Job Details:
Salary range: GBP 61,686 : GBP 64,938 per annum
Work location: 145 King Street, Hammersmith, London, W6 9XY
Hours per week: 36
Contract type: Permanent
Vetting requirements: Basic DBS Check
Closing date: 10 October 2025
Contact details for Informal discussion: Clare Dorning, Head of Homelessness Prevention and Assessment via email: the role
At Hammersmith and Fulham, we are ambitious in reforming the council to ensure this is a place for everybody. We believe our residents deserve a place that is safe, clean and green, with high quality services they can rely on.
We are seeking a passionate and strategic Rough Sleeping Prevention and Commissioning Manager to lead the development and delivery of high:impact services for people experiencing rough sleeping. This is a pivotal role within our Homelessness Prevention and Assessment Service, where you will shape and commission services that make a real difference to some of the most vulnerable members of our community.
You will be responsible for commissioning evidence:based, trauma:informed services that support people off the streets and into sustainable accommodation, working closely with internal teams, voluntary sector partners, health services, and people with lived experience.
You'll be a dynamic and experienced commissioning professional with:
:A strong understanding of homelessness, rough sleeping, and the wider housing and support landscape.
:Experience in commissioning and procurement within a local authority setting.
:Excellent stakeholder engagement and relationship:building skills
:A commitment to equity, inclusion, and working collaboratively with people with lived experience.
:The ability to think strategically and translate policy into practice.
Our mission is to be the best council. To do this we need the best people to help build our vision. If you're looking to develop your career in a fast:paced, professional environment whilst making a difference, then we look forward to hearing from you.
Please refer to the Role Profile for more information.
Our People Values:
How we act defines who we are. At the heart of our organisation is a common approach to defining 'who we are'. We are looking for people whocan build this into everything they do.
We are fair
We treat everyone withcompassion, dignity andfairness. We value theviews and opinion of others, and promote benefits andopportunities for all.
We are caring
We care about our borough anddoing things well. We focus on standards and continuousimprovement; learning fromour mistakes and celebratingsuccess.
We are collaborators
We work together for a bettersociety. We work with ourresidents, businesses, schools,third sector and others forbetter outcomes for everyone.
We are driven
We will only settle for the verybest. We seek to continuallyimprove and put our residents,customers and businesses atthe heart of everything we do.
Our commitment to you:
At H and F you will have access to a comprehensive total reward package as well as joining a flexible working employer and as such all staff can request flexible working Click HERE to find out more.
We believe an inclusive workplace is about the visibility and representation of our local diverse community : it is about open and transparent decision making co:produced with staff and residents.
It is about respect for diversity and a shared identity that seeks to encourage fair and transparent recruitment, retention, and career progression. We take a proactive approach to equity, diversity, and inclusion so that it is part of the fabric of the Council with a shared understanding of the role all colleagues play in realising the inclusivity of the workplace. At H and F, our workplace ensures that everybody has equitable access to opportunities.
In order to combat discrimination, no unnecessary conditions or requirements will be applied which could have a disproportiona