Voids and Lettings Housing Manager

Permanent

Grade D - £45,091 - £53,460 per annum

Consultation grade - subject to formal evaluation under the Pay Equity Review

Working 36.5 hours per week

As part of the Voids & Lettings service redesign, an exciting opportunity has arisen to support the expansion of the Voids / Lettings Management Team to recruit an additional Voids & Lettings Housing Manager post.

This role will underpin and ensure that each Contract area for the North / Southeast and West areas have a dedicated Manager and team delivering on all day-to-day aspects of service delivery from key to key.

Whilst this role will have responsibility to manage the North Voids Team, the pre tenancy and Lettings team, it will also include providing support to the wider Voids Teams including service areas for Garages and Wise Move as required.

This role will join and become part of a dynamic management team with a focus on delivering top quartile voids performance and reviewing and developing service delivery to support positive outcomes for households.

The Management Team have embedded and developed a strong ethos / commitment around “People Matter” across the Teams / service area, promoting a strong focus to actively engage with all Staff to ensure a bottom-up top-down approach and involve all staff in the development of service provision. This role will therefore play an important part in continuing to lead and promote positive working relations.

You will need to have experience of delivering a comprehensive voids and lettings service in a social housing environment as part of this role.

You will also need to have a full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle as a requirement for this role – please confirm that you have this in your CV or supporting statement.

Please be aware that whilst the role is hybrid working this is subject to the service need as managerial presence onsite is a requirement of the role.

If you feel that you have the drive and desire to join the management team, then we welcome your application.

Please upload an up-to-date CV and Supporting Statement via the attachments part of your application. The Supporting Statement should outline how you meet the criteria for the role through your personal qualities, skills and experience and include your motivation for applying to the post.

Note the Supporting Statement should be no more than 1500 words.

Unfortunately, we cannot consider any applications without a CV and Supporting Statement attached

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 informal enquiries about this role please contact Mitch Davis Senior Service manager on 0121 464 2327 or email Mitchell.j.davis@birmingham.gov.uk

A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be undertaken.

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.

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.

Job Description and Person Specification – GR5-RM-00035474-Voids and Lettings Housing Manager JDPS (2).pdf

We strive to advertise all roles for a minimum of two weeks. However, due to high application volumes vacancies may close earlier than the stated deadline. We encourage you to submit your application without delay to ensure consideration.

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