Housing Strategy and Partnership Manager

Job Title: Housing Strategy and Partnership Manager

Location: Ashford, Kent

Salary: £63,558 to £68,706 per annum, depending on skills and experience, Plus Lease car or cash alternative of £3,080 per annum

Job Type: Full time, Permanent

Working Hours: 37 Hours Per Week

Closing Date: 22nd May 2024

About The Role:

We are looking for a strong negotiator who has substantial and successful experience in partnership working.

With a sound understanding of housing delivery mechanism your main focus will be to maximise opportunities for attracting investment via grant funding and partnership working in order to develop innovative solutions to provide new affordable homes.

In addition, you will be responsible for coordinating corporate and housing policy in the production of key strategic documents along with:

• Acting as Housing lead on the development and delivery of affordable housing through the Council's own development programme.
• Keeping an overview of land and property assets across the Borough working in conjunction with Corporate Property to identify development or regeneration potential.
• Represent the Council and negotiate with Homes England and the Department for Levelling Up, Communities and Housing, other funding agencies, private developers and RSLs to maximise capital investment into the area.

Person Specification:

It is essential that you have the ability to build effective relationships with internal and local, regional and national external partners to maximise potential delivery.

In order to be proficient in this role you will need to have extensive experience of working in a housing environment and be able to demonstrate sound experience in pulling together complex data from a variety of sources and compiling into bids, strategies and policies.

Benefits:

We offer a wide range of benefits including:

• Competitive salary
• Generous annual leave
• Hybrid working
• Free life insurance
• Excellent salary linked pension scheme
• Supportive relocation package
• Opportunities for training and development

Additional Information:

We welcome applications from the Armed Forces Community.

Ashford Borough Council recognises the need to ensure the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults when they come into contact with the services we provide.

To find out further information about the role and to view the full job description, please visit the council's website.

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Candidates with the relevant experience or job titles of: Fundraising Manager, Marketing, Stakeholder Engagement, Public Sector Communications, Partnerships Manager, Partnership Executive, Business Management, Housing Manager, Housing Strategy Manager, Public Sector Housing Manager, Housing Programme Manager, Strategic Planning may also be considered for this role.