Strategy Housing Officer, Merseyside
GL-140
£23.25 Per Hour
Full Time
Contract
Merseyside, Merseyside
Public Sector And Council
Posted 2 hours ago
Expires In 29 Days
Job Description
Pay rate £23.25 per hour
Contract role, Local Government Housing
We are recruiting for an experienced Strategy Housing Officer in St Helens.
This is a contract role, and you will need to have experience in a similar role in a Local Authority setting
Responsibilities & Outcomes
- Working with senior officers, Cabinet Members and a range of internal and external stakeholders to lead and coordinate the development, implementation and continuous review of the Council’s Housing Strategy and delivery plans.
- Lead on ensuring the delivery of housing, including affordable housing, through the planning process and proactive engagement with registered housing providers, private developers and stakeholders. Lead delivery of the Local Plan objectives for housing including the delivery of strategic and major sites.
- To lead and co-ordinate the work of multi-disciplinary project teams to deliver strategic housing sites, including council officers and partners. To effectively apply relevant management processes, finance, people, performance to deliver housing outcomes.
- Support the development, implementation, monitoring and review of strategic housing policies and strategies for the borough.
- Contribute to the development and implementation of housing policies in line with the Council's Net Zero Vision.
- Lead on engagement and explanations to local communities and other stakeholders the need for affordable housing and the potential mechanisms for delivery.
- Develop effective relationships with Registered Providers, Homes England and other partners to meet identified housing needs and to increase the supply of both affordable and market housing through delivering relevant capital and revenue schemes and exploring opportunities for future investment and development opportunities.
- Facilitate a Housing Partnership for the borough including representatives from a range of housing development stakeholders to co-deliver outcomes within the Housing Strategy.
- Develop bids, initiatives, and projects to secure Government and other external funding to meet the Councils priorities and to ensure the effective monitoring and submission of necessary forms.
Please get in touch for more information.
This is an agency post and Vitalis can offer you:-
- A Dedicated consultant who has access to all roles across the UK and is available for you to speak to
- An easy registration process (all done online)
- Referral schemes and incentives
- Ongoing compliance managed for you
- Prompt and reliable payroll and lots more.
We recruit across all areas of Housing, Public Sector, Planning and Local Government work. If you are experienced in this sector, and this isn’t the role for you, contact us about other roles.
Related Jobs
Vox Network Consultants
£25 Per Hour
Full Time, Temporary
Hertford, Hertfordshire
Ref V85103113
Posted 2 days ago
Vox Network Consultants
£28.42 Per Hour
Full Time, Temporary
Berkshire, Berkshire
Ref V85103532
Posted 3 days ago
Vox Network Consultants
£23.63 Per Hour
Full Time, Temporary
Berkshire, Berkshire
Ref V85103531
Posted 3 days ago
Or copy link