Planning Policy Data and Spatial Technician
Planning Policy Data and Spatial Technician
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Job Description
- Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Councils
- Address: Endeavour House 8 Russell Road Ipswich Suffolk IP1 2BX
- Salary: 31537 - 36363 per annum (pro rata for part time)
- Hours: Full Time 37 hours per week
- Contract: Permanent
This role is open to full time part time and job share applications all of which will be assessed equally.
This advert is open to Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Councils employees only.
Join our team
We are looking for aPlanning Policy Data and Spatial Technicianto join our Strategic Planning team.
If you share our valuesand our motivation to make a difference for our residents clients and communities we would love to hear from you.
About the role
Would you like the opportunity to work with data and mapping to help shape the future of places over the next 20 years
You will be joining our Strategic Planning team who are responsible for developing the Councils Local Development Plan policies and monitoring their implementation.
The team also support Neighbourhood Planning groups develop their Neighbourhood Development Plans.
We are looking for a proactive and well organised team player to be able to expertly lead and manage data entry understanding the data in order to be able to retrieve manipulate and report on findings to support the Councils Joint Local Plan associated evidence documents and annual monitoring.
The data held will also be presented in innovative ways to a variety of audiences and high-quality GIS mapping skills will be required.
Information including new development build progress Local Plan settlement boundaries and site boundaries for proposed land-use allocations will need to be kept up to date as well as maintaining constraint layers and policies maps showing visually how the policies will be implemented.
About you
A GIS qualification or extensive GIS experience is essential. You should be able to demonstrate how you have used creative skills to design and prepare maps for a variety of different purposes to convey complex information clearly.
This is an opportunity to build on your experience in data handling producing public friendly documents and applying processes to be able to understand situations and develop solutions to issues that arise using your own initiative with accuracy.
We are looking for:
- Experience of producing high-quality reports for internal and external use accurately analysing interpreting and collating evidence.
- Knowledge of Planning handling planning datasets and plan making public consultation is desirable.
- Excellent IT skills and extensive experience with Microsoft products you will be used to using a variety of software to input query and extract data.
- Good communication skills for a variety of audiences.
- Ability to work under pressure and to deadlines.
- A team player who thrives within a collaborative team environment.
Now is an exciting time as we look to update and develop the software we use with innovative packages to present information in different ways.
About us
At Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Councils we are passionate about building communities that people want to live work visit and invest in.
We serve around 200000 residents across our two districts and are well known for our collaboration and partnership working across public private and voluntary sectors.
We believe that the heart of Suffolk is an incredibly special place to live and work with:
- 60 conservation areas
- two National Landscapes
- many picturesque market towns
It is no surprise we are ranked among the top 50 places to live in the UK (United Kingdom).
Benefits
We offer a comprehensive benefits package including:
- Generous leave entitlement (26 days a year rising to 31 days after 5 years).
- Competitive Local Government Pension Scheme.
- Wellbeing Support and Employee Assistance Programs.
- Private Health Care Options.
- Electric Vehicle Salary Sacrifice Scheme.
- Paid volunteering days.
- Flexible and hybrid working arrangements (Business needs permitting).
- Great learning and development opportunities.
For more information visit ourEmployee Benefits page.
Our ways of working
We believe work is what we do not just where we go.
We work in a hybrid way with a mix of office home and remote based working (Business need permitting). Our hybrid working arrangements support flexibility and collaboration helping our teams to thrive.
We are committed to equality diversity and inclusion providing opportunity and ambition for all supporting and enabling our people to deliver the best possible services for our residents.
For more information
For an informal discussion or to learn more about hybrid working for this role please contact Caileigh Gorzelakby callingor emailing or Robert Hobbs by calling or emailing .
Please read the Job Description and Person before applying for this job opportunity.
Closing date: 5pm 15 October 2025.
How to apply
In your application please ensure:
your statement indicates how you meet each of the criteria in the Person Profile section of the Job Description/Person Specification.
you attach your CV and completed supporting statement to your application.
you use your Babergh and Mid Suffolk email address for your application.
This authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. DBS checks or police vetting will be required for relevant posts.
Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
