ID 1701 - Planning Manager – National and Local Planning Policy

Welsh Government

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Reference number

370575

Salary

£34,083 - £41,675

A starting salary between £34,083 and £38,420 will be offered to the successful candidate based on their skills, knowledge, experience, and performance at interview. This range is not negotiable.

Job grade

Higher Executive Officer

Contract type

Permanent

Business area

Local Govt, Housing, Climate Change and Rural Affairs

Type of role

Planning

Working pattern

Full-time

Location

Wales

About the job

Job summary

The Plans and Policy job family requires applicants with relevant skills and experience to work across the functions of policy development and development plans work.

Post holders will be responsible for inputting into the drafting and updating of National Planning Policy together with the preparation and implementation of Future Wales our National Plan. These documents evidence the principles of placemaking as a central tenet of the planning system in Wales and they are integral to the way in which we work.

The postholders will be key members of the Plans and Policy Team and will develop expertise across a range of policy topics. They would be expected to develop key specialisms related to planning policy and take the lead for developing new, and revising existing, policy.

They would input into a wide range of other initiatives across Government and be expected to support the other work of the Planning Directorate such as legislation, development management and case work.

Job description

Under the supervision of a Senior Planning Manager, Planning Managers in the Plans and Policy family will be leading on specific policy areas to articulate the policy position and to support and deliver evidence-based policy across a range of specialist topics related to placemaking as well as some of the topics covered by the wider team. Topic areas include:

Climate Change adaptation & mitigation including flooding
Economic Development
Energy
Green Infrastructure & Biodiversity
Historic Environment
Housing
Leisure & recreation
Mineral & Waste
Noise & Soundscape
Retailing
Transport

Key responsibilities include:

The production of draft advice and documents relating to planning policy such as Planning Policy Wales, Future Wales and various Technical Advice Notes.
Assisting Senior Planning Managers with preparing and implementing engagement exercises with external stakeholders.
Drafting advice for Ministers during policy preparation and liaising with Private Offices.
Support the Legislation and Casework job family within Planning Directorate at times of high demand.

Person specification

The post holder will need to be a member or working towards chartered membership of the Royal Town Planning Institute; or be able to demonstrate experience of developing planning or environment related policy.
A reserve list may be held for this opportunity. Any candidate who is successful in being offered a reserve status, will remain on the reserve list for 12 months.

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

Changing and Improving
Making Effective Decisions
Working Together

Technical skills

We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

Awareness of the wide ranging and complex environmental, social, and economic issues associated with planning policy development.
Understanding of the development plan system in Wales.

Benefits

All Welsh Government staff are members of the Civil Service, and as a result are eligible for:

Civil Service Pension Scheme
31 days annual leave (pro-rated for part time)
training and development opportunities
Cycle2Work Scheme
Smart Working flexible working arrangement
Green Car Scheme (subject to availability)

If you are an active Civil Service Pension member you can continue your membership throughout your employment with us.

Things you need to know

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Technical skills.

Welsh Government, like all other Government Departments use Success Profiles when we recruit. For each role we consider what you will need to demonstrate to be successful. This gives us the best possible chance of finding the right person for the job. It raises performance and improves diversity and inclusivity.

The selection process and stages are:

Number of Stages:	2 stage process
Stage 1	Application Form
Stage 2	Interview

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.

People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

UK nationals
nationals of the Republic of Ireland
nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

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Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).

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Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

Name : Planning Directorate
Email : Planning.Directorate@gov.wales

Recruitment team

Email : sharedservicehelpdesk@gov.wales