Housing Officer

To: Head of Housing Purpose To lead on the development and implementation of the Councils strategic housing initiatives, developing housing related policy and partnerships to maximise affordable housing and other housing development opportunities within the borough. Work with colleagues and partners to ensure a coherent cross-tenure approach to the Councils housing policies and strategies. Responsibilities and Outcomes 1. Working with senior officers, Cabinet Members and a range of internal and external stakeholders to lead and coordinate the development, implementation and continuous review of the Councils Housing Strategy and delivery plans. 2. Lead on ensuring the delivery of housing, including affordable housing, through the planning process and proactive engagement with registered housing providers, private developers and stakeholders. Lead delivery of the Local Plan objectives for housing including the delivery of strategic and major sites. 3. To lead and co-ordinate the work of multi-disciplinary project teams to deliver strategic housing sites, including council officers and partners. To effectively apply relevant management processes finance, people, performance to deliver housing outcomes. 4. Support the development, implementation, monitoring and review of strategic housing policies and strategies for the borough. 5. Contribute to the development and implementation of housing policies in line with the Councils Net Zero Vision. 6. Lead on engagement and ..... full job details .....