Brixton, London, SW9

About Us 

Housing for Women is a registered charity and independent housing association. We champion female empowerment by providing and promoting affordable homes for women and gender-specific support services. Since 1934, we have been working to build a more equal society for women, a world where everyone has a safe roof over their head regardless of circumstance, where violence against women is no longer tolerated.

We are currently seeking a Head of Housing Projects to join our team on a full-time basis for an 18 month fixed term contract.

The Benefits 

  • Salary of £60,926 per annum (pro rata)
  • Attractive pension scheme
  • Perkbox
  • Buying and selling annual leave
  • Health Shield
  • Season Ticket loan
  • Subsidised gym membership
  • Course Funding

This is an outstanding opportunity for a high calibre housing services professional with experience managing multiple housing decant projects to join our crucial organisation.

Your commitment, resilience and calm demeanour will make you a valuable asset in our mission to provide quality housing services and your expertise will be the perfect catalyst to take the lead in our solutions.

You’ll have the chance to play a pivotal role in overseeing our key services, helping our service users achieve positive outcomes that will make a lasting impact on their lives.

So, if you want to join a dedicated team that promotes empowerment and independence for women, then apply today.

The Role

As our Head of Housing Projects, you will oversee all aspects of work within our housing projects.

Working with key stakeholders, you will ensure all obligations are fulfilled in relation to property valuations, property disposal and any related estate management issues.

You will also maximise opportunities for us to identify, and progress to completion, the disposal of assets and manage the development of a disposal process and procedure that provides a quality approach for customers, managing associated delivery and financial risks. 

Additionally, you will:

  • Ensure the implementation of best practice principles in Housing Management
  • Build relationships with Local Authorities, other housing providers and key partners
  • Write and update relevant policies and/or procedures
  • Ensure anti-social behaviour issues are addressed proactively
  • Lead motivate and inspire employees

About You

To be considered as our Head of Housing Projects, you will need:

  • Experience of managing multiple housing decant projects simultaneously
  • Experience of managing one or more of the core Housing Service areas of the role
  • Experience of effective budget management
  • Experience of partnership working
  • Knowledge of current legislation regulations and standards relating to Housing Management Services

Other organisations may call this role Head of Housing Support, Project Lead, Senior Project Manager, Head of Operations, Charity Operations Lead, or Housing Projects Lead.

Webrecruit and Housing for Women are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.

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