Vacancy Details
Housing Projects Manager
Your title: Housing Projects Manager (1 year, fixed-term contract)
DBS check: This post requires a basic DBS criminal check.
Your team: Housing Services
Your line manager: Housing Strategy and Enabling Manager
Working as part of a team you will be working across a variety of projects, including the rehousing of Afghan and Ukrainians within the borough, along with any future arrivals through the UK government’s resettlement programmes and helping manage the council’s response to any future placement of asylum seekers within Elmbridge.
With rising homelessness pressures and demands for accommodation, you will also have the opportunity to use your project management skills to help successfully plan, delivery and review existing and new initiatives across the housing service, working with colleagues within the council and with partner agencies.
You will develop, review, and help deliver project documents, provide assistance and support to colleagues working on projects, help manage expectations, and work closely with clients, colleagues and partner agencies.
The roles are varied and will combine leading on some process and administrative work – e.g. submitting grant claims and activity data to government agencies to help the council’s financial position, along with helping with problem-solving some direct contact with clients to resolve particular problems
You will be working in a people focused team that works closely with our partner organisations to deliver results.
The role is suitable for hybrid working, but you will be required to work in the civic centre for at least 2 days a week, and possibly more, at the direction of your manager.
If you would like to discuss the role please contact Andrew Paterson on 01372 474626
Closing Date: Monday 15th April 9am
Equal Opportunities
Elmbridge Borough Council - Working for Equality. We welcome applications from all sections of the community. If you require any adjustments to be able to engage in the recruitment process for this role, please let us know by emailing humanresources@elmbridge.gov.uk
How to apply
Please note that we do not accept CVs. We only accept online applications. Our applications can take up to 2hrs to complete but we have prepared some guidelines to help you with the application as it’s such an important part of the process.
https://www.elmbridge.gov.uk/blogs/2022/how-ace-local-authority-application-form
To apply use the "Apply Online" button below, which will take you to our Applicant Tracking System ('ATS') where, once you have applied, you can log on to your online account at any time to view the status of any of your applications. By using ATS, you can track the progress of your application(s), receive communications by email, select your own interview time online and see whether you have been made a conditional offer.