Vacancy Information
Hourly rate of pay: £21.99 - £24.50
Days And Hours Of Work
Monday - Friday
Starting and finishing times are flexible, and flexi time is applicable.
To start 1st October 2025.
Applications will be accepted from those wishing to be considered for this role on a part-time basis. If you are applying for this role on a part time basis, please tell us in the Additional Information section of the application form.
A rare opportunity has arisen to join the Policy & Strategy team of our Planning Service, and to help progress the preparation of our Local Development Plan 2.
East Lothian is a beautiful and varied landscape stretching from the coastline to the north, across the agricultural plain to the Lammermuir Hills to the south. Bordering Edinburgh, it is also an area undergoing significant development and becoming part of our planning service is an opportunity to help shape and guide this at an exciting time.
Based within the heart of the area in Haddington, less than 20 miles from Edinburgh, the role offers the potential for great work / life balance, with the flexibility of hybrid working. A great place to further develop your career, within a supportive and friendly environment.
Home / Hybrid Working Consideration
Applications for home or hybrid working will be considered for this post in accordance with East Lothian Council's Home Working and Worksmart Policies which can be found here. Home or Hybrid working options can be discussed with candidates invited for interview.
Please Note
All home/hybrid workers must live in the UK. Where an application for home-working is supported, it will be subject to a satisfactory trial period. Employees will be expected to attend Council offices for the duration of induction, and be on site in East Lothian workplaces, as required. Employees with a hybrid working arrangement in place will be office based and able to work from home, with permission, on an ad hoc basis.
Job Details
To contribute to the delivery of the Local Development Plans and other related policy and guidance work and, where appropriate, to the delivery of a high quality development management and enforcement service compliant with relevant legislation and performance standards.
Please download the Job Outline/Person Specification (available under 'Job Attachments') for the full range of tasks and duties associated with this job. You will need to refer to these in order to complete the application form. You must ensure you meet every 'essential' criteria stated on the Person Specification to be considered for interview.
The East Lothian Way
The ' East Lothian Way' - values and behaviours we expect our employees to demonstrate in their everyday work. Should you be invited to interview, you may be asked questions based on these behaviours. Please refer to the document via the link to familiarise yourself with them.
Job Requirements
Relevant Qualifications
Professional planning qualification (Honours degree, diploma or equivalent) accredited by the RTPI.
Chartered Member of the Royal Town Planning Institute.
Driving Licence
As the duties of this role require you to effectively travel to successfully undertake the full remit of the role, you must hold a current driving licence and have access to a vehicle.*
(*Where a disability precludes you from obtaining a driving licence, ELC will take into account its responsibility to make reasonable adjustments to allow for your disability.)
Additional Information
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