Planning Contributions Co-ordinator

Job Introduction

Born out of Local Government Reorganisation in 2019, Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole (BCP) Council have come together to form the 10th largest urban local authority in England. 

With over 15 miles of beautiful, world-renowned coastline, the area has excellent transport links, with rail and road connections nationally and to London, as well as international flights from Bournemouth Airport. 

BCP Council has ambitious plans for growth to meet its housing and other development needs. This therefore represents one of the most exciting planning opportunities in the country where you will perform a key role in helping to deliver outstanding planning outcomes that achieve the appropriate balance between meeting growth ambitions and respecting the area’s outstanding natural and built environment.

Your new role

BCP Council is seeking a curious, creative and ambitious individual to be a part of their journey in planning for the future growth and prosperity of the region. We are looking to welcome someone with the desire to make an impact and feel confident sharing their ideas and listening to the ideas of others. The Council’s team ethos is one which encourages collaboration and thoughtful contribution towards how the Council delivers their planning service, to best serve the interests of the community and region. 

This is a new and unique role within BCP Council. For more details about the job and what we are looking for, see the job description. 

Accountabilities 

These will include:

• Act as the Council’s lead for S106 and CIL 
• To efficiently co-ordinate, continuously improve and communicate the work of the Planning Contributions Team (3 experienced people)
• Ensure: monitoring, reporting, data management and all other work accords with statutory, national, local and corporate requirements, targets, objectives and governance for collection, enforcement, expenditure and review of S106 and CIL
• To lead and be responsible to produce and publish BCP Council’s Infrastructure Funding Statement.
• To provide advice on CIL/Section 106 enquires from developers, agents, solicitors and from the public. 
• To work with Planning colleagues in Policy and Development Management to provide specialist input to complex S106 developer negotiations through an understanding of planned growth and infrastructure needs.
• To represent the Council at external meetings, groups and networks relating to CIL/Section 106 and to disseminate key information to Councillors, Senior Managers, the Planning Contributions Team and across the council.

Dimensions of the role:

• This role is required to support and mentor colleagues 
  

 What you'll need to succeed

• Extensive specialist knowledge and experience of working in or leading on planning contributions matters
• Degree level qualification or able to demonstrate the equivalent level of experience. Planning qualification in UK system is preferred. 
• Advanced knowledge of the relevant legislation relating to Planning Contributions and understanding of the consequences of non-compliance.
• Advanced relevant professional qualification (or equivalent experience), with clearly evidenced continuous professional development and understanding of industry best practice 
• Good knowledge and experience of using ICT for planning contribution matters e.g Microsoft Office, planning data base system.
• Project management skills and experience
• Knowledge of effective change and stakeholder management principles 
• Personal qualities and attributes highlighted on the job description

What you'll get in return

• Flexible, tailored and accommodating hybrid working arrangements to suit a wide variety of applicants 
• Access to newly modern, newly refurbished office hub location in the heart of Bournemouth town centre
• Excellent pension scheme 
• Cycle to work scheme 
• Family support services 
• Wellbeing, Employee support and Counselling services
• Supportive and collaborative working environment in which to develop your career 

For queries about this role, please contact Caroline Peach, Head of Strategic Planning at caroline.peach@bcpcouncil.gov.uk.

About BCP Council

BCP Council provides services to a diverse community of 400,000 residents and employs more than 5,000 people. Our area includes over 15 miles of beautiful world-renowned coastline. We can offer career defining roles to transform and improve services. By working with us, you can help deliver a vision of a thriving, word-class, prosperous and inclusive place for generations to come.

Our Benefits

We offer an excellent benefits package to colleagues. Find out more on our website

As a result of the creation of BCP Council in 2019, we are working on simplifying our terms and conditions of service and will be creating a single pay structure which is to be applicable for all employees. It is important to us that we offer benefits that our colleagues value as part of their total employment package and we are reviewing these to make sure we have it right. We have been in a process of collective bargaining since 2019 and have positively worked forward to reach an agreed position with the unions for the new contractual offer. This has taken longer than we hoped and therefore we are having to consider all alternative avenues available to enable us to remove inequality in the organisation as a result of bringing together 3 councils.

We are in the process of establishing a timescale for implementation, and all colleagues joining us will be included in these changes. We want to reassure everyone that whichever route is taken to reach the new terms and conditions, we can honour continuous service.  If you have any questions at all about this process, please feel free to raise this with the hiring manager.