Assistant Planning Policy Manager

Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council Directorate – Regeneration & Environment Assistant Planning Policy Manager Location: Riverside House, Rotherham Salary: £45,718 to £48,710 (Pay award pending) Job Reference: REQ20436 Hours: Temporary for a 12 month period, full time, 37 hours per week   The Council is seeking an Assistant Planning Policy Manager to cover maternity leave. The post is temporary for a 12 month period, full time, 37 hours per week.  We are looking for an enthusiastic, committed planning professional, with the experience, skills, and knowledge to quickly integrate into a busy Planning Policy team. You will hold a town planning or equivalent qualification and be eligible for Membership of the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI). We are based in the modern Riverside House offices in the heart of Rotherham, well located for public transport from South Yorkshire and commuting via the M1 and M18 motorways. Our hybrid working arrangements make working as easy in the home as at the office, so there is some flexibility about where and when you work, and we offer a range of other employee benefits. You will support the Planning Policy Manager, delivering a varied workload including: Leading on the preparation, adoption and review of the Local Plan and supplementary planning documents. Implementing the Council’s Community Infrastructure Levy to help deliver infrastructure to support growth. Maintaining an up-to-date evidence base to support the Local Plan, commissioning and managing external providers when needed. Conserving and improving the Borough’s heritage through the Council’s heritage at risk strategy, local heritage list and conservation area reviews. Supporting parish councils with developing neighbourhood plans and taking these through the legal process to adoption. Giving professional advice on behalf of the Council and meeting the planning policy needs of the Planning Service. Working with our neighbouring councils to ensure policy co-ordination at regional and sub regional level. Experience of the Community Infrastructure Levy and infrastructure planning would be an advantage but is not essential. Some experience of managing staff would also be an advantage. When submitting your application, please remember to give examples in the Skills and Experience section of how you meet the essential shortlisting criteria listed on the first page of the Job & Person Profile. For an informal discussion about this role, please contact Andy Duncan, Planning Policy Manager on 01709 823830 or andy.duncan@rotherham.gov.uk Shortlisting: week commencing 14th July 2025 Interviews: week commencing 21st July 2025 This post will have access to the Public Services Network, if successful you will be required to apply for a disclosure of criminal records check at the Basic level (unspent criminal convictions).   Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council is committed to encouraging equality, diversity and inclusion among our workforce, and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative of all sections of society and our customers, and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this position will be offered an interview. For further information, please visit our website.  Until 31st March 2026 employees paid at Band D and above are subject to a temporary pay reduction of 1.15% spread out by means of a monthly deduction from each pay period over the full financial year. In recognition of implementing this temporary measure, those who experience a pay reduction will be awarded three additional days leave (pro rata for part-time). Closing date: 13th July 2025. For more information about the above post, and to apply online Click Here