Housing Partnership Officer

7 months ago


Angel Station, United Kingdom West Northamptonshire Council Full time

About the role
West Northamptonshire Council is a new unitary authority formed in April 2021. It is an exciting time for the Communities and Opportunities Directorate as we build our aggregated Housing Strategy & Partnerships Team from the legacy services of the pre-unitary councils and increase our joint-working across housing, regeneration, economic growth around place-shaping and with public health to reduce health inequalities.

West Northamptonshire Council own over 11,000 Council Homes, all of which are managed by the Council’s arms-length management organisation (ALMO), Northamptonshire Partnership Homes (NPH).

We are looking for someone to provide the Council with the performance and project management support that it requires in order to develop effective governance and compliance frameworks to support NPH.

**For more information**:
What will you be doing?
- Your role will be key in our working relationship with NPH and the effective coordination and collaboration between the council and NPH.
- You will support NPH in continuous improvement and management of the Council’s housing stock, ensuring the Council is meeting all the statutory health and safety requirements and regulatory standards.
- Through the partnership, you will ensure that the Council has assurances that NPH continues to deliver high quality services for residents, communities and the local authority
- You will work closely with various Government bodies to ensure that data requests are managed and submitted accurately and in a timely manner.
- You will work closely with NPH to ensure that the housing investment programme is successfully planned, monitored, and delivered.

About you
You will need:

- Excellent communication skills and the ability to foster collaborative and successful partnerships, whist not being afraid to challenge when required.
- Experience in project and contract management, ideally within a housing service or closely related field.
- Experience of performance management and quality assurance methods and practices.
- Experience in analysing large data sets and be able to summarise and present findings and recommendations in a meaningful manner to a variety of audiences.
- To be pro-active, highly motivated, and able to think creatively to overcome obstacles.

About us
We’re a new council, following one of the largest shake-ups in local government reform in recent history. As a new authority, we’re embarking on an exciting journey to deliver exceptional services for our residents, customers and communities.

Our vision at West Northamptonshire Council is ‘to make West Northants a great place to live, work, visit and thrive’. We truly stand by this and work hard every day to make this a reality. Our corporate values, THRIVE, stand for: Trust, High Performance, Respect, Innovate and Empower, they underpin everything we do and how we deliver services.

At West Northants Council, it’s about our people. People who thrive with ambition, bubble with new ideas, demand better ways of working, caring about every detail, and who never shy away from a challenge. Our culture is a gateway for new experiences. A place to forge new opportunities. To empower you in your career and unite you with like-minded people.

When potential is unlocked, talent thrives.

Choose a career that offers you a true sense of achievement, fills you with pride and challenges you in a positive way, every day.

**West Northants Council, where careers thrive.**

Our benefits
We offer a wide range of benefits to our employees, these include:

- **Generous annual leave entitlement** starting at 28 days annual leave per year, 29 days for senior managers (pro rata, depending on how many hours per week you work), plus bank holidays. An additional 5 days, linked to continuous service, and ability to purchase up to 6 weeks additional leave per year.
- **Cycle to Work** scheme.
- **Local Government Pension Scheme plus immediate life cover** (3 times your annual salary from day one) and ill-health protection.
- **Employee discounts** with local and national retailers, days out, finance, health and beauty, travel and eating out plus lots more.
- **Car Lease scheme**:

- **Payment of professional subscription / membership**:

- If your job description requires that you are registered with or are a member of a professional body, WNC will pay for your professional subscription or membership fees.
- **Employee Assistance Programme** - We have an employee support programme run by Health Assured, an independent, external organisation. Health Assured is available for you and your immediate family members, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year and includes telephone counselling, legal advice, bereavement support and medical information.
- **Ongoing training and development** opportunities.
- **Our West Ways of Working **- We want our workforce to thrive, and we equip our employees with the right technology to support hybrid and collaborativ



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