Job Description

Planning Business Support Officer

Salary: Grade 3, £26,369 - £30,797 per annum

Hours: Full time (37 hours per week)

Contract Type: Fixed term contract for 12 months

Enhanced Annual Leave: 25 days per annum (plus bank holidays & Christmas shutdown)

Annualised Hours: Working extra hours means taking extra leave!

Are you an enthusiastic team player looking for an exciting and varied role within a supportive and hardworking team, where you are supported in developing your experience and knowledge to further your career? This is a broad role and the post holder will be organised and efficient, with excellent communication skills, an eye for detail and the ability to prioritise workload. A desire for order and the setting and maintenance of high standards would be a bonus.

Do you have a minimum of two years’ experience of administration in a busy office environment? Are you educated to GCSE level, with Grade C in Maths and English, or have equivalent qualifications or level of experience?

If you answered yes to the questions above, then you should apply for this opportunity at South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse District Councils, where you will:

• Raise purchase orders and sales orders on the Council’s financial management system as requested, deal with invoice queries, set up new suppliers, and keep records and produce reports as required.

• Work with the Tree Officers to monitor Tree Preservation Order (TPO) replacements and deal with TPO objection/support letters.

• Provide administrative support for the planning appeals function.

• Working with the Registration Team, manage the registration publicity notices.

A full list of the important duties this role provides can be found attached within the Planning Business Support Officer job description.

Thank you for taking the time to read our advert, we look forward to receiving your application.

Closing date: Monday 25 November 2024 (midnight)

Interview date: Monday 2 December 2024

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