Affordable Housing Officer

We are looking for an Affordable Housing Officer to assist the service manager and Affordable Housing Team Leader to drive the delivery of the full spectrum of affordable housing required in both districts, working with planning colleagues and external partners as required.

Affordable Housing Officer Responsibilities:

• Assist the Affordable Housing Team Leader to work alongside planners to negotiate and deliver an appropriate mix of affordable housing on all sites. Assist with the Housing contribution to the development of Neighbourhood Plans. Use contact as a way of engaging and persuading, so as to retain influence over their pace/scale of development. Act as the lead officer for enabling rural housing development, acting as project officer for all sites and liaising with parish councils, Registered Providers, local communities and developers, as appropriate, to maximise the delivery of rural affordable housing. Develop an interface with the team’s customers and gather feedback on the housing product e.g. build quality, amenity etc, to use to enhance the housing/planning process. Track the delivery of housing against targets, both market and affordable, and to risk assess delivery against targets. Collate/analyse relevant data to assist the service in understanding the local housing markets, and housing required to meet the needs of the locality, both present and future. Act as the lead administrative officer for appropriate delivery groups, collating all relevant info and chasing actions in advance of meetings on behalf of the service manager or Affordable Housing Team Leader. Manage and update the team’s performance reporting and lead on its continuous improvement. Lead on the delivery of any of the council’s home ownership initiatives when they are in operation. Ability and willingness to work evenings and weekends as required by the demands of the post (infrequent)

The duties may vary from time to time without changing the nature of the post or the level of responsibility and the post holder may also be required to carry out any other duties appropriate to the grading of the post.

Affordable Housing Officer Requirements:

Your essential skills, knowledge and experience

• At least 1 years’ experience of affordable housing development. Knowledge of regeneration, affordable housing, and housing delivery, and how the planning processes, development and housing services relate to each other. Detailed, and up to date knowledge of specific housing development issues and experience of all aspects of housing delivery. Excellent communication skills. Excellent numeracy skills, including the use of Excel spreadsheets. Excellent time management skills.

Your essential qualifications

• Educated to A Level standard or equivalent

If you have the following experience or qualifications – it’s a bonus

• Professional housing qualification Commercial development experience

Your style and behaviours

• Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines Able to work both independently and collaboratively Advocacy skills

About us

Our vision and values are important to the councils and we expect you to support them and embed them in the way we work.

We are seen as being customer-focussed, approachable and business-like. We are honest and open and are renowned for providing high quality cost effective services.

The benefits we offer

• A basic 24 days annual leave per annum, rising to 29 days after five years. You also have all the bank holidays to look forward to and time off between Christmas and New Year. Flexible working and annualised hours – a flexible approach to work that our employees love! Salary pay awards – most jobs give scope for a pay increase after six months or the following April (depending on your start date) and we also review salaries each April. A generous career average pension scheme which includes life insurance of three times your salary The opportunity to purchase a bike through Cyclescheme (cheaper than directly through a store) so that you can cycle to work! Various schemes to keep you healthy (reduced gym membership, free swims, workplace exercise classes, contributory medical schemes, wellbeing appointments, free eye tests for DSE users and more) We give you two days per year to volunteer within the local community.

We look forward to hearing from you.

You may have experience of the following: Housing Officer, Housing Services, Local Government, Public Sector, Local Authority, Social Housing, Community Development, Vulnerable People, Housing Management, Rentals, HMO, Advocacy, etc.

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