Housing Project Officer

Test Valley Borough Council; Andover; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking housing team as a Housing Project Officer, driving impactful projects to enhance service delivery. This role involves researching housing policies, analyzing local priorities, and collaborating with various teams to prevent homelessness. Enjoy a supportive work environment that values diversity and encourages professional growth. With the flexibility for some home working, this position offers a unique opportunity to make a difference in the community while thriving in your career.

Qualifications

• Experience in a statutory homelessness setting.
• Proven history of project delivery.

Responsibilities

• Conduct research and analysis on housing policy changes.
• Gather customer and stakeholder feedback for service recommendations.

Skills

Research and analysis

Project delivery

Customer focus

Statutory homelessness knowledge

Education

Relevant degree or equivalent experience

Job description

Housing Project Officer x 2

37 hours per week – 18 month Fixed Term

Grade 7: Salary range £35,180 - £38,424 per annum

Based in Andover

This is a great time to join Test Valleys forward thinking and proactive Housing team.

We are looking for two Housing Project Officers, to drive the delivery on multiples projects that will improve service delivery across the Housing department.

In this role, you will carry out research and analysis on changes to housing policy and legislation, as well as local priority areas to make recommendations for local policy changes. You will gain insight through the gathering of customer and stakeholder feedback to inform your recommendations for service change.

You will work closely with all other teams within the housing service, whose primary focus is to prevent and relieve homelessness.

We are looking for people who are dynamic, customer focused and who thrive in a busy and demanding environment. You will have experience of working in a statutory homelessness setting as well as proven history of project delivery.

Test Valley is a great place to work, it is a place for everyone, we support our communities, and our staff, to thrive. We pride ourselves on our open and friendly culture and offer a professional positive and stable working environment. Our organisations values are reflected in the way we work with our communities, partners and staff.

The role will be office based in Andover and offers flexibility to allow for some home working.

We invite you to contact us to discuss the role further, we can offer telephone or Teams appointments, please contact Hollie Humphrey, [e-mail] or call on 01264 368000.

Please ensure you view the job via the Test Valley Borough Council Website where you can find a full job description and person specification.

We are committed to providing equality of opportunities for all and believe that employing people from different backgrounds, with a range of perspectives and experiences, helps us to deliver high quality services to residents.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer who positively encourages applications from disabled people. If, as a disabled person, you meet the minimum criteria for a job then you will be guaranteed an interview, and we will ensure any reasonable adjustments are made to the interview process so that you can be fairly assessed for the vacancy.

Closing date for applications is Sunday 11th May. Interviews will be Tuesday 20 th May 2025.