Homelessness and Supported Housing Manager

South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority; Sheffield; Hybrid; GBP 51,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Local Government Pension Scheme

Flexible hours scheme

Training on the job

Family-friendly policies

Job summary

South Yorkshire Combined Mayoral Authority (SYMCA) is seeking a strategic leader for the Homelessness and Supported Housing Manager role in Sheffield. The post drives regional homelessness prevention, leads the delivery programme and ensures devolved funding aligns with outcomes across South Yorkshire.

The role reports to the Head of Housing Policy and Strategy and requires managing a team, stakeholder engagement, and developing partnerships with Local Authorities and housing providers to

Qualifications

• In-depth understanding of homelessness from sector experience.
• Experience in developing and delivering funding programmes.
• Strong partnership approach to maximise homelessness prevention outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and delivery of the Homelessness and Supported Housing Delivery Programme and regional framework.
• Lead the Homelessness and Supported Housing Team.
• Develop understanding of homelessness across SYMCA and its relation to devolved functions.
• Collaborate with Local Authorities, VCFS, public sector partners and housing providers to prevent homelessness.

Skills

Homelessness knowledge

Funding programmes

Partnership development

Job description

Homelessness and Supported Housing Manager

Application Deadline: 16 September 2026

Department: Housing, Infrastructure & Planning

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Sheffield Head Office

Reporting To: Rebecca Slack

Compensation: £51,357 - £54,495 / year

Description

• Hours: 37 hours per week
• Contract: Permanent
• Salary: Grade 11 £51,357 - £54,495
• Location: Sheffield (hybrid working)

SYMCA’s Integrated Settlement included £9.4m to prevent homelessness and increase supported housing, as well as more recently rough sleeping allocation of £9m to support the Prime Minister’s ambitions to end rough sleeping. We are growing our team to drive forward this important agenda.

This is an exciting opportunity to join SYMCA’s Housing and Infrastructure Team and lead the development of a regional approach to preventing homelessness and improving supported housing provision across South Yorkshire.

This is a rapidly growing team and we are also in the process of recruiting two Homelessness and Supported Housing Policy Officers.

About the role

As Homelessness and Supported Housing Manager, you will lead the development and delivery of SYMCA’s Homelessness and Supported Housing Programme and help shape future devolved responsibilities relating to homelessness prevention and supported housing.

The role will provide strategic leadership for the region’s homelessness prevention agenda, ensuring funding and resources are directed towards interventions that maximise impact and deliver meaningful outcomes. You will oversee programme development, manage a team of officers, support the Deputy Mayor for Policing in their role as Chair of the Homelessness Taskforce, and ensure homelessness prevention is embedded within wider regional strategies and priorities.

You will also lead stakeholder engagement, identify future funding opportunities, and provide high‑quality advice, reports and briefings to senior leaders, elected members and partner organisations.

Reporting directly to the Head of Housing Policy and Strategy, you will:

• Lead on the development and delivery of a Homelessness and Supported Housing Delivery Programme and regional framework to ensure our devolved Homelessness and Supported Housing Funding and additional Rough Sleeping Funding achieves maximum outcomes in preventing homelessness.
• Lead the Homelessness and Supported Housing Team.
• Lead on developing greater understanding of homelessness across SYMCA and its inter‑relatedness with other devolved functions.
• Work in collaboration with key stakeholders, working alongside people with lived experience, Local Authorities, VCFS, public sector partners and housing providers to prevent homelessness, including through increased good quality supported housing outcomes.

About you

You will bring:

• An in‑depth understanding of homelessness gained through working in the sector.
• Experience of developing and delivering funding programmes.
• An excellent partnership and innovative approach to maximising homelessness prevention outcomes.

You will be an experienced leader with a strong understanding of homelessness prevention, supported housing and the wider policy landscape, including the opportunities presented through devolution.

You will have experience of leading programmes and partnerships, working collaboratively across organisational boundaries, and engaging effectively with a wide range of stakeholders, including people with lived experience. You will be confident managing complex projects, influencing decision‑makers and driving positive change in challenging environments.

With excellent communication, organisational and problem‑solving skills, you will be passionate about improving outcomes for vulnerable people and helping deliver a coordinated regional response to homelessness across South Yorkshire.

Benefits

All colleagues have access to a Local Government Pension Scheme and the chance to be part of an organisation where you can really make a difference. Located in Sheffield City Centre, we are well‑placed for transport links and encourage employees to take advantage of the active travel facilities. Work/life balance is extremely important to us here at SYMCA with our recognised family/friendly policies, genuine work flexibility, recognition, and shared success.

• Holiday Entitlement – From 28 to 36 days annual leave entitlement (depending on length of service) plus bank holidays. Pro‑rata for part time colleagues.
• Annual Leave Purchase Scheme – The ability to purchase up to a further 15 days per year in addition to your normal annual leave
• Hybrid working – Our offices are a space where we come together and collaborate. Most of our roles are offered on a hybrid basis with the exception of some support roles being onsite full time. Please note, unless specified within the job advert, we cannot accommodate remote working contracts.
• Flexible Hours Scheme – Most roles within SYMCA work under the Flexi‑Scheme which allows office‑based employees’ flexibility and discretion over their working hours. Under the scheme employees can accrue a defined amount of credit or debit of working hours, and to take time‑off in the form of Flexi‑Leave or banked Annual Leave.
• Rewarding You – Reducing everyday expenses through discounts, benefits, financial advice, wellbeing solutions and more with Reward Gateway and Cycle‑to‑Work schemes.
• Training on the job – Support with upskilling skills through on‑the‑job training and qualifications
• Professional Membership Fees – Where membership to Professional bodies is applicable to your role, SYMCA will reimburse your membership fees where applicable and following approval by Line Management.
• Diversity at South Yorkshire Combined Mayoral Authority

Our workforce is made up of a diverse community, where we all belong and feel part of something bigger. We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio‑economic background, religion and/or belief.

All employees are eligible to request Flexible Working arrangements from day one of employment as such all requests will be considered subject to operation requirements.

Where candidates share disabilities within the application process, if they demonstrate that they meet all essential criteria from the Role Profile within their application, they will automatically be invited to interview.