Strategic Lead - Housing - EAY12937

East Ayrshire Council; Kilmarnock; On-site; GBP 76,000 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

East Ayrshire Council is recruiting a Strategic Lead - Housing. The postholder will support the Head of Housing and Communities in the effective management, development and strategic direction of the Housing, Housing Asset and Welfare Rights Services to deliver a cost-efficient, financially viable and high-quality service aligned to the Community Plan and Best Value.

The role is permanent and full-time, based at Holmquarry House, Kilmarnock, with standard office hours.

Responsibilities

• Support the Head of Housing and Communities in the effective management, development and strategic direction of the Housing, Housing Asset and Welfare Rights Services.
• Ensure the delivery of a cost-efficient, financially viable and high-quality service aligned to the Community Plan, Shared Commitments, Single Outcome Agreement and Best Value.

Job description

Job Description

An exciting opportunity has arisen in the role of Strategic Lead - Housing.

The postholder will support the Head of Housing And Communities in the effective management, development and strategic direction of services provided by the Housing, Housing Asset and Welfare Rights Services, ensuring the delivery of a cost efficient, financially viable and high quality service that contributes to the Council's key objectives specifically in relation to the Community Plan, Shared Commitments, Single Outcome Agreement and Best Value.

Responsibilities

We follow the national guidance in relation to pre-employment checks namely Safer Recruitment Through Better Recruitment . With regards to requests for references and in line with this guidance, during your application process you should provide details of a minimum of two appropriate and relevant references, one of which should be from your current or most recent employer. It is also a requirement that the reference from your current or most recent employer is from an appropriate senior manager and it is not a reference from a former peer operating at the same level.

This post is classed as a politically restricted post under the provisions of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (as amended).

The Individual

This is a permanent full-time post. The admin base for this post is Holmquarry House, Kilmarnock.

Normal Office hours are Monday - Thursday 9am - 5pm & Friday 9am - 4pm

Annual Salary is £75,785 to £82,828.

The workstyle for this post is Flexible' - 50% -79% of your time in an office location/ multiple work locations. You will work at your administrative base or another agreed office location between 2.5 to 4 days per week and only occasionally from home. It is the expectation that all office-based employees (with the exception of those working in schools) will work to the higher end of their allocated workstyle in terms of time spent in the office or at other work locations

The longleet for the post will take place on 29th October 2026. If your application is successful at the longleet stage, you will be required to attend a Virtual Assessment Centre on 5th November 2026. Candidates who are successful in the assessment process will be invited to the final interview on 27th November 2026. Please note that we are unable to change these dates.

East Ayrshire Council is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workforce and welcomes applications from all members of the community. We encourage applicants from underrepresented groups including Black and Minority Ethnic people, disabled people and LGBT people. We are also keen to decrease occupational segregation and so encourage women to apply for managerial posts and/or roles in which they are underrepresented. East Ayrshire Council is a Disability Confident employer and a Recruit with Conviction Ambassador.

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