Senior Regeneration Officer - EAY12971

East Ayrshire Council; Kilmarnock (VA); On-site; USD 69,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

East Ayrshire Council is seeking a permanent full-time post within Opera House, Kilmarnock, to deliver an effective regeneration service and manage a range of complex projects. The postholder will contribute to excellent customer care and help meet the Strategic Plan and performance targets as part of the Planning and Regeneration Service.

Hours are 35 per week (Mon-Thu 9.00am-5.00pm; Fri 9.00am-4.00pm). The workstyle is flexible (50%-79% in office locations), with occasional home working;

Responsibilities

• Deliver regeneration service to customers and initiate, develop and deliver complex projects.
• Contribute to customer care and align with the Strategic Plan and performance targets within Planning and Regeneration Service.
• Assist with recruitment references as part of Safer Recruitment guidelines for applicants.

Job description

To deliver an effective regeneration service to all customers including initiating, developing and delivering a range of complex regeneration projects across East Ayrshire Council.

The postholder will contribute to the provision of excellent customer care, meeting strategic objectives set out in the Strategic Plan and performance targets as part of integrated Planning and Regeneration Service.

Responsibilities

We follow the national guidance in relation to pre-employment checks namely “Safer Recruitment Through Better Recruitment”. With regards to requests for references and in line with this guidance, during your application process you should provide details of a minimum of two appropriate and relevant references, one of which should be from your current or most recent employer. It is also a requirement that the reference from your current or most recent employer is from an appropriate senior manager and it is not a reference from a former peer operating at the same level.

The Individual

These are permanent full time posts based within Opera House, Kilmarnock.

The hours of work are 35 hours per week to be worked:

Monday - Thursday, 9.00am - 5.00pm & Friday 9.00am - 4.00pm

The full time salary for the posts is between £51,506 - £56,329 per annum.

The workstyle for this post is Flexible - 50% -79% of your time in an office location/ multiple work locations. You will work at your administrative base or another agreed office location between 2.5 to 4 days per week and only occasionally from home. It is the expectation that all office-based employees (with the exception of those working in schools) will work to the higher end of their allocated workstyle in terms of time spent in the office or at other work locations.

To be considered for interview, candidates must demonstrate on the application that they meet all essential criteria of the attached job specification.

If you require further information please contact Colin McKee at [e-mail]

East Ayrshire Council is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workforce and welcomes applications from all members of the community.

We encourage applicants from underrepresented groups including Black and Minority Ethnic people, disabled people and LGBT people.

We are also keen to decrease occupational segregation and so encourage women to apply for managerial posts and/or roles in which they are underrepresented.

East Ayrshire Council is a Disability Confident employer and a Recruit with Conviction Ambassador.