Head of Strategic Housing and Development – Rotherham – Up to £600 Per Day

Role Details:

The post holder will have responsibility for leading and delivering the vision and key priorities of the Council’s Housing Strategy, working in collaboration corporately and with key partners and stakeholders, locally, regionally, including with the South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority and at a national level. The postholder will also provide advice, guidance and support on corporate and wider policy and strategy development and engage in related activity, which significantly influences, either directly or indirectly, on the Council and the Borough. This includes maintaining a proactive, horizon-scanning approach to housing and related policy development, ensuring that national and regional changes are translated into the local context and assessed in terms of impacts and opportunities for Rotherham and its residents. This role also has lead responsibility for the delivery of the Council’s housing development programme and supporting the wider delivery of housing growth in the Borough, including shaping affordable housing policy and provision, to meet current and projected future housing need. Such activity includes optimising the use of the Council’s land and property assets and external funding streams, developing innovative partnership working within the public, private and voluntary sector and in doing so, shaping the quality and diversity of the Borough’s housing offer. In addition to these duties, the postholder also has responsibility for areas of service delivery including the Council’s Right to Buy functions, Council leaseholder services and strategic private sector housing initiatives.

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Job Category: Agency
Job Type: Full Time
Job Location: Rotherham
Sector: Housing

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