Strategic Lead - Support Housing
Permanent
Grade 6 - £54,495- £64,811 Consultation grade - subject to formal evaluation under the Pay Equity Review
Working 36.5 hours per week
Sponsorship is not available for this post. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK that does not require employer sponsorship for the duration of the appointment.
About the Role
We are recruiting for an exciting senior leadership opportunity within Birmingham City Council's Housing Strategy function. This roles will play a critical part in shaping the future of Housing Services through strategic planning, transformation, modernisation and partnership development.
Working closely with the Assistant Director and senior leaders across the Housing Division, you will lead high-profile programmes that improve operational efficiency, strengthen service delivery and ensure Housing Services are prepared for future legislative, policy and customer demands.
This rolee offer the opportunity to influence housing strategy at a city-wide level, drive innovation and transformation, and work with a broad range of internal and external partners to deliver better outcomes for Birmingham residents.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead strategic programmes that support the modernisation and continuous improvement of Housing Services.
- Develop housing strategies, business plans and service improvement initiatives that deliver measurable outcomes.
- Translate national policy and legislative changes into practical service responses and future plans.
- Lead commissioning, contract management and partnership activity across your portfolio area.
- Drive evidence-based decision making through the effective use of performance data, insight and intelligence.
- Develop business cases, funding bids and transformation proposals that support service priorities.
- Build strong relationships with stakeholders, partners, elected members and senior leaders to influence change and deliver strategic objectives.
About You
We are looking for experienced strategic leaders who can combine housing expertise with strong programme delivery, partnership development and transformation skills.
You will bring:
- Significant senior management experience within housing, public services or a related environment.
- A proven track record of leading complex transformation, change or service improvement programmes.
- Strong understanding of housing policy, legislation and the challenges facing local government housing services.
- Experience of developing strategies, business plans and performance frameworks that drive improvement.
- Excellent stakeholder management, influencing and partnership-building skills.
- Strong analytical capability with experience using data and intelligence to inform decision making.
- The ability to operate effectively within a politically sensitive environment and manage competing priorities.
Why Join Us?
These are exceptional opportunities to help shape the future direction of Housing Services within one of the UK's largest local authorities. You will work on high-profile programmes that influence strategy, improve services for residents and support the delivery of Birmingham's housing ambitions, while developing your career within a complex and ambitious organisation.
Please upload your up-to-date CV via the attachments part of your application, this is required for shortlisting. Unfortunately, we cannot consider any applications without a CV attached
We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and aim to have a workforce that represents the communities we serve. Our data tells us that for this level of role, ethnic minorities are underrepresented and therefore we will use positive action to support us to achieve diverse shortlists. This may mean that recruitment times are a little longer, but we think this is worth it to achieve our aim.
Birmingham City Council is an accredited Disability Confident Leader employer, and we are committed to employing, retaining and developing all of our people.
We want to ensure your recruitment journey with us is a positive and equitable one, so please let us know if there are any reasonable adjustments, additional support, accessibility needs, or if there is any way in which we can support you through your application.
For any informal enquires please contact: Resourcing@birmingham.gov.uk
A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be undertaken.
Proof of Right to work in the UK will be required for all applicants in accordance with UK Home Office requirements, before any employment offer can be confirmed.
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