Assistant Landscape Officer

About the Role

North Norfolk is a fantastic place to live, work and visit – covering over 360 sq miles of
coastal and rural environment, with a population of over 100,000 people living in 120 distinct
communities, our District is one of England’s top holiday destinations and a place where people
positively choose to live.

This is a great opportunity for someone looking to start their career as a landscape officer,
working with the support of experienced officers within the Council’s Landscape team.

Whilst you will be expected to manage your own caseload, with the support of the Landscape
Team, you will be able to develop your knowledge and experience in providing planning
consultation responses in relation to arboriculture, landscape, biodiversity and ecology
matters. You will also offer advice and guidance to applicants, consultants and members of the
public, and attend external meetings and site visits where necessary.

About You

It is important that you have a good general standard of education, and can analyse and present
information clearly. Strong IT skills are essential, you will have or be working towards
completion of a degree & professional qualification (equivalent or higher than a level 4
diploma) in a subject related to arboriculture, ecology or landscape. Some knowledge of
national legislation relating to these fields would also be desirable.

You will be able to work in a busy environment and prioritise casework accordingly. You will
also hold a full driving licence and have access to a vehicle for work.

If you want to be part of an enthusiastic and forward-thinking team, with a varied and
challenging workload – we would like to hear from you.

The closing date for applications is midnight on 20th November 2023.

Interviews will be held on 27th November 2023.

For an informal discussion please contact: Chris Young, Conservation, Design & Landscape
Team Leader, 01263 516138.

About Us

We’re committed to promoting equality of opportunity for the people and communities of North
Norfolk. We respect and value difference in our district and across our workforce, and we want
everyone to feel included and able to play their part in making North Norfolk a great place to
live, learn, work and visit.

Our coast and environment are really important to us. We have a net zero strategy, and a team
of people working to deliver these important initiatives.

As one of the largest employers in the district, we offer a number of benefits that are open to
all employees. We have a really supportive culture of enabling our people to learn and grow
through attending courses, e-learning, and their day to day job roles. Our office in Cromer is
clean, modern and light with onsite lunchtime catering, and free onsite parking.

We have an active health and well-being group with a new strategy, mental health first aiders,
employee assistant program, employee discounts portal, and salary sacrifice schemes (bikes,
home electricals and EV car leasing).

We have a great forum for communication with regular updates from Directors and Chief
Executive, employee voice through our Staff Focus Group, and great working relationship with
Unison, our onsite recognised union.

Most people that work for North Norfolk District Council can enjoy a great work life balance,
as part of our hybrid approach to work. If your role supports hybrid working, and we’ve shown
you all that we need to for your job role, all we ask is that you have a stable and reliable
internet connection.

In terms of the numbers, if you are new to the public sector, you’ll enjoy 25 days holiday per
year plus bank holidays, and when you’ve been with us for five years, this increases to 30 days
(assuming the role is full time). We provide access to a great pension scheme, based on your
local authority career average earnings.

North Norfolk District Council is committed to equality of opportunity for all staff, and we
encourage applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of age, disability, sex,
gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and
marriage and civil partnerships.