S106 Monitoring Officer
Team: S106 Monitoring
Job Family: Providing - CBG8
Salary: £31,022 - £33,851 per annum pro rata
Hours: 37 hours per week
Location: Working from home and any CBC offices, including Priory House, Shefford. You will be expected to attend a CBC office location at least once a month and as needed to carry out your role
Contract Type: Hybrid – Fixed Term Maternity Cover until mid August 2027
Closing Date: 6 July 2026
Interview Date: w/c 13th July 2026
About the role:
We are looking for a talented team member to join us on a maternity cover basis. The successful applicant will be working within a small friendly team, which is responsible for the monitoring of Section 106 legal agreements linked to planning permissions, and the administration of spending S106 contributions in accordance with the terms of these agreements. S106 is a crucial source of income for CBC to fund capital projects to mitigate the impact of housing development.
The S106 Monitoring Officer is an important role, ensuring that contributions are collected from developers in a timely manner. As a team we work closely with Planning colleagues and other department within the authority to support the delivery of S106 funded projects
The primary duties of this role include recording clauses of new S106 legal agreements in Acolaid and monitoring agreements until payment trigger points are met. The role involves calculating S106 contributions amounts, applying indexation and issuing invoices through SAP. You will need strong communication skills as you will be liaising with S106 Spending Officers both internal and external to facilitate and administer the use of S106 funds to deliver capital projects
Attention to detail is essential to this role and the ability to interpret legal agreements, as well as being an effective team player. You must be self-motivated, good with numbers and have excellent organisation and IT skills. Experience of SAP or Acolaid would be an advantage.
Please note that this role is a maternity leave cover position and is offered on a fixed-term basis. The contract will conclude when the substantive post holder returns to work, appropriate notice will be provided.
Our Offer
We have a number of rewards and benefits available to our staff, to view these please visit our Rewards and Benefits page
Our aspiration is to be a truly flexible employer. We welcome discussion on location, hours and working pattern as part of the application process.
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You will be expected to demonstrate how you meet the key accountabilities and competencies in this Recruitment Pack.
Our Competency Framework and Qualification Guidance are to be read in conjunction with our Recruitment Pack.
For an informal discussion about this position, please contact: Lorraine Brown at Lorraine.Brown@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk or call 0300 300 4398
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