Senior Housing Manager

Job description

Contract Terms

Starting salary: PO8 (£63,966 – £67,575)
Work location: Hybrid working with travel across Haringey and neighbouring boroughs
Working hours: Fulltime, 36 hours  
Contract type: Permanent
Closing date: Sunday, 3rd May 2026
Expected interview date: w/c 11th May 2026

About Haringey

Haringey is a fantastic place to live and work – the world in one borough. A place brimming with creativity, personality, radicalism, and community. It is a place where we stand up for each other. A place that is proudly distinctive. We’ll be celebrating all this and more as the “rebel borough” when we are the 2027 London Borough of Culture.

Our history champions change-makers and everyday rebels; revelling in our differences, battling discrimination, championing equality, and doing things our own way. Haringey’s people are a huge asset, with knowledge, expertise, and passion. Our staff members embody our organisational values: Caring, Creative, Courageous, Collaborative and Community-focused. These values keep us looking forward, ambitious for the future, and continuously striving to do our very best for all of our residents.

About the Role

As Senior Housing Manager, you will play a key leadership role in delivering safe, well managed temporary and emergency accommodation for some of our most vulnerable residents. Responsible for property and tenancy services, you will ensure homes are compliant, repairs are delivered effectively, and residents are supported to sustain their tenancies and progress towards settled accommodation.

You will oversee a diverse and growing portfolio including emergency accommodation lodges, hostels and private sector leased properties. You will also be responsible for housing management services for the Haringey Community Benefit Society. Leading three interconnected teams, you will provide visible supportive leadership while driving collaboration and service improvement.

Working closely with internal services, external contractors, landlords and partner organisations, you will manage complex operational issues and ensure that housing services are delivered efficiently, compassionately and in line with statutory responsibilities.

About the Team

You will be part of the Temporary Accommodation Team, responsible for providing high quality, cost effective temporary accommodation and supporting households affected by homelessness to move on into settled homes. You will be part of the dynamic and supportive Housing Demand directorate.

The teams you will lead include tenancy management, housing management and property management functions, working across multiple locations and accommodation types. They are committed, resident focused and work closely with repairs, income management, rehousing services and external partners to deliver joined up support.

About You

You are an experienced housing professional with a strong background in housing or tenancy management and a proven ability to lead and motivate teams in complex, high pressure environments.

You bring sound judgement, excellent communication skills and the confidence to manage stakeholder relationships across council services, boards, landlords and external agencies. You are comfortable handling operational challenges, complaints and compliance issues and you are driven to continuously improve services for residents.

You will be a visible and approachable leader, committed to equality, resident wellbeing and professional development—both your own and that of your teams. A housing management qualification is desirable, but your experience, leadership capability and values are what matter most.

Working for Haringey

At Haringey Council we are committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included, and able to be their best at work, and we recognise the benefits of a diverse workforce so welcome applications from all ethnicities and communities so that we continue to make a difference to our residents and community.  

Our benefits package includes a leave entitlement of 31 days + bank holidays, potential hybrid working opportunities, health and wellbeing support, a generous local government pension scheme and a range of discount schemes across leisure and culture that provide both financial and money-saving discounts.

Please note: we reserve the right to end this advert before the noted deadline if we receive sufficient applications. If you wish to apply for this role, please ensure that you do so as soon as possible.  

Additionally, we are aware that automated emails may be diverted through to junk email folders.  Please continue to check these through the application process.  If you have any questions about the status of your application, please contact ResourcingHub@haringey.gov.uk