Available Homes Manager (South)

Clarion Housing Group; Haywards Heath; Hybrid; GBP 49,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading housing organization is seeking an Available Homes Manager to oversee efficient lettings across the South region. This leadership position involves managing dispersed teams and collaborating with local authorities to ensure sustainable tenancies. Candidates should have a proven track record in operational efficiency and excellent communication skills. The role offers a competitive salary along with generous leave and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Flexible hybrid working arrangements

Excellent pension and wellbeing benefits

Opportunities for professional development

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading and motivating dispersed teams in a performance-driven environment.
• Strong track record of improving operational efficiency and achieving measurable outcomes.
• Excellent communication, influencing, and negotiation skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support a dispersed regional team to deliver excellent performance.
• Act as the main regional contact for local authorities and housing partners.
• Collaborate with other Available Homes Managers to deliver consistent service.

Skills

Leadership

Performance Management

Communication

Stakeholder Management

Analytical Skills

Job description

Overview

Location: Haywards Health Burns House or Leatherhead Carlton House covering the South region

Salary: 49178 to 57849 per annum

Hours: 36 hours per week

Contract Type: Permanent

As an Available Homes Manager you'll play a pivotal role in ensuring our homes are let efficiently fairly and to residents who can sustain successful tenancies. You'll lead a high-performing regional team driving operational excellence to reduce rent loss improve turnaround times and enhance the customer experience.

This is a key leadership role where you'll work collaboratively across Clarion and with external partners to make sure every home we let contributes to Clarion's long-term success and community impact.

What Youll Be Doing

• Leadership & Performance
• Lead, inspire and support a dispersed regional team to deliver excellent performance and meet key targets.
• Foster a culture of accountability, innovation and continuous improvement.
• Use performance data and insight to identify and address any delays in the lettings process.
• Drive behavioral and cultural change to improve efficiency and customer outcomes.

• Stakeholder & Partnership Management
• Act as the main regional contact for local authorities and other housing partners.
• Negotiate and manage nomination agreements to ensure efficient allocations and sustainable tenancies.
• Build strong internal relationships with Maintenance, Housing and Development teams to ensure new homes are ready to let on time.
• Influence and hold partners to account for delivery ensuring joint ownership of performance outcomes.

• Strategic Delivery
• Collaborate with other Available Homes Managers to deliver a consistent high-quality service across all regions.
• Contribute to policy and process reviews to drive improvements and efficiency.
• Ensure all activity complies with regulatory, statutory and Clarion standards.

What Youll Need

• Proven experience leading and motivating dispersed teams in a performance-driven environment.
• A strong track record of improving operational efficiency and achieving measurable outcomes.
• Excellent communication, influencing and negotiation skills confident when managing senior stakeholders.
• Analytical and solutions-focused with the ability to translate insight into action.

Who You Are

You're a confident, resilient leader with a strong customer focus and a passion for delivering results. You thrive on challenge, inspire others to perform at their best and can balance strategic priorities with operational demands. Above all you care about creating homes and communities where people can truly thrive.

What We Offer

In return we offer :

• Competitive salary and generous annual leave
• Flexible hybrid working arrangements
• Excellent pension and wellbeing benefits
• Opportunities for professional development and career progression
• The chance to make a genuine impact in peoples lives every day

Here at Clarion we're dedicated to rewarding hard work and commitment and providing benefits that support you and your lifestyle - dive in and find out more here

Join Us

If you're ready to lead a team making a real difference across the South region ensuring our homes are let efficiently, sustainably and with care we'd love to hear from you.

Apply today and help shape the future of housing with Clarion.

Please review the full role profile before HERE

Closing Date: Tuesday 21st October 2025 at midnight.

Applicants must be able to travel across the region as required.

This post is subject to Basic Criminal Record Check Clearance.

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Required Experience :

Manager

Key Skills

Business Development,Company Policies,Customer Service,Financial Performance,Revenue Growth,Oversight,Regional Sales,Account Management,Project Management,Product Line,Ensure Compliance,Human Resources,Procedures,Sales Goals,Direct Reports

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1

Yearly Salary Salary : 49178 - 57849