Housing Revenue and Contract Manager

Newcastle City Council; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Newcastle City Council is seeking an experienced Housing Revenue and Contract Manager to lead the Council's approach to Housing Revenue Account charges, rent setting, and leaseholder services.

You will oversee HRA-funded service agreements, district heating regulation and accountancy, ensuring legal compliance, financial robustness and transparent application of charges while working with senior officers, residents and external partners.

Qualifications

• Significant experience and strong knowledge of housing revenue, rents and service charges.
• Experience with leaseholder charges and cost-recovery arrangements.
• Understanding of housing legislation and Regulator of Social Housing Rent Standard.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Council's approach to HRA charges, including rent and service charge setting.
• Oversee leaseholder services, HRA-funded service agreements and district heating regulation and accounting.
• Provide assurance on charging and contractual arrangements, ensuring legal compliance and financial robustness.

Skills

Housing revenue expertise

Rent standard knowledge

Contract administration/oversight

Stakeholder relationship management

Job description

Make a difference to housing services in Newcastle

We areseekingan experienced, self-motivated Housing Revenue and Contract Manager to join our Housing Governance and Assurance service. This is a senior and influential role with responsibility for the Council's approach to Housing Revenue Account charges, including rent and service charge setting, leaseholder services, HRA-funded service agreements and district heating regulation and accountancy.

You will ensure that charging and contractual arrangements are legally compliant, financiallyrobustand transparently applied. Working closely with senior officers, elected members, residents, partners,auditorsand regulators, you will provide clear assurance and help safeguard the long-term sustainability of the Housing Revenue Account.

About you

• You will bringsignificant experienceand strong technical knowledge of housing revenue, rents, service charges, leaseholderchargesand cost-recovery arrangements.
• You will understand housing legislation, regulatoryrequirementsand the Regulator of Social Housing's Rent Standard, and be confident analysingcomplex financial, operational and performance information toidentifyrisk and drive improvement.
• You will also have experience of overseeing contracts or service agreements, leading multi-disciplinaryteamsand building effective relationships with senior stakeholders, residents,contractorsand external partners.

If you are successful we will undertake additional recruitment checks which will include a check to see if you have any unspent criminal convictions.