Private Rented Housing Manager

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Job Description

Contract Type: Permanent

Working Hours: 37 hours per week

Salary: Starting Salary is £44,711 rising to £47,754 per annum (pro rata for part-time)

Working Type: Hybrid Worker

Location: Loxley House, Station Street, Nottingham, NG2 3NG

We've got an exciting opportunity available for talented individuals to join our workforce - perhaps this is the opportunity you've been looking for? Read on to find out more...

Are you ready to take the lead on improving lives?

Are you passionate about leading a great team?

Do you want to help create better lives for people in Nottingham?

Can you help us create a community where everyone has a safe and stable place to call home?

Nottingham City Council is seeking a dynamic and forward-thinking leader to join its Housing Solutions team.

Working for Nottingham City Council has great benefits. As well as competitive pay, great leave entitlement and access to a generous pension scheme, we strive to create an innovative, inclusive and progressive work culture where everyone is supported to do and be their very best.

In return, we are looking for people like you - people who are innovative, driven and committed to serving and improving Nottingham. So, if you are passionate about making a difference to the lives of those who live and work in our city, we want to hear from you.

* You can read more about the different benefits offered to colleagues working for Nottingham City Council here.

The successful candidates will be able to demonstrate behaviours built around four central themes:

• Leading People by building a high performing team, empowering and motivating others, and being a role model for our organisation and its values.
• Promoting equality, diversity and inclusion by embedding a culture of respect and inclusivity in the services we provide and our workforce.
• Changing and innovating by driving change and exploring new and innovative ways to design and deliver our services.
• Collaborating by working across boundaries, building relationships and creating joined-up services to deliver the best outcomes for people

About the Role

Housing Solutions exists to provide high-quality housing advice services while actively working to develop, implement and deliver sustainable housing solutions.

We're committed to addressing housing need and homelessness, creating innovative housing options and building strong partnerships with landlords and stakeholders across the city.

The Private Rented Housing Manager will actively and effectively develop new housing options, and promote new and existing options to people in need of housing. The role also involves making sure that suitable permanent accommodation is provided for citizens at risk of homelessness.

If you're passionate about addressing housing challenges and building strong partnerships within the private sector so that everyone has a safe and stable place to call home, we'd love to hear from you.

Key priorities will include:

• Experience as a service leader in a complex organisation, with experience of delivering against outcomes, creating clear objectives and creating a culture of continuous improvement
• A collaborative leader, with evidence of successfully fostering and harnessing partnerships across different sectors, and developing a culture of collaboration
• Comprehensive and up to date working knowledge of housing legislation in both the public and private sector and up to date working knowledge and understanding of homelessness legislation & homelessness prevention initiatives
• Effective budget management through an understanding of the principles of financial management including preparation, monitoring and best value

When applying, candidates should provide a written statement along with their CV outlining their key skills and experiences in the priorities outlined above.

- A DBS enhanced check for a regulated activity is required for this post.

You can find the job description for this post here

At Nottingham City Council we believe that work is what you do, not where you do it. We offer different working arrangements, depending on the role, including hybrid working. Further information on Worker Types and what these mean in terms of how and where you work can be found on the additional information for applicants page.

For informal enquiries please contact Debbie Richards, Head of Housing Solutions by email at debbie.richards@nottinghamcity.gov.uk.

Closing Date: 26 March 2025

Please note there may be occasions where we close the advert before the closing date and we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

Interviews will be held: April 2025

If you have any technical issues when completing your application, please contact our Employee Service Centre: https://emss.freshdesk.com/support/home

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About Us

Thank you for your interest in working for Nottingham City Council. As one of the largest employers in Nottingham we offer a wide range of roles across a range of services. In return for your skill, drive and commitment to serving the people of Nottingham, we can help you to develop an exciting and rewarding career, with access to the following benefits.

In addition to working within a great team and a competitive salary you will have access to:

• 26 days annual leave (rising to 33 days after 5 years' service) + bank holidays with the ability to buy additional leave annually
• Access to a generous, defined benefit pension scheme offering 17.9%
• Smart Working - to support your work life balance
• Health and wellbeing benefits including access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• Discounted membership at selected local sports and fitness centres, cinema, shopping and much more!

Nottingham City Council is committed to recruiting a talented workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We are a fair and inclusive employer and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and with different abilities. We recruit for diversity and value difference.

We particularly want to hear from you if you are from the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic community, identify within the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender community (LGBT) and if you are Disabled - these groups of people are underrepresented in our workforce, and we'd like to reflect our local population more through our recruitment processes.

We are supportive of flexible working arrangements wherever possible and we would encourage you to discuss this with us during the selection process, should this be something you are interested in.