Housing Strategy and Development Lead, Wokingham

Housing Strategy and Development Lead, Wokingham  
Pay rate up to £450 per day 
Contract role, Local Government Housing  
 
We are recruiting for an experienced  interim Housing Strategy and Affordable Housing Development Lead.  
Key outcomes:  

• Lead the development of a co-produced Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy and take through the democratic process for adoption.  

• Lead the development of a co-produced Specialist Housing Strategy and associated Specialist Housing Supplementary Planning Document and take through the democratic process for adoption. Provide expert advice on affordable housing within planning consultations, discussions with developers, RPs and other key stakeholders such as Homes England.  

• Be able to justify affordable housing policies (in relation to planning) to planning inspectors via appeals, inquiries etc.  

• Needs someone with expert research, evaluation and analysis skills.  

• Ability to work collaboratively to motivate and engage colleagues including senior officers, elected members and partners.  

• Ability to present effectively to communicate key information. 

 
This is a contract role, and you will need to have experience in a similar role. 
 
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. 

Please contact Graham Leatham on 07484 513909 or email graham.leatham@vitalissocialcare.co.uk for more information.  
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.