Strategic Manager for Housing Services

inploi; Trafford; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government authority in Trafford seeks a Strategic Manager for Housing Services to lead housing strategy and growth initiatives. This role involves working with various stakeholders to enhance housing services and meet community needs. The ideal candidate will possess strong leadership and communication skills with extensive experience in housing policy. Flexible working options are available.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Opportunities for professional development

Living wage employer

Qualifications

• Experienced housing professional with a commitment to service improvement.
• Skilled in managing and developing staff.
• Able to work collaboratively with other services and partners.

Responsibilities

• Drive housing growth and leverage regeneration opportunities.
• Collaborate with private sector and government partners to meet housing needs.
• Lead the housing team in delivering high-quality services.

Skills

Housing policy and strategy experience

Leadership abilities

Excellent communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Job description

Overview

Strategic Manager for Housing Services
Employer: Trafford Council
Location: Trafford Town Hall, Talbot Rd, Old Trafford, Stretford, Manchester M32 0TH and Sale Waterside, Sale, M33 7ZF
Salary range: SM4C - £60,762 - £67,141
Working pattern: full time
Working hours: 36.25 Hours
Contract type: Permanent
Interview type: In person at Trafford Town Hall

We will offer flexibility where we can. If you are interested in a role, please speak to the recruiting manager about what flexibility they might consider. Many colleagues can work from home for one or more days a week and/or flex the hours. We call this SMART working, giving you the option to flex your days and hours to fit your life and work.

About the Role

This is a fantastic opportunity to lead and shape our strategic housing remit, and future-proof our statutory housing services to help deliver our Corporate Priorities, in particular “A thriving economy and homes for all”. We are creating a single, focused and better-resourced Housing Team and seek your leadership to establish and embed the Team while delivering high quality services for our residents.

Key responsibilities include:

• Drive housing growth, including social rented and affordable housing, leveraging regeneration opportunities in the borough (Old Trafford Regeneration, Carrington / Davenport Green Strategic Sites, Civic Quarter AAP, and town centres).
• Collaborate with the private sector, RP’s, GMCA, Homes England and MHCLG to deliver the types and mix of homes to meet current and future resident needs.
• Set and deliver the strategic and policy framework for housing, including homelessness.
• Overall responsibility for homelessness prevention and reduction, housing options, rough sleepers and asylum and migration service provision.
• Lead and embed the Housing Team with support from the Senior Housing Services Manager focused on operational delivery.

Trafford is a great place to live and work with excellent transport links, growing town centres and major venues. We offer a living wage employer environment with opportunities to grow within a values-based organisation.

About you

If you have completed the GM Elevate Leadership Development Programme within the last 2 years, please indicate this within the ‘About You’ or ‘Supporting Statement’ section of your application.

You will be an experienced housing professional with a commitment to service improvement and the effective operation and coordination of Local Authority statutory housing functions. You will work collaboratively with other services and external partners, taking personal responsibility to resolve issues to make a difference to our communities.

You’ll also be able to demonstrate experience in managing and developing staff, alongside leadership abilities and excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Extensive housing policy and strategy experience will be an advantage.

About us

Trafford Council and its partners in the public, private and third sectors have a Vision which sees us working together to close inequality gaps and maximise Trafford’s potential. Our vision: Trafford where all our residents, businesses and communities thrive.

Trafford is a lively, prosperous place to build a career. The Council and Trafford schools employ around 8,000 people and offer development opportunities, as well as a fair and flexible workplace. The Council is a Living Wage Employer.

Additional Information

Occasional evening working will be required to attend Council, public or other meetings as required.

Contact Details: For more information or an informal chat about the role please contact Stephen James, Head of Growth, Communities and Housing: [e-mail]

Benefits and other information

You will be welcomed into a friendly environment with opportunities for personal and professional development in a people-centered, values-based organisation.

To learn more about Trafford as a place to work, visit: Trafford Benefits | www.inploi.com (greater.jobs)

Other Relevant Information: Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment - greater.jobs | www.inploi.com

Right to work in the UK: You must be able to prove you have the right to work in the UK. The Council is not a licensed sponsor.

Privacy Notice: The Council collects information about employees and applicants in line with GDPR. For more details, see Recruitment & Employment Privacy Notice (trafford.gov.uk).

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