About this role
<p style="margin:0.0cm;background-color:white;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><strong><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;color:black">Team: </span></strong><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;color:black">Housing Strategy & Implementation Team</span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;background-color:white;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><strong><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;color:black">Job Family: </span></strong><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;color:black">Providing - CBG8 </span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;background-color:white;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;color:black"><strong>Salary: </strong>£31,022 - £33,851<strong> </strong>per annum pro rata</span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;background-color:white;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;color:black"><strong>Hours: </strong>37 hours per week</span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;background-color:white;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><strong><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;color:black">Location: </span></strong><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;color:#212121">You will be expected to attend a CBC office location as often as needed to carry out your role, which will be no less than once per month.</span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;background-color:white;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><strong><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;color:black">Contract Type: </span></strong><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;color:black">Hybrid – 12-month fixed term / secondment opportunity </span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;background-color:white;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><strong><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;color:black">Closing Date: </span></strong><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;color:black">20th July 2026</span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;background-color:white;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><strong><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;color:black">Interview Date: </span></strong><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;color:black">W/C 10th August 2026</span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;background-color:white;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;background-color:white;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><strong><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;color:#3c3c3c">About the role:</span></strong></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;background-color:white;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;background-color:white;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;color:#3c3c3c">An exciting opportunity has arisen for a 12-month fixed term position or secondment opportunity to the Technical Officer position in the Council’s Housing Strategy and Implementation Team. The fixed term position / secondment opportunity is to provide additional Technical Officer cover to the team during the period of implementation of a new Case Management System for the Council. </span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;background-color:white;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;background-color:white;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;color:#3c3c3c">The Technical Officer role sits within a technical team who collectively monitor Local Plan policies and produce technical information relating to housing and commercial development within Central Bedfordshire.</span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;background-color:white;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;color:#3c3c3c"> </span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;background-color:white;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;color:#3c3c3c">The successful candidate will predominantly be responsible for undertaking monitoring of development within Central Bedfordshire, responding to data requests and queries, mapping, and contributing towards the general work of the Housing Strategy and Implementation Team. You will be involved in technically complex workstreams which relate to monitoring the supply of housing and commercial floorspace and will contribute to the production of the Council’s Authority Monitoring Report and Housing Trajectory.</span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;background-color:white;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;color:#3c3c3c"> </span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;background-color:white;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;color:#3c3c3c">You will have GCSE maths grade C/4 or above, have significant experience in collecting and presenting data and have excellent working knowledge of MS Excel. A driving licence is essential. Experience in using geographical Information Systems (GIS) and a background in the planning or housing sectors will be an advantage</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#3c3c3c">.</span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;background-color:white;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="color:#3c3c3c"> </span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;background-color:white;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><strong><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;color:black">Our Offer</span></strong></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;background-color:white;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;color:#3c3c3c">We have a number of rewards and benefits available to our staff, to view these please visit our </span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://jobs.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk/content/Our-rewards-and-benefits/?locale=en_GB"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">Rewards and Benefits page</span></a></span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;background-color:white;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;background-color:white;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;color:black">Our aspiration is to be a truly flexible employer. We welcome discussion on location, hours and working pattern as part of the application process.</span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;background-color:white;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;background-color:white;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;color:black">----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;background-color:white;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;background-color:white;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;color:black">You will be expected to demonstrate how you meet the key accountabilities and competencies in this <a title="" href="https://centralbedfordshirecouncil.sharepoint.com/:f:/s/Communications/IgCO07QOjW3QS67ei021DHkjAWTWTL0ITmMk0Ca0cF7JaQc?e=zaBEfo" target="_self">Recruitment Pack.</a></span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;background-color:white;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;background-color:white;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;color:black">Our </span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://centralbedfordshirecouncil.sharepoint.com/:f:/s/Communications/EuejD31meJ9GiiHyMPHL6V4BUJcaSc16Y3dGD4m8GxPfYA?e=Dg6Cg2"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">Competency Framework and Qualification Guidance</span></a></span><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;color:black"> are to be read in conjunction with our Recruitment Pack.</span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;background-color:white;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;color:#3c3c3c"> </span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;background-color:white;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;color:#1c0000">For an informal discussion about this position, please contact:<strong> </strong>Nicola Dilley, Local Plan Monitoring Team Leader at </span><span style="color:black"><a href="mailto:[email protected]"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;color:#005887">[email protected]</span></a></span><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;color:#1c0000"> or call 0300 300 4358<strong> </strong>(Wednesday to Friday) or Owen Harrison, Housing Strategy & Implementation Manager at </span><span style="color:black"><a href="mailto:[email protected]"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;color:#005887">[email protected] </span></a></span><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;color:#1c0000">or call 0300 300 5349</span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;background-color:white;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;color:#1c0000">Given periods of leave, should Nicola Dilley or Owen Harrison not be available, please contact: Thomas Crutcher, Technical Officer at </span><span style="color:black"><a href="mailto:[email protected]"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">[email protected]</span></a></span><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;color:#1c0000"> or call 0300 300 5514<strong> </strong> </span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;background-color:white;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="color:#3c3c3c"> </span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;background-color:white;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;color:#1c0000">----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;background-color:white;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;color:#3c3c3c"> </span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;background-color:white;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;color:#1c0000">To maintain a fair and consistent approach for applicants, it is Central Bedfordshire Council's policy to only consider applications made via our online application system and we therefore thank you for not submitting your application offline.</span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;background-color:white;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;background-color:white;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><strong><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;color:#3c3c3c">Our National Careers Service team offer a free weekly workshop covering CV writing and how to complete the statement sections of the Central Bedfordshire Council online application form. This MS Teams workshop is open to anyone from the UK and lasts around 1.5 hours</span></strong><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;color:#3c3c3c">.<strong><u> </u></strong></span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://www.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk/xfp/form/667"><strong><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif"> Please book your place here.</span></strong></a></span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;background-color:white;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;color:#3c3c3c"> </span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;background-color:white;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;color:#3c3c3c">More information about this service can be found here: </span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://www.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk/info/207/support_getting_into_work_or_learning"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;color:#467886">Support getting into work or learning | Central Bedfordshire Council</span></a></span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;line-height:115%"> </p>