Here at Letchworth Heritage Foundation, we have a vision to make Letchworth, the world’s first Garden City, a great place for everyone to live, work and visit!

 

We work tirelessly to manage our local property portfolio to generate income which we invest back into the community and landscape of Letchworth Garden City.  Whether it is managing our portfolio, servicing our customers at our venues or providing heritage advice all our teams play an integral part in our amazing journey and now is a really exciting opportunity to be part of our incredible journey.  

 

Letchworth Garden City Heritage Foundation owns the freehold of the Letchworth Garden City Estate and is the successor body to First Garden City Limited that developed the world’s first garden city.

 

As part of its stewardship role, the Heritage Foundation administers a Scheme of Management which along with residential leases, requires prior approval for external alterations, changes of use and tree/hedge removal on the greater proportion of homes in Letchworth.

 

We are looking for an Assistant Design Development Officer to assist the functions of the Heritage Advisory Service team who are responsible for providing advice on building design for the Heritage Foundation, for the Scheme of Management and the leaseholders, ensuring that alterations to properties it covers, protect the heritage of Letchworth Garden City. 

 

You will have the opportunity to assist in new development proposals undertaken by the Heritage Foundation and support enforcement procedures undertaken for any non-compliance under the Scheme of Management and leases.

 

We are seeking someone who is educated to degree level, with good IT skills including MS Office and some experience of dealing with members of the public as you will be liaising with our homeowners and their agents as well as the Foundations stakeholders.

This is an excellent development opportunity. No two days are the same!

 

More information on our application process and the Design Principles can be found at:  https://www.letchworth.com/your-home  

APPLICATION
Applications must include a CV and a covering statement explaining why you are applying for the role.  Applications without a covering statement may not be accepted.

To apply for this role please click apply at the bottom of this page.  

 

Whether it is creating diversity in our services or building new teams, we care about our people and the opportunities they have.

We are committed to equality of opportunity across our organisation. At all levels we promote equality, ensuring our people are consistently treated in a fair and equal manner.
 

SAFEGUARDING
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk and expect all our colleagues to share this commitment.

 

FLEXIBILITY
We understand that you might need a little help balancing your work and home life. Many of our colleagues work flexibly in many different ways. Please feel free to talk to us about the flexibility you may need; we’re happy to explore what’s possible for you and the role.

 

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