Housing Strategy and Projects Officer

The two councils have a shared Chief Executive and a joint senior management team. Whilst they retain their own political structures and distinct identities, the joint management structure allows us to maximise the opportunity to deliver a wide range of good value services to our customers and communities, and operate and develop shared services, collaborative working and partnership arrangements with each other, with other councils and with key stakeholders.

We are looking for a forward thinking, innovative and organised Housing Strategy and Projects Officer to join our joint Housing service at Wychavon District and Malvern Hills District Councils. The role covers a varied and wide range of work including project management, contract management and procurement, leading on collation and presentation of corporate KPIs, interpretation of data, leading on research projects, service improvement and customer feedback. This role would also lead on the delivery, monitoring and reporting achievements on countywide homelessness and housing strategies. In order to manage the pieces of work involved we are looking for someone who is confident in working independently, has excellent decision-making skills and the confidence to make robust decisions at pace and who has highly developed organisation and time management skills. To undertake this role, you will need to use your excellent written and verbal communication skills to clearly communicate with customers, stakeholders, partners, Councillors and internal colleagues, including Senior Management. This is a great opportunity for an experienced project officer to grow their CV and gain further experience in a supportive and ambitious shared service. About you The successful candidate will:

• Be qualified to minimum of A-Level Standard and including GCSE Maths and English (Grade C or above, or equivalent)
• Have good knowledge and experience of housing and homelessness strategy, policy development and reporting on delivery/achievements against targets set
• Have previous demonstrable experience of managing projects
• Experience in seeking customer feedback, consultation exercises and service improvement. Including the experience of relevant software
• Have a good understanding of the national and local policies with regard to housing - including homelessness, private sector housing and enabling affordable housing, including the National Planning Policy Framework
• Able to collate data and reporting to Central Government
• Have the ability to design documents for communication both internally and externally, including social media, the website, videos and written media
• Be able to present reports, data sets and recommendations to members of the Housing Leadership Team, Portfolio Holders, Councillors and Senior Managers
• Be required to undertake presentations to different audiences on a wide variety of topics
• Need to be organised, methodical and able to problem solve. You will need to be able to manage multiple complex projects covering a range of topics simultaneously
• Excellent computer literacy and be able to use MS Office
• Have the necessary skills to manage, maintain and keep detailed and accurate records
• It would be advantageous to have experience of partnership working
• The postholder will be required to travel to rural locations around the districts, therefore must hold a full UK driving licence
  
  Our staff are at the heart of what we do and are key to ensuring we deliver our We are Wychavon District Council plan to make a positive difference to our communities, our economy and our environment. We are always looking to recruit, develop and retain the very best talent we can find. So, as well as a rewarding career, we offer a range of attractive benefits, such as:
• Agile Working
• Excellent pension scheme with employer contributions
• Generous annual leave entitlement with options to purchase additional annual leave
• Committed training programme and development opportunities
• Onsite nursery with 20% staff discount
• Discounted Gym and swim membership
• Health and Wellbeing support and a Free Employee Assistance scheme including access to counselling services
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Employee Discounts with a range of companies including EE and the Kaarp discount scheme
We are an employer that values face to face communication, collaboration and connection, therefore all our roles have an office-based requirement with some agile working as part of the role. Please note: Wychavon District Council does not currently offer sponsorship for candidates without the Right to Work in the UK., Malvern Hills and Wychavon District Councils are rewarding places to work, with high levels of resident satisfaction and motivated staff who enjoy working for us. Located in south Worcestershire, both districts boast beautiful natural environments, a rich heritage and plenty to do and see. The districts are ranked the top two best rural places to live in the West Midlands and are amongst the top 30 in the country. We pride ourselves on being progressive organisations spending time, energy and investment on what we know matters to our residents and communities - things like supporting our town centres and rural communities, creating jobs, keeping the streets clean, reducing our carbon footprint, helping people feel safe and preventing homelessness. We are an employer that values face to face Communication, Collaboration and Connection, therefore all our roles have an office based requirement with some agile working as part of the role. So, as well as a rewarding career, we offer a range of attractive benefits, such as:
• Excellent pension scheme
• Generous annual leave entitlement with options to purchase additional annual leave
• Committed training programme and development opportunities
• Onsite nursery with 20% staff discount (Based at Pershore office)
• Discounted Gym and swim membership
• Health and Wellbeing support and a Free Employee Assistance scheme including access to counselling services
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Employee Discounts with a range of companies including EE and the Kaarp discount scheme.
Working with you Our staff are at the heart of what we do, and as a result we are always looking to recruit and develop the very best talent we can find. That's why, as well as providing a satisfying job, we offer a range of attractive benefits, generous holiday entitlements, a pension scheme, plenty of opportunities for personal development, and discounted gym membership.