Development Assistant

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Working for Nottingham City Council has great benefits. As well as competitive pay generous annual leave and access to a local government pension scheme were committed to creating an inclusive forwardlooking and supportive workplace where people are empowered to do their best work.

In return we are looking for people who are motivated organised and committed to public service. If you are passionate about improving how local government services operate and want to help shape Nottinghams places and communities we would love to hear from you.

* You can read more about the different benefits offered to colleagues working for Nottingham City Council here.

About the Role

As a Development Assistant you will play a key role in supporting the effective operation of Development Management and Building Control services.

Working across planning and building control you will manage a portfolio of defined projects and workstreams maintain performance and delivery oversight information and produce highquality reports briefings and feasibility material that support informed decisionmaking. You will help coordinate crossservice activity track progress against priorities and ensure actions risks and deadlines are actively managed.

This is a varied and handson role well suited to someone who enjoys working across teams taking ownership of delivery and helping services improve how they work.

About You

The ideal candidate will have:

• Experience of working in a customerfocused or serviceled organisation where improving service delivery managing priorities and responding to customer needs are central to the role.
• A degree-level qualification or experience in planning the built environment development construction project management or a related discipline.
• Demonstrable experience of coordinating projects or work programmes including tracking actions managing deadlines and supporting delivery.
• Strong organisational analytical and communication skills with the ability to produce clear reports and briefings and work effectively with a range of stakeholders.

You can find the job description for this post here.

At Nottingham City Council we believe that work is what you do not where you do it. We offer different working arrangements depending on the role including hybrid working. Further information on Worker Types and what these mean in terms of how and where you work can be found on the additional informationfor applicants page.

For informal enquiriesplease contact Matt Ralfe Head of Development Management by telephone on or by email at .

Closing Date: 25th May 2026

Please note there may be occasions where we close the advert before the closing date and we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

Interviews will be held:w/c 1st June and/or 8th June 2026 depending on volume of applicants

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