Worcestershire Housing and Homelessness Research and Intelligence Officer

Local Government Chronicle; Bromsgrove; Presencial; GBP 32.000 - 46.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Flexible working options

Generous annual leave & Bank Holidays

Local government pension scheme

Descripción de la vacante

Bromsgrove District Council is seeking a full-time Research and Intelligence Officer to support five Worcestershire authorities by developing, analysing, and reporting on housing and homelessness data.

You will lead research projects, work across partner agencies, and report to the Senior Strategy Housing Officer. Degree-level qualification and experience in data analysis, public sector funding, and housing datasets are required.

Formación

• Educated to degree level or an equivalent qualification in a subject related to the role.
• Experience of managing projects and working with partner agencies to achieve common objectives.
• Experience of working in a political environment, including direct contact with elected members and awareness of public sector funding.
• Significant experience of generating reports from housing systems and databases (e.g. MRI, Huume, HClic, ONS, Indices of Multiple Deprivation).

Responsabilidades

• Lead ad hoc research and project management to deliver policy implementation, including data collation for government statistics.
• Collaborate with partners and agencies to develop holistic homelessness and housing research approaches.
• Support development of housing strategies and delivery of actions and projects.
• Research supply/demand issues across all housing tenures and client groups.
• Ensure systems collect and monitor internal and external housing performance information (e.g., indicators, statistics).
• Research and assess new legislation and central government guidance and its impact on council activities.
• Assist in preparing funding bids for affordable housing and related community projects.
• Support Senior Housing Strategy Officer in monitoring and reviewing providers' performance.

Descripción del empleo

Worcestershire Housing and Homelessness Research and Intelligence Officer

Job Reference BR/TP/4529/690

Number Of Positions 1

Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract

3 years

Working Hours 37

Location: Parkside, Market Street, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire

Closing Date: 29/11/2026

Job Type Housing

Sector Local Councils

Business Unit Bromsgrove

Bromsgrove District Council is looking for a highly motivated, full-time Research and Intelligence Officer to support 5 local housing authorities across Worcestershire. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in developing, analysing, managing and reporting on housing and homelessness data to support the achievement of our strategic objectives.

You will have great communication and analytical skills and work successfully across a range of partners and stakeholders. Reporting to the Senior Strategy Housing Officer you will lead on various research and intelligence projects required to take forward strategic priorities. This is a fantastic opportunity for anyone wanting to progress their experience and make a positive difference to our communities.

Educated to degree level or an equivalent qualification in a subject related to the role, you will have experience of managing projects and working with partner agencies to achieve common objectives. You will have experience of working in a political environment, including direct contact with elected members and an awareness of public sector funding.

You will take responsibility for specific research and intelligence projects, working across teams and organisations as a reliable partner and ensuring the views and experiences of people using services are integral to your work. You will work to deadline, progressing projects to ensure delivery. You'll will have significant experience of generating reports from housing systems and databases such MRI, Huume and government dataset such as HClic, ONS and Indices of Multiple Deprivation . You will need to be organised and a strategic thinker with the ability to manage multiple areas of work . You will need to engage and build successful relationships with a wide range of stakeholders and partners.

Benefits

• We offer an excellent range of benefits including flexible working options, generous annual leave entitlement plus Bank Holidays and an enhanced local government pension scheme.

Key Duties And Responsibilities

• To lead on ad hoc research and project management, as required, to take forward policy implementation, including the collation of data for Government statistical returns
• To work with a range of partners and agencies to develop holistic approaches to homelessness, the prevention of homelessness and housing advice research and intelligence projects
• To support the development of key housing strategies and take responsibility in delivering actions and projects
• Manage and undertake research work aimed at developing an understanding of supply/demand issues across all housing tenures and client groups.
• Ensure systems are in place and are operated and reviewed for the collection and monitoring of all internal and external housing performance information (e.g. performance indicators, statistics)
• To research and assess new legislation and guidance from central government and its impact on council activities
• To assist in the preparation of funding bids for affordable housing, support schemes and/or associated community projects.
• To support the Senior Housing Strategy Officer in monitoring the work of and reviewing performance of registered providers

Closing date for the receipt of completed applications: 29 November 2026 (Midnight)

Bromsgrove District Council

Bromsgrove, UK

Permanent

Published on 10 Nov 2026