Validation Officer

Your style and approach will reflect our values and behaviours: you will be committed to continually learning & improving the way you do things to ensure effective outcomes; valuing and respecting others' contribution, you will work together to deliver service; you will take ownership of your actions and strive to getting things right first time and learn from when things do go wrong; you will enjoy taking personal responsibility to resolve issues and change what you do and how you do it to make a difference., We are seeking a Validation Officer who shares our commitment to customer care, to join our Planning & Development Validation Team.

• Knowledge and understanding of the Planning Service and its processes
• Experience of administrative support within a Local Planning Authority or other similar local government organisation using a variety of computerised systems
• Experience of working in a fast-paced environment with tight deadlines
• A thorough understanding of customer care and related standards
• The ability to communicate effectively with colleagues and the public, both verbally and in writing.
• Experience of analysing problems and finding appropriate solutions
• A knowledge and understanding of GDPR compliance
  
  Trafford Council and its partners in the public, private and third sectors are embarking on a Vision which sees us working together to close inequality gaps and maximise Trafford's huge potential. Our vision is working together to build the best future for all our communities and everyone in Trafford.
Trafford really is a great place to work. With a positive permission culture, we embrace innovation and encourage performance. We are keen to recruit someone with the right values and behaviors that can help us ensure our workplace values are at the heart of everything we do We recognise that having a diverse workforce is essential to bringing fresh ideas and perspectives to our Council, so we particularly welcome applications from minority, marginalised and diverse groups, and we in turn promise a fair and unbiased recruitment process. We currently have an exciting vacancy within our team to enable us to continue to build on our success and also bring new experience, knowledge and ideas into the team.