Head of Social Housing Asset Transformation

We have a fantastic opportunity for an exceptional individual to join us as Head of Social Housing Asset Transformation! The Head of Social Housing Asset Transformation role is new role which has been created to help us on our journey towards being an excellent social landlord. You will lead the charge in transforming our housing services, playing a pivotal role in leading and managing a range of critical housing services that directly impact the lives of Southampton's tenants. You will provide strategic and operational leadership for strategic asset management, compliance and building safety across the Council's housing stock, which complies with regulatory standards, relevant legislation and Government guidance. You will foster a culture of high performance, innovation, and continuous improvement and ensure tenants are placed at the heart of everything that we do. The role sits in the Housing Division within the recently formed Resident Services Directorate. You will report to the Director of Housing and play a key role in the senior management team working closely with other Heads of Service within the directorate and more widely across the Council. The role will be challenging; however, it represents an exciting opportunity to play a significant part in shaping the future direction of the Councils housing stock and bring change and modernisation to the service to ensure a sustainable portfolio. For further information about this role please view the job description.

The ideal candidate is someone who will:

• Have a relevant property related degree and be a Chartered Member of the RICS or other relevant professional body with post Chartership experience. Where candidates are not Chartered, they should be able to demonstrate substantial relevant experience in a similar role.
• Have an excellent working knowledge of Asset Management principles and experience of developing Asset Management strategies, including the drafting of strategies, successful implementation and ongoing review.
• Have experience of strategic leadership being an existing Head of Service or holding another comparable service management role, ensuring ongoing service improvement and development of staff.
• Experience of managing significant change within an organisation, ensuring that adequate resources are in place and that plans are clearly communicated with staff and key stakeholders to ensure understanding and successful implementation.
• Experience of working with and communicating with a wide range of stakeholders including members, senior staff across the council and external organisations, undertaking presentations, writing reports and leading meetings as appropriate.
  
  If you feel you have the necessary background, experience, and skills to undertake this role we would like to hear from you.
What we can offer you: Here at SCC we have a range of different perks and benefits, a few examples can be found below.
• A generous local government pension scheme.
• Flexible working (role dependant). Up to 13 days of Flexi Leave.
• Hybrid working arrangements (role dependant).
• 25 days annual leave (pro rata), plus bank holidays.
• Online Benefits - salary sacrifice schemes, benefits and discounts.
• Great local transport links.
• Employee assistance programme with access to our health wellbeing and support.