Housing Solutions Strategic Lead

Stroud District Council; Stroud; Hybrid; GBP 59,000 - 63,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent pension scheme

Flexi Working Scheme

Hybrid working approach

Employee Wellbeing Offer

Job summary

Stroud District Council is seeking an exceptional Housing Solutions Strategic Lead to shape housing advice, homelessness prevention, rough sleeping services, temporary accommodation, housing allocations and refugee resettlement. This high-profile role offers influence over policy, strategic direction and innovative approaches to vulnerable residents across the district.

Reporting to the Strategic Head of Housing, you will lead a diverse portfolio of statutory and strategic housing services,

Qualifications

• Extensive knowledge of homelessness legislation, housing law and statutory housing duties.
• Significant leadership experience, including managing teams and delivering organisational change.
• Experience of strategic planning, performance management and service improvement.
• Strong financial management and commissioning experience.
• Excellent communication, influencing and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience of partnership working across multiple agencies and sectors.
• Knowledge of safeguarding, domestic abuse legislation and support for vulnerable households.
• A track record of delivering innovative solutions and improving outcomes for residents.

Responsibilities

• Providing strategic leadership across Housing Solutions services.
• Leading the development and delivery of the Council's Housing, Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy.
• Ensuring compliance with housing and homelessness legislation and statutory duties.
• Driving service transformation, innovation and continuous improvement.
• Leading the Council's strategic response to homelessness and rough sleeping.
• Managing significant budgets, grant funding programmes and commissioned services.
• Building strong partnerships with housing providers, health services, voluntary organisations, government bodies and neighbouring authorities.
• Providing expert advice to senior leaders and elected members on housing matters.
• Leading and developing high-performing teams whilst promoting a positive, accountable and customer-focused culture.

Skills

Homelessness legislation knowledge

Strategic leadership

Strategic planning

Financial management

Stakeholder management

Partnership working

Safeguarding knowledge

Innovative solutions

Job description

The job requirements are detailed below. Where applicable the skills, qualifications and memberships required for this job have also been included.

Job details

Job reference REQ0338 Date posted 29/10/2026 Apply by 29/11/2026 Location Ebley Mill - Stroud Salary £60,794 per annum Contractual hours 37 Basis Permanent Job category/type Housing Advice Attachments Housing Solutions Strategic Lead JD.pdf Housing Solutions Strategic Lead PS.pdf SDC V&B application & interview guidance 2023.pdf

• Excellent pension scheme
• Flexi Working Scheme
• Hybrid working approach
• Employee Wellbeing Offer

Lead the future of housing solutions in Stroud District Council

We are looking for an exceptional strategic leader to join our Housing team at Stroud District Council and play a pivotal role in shaping services that positively impact the lives of residents across the district.

As Housing Solutions Strategic Lead, you will provide leadership for housing advice, homelessness prevention, rough sleeping services, temporary accommodation, housing allocations and refugee resettlement. This is a high-profile role offering the opportunity to influence policy, drive innovation and ensure some of our most vulnerable residents receive effective support when they need it most.

About the role

Reporting to the Strategic Head of Housing, you will lead a diverse portfolio of statutory and strategic housing services, ensuring they are customer-focused, legally compliant and deliver excellent outcomes for residents.

Key responsibilities include:

• Providing strategic leadership across Housing Solutions services.
• Leading the development and delivery of the Council's Housing, Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy.
• Ensuring compliance with housing and homelessness legislation and statutory duties.
• Driving service transformation, innovation and continuous improvement.
• Leading the Council's strategic response to homelessness and rough sleeping.
• Managing significant budgets, grant funding programmes and commissioned services.
• Building strong partnerships with housing providers, health services, voluntary organisations, government bodies and neighbouring authorities.
• Providing expert advice to senior leaders and elected members on housing matters.
• Leading and developing high-performing teams whilst promoting a positive, accountable and customer-focused culture.

About you

We are seeking a confident and inspiring leader with substantial experience in housing, homelessness and related services within a local authority or comparable setting.

You will be a values-driven leader who sets the standard through their actions, nurturing a positive, inclusive and high-performing culture. You will champion the Council's values and behaviours, ensuring they are reflected in how services are delivered, how partnerships are developed and how teams are supported to achieve their best. You will inspire trust, demonstrate integrity and accountability, and help foster an environment where residents remain at the heart of everything we do.

You will bring:

• Extensive knowledge of homelessness legislation, housing law and statutory housing duties.
• Significant leadership experience, including managing teams and delivering organisational change.
• Experience of strategic planning, performance management and service improvement.
• Strong financial management and commissioning experience.
• Excellent communication, influencing and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience of partnership working across multiple agencies and sectors.
• Knowledge of safeguarding, domestic abuse legislation and support for vulnerable households.
• A track record of delivering innovative solutions and improving outcomes for residents.

This is an exciting opportunity to influence housing outcomes across the district and lead services that make a genuine difference to people's lives. You will work with dedicated colleagues and partners to tackle homelessness, improve access to accommodation and develop innovative solutions to some of the sector's biggest challenges.

For questions about the role, please contact Andy Kefford, [e-mail]

It is important that our staff reflect the diversity of our community, and we therefore welcome and encourage applications from people of all genders and sexual orientation, those from Black, Asian and other minority ethnic backgrounds, and people with disabilities.

We welcome applications from neurodivergent candidates and value the diverse lived experiences they bring.

We recognise the wide range of cognitive strengths that contribute to delivering high-quality services.

We are committed to ensuring that every applicant can participate fully and fairly in our recruitment process. To support this, we offer workplace adjustments at every stage. Please let us know if you have any additional requirements as we are here to help create a positive, inclusive, and equitable experience for all.

Please be advised that the Council is unable to provide sponsorship under the UK Skilled Worker visa route. Candidates must be able to demonstrate an existing right to work in the UK.

Responsible recruitment practices for safeguarding are in place within the Council’s HR policies and processes. This is part of our commitment as a Council to safeguard the welfare of vulnerable adults, young people, and children.

Stroud District has an energy unlike any other place.It’s green and dynamic, climate conscious and motivated, creative and collaborative, and unapologetically ambitious. To find out more about what makes our place, our people and our businesses so special, please follow the link to our dedicated website: Stroud District - The Natural Place