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Planning Policy Team Leader

Tonbridge & Malling Borough Council

£58,520 - £61,571 (inclusive of a £5,000 market supplement payment) plus a £3,000 Golden Hello Payment and an essential car user allowance up to £1,239 per annum.

Kings Hill, Tonbridge & Malling Council, Opportunity for flexible/hybrid working (Hybrid)

Posted 3 days ago

Planning Enforcement Officer

Tonbridge & Malling Borough Council

£27,822 - £33,297 plus an essential car user allowance up to £1,239 per annum

Opportunity for flexible/home working, Kings Hill, Tonbridge & Malling Council (Hybrid)

Posted 10 days ago

Domestic Abuse Co-ordinator

Tonbridge & Malling Borough Council

£34,511 - £39,909

Tunbridge Wells Borough Council, Tonbridge & Malling Borough Council (Hybrid)

Posted 14 days ago

ASB and Community Safety (Housing) Apprentice

Medway Council

£236.80 per week

Fixed – Permanently office based at Gun Wharf (On-Site)

Posted 21 days ago

Planning Officer

Tonbridge & Malling Borough Council

Salary: £29,495 - £44,909 (inclusive of a £5,000 market supplement payment) plus a one off golden hello payment of £3,000 and an essential car user allowance up to £1,239 per annum.

Opportunity for flexible/hybrid working, Kings Hill, West Malling (On-Site)

Posted 23 days ago

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