Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Councils are looking to recruit a Planning Policy Data and Spatial Technician to join our team based in Ipswich, Suffolk. You will join us on a full-time, permanent basis. The successful candidate will earn a competitive salary of £31,537 - £36,363 per annum (pro rata for part time). This role is open to full time, part time, and job share applications, all of which will be assessed equally. Join our team We are looking for a Planning Policy Data and Spatial Technician to join our Strategic Planning team. If you share our values and our motivation to make a difference for our residents, clients, and communities, we would love to hear from you. About the role Would you like the opportunity to work with data and mapping to help shape the future of places over the next 20 years? You will be joining our Strategic Planning team who are responsible for developing the Councils Local Development Plan policies and monitoring their implementation. The team also support Neighbourhood Planning groups develop their Neighbourhood Development Plans. We are looking for a proactive and well organised team player to be able to expertly lead and manage data entry, understanding the data in order to be able to retrieve, manipulate and report on findings to support the Councils Joint Local Plan, associated evidence documents and annual monitoring. The data held will also be presented in innovative ways to a variety of audiences, and high-quality GIS mapping s