Housing Enabling Officer

Triumph Consultants Ltd; Devon and Torbay; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 72,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Flexible holiday pay options

Job summary

Triumph Consultants Ltd is seeking an experienced Housing Enabling Officer to support community-led affordable housing initiatives from inception through delivery. The role involves advising on planning applications, shaping Section 106 agreements and liaising with communities, councils, developers and landowners.

Regular travel and access to a vehicle are required. The assignment focuses on unlocking affordable housing solutions, working with local actors and internal teams to progress viable

Qualifications

• Experience engaging with communities, councillors, residents and local groups.
• Ability to provide wide-ranging support including awareness-raising, evidence gathering, site identification and stakeholder liaison.
• Strong negotiation skills with impartiality between multiple parties.
• Detailed knowledge of planning and housing enabling within local authorities, housing associations or private practice.
• Understanding of national, regional and sub-regional housing policy and housing needs assessments.

Responsibilities

• Support communities through the full lifecycle of affordable housing schemes from interest to completion.
• Facilitate discussions and raise awareness of local housing needs with evidence gathering.
• Identify suitable sites and work with providers, developers and landowners to progress schemes.
• Shape Section 106 agreements and affordable housing planning applications.
• Act as an impartial broker between stakeholders to provide balanced advice.
• Collaborate with internal teams to overcome funding, viability and planning barriers.
• Support community-led housing initiatives and maintain project momentum across pre-development activities.

Skills

Community engagement

Stakeholder liaison

Negotiation

Planning policy knowledge

Job description

Rate: £345 pd PAYE (flexible holiday pay options)

Contract: Temporary, 4 months

Working Pattern: 4 days per week (flexible – to be agreed with Hiring Manager)

Hybrid Working: Yes, tba

The Role

Our client is seeking an experienced Housing Enabling Officer to support community-led affordable housing initiatives and help progress schemes from early inception through to delivery. This interim assignment offers the opportunity to work closely with local communities, developers, landowners and internal stakeholders to unlock housing solutions and influence affordable housing outcomes.

The successful candidate will play a key role in shaping Section 106 agreements, advising on affordable housing planning applications, and supporting town and parish councils to bring forward viable, locally-supported schemes. This role requires regular travel to sites and community meetings, so access to your own vehicle is essential.

Key Responsibilities

Support, advise and guide communities, town and parish councillors through the full lifecycle of affordable housing schemes, from initial interest to completion.

Facilitate discussions, raise awareness of local housing needs, and gather evidence to support scheme development.

Identify suitable sites and work with registered providers, developers and landowners to progress deliverable schemes.

Shape and influence Section 106 agreements and affordable housing planning applications.

Act as an impartial broker between stakeholders, providing informed, balanced and practical advice.

Work with internal services to overcome barriers to delivery, identifying solutions to funding, viability and planning issues.

Support communities in developing bespoke local affordable housing schemes that meet identified needs.

Liaise with external partners and internal teams to ensure momentum is maintained across projects and pre-development activity.

You Will Need (Essential Requirements)

Confident engaging with communities, councillors, residents and local groups, building trust and strong working relationships.

Ability to provide wide-ranging support including awareness-raising, evidence gathering, site identification and stakeholder liaison.

Strong negotiation skills with the ability to act impartially between multiple parties.

Detailed knowledge of planning and housing enabling, gained within a local authority, housing association or private practice.

Understanding of national, regional and sub-regional housing policy and housing needs assessments.

Experience shaping affordable housing elements of planning applications.

Knowledge of scheme viability and funding routes for affordable housing.

Experience supporting community-led housing initiatives.

Ability to work autonomously within a fast-moving caseload.

Job Ref: 5307610

Anticipated Length of Assignment:Unless otherwise stated (we do carry the occasional permanent vacancy) all of our roles are technically temporary, though opening assignments can be and often are, extended by clients on a longer term basis and can sometimes become permanent.

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