SWRK 5480 - G3 Planning and Development Officer (606105) - 5480-480971921

ACTUAL CLOSING DATE: Applications must be received by 13 September 2026 at 11:55pm. Please ensure that you read the full advert text and do not submit a CV, as these will be disregarded as they do not form part of SLC application process. If you require to submit additional information to support your application, please upload this under supporting documents. INTERNAL APPLICANTS MUST APPLY VIA OPPORTUNITY MARKETPLACE.

Location: base - Council Headquarter, Hamilton, locality Hamilton and East Kilbride Hours: 35hrs per week, permanent Work Pattern: Monday - Thursday 8.45am - 4.45pm, Friday 8.45am - 4.15pm Salary / Hourly Rate: £47,611 - £48,633   An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, organised and proactive individual to work as part of our strategic planning and performance team within South Lanarkshire University Health and Social Care Partnership You will support local office management teams with planning, performance monitoring, quality assurance, audit activity and inspection preparation, helping to improve outcomes across health and social care in South Lanarkshire.

You will work internally across Council Resources and externally with other key partners including NHS Lanarkshire and Third Sector organisations. View the Planning and Developing Officer job profile. Please answer the following questions as part of your application submission, your answers should be uploaded under supporting documents: Screening questions: Are you entitled to work in the UK? Do you have experience of working in a planning and development role?

Do you have experience of multi - agency working across large and complex organisations? Application questions: Please provide details of any gaps in employment history apart from any you have already detailed in the work experience section of the application form. Performance - What is your experience of using analysing and reporting on performance  Working with others - what are the key success factors to effective partnership working?

Leading - what are the key elements to preparing a strategic plan? If you require to submit any further additional information to support your application (not a CV), please upload this under supporting documents. Please Apply online -  All correspondence will be via your email address Preferred candidates identified after the selection event process will be required to assist the recruitment team, if need be, to ensure timely completion of recruitment checks.

If recruitment checks are not completed within a reasonable timescale, you may automatically be withdrawn from this position. Canvassing of Elected Members or employees of South Lanarkshire's Council directly or indirectly in connection with any appointment within the Council shall disqualify the applicant. Legislative Information This post is excepted in terms of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Scotland Act 2020.

Overseas Criminal Records Check An Overseas Criminal Records Check is required where applicants born outside the UK (Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland) or who have lived or worked outside the UK for a continuous period of 12 months in the past 10 years. Applicants are responsible for providing evidence of the Overseas Criminal Record Check. The check must be translated into English and should come from the police, judicial authority, government department or home embassy of the country or countries concerned.

The check must include an official statement confirming that the applicant does not have any history of or pending criminal record proceedings. Checks may be carried out to authenticate the documents provided. Equal Opportunities and Inclusion statement The Council is committed to fostering equality, diversity and inclusion in its workforce. Therefore, we welcome applications from all sectors of the community, including under-represented groups within our workforce.

We are keen to receive applications from candidates who have a disability, who are from a care expe