Affordable & Strategic Housing Manager - 37 Hours
Torbay Council
Date: 4 weeks ago
City: Torquay
Salary:
£47,008
-
£52,500
per year
Contract type: Full time
Application Deadline: 27 October 2024
Department: Pride in Place
Location: Torbay Council
Compensation: £47,008 - £52,500 / year
Description
The salary includes an amount for a market supplement ranging from £2580 to £5080 per year. This market supplement is reviewed annually.
Job Description & Person Specification >
Torbay is an incredible place to live and work. With stunning coastline, rolling hills, great transport links, and access to a huge range of facilities both within our boundary and beyond – the English Riviera is a fantastic place to put down roots.
The sad fact, however, is that we are in a housing crisis. Too many households find themselves unable to find or afford a home for private rent; even fewer households find homeownership within their reach. As a result, demand for social housing is high, but with relatively little new supply coming through the planning system in recent years, local households are finding it increasingly difficult to secure a good quality home that they can afford. And without access to sustainable housing, key local employers struggle to secure the staff they need to thrive and grow.
We are committed to doing all we can to help solve the situation. We have secured large quantities of Government investment to kick-start delivery on complex sites. This has started to make a change in the volume of future supply we're likely to see. It also means we can unlock some of our hardest-to-build, brownfield sites that are in need of regeneration. We are also a key part of the emerging Devon and Torbay Combined Councils' Authority. This will enable us to work with our partners in the wider Devon area to address some of the bigger issues preventing the growth we collectively need. Our aspiration is to use our devolution powers and funding to do even more to unlock housing delivery in partnership with other key stakeholders.
But we need and want to do more. We need to encourage developers to bring forward good quality, sustainable housing schemes that meet local need and prioritise brownfield sites. We need to maximise the supply of affordable homes generated through the planning system. We need to do all we can to support the Registered Provider sector in Torbay so that they can deliver great sites with grant funding. And we need to deliver homes ourselves again, for a range of local priority need groups.
To do all of this, we need to people to join us to help create and deliver innovative solutions that address our complex geographical and longer term constraints but that make the most of the opportunities we have, and work towards becoming a leading voice in the need for affordable housing locally.
This is an exciting time to join the new Strategic Housing & Delivery Service at Torbay Council. We will be recruiting a range of new posts in the coming months, including this Affordable Housing Manager role. We are looking for an experienced housing professionals to help us develop our relationship with registered providers, unlock stalled sites, create a policy framework and help us sustainably and consistently grow our affordable housing delivery rates. Above all though, we are looking for a dedicated individual that can help us provide homes for the people of Torbay. We are looking for a creative thinker; a problem solver; and someone that can help us use every tool at our disposal to deliver the homes our residents need.
If this sounds like you, we'd love to hear from you.
Come and be part of our #torbaystory.
If you are viewing this advert on a job board, you can access the full job description by placing the below URL into your browser:
https://www.torbay.gov.uk/council/jobs/job-descriptions/affordable-strategic-housing-manager/
For an informal chat please contact Sam Irving on 07972 624806 or [email protected].
Interviews are expected to be conducted during the week commencing 4th November 2024.
Our adverts do sometimes close early - even where there's a published deadline - so if you're keen, please apply as soon as possible.
Skills
Essential:
Knowledge
Essential:
Essential:
Department: Pride in Place
Location: Torbay Council
Compensation: £47,008 - £52,500 / year
Description
The salary includes an amount for a market supplement ranging from £2580 to £5080 per year. This market supplement is reviewed annually.
Job Description & Person Specification >
Torbay is an incredible place to live and work. With stunning coastline, rolling hills, great transport links, and access to a huge range of facilities both within our boundary and beyond – the English Riviera is a fantastic place to put down roots.
The sad fact, however, is that we are in a housing crisis. Too many households find themselves unable to find or afford a home for private rent; even fewer households find homeownership within their reach. As a result, demand for social housing is high, but with relatively little new supply coming through the planning system in recent years, local households are finding it increasingly difficult to secure a good quality home that they can afford. And without access to sustainable housing, key local employers struggle to secure the staff they need to thrive and grow.
We are committed to doing all we can to help solve the situation. We have secured large quantities of Government investment to kick-start delivery on complex sites. This has started to make a change in the volume of future supply we're likely to see. It also means we can unlock some of our hardest-to-build, brownfield sites that are in need of regeneration. We are also a key part of the emerging Devon and Torbay Combined Councils' Authority. This will enable us to work with our partners in the wider Devon area to address some of the bigger issues preventing the growth we collectively need. Our aspiration is to use our devolution powers and funding to do even more to unlock housing delivery in partnership with other key stakeholders.
But we need and want to do more. We need to encourage developers to bring forward good quality, sustainable housing schemes that meet local need and prioritise brownfield sites. We need to maximise the supply of affordable homes generated through the planning system. We need to do all we can to support the Registered Provider sector in Torbay so that they can deliver great sites with grant funding. And we need to deliver homes ourselves again, for a range of local priority need groups.
To do all of this, we need to people to join us to help create and deliver innovative solutions that address our complex geographical and longer term constraints but that make the most of the opportunities we have, and work towards becoming a leading voice in the need for affordable housing locally.
This is an exciting time to join the new Strategic Housing & Delivery Service at Torbay Council. We will be recruiting a range of new posts in the coming months, including this Affordable Housing Manager role. We are looking for an experienced housing professionals to help us develop our relationship with registered providers, unlock stalled sites, create a policy framework and help us sustainably and consistently grow our affordable housing delivery rates. Above all though, we are looking for a dedicated individual that can help us provide homes for the people of Torbay. We are looking for a creative thinker; a problem solver; and someone that can help us use every tool at our disposal to deliver the homes our residents need.
If this sounds like you, we'd love to hear from you.
Come and be part of our #torbaystory.
If you are viewing this advert on a job board, you can access the full job description by placing the below URL into your browser:
https://www.torbay.gov.uk/council/jobs/job-descriptions/affordable-strategic-housing-manager/
For an informal chat please contact Sam Irving on 07972 624806 or [email protected].
Interviews are expected to be conducted during the week commencing 4th November 2024.
Our adverts do sometimes close early - even where there's a published deadline - so if you're keen, please apply as soon as possible.
Skills
Essential:
- Ability to negotiate with a range of stakeholders to secure 'the best deal' for the Authority, and ultimately, the people of Torbay.
- Ability to navigate complex political and legal environments to successfully achieve our objectives.
- Technical skill to help set up a new service, that can grow and sustain the delivery of affordable housing for local people.
Knowledge
Essential:
- An affordable housing expert, with a technical understanding of the delivery mechanisms for affordable housing.
- Good understanding of the planning system and legislative framework for securing affordable housing.
Essential:
- Experienced affordable housing professional.
- Membership of (or eligibility to join) the CIH, RTPI or RICS would be advantageous.
- Highly literate and numerate; education to at least degree level would be advantageous.
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