Housing Strategic Lead required tp Febriary 2025
Essential exeprience:
• Must be sector specific.
• Able to evidence previous control of resources / assets.
• Have an understanding of Housing options / homelessness / TA.
Be strategic but be able to communicate to all levels of organisation.
• Housing association / Landlord forum background will also be considered.
To work to the Transformation Lead in delivering identified workstreams to support the
Housing Solutions /TA DRP programme.
With a strong track record in operational management, you will:
– Research data indicating where resources are currently focused and current arrangements for service deliver.
– Identify where operational change is necessary and where efficiencies can be made.
– Where necessary, design and implement new operating models, processes and frameworks for practice/service delivery.
– Engage with staff in the establishment to do so and with officers in related support services whose expertise is needed.
– Identify any dependencies on delivering the change
– Report back to the Transformation Lead re progress, barriers or risks to achieving the targeted spend reductions.
Other skills required
• Strong understanding of welfare, homelessness, housing policies, homelessness legislation, strategies, and its implementation within a statutory homelessness service.
• Experience of applying strong analytical skills and lateral thinking to develop solutions focused on the aims of the programme delivery.
• Keeping projects plan up to date and keeping to timed deadlines.
• Effective data record keeping of actions, decisions, and risks
• The ability to pre-empt issues and identifying and mitigating actions and plans.
• Building productive and collaborative relationships with all stakeholders, and utilising these to influence and deliver change.
• Working independently and flexibly with a focus on delivering outcomes, not just
following process.
• Effective budget, time, and resource management.
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