S106 Monitoring and Enforcement Administration Officer

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Why should I choose Somerset Council?

Well, for a start, we’re a hugely ambitious council, committed to improving lives for the residents, communities, and businesses of Somerset.

And that’s why we’re working so hard to build a sustainable organisation with a culture that rewards, values and recognises our staff, and gives everyone here the opportunity to grow and develop, personally and professionally.

If you’re looking for a place where you work truly matters – where YOU truly matter – we might be just right for you.

We also promote a healthy work-life balance and offer flexible working arrangements wherever possible, including working from home.

What will I be doing?

As a Section 106 - Monitoring and Enforcement Administration Officer, your main role will be to manage the administration for Section 106 Legal Agreements for the Somerset Council to ensure compliance with legal obligations relating to approved developments and support the Planning Enforcement Team in terms of carrying out the administrative tasks associated with Case investigations.

Your day-to-day work will involve:

• Liaising with Planning Officers and Legal services to ensure s106 agreements and obligations are accurately recorded on the database.
• Provide administrative support for the Planning Enforcement Service – this will include completing all administrative tasks of setting up new cases for investigation.
• Acting as first point of contact for enforcement enquiries for all our stakeholders including Councillors and Colleagues.

What kind of experience or qualifications do I need?

We offer ongoing support, training, and guidance to help you be the best you can be. But it will really help if you have/ will be:

• Knowledge of the Development Management Process
• Experience of handling negotiations and/or queries firmly and tactfully with the ability to persuade and negotiate in difficult circumstances.
• Computer Literate with experience of recording finances.
• Knowledge of s106 process.
• An effective communicator with excellent customer care skills.

We’re proud to be here for the people of Somerset. And that means everyone in Somerset. An important part of this is ensuring that we are as diverse and inclusive as the people and communities we serve.

We welcome applications from a diverse range of backgrounds and experiences to enrich our team. You can always contact the hiring manager for a chat if there’s anything you want to talk about before you apply.

What will I be offered in return?

We are proud to offer an environment that is supportive and rewarding, working as part of a team who are passionate about the work, they do to improve the lives of people in Somerset.

We offer great training and development opportunities, with supportive management. As well as this, we have some fantastic employee benefits available:

• We promote a healthy work-life balance and offer flexible working arrangements wherever possible, including working from home.
• Generous annual leave allowance, with the opportunity to purchase additional leave.
• Staff discounts in gyms.
• Employee Assistance for the times you may need some support and a variety of employee wellbeing services.
• Auto enrolment onto our generous Pension Scheme and optional pension enhancement through our Additional Voluntary Contribution scheme.
• A Flexible Benefits Scheme via salary sacrifice to obtain a cycle for work and health screenings.
• My Staff Shop offering discounts in shops, online shopping, restaurants, cinema tickets, insurance benefits and more.

Anything else I should know?

The salary for the role is grade 12, ranging from £24,496 to £27,852 per annum.

We would encourage all interested applicants to have an informal discussion about this post with Simon Trafford (07980 666137) or Tessa Hampden (07917 213933)

If you submit your CV or profile in application for this role via LinkedIn, we will upload your details to our applicant tracking system. Please see our privacy statement here:

https://www.somerset.gov.uk/finance-performance-and-legal/privacy-notice-recruitment-data-privacy-statement/

If you have all the information you need, just hit the apply button. We can’t wait to hear from you!