Assistant Valuer - 37 Hours

Application Deadline: 6 January 2025

Department: Pride in Place

Employment Type: Permanent

Location: Torbay Council

Reporting To: Team Manager

Compensation: £32,429 - £35,236 / year

Description

The salary includes an amount for a market supplement of £1870.00 per year. This market supplement is reviewed annually.

Job Description & Person Specification >

There has never been a better time to join our team at Torbay Council. We have a real momentum building and have a shared sense of purpose and ambition. Torbay is a fantastic place to live, work and visit, offering unrivalled quality of life for individuals and families.

We are recruiting for an Assistant Valuer to assist in providing our professional estate management service of all accommodation, land and property issues on our behalf of the Council.

The role is varied from preparing estimates to keeping up to date with current and upcoming legislation. You will be managing and making best use of our assets, maintaining electronic records and providing technical support to our Estates Team. You’ll need effective communication and organisational skills and be good at negotiation.

We need you to have experience of property matters, have an understanding of the relevant legislation and have experience of Microsoft Office packages.

We want to see a healthy, happy and prosperous Torbay. If you do too, join us.

This post requires a Standard Criminal Level Check. This will show details of all spent and unspent convictions and adult cautions that have not been filtered in line with legislation.

For an informal chat please contact Jon Veale on 07771 774184 or jonathan.veale@torbay.gov.uk.

Interviews are expected to be conducted during the week commencing 13th January 2025.

Our adverts do sometimes close early - even where there's a published deadline - so if you're keen, please apply as soon as possible.

Skills

Essential:

Effective communication skills and negotiating skills.
Ability to work unsupervised to a good quality.
Ability to meet deadlines and work with competing demands.

As this post meets the requirements of the Immigration Act 2016 (part 7), the ability to converse at ease with members of the public and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post.

Knowledge

Essential:

An understanding of relevant legislation and statutory obligations.
Computer literate.
Knowledge and experience of general property matters.

Experience & Qualifications

Essential:

Contributing successfully to effective team working.
Degree and / or Associate Membership of RICS or relevant qualification.
Evidence of continuous professional development.

Skills

Knowledge

Experience & Qualifications

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