in planning or a related discipline.

Working for Haringey

At Haringey Council we are committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included, and able to be their best at work, and we recognise the benefits of a diverse workforce so welcome applications from all ethnicities and communities so that we continue to make a difference to our residents and community.

Our benefits package includes a leave entitlement of 31 days + bank holidays, potential hybrid working opportunities, health and wellbeing support, a generous local government pension scheme and a range of discount schemes across leisure and culture that provide both financial and money-saving discounts.

Please note: we reserve the right to end this advert before the noted deadline if we receive sufficient applications. If you wish to apply for this role, please ensure that you do so as soon as possible.

Additionally, we are aware that automated emails may be diverted through to junk email folders. Please continue to check these through the application process. If you have any questions about the status of your application, please contact ResourcingHub@haringey.gov.uk.