Homelessness and Temporary Accommodation Principal, GREATER MANCHESTER FIRE AND RESCUE

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Guardian Jobs .Principal - Homelessness and Temporary Accommodation2 year Fixed Term ContractThe rising number of families and individuals being placed in Temporary Accommodation is a national crisis. We need somebody to help us to tackle this crisis in Greater Manchester. We’re serious about fixing the housing crisis in Greater Manchester and addressing the substantial human and financial costs that come with rising placements into Temporary Accommodation. As part of the work of the Housing First Unit, we’ve developed the first ever Greater Manchester Temporary Accommodation Action Plan and we need someone to help turn this strategy into reality.That’s where you come in.Your Role:

As a member of the Greater Manchester Housing First Unit, you will play a critical role in delivering the GM Temporary Accommodation Action Plan by working with our Local Authorities to deliver on its 6 priorities:Improving our Data: Working with research colleagues to better understand Temporary Accommodation usage, spend and demographics.Enhancing strategic Collaboration: Working with our Local Authorities to ensure our efforts to address temporary accommodation use have collective impact.Developing and delivering New Supply models for temporary housing: working with Local Authorities and GMCA colleagues to develop new supply models that provide good value for money.You will oversee the project management of new supply programmes: ensuring both new and existing schemes deliver housing for people experiencing homelessness on time and on budget.Working to drive up Temporary Accommodation Standards: Working with GMCA Place colleagues and our Local Authorities to drive up housing standards through initiatives like the Good Landlord Charter.Embedding Co-production in our work: ensuring that the voices and experiences of families who have been in temporary accommodation inform the projects emerging from the Action Plan.Understanding and supporting the statutory homelessness Workforce: considering the extreme pressures faced by Local Authority housing options teams and ways in which we can support them.Seniorities

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