Housing strategy and projects officer

Wychavon and Malvern Hills District Council

Location: Civic Centre, Pershore, WR10 1PT

Pay: £35,412 to £39,152 per year, Competitive

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: Full time

Disability Confident: Yes

Closing Date: 28/06/2026

About this job

Housing Strategy and Projects Officer £35,412 to £39,152 per annum (Pay Award Pending) Permanent, 37 hours per week

We are looking for a forward thinking, innovative and organised Housing Strategy and Projects Officer to join our joint Housing service at Wychavon District and Malvern Hills District Councils. The role covers a varied and wide range of work including project management, contract management and procurement, leading on collation and presentation of corporate KPIs, interpretation of data, leading on research projects, service improvement and customer feedback. This role would also lead on the delivery, monitoring and reporting achievements on countywide homelessness and housing strategies. In order to manage the pieces of work involved we are looking for someone who is confident in working independently, has excellent decision-making skills and the confidence to make robust decisions at pace and who has highly developed organisation and time management skills.

To undertake this role, you will need to use your excellent written and verbal communication skills to clearly communicate with customers, stakeholders, partners, Councillors and internal colleagues, including Senior Management.

This is a great opportunity for an experienced project officer to grow their CV and gain further experience in a supportive and ambitious shared service.

About you

• Be qualified to a minimum of A-Level Standard and including GCSE Maths and English (Grade C or above, or equivalent)
• Have good knowledge and experience of housing and homelessness strategy, policy development and reporting on delivery/achievements against targets set
• Have previous demonstrable experience of managing projects
• Experience in seeking customer feedback, consultation exercises and service improvement
• Have experience of relevant software
• Have a good understanding of the national and local policies with regard to housing, including homelessness, private sector housing and enabling affordable housing, including the National Planning Policy Framework
• Ability to collate data and reporting to Central Government
• Ability to design documents for communication both internally and externally, including social media, the website, videos and written media
• Ability to present reports, data sets and recommendations to members of the Housing Leadership Team, Portfolio Holders, Councillors and Senior Managers
• Required to undertake presentations to different audiences on a wide variety of topics
• Organised, methodical and able to problem solve

You will need to be able to manage multiple complex projects covering a range of topics simultaneously. Excellent computer literacy and be able to use MS Office. Have the necessary skills to manage, maintain and keep detailed and accurate records. It would be advantageous to have experience of partnership working. The postholder will be required to travel to rural locations around the districts, therefore must hold a full UK driving licence.

What we can offer

• Agile Working
• Excellent pension scheme with employer contributions
• Generous annual leave entitlement with options to purchase additional annual leave
• Committed training programme and development opportunities
• Onsite nursery with 20% staff discount
• Discounted gym and swim membership
• Health and wellbeing support and a free employee assistance scheme including access to counselling services
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Employee discounts with a range of companies including EE and the Kaarp discount scheme

Please note: Wychavon District Council does not currently offer sponsorship for candidates without the Right to Work in the UK.

To discuss the post or for further information, please contact Rachael Tooth, Principal Housing Officer, rachael.toothwychavon.gov.uk. Closing date: Sunday 28 June 2026. Interview date: Wednesday 15 July 2026 (in person at Civic Centre, Pershore). Please note if we experience a high intake of applications, we may close the role and interview for the position sooner than advertised.

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