Housing Consultant

Insight Executive Group; Wembley; Hybrid; GBP 120,000 - 170,000; Part time

Job summary

Insight Executive Group is recruiting a Housing Consultant for a senior leadership role with a local authority. You will provide strategic direction across housing services and two subsidiary companies, with accountability for governance, financial health and service delivery.

The role sits at executive level, reporting on performance and outcomes to residents and communities. The position requires experience across public sector housing, complex partnerships and a track record of delivering

Qualifications

• Significant senior leadership experience in housing, local government or a related public sector environment.
• Experience overseeing subsidiary companies, commercial operations or complex partnerships.
• Track record of transforming performance and delivering value for money.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and operational leadership across housing services and two subsidiary companies.
• Oversee subsidiary performance, governance, business planning and commercial delivery.
• Collaborate with company boards, senior leaders and elected members.
• Drive financial performance, efficiencies and organisational transformation.
• Ensure compliance, risk management and robust accountability.
• Build partnerships to improve outcomes for residents and communities.

Skills

Senior leadership

Governance

Financial management

Stakeholder management

Job description

Housing Consultant

Local Authority | Housing | Subsidiary Company Oversight

Salary: Competitive, dependent on experience

Location: London - 3 days office

Contract: Contract

An exciting senior leadership opportunity to shape housing services and lead complex commercial operations.

We are working in partnership with a local authority to recruit an experienced Housing Consultant to provide strategic leadership and operational oversight across its housing portfolio and two subsidiary companies.

This is a pivotal role for an ambitious, commercially astute leader who can operate effectively across a local authority environment and corporate subsidiary structures, ensuring strong governance, financial sustainability and high-quality service delivery.

Reporting at senior executive level, you will be responsible for driving strategic priorities, improving operational performance, overseeing subsidiary company activity and ensuring services deliver value for money and positive outcomes for residents.

Key responsibilities include:

• Providing strategic and operational leadership across housing services and two subsidiary companies.
• Overseeing subsidiary performance, governance, business planning and commercial delivery.
• Working closely with company boards, senior leaders and elected members.
• Driving financial performance, efficiencies and organisational transformation.
• Ensuring compliance, effective risk management and robust accountability.
• Building strong partnerships and delivering improved outcomes for residents and communities.

The ideal candidate will bring:

• Significant senior leadership experience within housing, local government or a related public sector environment.
• Experience of overseeing subsidiary companies, commercial operations or complex partnerships.
• Strong financial, commercial and governance expertise.
• A track record of leading transformation and improving organisational performance.
• The ability to influence at board and executive level and operate confidently in a politically sensitive environment.

This is an excellent opportunity for an established housing or operational leader seeking a broad executive position with significant strategic influence and the opportunity to shape the future direction of housing delivery.