Service Lead - Homelessness

A London-based Local Authority is seeking an experienced Service Lead to join its Homelessness team, reporting directly to the Assistant Director. This is a strategic role responsible for leading and overseeing the delivery of homelessness prevention and relief services, including housing options, temporary accommodation, and rough sleeping initiatives. You will provide operational leadership across multi-disciplinary teams, ensure compliance with statutory duties under the Homelessness Reduction Act, and drive continuous service improvement in a complex, high-demand environment. The ideal candidate will have held a Head of Service role or operated at a senior level bridging Head of Service and Service Manager responsibilities. Proven experience managing change during periods of organisational transformation – particularly within local government settings – is essential. Familiarity with budget management, commissioning of services, partnership working with voluntary and statutory agencies, and robust performance monitoring are all highly valued. This is a hybrid role offering a competitive daily rate. Interviews will be commencing 30th May. Interested? Please send your CV to (url removed)