Housing Growth Policy Officer

South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Local Government Pension Scheme

Flexible Hours Scheme

Cycle-to-Work

Job summary

South Yorkshire Combined Mayoral Authority (SYMCA) is recruiting a Housing Growth Policy Officer to help drive housing growth across South Yorkshire. You will support the Housing and Infrastructure Team, develop evidence, briefs, and reports, and collaborate with local authorities, Homes England, developers and partners to progress strategic housing priorities.

You will provide policy advice, maintain strong partnerships, and contribute to SYMCA's Housing Strategy while aligning housing growth

Qualifications

• In-depth working knowledge of housing policy.
• Understanding of housing growth policy areas and devolution.
• Good project management skills.

Responsibilities

• Support delivery of SYMCA's housing growth ambitions, including 9,000 new affordable homes over five years.
• Lead on policy relating to housing growth and contribute to SYMCA's Housing Strategy.
• Provide project management support for business cases for public sector investment in new housing growth schemes.

Skills

Housing policy

Devolution knowledge

Project management

Partnership working

Analytical skills

Communication

Job description

Housing Growth Policy Officer

Application Deadline: 31 August 2026

Department: Housing, Infrastructure & Planning

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Sheffield Head Office

Reporting To: Rebecca Slack

Compensation: £42,840 - £46,142 / year

Description

• Hours: 37 hours per week


• Contract: Permanent Full Time


• Salary: Grade 9 £42,840 - £46,142


• Location: Sheffield (This is a hybrid role with a minimum of 3 days per week in the office)

Are you ready to play a key role in supporting the delivery of housing growth across South Yorkshire, including working with our partners and Government to drive up the level of social housing delivery?

SYMCA is growing its Housing Strategy Team. To help drive and deliver against SYMCA's housing growth ambitions, we are recruiting a Housing Growth Policy Officer.

Now is an exciting time to join SYMCA's Housing and Infrastructure Team. As an Established Mayoral Strategic Authority (EMSA) with a devolved housing growth budget and a robust regional housing pipeline, we are ready to deliver on SYMCA's housing growth ambitions and the Government's drive for everyone to have a secure home.

Reporting directly to the Housing Growth Manager, you will:

• - Be integral to supporting the successful delivery of SYMCA's housing growth ambitions, including 9,000 new affordable homes over the next five years.


• - Lead on policy relating to housing growth and contribute to SYMCA's emerging Housing Strategy.


• - Provide project management support for the development of business cases for public sector investment in new housing growth schemes.

Interviews are expected to take place Monday 14 September.

About the role

As a Housing Growth Policy Officer, you will support the Housing and Infrastructure Team to deliver housing growth across South Yorkshire. Working with local authorities, Homes England, developers and other partners, you will help develop business cases, support housing growth programmes, and contribute to the delivery of strategic housing priorities.

You will provide policy advice, develop evidence and insight, prepare briefings and reports for senior stakeholders, and support the development of SYMCA's Housing Strategy. You will also help maintain strong partnerships across the region, ensuring housing growth activity aligns with wider priorities around regeneration, transport, skills and economic growth.

About you

You will bring:

• An in-depth working knowledge of housing policy.


• An understanding of housing growth policy areas and devolution.


• Good project management skills.


• Experience and an appetite for partnership and collaborative working, both internally and externally.

You will be a strong communicator with excellent analytical skills and the ability to work across a range of stakeholders. Organised and proactive, you will enjoy working in a fast-paced environment and be passionate about supporting the delivery of new homes and sustainable growth 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.

In addition to the above, some of our benefits include:

• 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.

If you require any reasonable adjustments throughout the process, please contact [e-mail] or include within your application form detailing the adjustment and how it will assist in managing any barriers.