Rate: £27.52 per hour Umbrella
Term: 3 months rolling
Hours per week: 37, however part-time will be considered
Location: The position can be fully remote, with attendance at the occasional in-person meeting, hybrid working or in person.
We are seeking a dynamic housing professional to join our client's Housing Strategy Team on a short-term basis to provide additional support during this period of growth.
The role will support in the enablement of affordable housing supply in the Borough by maximising supply through new housing developments.
The ideal candidate will have experience of providing advice to developers and internal colleagues on the delivery mechanisms for affordable housing, ensuring that delivery is aligned with locally identified housing need. In particular they will be tasked with responding to planning applications on the delivery of affordable housing to meet identified need, researching and writing the Council's procedure for First Homes and checking S106 agreements for accuracy on the expected affordable housing delivery. Experience of the planning system and assessment of housing demand is necessary for this role.
We are looking also for someone who has good literacy, analytical, and research skills and the ability to interpret housing data and national policy into local policies and strategies. The role will entail contributing to briefing reports, the Housing Strategy and other various housing policies due for renewal.
A good working knowledge of equality, diversity and inclusion and how we shape our policies around individual need is required, as is an understanding of GDPR compliance is essential.
A working knowledge of Home Connections and QL housing systems would be beneficial, as would project management experience to support us in the renewal of our systems and processes.
The Council has an agile working policy in place, therefore the hours worked are flexible whilst taking consideration of the needs of the business. The position can be fully remote, with attendance at the occasional in-person meeting, hybrid working or in person. Full time hours are preferred, but would consider candidates who would prefer part time hours.
This role is a 3-MONTH ROLE POSTING.
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Job Type: Temporary contract
Contract length: 3 months
Salary: £27.52 per hour
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Employee discount
- Work from home
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Application question(s):
- Do you have a good working knowledge of Home Connections and QL housing systems? This is not essential but is very desirable
- Do you have experience providing advice to developers and internal colleagues on the delivery mechanisms for affordable housing?
- Do you have experience of the planning system and assessment of housing demand, as this is necessary for the role?
Work Location: Remote
Reference ID: RQ949664
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