Strategic Housing Officer – Interims
St Helens
Contract
£18.19 per hour
Our client is looking for an experienced Strategic Housing Officer – Interims.
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1. Working with senior officers, Cabinet Members and a range of internal and external stakeholders to lead and coordinate the development, implementation and continuous review of the council’s Housing Strategy and delivery plans.
2. Lead on ensuring the delivery of housing, including affordable housing, through the planning process and proactive engagement with registered housing providers, private developers and stakeholders. Lead delivery of the Local Plan objectives for housing including the delivery of strategic and major sites
3. To lead and co-ordinate the work of multi-disciplinary project teams to deliver strategic housing sites, including council officers and partners. To effectively apply relevant management processes finance, people, performance to deliver housing outcomes.
4. Support the development, implementation, monitoring and review of strategic housing policies and strategies for the borough.
5. Contribute to the development and implementation of housing policies in line with the Council’s Net Zero Vision.
6. Lead on engagement and explanations to local communities and other stakeholders the need for affordable housing and the potential mechanisms for delivery.
7. Develop effective relationships with Registered Providers, Homes England and other partners to meet identified housing needs and to increase the supply of both affordable and market housing through delivering relevant capital and revenue schemes and exploring opportunities for future investment and development opportunities.
8. Facilitate a Housing Partnership for the borough including representatives from a range of housing development stakeholders to co-deliver outcomes within the Housing Strategy.
9. Develop bids, initiatives, and projects to secure Government and other external funding to meet the Councils priorities and to ensure the effective monitoring and submission of necessary forms.
10. Prepare and present reports to both internal and external agencies and present updates on performance through governance frameworks.
11. Develop, continuously assess and maintain a specialist knowledge using data and intelligence of the factors influencing the housing market within the borough.
12. Represent the Council at sub regional and regional fora and to work collaboratively to maximise funding opportunities for the borough.
13. Work in partnership with other Council Services and relevant agencies to facilitate and support projects which meet housing needs and to remove barriers and resolve problems. Develop business plans for housing related programmes.
14. Ensure that housing policies and strategies are coordinated and integrated with other relevant Council plans and strategies, particularly concerned with economic growth, adult social care, children and young people’s services and public health.
15. Ensure that senior officers, the Council’s Executive and Scrutiny functions are well briefed on matters relating to housing policy and strategy.
16. Ensure the completion and submission of a range of statutory and non-statutory data returns to Government and other agencies.
17. Implement and update the service on developments in national policy and ensure appropriate research and information gathering is undertaken, including responses to consultation and opportunities for engagement.
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