Shute End/Home Working (Hybrid)
Permanent, Full time
No DBS check required
£43,421 - £48,474 Per Annum - (Pay award pending)
37 hours
Wokingham Borough Council is looking for a highly motivated Senior Strategy Officer, with great communication and analytical skills, to join its Strategic Housing team. Reporting to the Head of Strategic Housing you will be leading on the development and implementation of housing strategies, policies and affordable housing delivery programmes. This is a fantastic opportunity for people looking to invest in a local authority strategic housing environment and make a positive difference to our residents.
Educated to degree level or with the equivalent work experience in housing, you will have experience of strategy development and housing development or housing commissioning. You will take ownership of particular areas of work, driving them forward and ensuring delivery. You’ll need to be a strategic thinker, a highly organised individual who is able to manage mutiple areas of work, have the ability to resolve complex issues or bring forward solutions. You will need to engage and build successful relationships with a wide range of stakeholders and partners.
Key duties and responsibilities:
Closing date: Thursday 24th October 2024, 11pm
Interview Date: Monday 11th November (subject to change)
For an informal, confidential discussion about this role, please contact the recruiting manager Frances Haywood on 07769 955068 or at frances.haywood@wokingham.gov.uk
If your application is shortlisted for an interview, you will be required to provide proof of your right to work in the UK at that stage. Additionally, successful candidates must present proof upon receiving a job offer.
Please note that all offers are conditional and subject to the satisfactory completion of pre-employment checks.
Wokingham Borough Council is committed to the safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff, other workers and volunteers to share this commitment. Wokingham is an equal opportunities employer.
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