The role
Salary Range:
The salary range for this position is £51,099 - £58,197
The Role:
The pace of change within the London Borough of Southwark over the past few years continues at considerable speed. The Borough includes several landmarks including the Southwark Cathedral, the Tate Modern, and the Globe Theatre and enjoys a unique cultural and social diversity. It fronts a significant stretch of the River Thames from near to Waterloo Bridge to Greenland dock in the east and stretches to the south through Camberwell and Peckham to beyond Dulwich. The redevelopment of the housing estates at Elephant and Castle is evidence of the rapid progression.
The Council is determined to continue the regeneration of the Borough and central is the commitment to build more Council homes. Many of these will be sited in the areas around Old Kent Road and Canada Water which have both been designated by the Mayor as Opportunity Areas and this has led to significant development proposals.
About Southwark:
We are the largest local authority social landlord in London, managing 55,000 homes lived in by 40% of Southwark’s residents. We are home to over 18,300 businesses including iconic London venues and social enterprises and we have a young, diverse, and growing population.
At Southwark we are committed to making our borough just and fair and are taking positive action to tackle inequalities. Our residents and communities are our greatest asset and the passion we have for Southwark is shared by millions of Londoners who enjoy our outstanding cultural offer, use our hospitals and attend our universities. Our refreshed borough plan and focus on Southwark Stands Together, (which is our work with Southwark’s communities and the council’s staff to tackle racism, injustice and inequality) underpins all that we do.
About You:
We are looking for a technical expert who will work closely with the Council’s Regeneration and Planning officers; this lawyer will have the opportunity to negotiate on some major planning agreements and advise in respect of landmark regeneration schemes (which have in the past few years included six CPO inquiries), infrastructure projects, and planning policy. There will also be work in relation to planning inquiry appeals, legal challenges and advising one of the Council’s planning committees.
You will be a qualified solicitor, barrister, CILEX or equivalent with significant planning, highways and regeneration experience and will report to one of the Specialist lawyers in the Planning and Development team.
The role is based at the Council’s offices at Tooley Street with remote working available for part of the week. Please apply online expressing your interest and showing how you are able to meet the criteria set out in the job specification.
Additional salary details
Benefits and more information:
https://jobs.southwark.gov.uk/why-us/
Salary Range:
Grade 12: £51,099 - £58,197.
This post is classified as ‘Hard to Fill’ and attracts the following remuneration package;
• A hard to fill benefit payment of £2,327 which can be redeemed against gym membership, health insurance, season ticket purchase, bicycle purchase, additional voluntary contribution to pension, subscription and professional fees.
Recruitment timetable
Application Closing Date: 11.59pm on 29th January 2024
Interview: Week commencing 5th February 2024
We are an organisation who is passionate about our people and understands that richness of diversity is a requirement to provide the best possible services to our communities. This is demonstrated through our council-wide ambitious commitment to tackle racial inequality in our communities and workforce through our Southwark Stands Together initiative. We particularly welcome applications from members of the black, Asian and ethnic minority communities to increase representation at senior management level in the Council.
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