Assistant Director of Housing Management

Role Purpose 
As a member of the council’s senior management team, to contribute proactively to the collective leadership for the council, working collaboratively with Members, services across the council, partners and stakeholders to deliver the council’s objectives and priorities. To drive positive cultural change, embodying and promoting the values and behaviours of the council and empowering staff to reach their full potential.



Responsibilities 

• To provide strategic leadership to the Housing Management Division, delivering services to 17,000 homes – leasehold and general needs, ensuring an excellent quality customer focused housing service to all tenants and leaseholders and ensuring residents are at the heart of the service and delivering continuous improvement.
• To have overall responsibility for the Housing Strategy and subsequent strategies ensuring strong, effective partnerships – internally and externally. Leading teams delivering and implementing the Housing strategy including:  Homelessness Prevention and Assessment, rough sleeping reduction, Supported Housing Commissioning, Allocation Policies and Lettings, Neighbourhood Services, Sheltered Services, Financial Inclusion, providing strategic leadership, comprehensive business planning, target setting and performance objectives
• Ensure the service drives value and performance from procurement and contract management, delivering effective financial and budget management
• Provide clear strategic and operational leadership to the delivery of Hammersmith and Fulham’s housing related services and investment.
• Drive cultural and organisation change to develop a strong distinctive performance culture and commitment to resident satisfaction (tenants and leaseholders)
• Lead and bring together different teams under one dedicated service to provide a range of resident focused services.

Requirements 

• Experience in housing management for min 3 years 
• Experience working in a husing association or council 
• A strategic thinker and inspirational leader with strong influencing skills who can build inclusive and high-performing teams
• Pursues creative and new ideas to provide solutions to complex problems
• Challenges inequality and demonstrates leadership in this area
• Exhibits confidence and leadership, engages emotionally and can show evidence of influencing key stakeholders externally and internally

Contract 

• Initial 3 to 6 month ongoing contract with the opportunity to extend 
• PAYE via Umbrella Inside IR35
• Monday to Fridya 9am to 5pm 
• 3 days required in office per week 

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