Job Details:
Job Reference: HCC621916
Salary Range: GBP 27,780 : GBP 30,564 per annum
Work Location: Elizabeth II Court, Winchester (Hybrid Working)
Hours per week: 37 (flexible/part:time hours will be considered)
Contract Type: Permanent
Closing Date: 25 August 2025
Interview Date: 10 September 2025
The Role:
Are you interested in how schools, transport and other infrastructure is funded to support sustainable development in Hampshire? This is an opportunity to start or grow your career in planning and development, working within a high performing local authority.
The County Council's Spatial Planning service is seeking an assistant to join our busy Planning Obligations team. If you enjoy working with data and are interested to learn about the financial and legal aspects of the planning system, this role offers an opportunity to develop your customer service and data handling skills. For more information about a career in planning, please see About Planning : RTPI.
Please the candidate pack linked below for more information.
What you'll do:
We are looking to recruit an assistant planner to support our team with data handling and contact with customers, including developers, housebuilders and teams across the County Council and other local authorities. This is an ideal opportunity for someone who is driven to provide great customer service, with the ability to handle financial data and with an eye for detail.
You will help handle customer requests to fulfil a range of legal obligations (e.g. to make payments, fulfil travel plan duties; submit compliance information).
What we're looking for:
With development and training, the successful candidate will be required to support a small team of developer obligations and travel plan officers. This role will suit someone with good attention to detail and IT skills, and a willingness to offer assistance to the team. This opportunity is advertised as full:time; however, we are also happy to consider applications from people wanting to work on a part:time basis and/or wanting to work flexibly (e.g. term time only).
If this sparks your interest, and you think you might be the person we're looking for, please see the contact details below.
We dont require CVs as part of your application.
Why join us?
In return we can offer:
- Opportunities to develop your skills and experience, informally, or formally in a large, high performing local authority.
- Flexible working arrangements such as part time hours, job shares, compressed fortnights, and wrap:around school hours.
- Hampshire County Council is a flexible employer interested in making the most of your skills and offers a great work life balance.
- Opportunities to make a difference and receive support through staff networks.
- The support of a wider team who will value you and what you achieve.
- We offer a flexible, motivating and inclusive workplace
If you think you have what it takes to make a real difference in Hampshire, get in touch
Additional Information:
Assistant Planner Candidate Pack
Contact Details for an Informal Discussion:
Lewis Smith, Senior Planning Obligations Monitoring Officer or 779
Hampshire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment.
In order to combat discrimination, no unnecessary conditions or requirements will be applied which could have a disproportionately adverse effect on any one group. All sections of the population will have equal access to jobs. No applicant or employee will receive less favourable treatment because of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership