Lead Officer

Proposed Interview Date: Week Commencing Monday 7 April 2025
Candidates should take the time to read all the elements of this job advert carefully Please make your application promptly.
Closing Date: Sunday 23 March 2025
Contract Type: Temporary until 31 March 2026
Salary: FC8 £40,358.57 – £44,225.49
Working Pattern: 36 hours per week
Location: Blended Working, Based at Brunton House, Cowdenbeath
Supporting Statement
As part of your application, you must provide us with a Supporting Statement which outlines to us how your skills and experience make you a good candidate for this vacancy. For more information, check out the How to Apply section of our Career Site. Without a Supporting Statement, your application will not be progressed. Please upload your Supporting Statement at the section marked ‘upload resumé’. Your Supporting Statement must not be a CV. More information is available on our Career site at www.fife.gov.uk/jobs/supportingstatement
Job Details
The Fife Housing Register Partnership provides the focus for improving services to housing applicants and people living in vulnerable housing circumstances. Due to a temporarily secondment, an opportunity has been created for a highly motivated and committed individual to play a key role in the revised development plan. We a Lead Officer to support the implementation, lead the FHR Team and fully enable the Partnership to improve services to customers across the access, allocations and homelessness environments. The successful applicant will be part of the Housing Access Leadership Team and play a key role in Partnership development so must be able to demonstrate the following skills, abilities and experience
considerable experience of housing services
experience of policy / strategy development and implementation
ability to manage change effectively
experience of performance management and quality assurance
document and improve Housing processes and procedures,
business information analysis and reporting,
experience of partnership working
A link to the role profile is provided at the bottom of this advert. It provides more detailed information about the job and the type of person we are looking for.
The Person
If you meet the essential qualification criteria outlined below, we’d like to hear from you:
Educated to SCQF level 8, which includes Highers or SVQ level 3 or equivalent, preferably in housing, care or related
You should have considerable experience of Housing Services and knowledge of standards across functional areas.
Before confirming to your appointment, you will be required to obtain Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) scheme membership through Disclosure Scotland and become a member of the relevant PVG scheme.
We are currently shaping our future workstyles however, in light of current advice, we are introducing blended home/office working that will include office access days each week with homeworking for the remainder of your working time
Further Information
Role Profile – When preparing your supporting statement, review the role profile and think about how you meet the essential criteria Role Profile
How We Work Matters – Our employees are expected to display and promote certain behaviours in the workplace. See our How We Work Matters behaviour framework for more information.
Employee Benefits – Employees have access to a benefits package that offers discounts on a wide range of products and services.
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For further information please contact Shona MacKenzie – shona.mackenzie@fife.gov.uk