Adecco are pleased to be recruiting for a Housing People & Culture Lead with Ealing Council.
Contract: Temporary
Pay: £500 per day umbrella
Days: 35 hours, Monday - Friday
Working arrangments: Hybrid
Purpose of the role
To provide hands-on organisational development leadership to support Ealing Council's Housing Service following significant restructure and during the final phase of recruitment and onboarding.
The role will focus on strengthening people and culture foundations including competence, conduct and expected ways of working to ensure the service is able to demonstrate readiness for the Regulator of Social Housing's Competence and Conduct Standard by October 2026, and embed these arrangements sustainably through to 2029.
Scope of the role
Initial discovery & shaping phase
Desktop review of available people information, structures and documentation
Engagement with Housing SLT and key stakeholders
Identification of immediate people, culture and capability risks following restructure
Assessment of whether core foundations are in place (e.g. clarity of roles, expectations, management consistency, onboarding, engagement mechanisms)
Review of available supporting data and metrics (e.g. KPIs, staff survey data, complaint's themes, workforce information)This insight will be used to shape and agree a focused, prioritised and realistic programme of work. Where gaps are identified that present a risk to regulatory compliance, these will be recommended as priority areas for action.
Recruitment & Onboarding
Support the final phase of recruitment from a people and culture perspective
Ensure consistent messaging on expectations, behaviours and standards for new starters
Support development of practical onboarding approaches where gaps existBehaviour and ways of working
Work with Housing SLT to articulate the desired service culture
Translate values into clear, everyday behaviours and expectations
Support leaders to role-model and reinforce agreed ways of workingCompetence and Conduct Standard - Regulatory Readiness (Oct 2026) and embedding to 2029
The Regulator of Social Housing requires landlords to demonstrate that they are meeting the Competence and Conduct Standard, with expectations in place by October 2026 and embedded on an ongoing basis thereafter. As part of the discovery phase, the role will assess whether Ealing currently has sufficient arrangements in place to demonstrate compliance.
Where it is identified that a robust framework does not exists this will be recommended as a priority area of work, given the regulatory risk and timescales involved. Subject to agreement, the role will support the development and delivery of a Housing Competence and Conduct framework, including:
Defining and agreeing the requirements of the Standard in a Housing context
Setting out clear expectations of competence and conduct by role group or level
Translating requirements into practical tools and guidance
Supporting consistent application through onboarding, management conversations and ways of working
Establishing evidence and assurance mechanisms to demonstrate readiness by October 2026 Engagement and recognition foundations
Assess whether basic engagement mechanisms are in place and effective
Explore how staff voice is currently gathered and responded to
Review visibility and consistency of recognition approaches
Identify proportionate improvements to support morale, inclusion and belonging Leadership and management support
Provide hands-on OD support to Housing leaders and managers
Support consistency in people management practice
Offer coaching, challenge and practical guidance
Strengthen leadership ownership of culture, behaviour and standardsOut of Scope
Line management responsibility for staff
Ownership of formal HR or employee relations casework
Design or ownership of corporate HR policy or disciplinary frameworks
Corporate-wide OD programme delivery
Long-term operational or management cover
Deliverables
Clear understanding of people and culture foundations
Identified risks and regulatory priority areas
Agreed OD priorities and phased delivery plan
Practical tools or guidance to support consistency
Improved clarity of expectations for staff and managers
Established framework to demonstrate readiness for the Competence and Conduct StandardApply Now:
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