Job Details:

Salary range: £109,833 per annum. A market based salary supplement may also be considered for this role.
Work location: Westminster City Hall, 64 Victoria Street, Westminster, SW1E 6QP
Hours per week: 36
Contract type: Permanent
Closing date: 2 June 2026
Interview date: Week Commencing 8 June 2026 

About Us:

THE EXTRAORDINARY STORY OF KATE’S PASSION FOR NUMBERS AND PEOPLE.

Housing in Westminster City Council is a world of extraordinary stories. Where dedicated and compassionate professionals bring everything to their work.

Take Kate, an absolute wizard at managing housing asset data for our annual £50m capital programme. Kate’s an inspiration to her team. Now a senior manager, she first joined as a college leaver in finance. Through Westminster’s encouragement, as well as her own hard work and determination, she’s gained professional qualifications and taken on a series of increasingly stretching roles.  

Today, we depend on Kate’s analytical powers to keep track of the condition of over 21,000 of our tenanted and leasehold homes – from roofs and windows to kitchens and bathrooms. Kate’s committed to achieving the Decent Homes Standard for all our tenants and a high standard for all our leaseholders. Her passion is numbers but, because she grew up in social housing, she also understands the human stories behind the data.

More than that she understands the disruption renewal work entails. So when an elderly resident’s family mentioned that their mother needed not just a new kitchen, but adaptations to her bathroom, Kate got right on to it. She co-ordinated with colleagues to assess the resident’s disability needs.

Kate’s worked hard to ensure our routine external and internal stock condition surveys pick up on repairs and health & safety issues at the same time. And, by recognising patterns in the data that’s gathered, she makes a vital contribution to forward planning for large-scale capital renewal works. 

The Role:

As Chief of Supply & Operations for Temporary Accommodation, you too can make a powerful contribution. This role sits at the intersection of policy, finance, legal and delivery. You will lead our efforts to secure high quality, value for money homes for vulnerable people. Plus, you will oversee significant investment across a complex temporary accommodation portfolio. This will involve the acquisition and leasing of single and multi-unit residential properties, either directly or via specialist third party temporary accommodation providers.

It’ll be your responsibility to develop, manage and deliver programmes that supply residential property for temporary accommodation. Your priorities will be to ensure that these fit legal, regulatory and financial requirements. In particular, you will own the Temporary Accommodation Supply Plan, ensuring that it provides a robust, evidence led framework to inform acquisition and leasing decisions. You will set standards, policy, and performance expectations for temporary accommodation. This will mean ensuring surveying, refurbishment and pre-handover processes are complete. We’d like you to stay informed on best practice and property trends, so that your expertise and decision-making remains sharp.

As a leader, you’ll have the opportunity to shape and lead a newly formed multidisciplinary team. You will shape strategy, governance and ways of working. We’d like you to embed a culture of collaboration, innovation, and accountability. Together, you will deliver compliant, sustainable, cost-effective outcomes for our residents.  

Collaboration will be key to this role. By working with Housing Solution Services, you’ll understand their requirements and translate them into long-term acquisition strategies. Across the Council, you will be looked to for advice and support on matters relating to temporary accommodation. You will also establish positive relationships with landlords, so that we can further drive value for money and maximise the provision of high-quality accommodation.

We are a thriving, forward-thinking, inclusive place to work. Join us and you’ll get to make a significant difference to vulnerable people by providing them with fit-for-purpose temporary accommodation. 

Please refer to the Job Description for more information.

About You:

We are seeking someone with extensive senior property experience, including in investment and leasing, to join us. You have a proven ability to develop strategies and deliver high-value, complex property transactions within budget and on schedule. You’re knowledgeable about national public sector laws and relevant local planning implications, such as the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) and S106 financial contributions. This is complemented by an in-depth understanding of property valuation standards, planning principles, and market trends.  

Strong financial literacy is core to this role. You can produce viability and financial assessments, manage budgets, and drive cost savings. Plus, you have excellent commercial skills and an eye for spotting new opportunities.

You’ll bring experience in leading multi-disciplinary teams within a property service. You’re a strong, visible leader who seeks to develop and inspire those working with them. A commitment to equality and diversity is critical.

Given the nature of our work, it would be beneficial if you’ve worked in a political environment with competing pressures before. You’re aware of the challenges faced by local government. Superb negotiation skills are critical, as you’ll need to secure arrangements in a highly competitive marketplace.

Crucially, you’ll maintain a central focus on our residents – ensuring that their needs are the prioritised in all business strategies.

We’d like for you to be a member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.  

Westminster City Council is committed to supporting Care Leavers into the workplace. Care Leavers seeking their first job and who wish to be considered under our scheme, will automatically be invited to interview should they meet the essential criteria for the role.

The Council is committed to achieving diverse shortlists to support our desire to increase the number of staff from underrepresented groups in our workforce. We especially encourage applications from a Global Majority (GM), people who are Black, Asian, Brown, dual-heritage, indigenous to the global south, and or have been racialised as 'ethnic minorities' (formally known as B.A.M.E, Black, Asian and multiple ethnic) background and, while the role is open to all applicants, we will utilise the positive action provisions of the Equality Act 2010 to appoint a candidate from a global majority background where there is a choice between two candidates of equal merit. If you are from a Global Majority background you can self-declare this to the hiring manager as part of our positive action commitments.

What We Offer:

Westminster is an amazing place. We are home to more than 200,000 residents from all backgrounds, over 50,000 vibrant and vital businesses and three-quarters-of-a-million people work in Westminster. Westminster City Council is one in which our communities are at the heart of our decision-making and help to determine the city’s future. By working directly with our communities and other partners, we can build a more inclusive city that celebrates our diverse communities, and where residents, workers and visitors from all backgrounds will feel welcome and safe. At Westminster City Council, we pride ourselves on being an inclusive workplace and employer of choice. We encourage and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and aim to have a workforce that, at all levels, represents the communities we serve. We champion equality, diversity, inclusion and wellbeing and aim to create a workplace where everyone feels valued, has a sense of belonging and is empowered to be their best, that is Our Westminster Way. To find out more about how we do this visit https://www.westminster.gov.uk/health-and-social-care/

As a forward-thinking Council we appreciate that people work in different ways, therefore our staff benefit from working a range of flexible working patterns as well as Agile working. 

The Council is a Disability Confident Employer. If you have declared a disability in your application, we guarantee an interview if you meet the essential criteria of the job. If you are invited for interview, you will be asked if you need any reasonable adjustments in order to attend, and we will make these wherever possible. 

We reserve the right to extend or close this vacancy early without warning subject to the volume of suitable applicants.