Proposed Interview Date: Week Commencing 2 June 2025

Closing Date: Sunday 25 May 2025

Contract Type: Temporary for 2 years (3 posts available)

Salary: FC7 £32,437.03 to £40,358.57

Working Pattern: 36 hours per week

Location: Fife House, Glenrothes

Supporting Statement

As part of your application, you must provide us with a Supporting Statement which outlines to us how your skills and experience make you a good candidate for this vacancy. For more information, check out the How to Apply section of our Career Site. Without a Supporting Statement, your application will not be progressed. Please upload your Supporting Statement at the section marked ‘upload resumé’. Your Supporting Statement must not be a CV . More information is available on our Career site at www.fife.gov.uk/jobs/supportingstatement

Job Details

Would you like to work for an award winning Planning Service? If you are about to graduate or have recently graduated, Fife has a lot to offer if you are looking to develop your career in Planning.

Our systems and technology have been developed making it easy for our staff to work from any location. That means that whilst we are based in Glenrothes, the posts are offered on the basis of a blended working arrangement, which can include a significant element of working from home.

Over the 2 year term, the successful candidate will be supported in the completion of their logbook to demonstrate professional competencies in support of their application for Chartered Membership of the RTPI.

The posts will allow you to work within different areas of the Planning Service providing a great opportunity to expand your range of experience. Postholders may be involved in areas like validation and processing of planning applications, policy development, and may also have the opportunity to gain experience of specialist areas such as built heritage, climate change, and enforcement. One of the posts will have a specific focus on dealing with minerals and energy developments. Personal development is supported through our extensive CPD programme and our network of professional mentors.

The Person

We are looking for enthusiastic and self-motivated individuals with a positive attitude to customer care; applicants must be able to demonstrate a level of competence and knowledge of planning and experience commensurate with the post/grade applied for.

Applicants must meet the specified criteria on the post applied for and must demonstrate this within their application.

Further Information

Role Profile - When preparing your supporting statement, review the role profile and think about how you meet the essential criteria Role Profile
How We Work Matters - Our employees are expected to display and promote certain behaviours in the workplace. See our How We Work Matters behaviour framework for more information.
Employee Benefits - Employees have access to a benefits package that offers discounts on a wide range of products and services
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For further information please contact Alan Blackie - alan.blackie@fife.gov.uk

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