Housing Policy and Partnerships Manager

Discover yourself in Lewisham where what you do makes a difference to our vibrant and culturally diverse communities! We have a rich history of welcoming people from all over the world and are proud to be recognised as the UK's first Borough of Sanctuary, for our work in championing the rights of refugees and migrants. About The Team The post reports to the Head of Housing Partnerships and Service Improvement, a service that sets the framework for the way Lewisham delivers its housing services, through strategy, policy and analysis work. The team combines the development and maintenance of essential housing policies and strategies with data analysis and the implementation of service improvement initiatives across our operational housing services. About The Role The role of the Housing Policy & Partnerships Manager is crucial in shaping innovative policies that meet residents needs, meet regulatory requirements and create opportunities for the improvement of services. The successful applicant will be responsible for supporting the housing directorate to respond to significant national drivers for change including a raft of new legislation related to the management of social housing stock, homelessness and standards in the private rented sector. As a manager, you will lead a team of policy officers responsible for developing high quality policy outputs on a range of policy issues across housing. You will identify policy issues by maintaining your knowledge of relevant policy areas and monitoring emerging issues to develop new policy ideas and solutions. You will build relationships with services across housing as well as registered providers in the borough. You will collaborate with the Governance Team and develop high quality reports for senior officers, Housing Select Committee, Mayor, and Cabinet, along with other internal decision-making groups. What We're Looking For We are looking for a motivated, strategic minded and focused leader. Candidates should be able to demonstrate experience and a proven track record of policy and strategy development, a strong knowledge of policy functions and processes, and a comprehensive understanding of housing legislation. A key requirement will be keeping abreast of changes in national housing regulation and ensuring that the housing directorate is well prepared to respond. You will have an eye for detail, can analyse complex problems and are able to represent these in a way that is accessible to a range of stakeholders including residents, senior managers, and councillors. You must have excellent communication and interpersonal skills as well as the ability to maintain healthy relationships with the Division's key stakeholders. Join us in making a meaningful impact on housing policy and service delivery, focused on delivering positive change for those in need of housing support.

In return, we'll offer excellent development opportunities, plus a range of benefits that includes a career average pension scheme, flexible working and the opportunity to make a real difference to our local community. Excellent training and development opportunities, plus a range of benefits including:

• Generous holiday allowance
• Local Government Pension scheme
• Flexible working and family friendly policies
• Season ticket and bicycle loans
• A range of staff discounts including local subsidised gym memberships
• Supportive staff networks, Salary: £58,752 - £60,795 per annum (PO7)
N.B: All appointments will be offered at the minimum spinal column point (SCP) for the grade of the role. The only exception to this will be when matching current salary (up to the maximum of the scale), which is subject to evidential proof. Diversity Lewisham Council is a Disability Confident employer. We welcome and encourage job applications of all abilities. If you require any reasonable adjustments in the application or interview, please contact the lead contact on this advert. We will make reasonable adjustments to make sure our disabled applicants and those with health conditions are supported throughout our recruitment process. We support the access to work scheme, further details are available at The Council has a dedicated employment support service, , which offers Lewisham residents guidance in relation to applying for jobs. If you want to join Lewisham Works, please email and an advisor will be in touch with you. The Council reserves the right to close adverts early if there is a large response. Let's stay connected, follow us on social media