Job Description
Role: Housing Strategy Specialist
Contract Type: Permanent
Working Hours: 37 hours per week, standard working hours are Monday - Friday, 8:30 am - 4:50 pm; however, the postholder may be required to attend meetings/events outside of those hours.
Worker Type: Hybrid - a mixture of office and home working is to be expected
Salary: Grade I - £46,142 - £49,282 per annum
Location: Loxley House, NG2 3NG
We've got an exciting opportunity available for a talented individual to join our team as a Housing Strategy Specialist - perhaps this is the opportunity you've been looking for? Read on to find out more...
About the Role
The successful postholder will play a key role in the development and delivery of the City's housing strategy. You will work with colleagues from across the Council and with external partners and agencies across all tenures to formulate and deliver a range of interventions to help the City to achieve its vision of 'homes fit for the future'. This is a challenging and exciting time to work in housing in Nottingham. The postholder will be in the thick of the Council's strategic approach to housing. The role includes strategy and policy development, research and analysis on a wide range of topics where housing makes a vital contribution to residents' wellbeing and quality of life.
About You
The ideal candidate will have:
Full duties of the job description can be found here.
Please ensure you demonstrate clearly how you meet the 6 requirements in your CV & supporting document.
Closing Date: 23rd November 2025 (11:59pm) - Please note there may be occasions where we close the advert before the closing date, and we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
Interview date: 11 & 12 December 2025 - please note this is subject to change
For informal enquiries about this post please contact Dan Lucas, Housing Strategy & Partnerships Manager dan.lucas2@nottinghamcity.gov.uk
If you have any technical issues when completing your application, please contact our Employee Service Centre: https://emss.freshdesk.com/support/home
By applying to this job, you agree to our Terms & Conditions.
About Us
Thank you for your interest in working for Nottingham City Council. As one of the largest employers in Nottingham we offer a wide range of roles across a range of services. In return for your skill, drive and commitment to serving the people of Nottingham, we can help you to develop an exciting and rewarding career, with access to the following benefits.
In addition to working within a great team and a competitive salary you will have access to:
We particularly want to hear from you if you are from Minority Ethnic communities, identify within the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer+ community (LGBTQ+) and if you are Disabled - these groups of people are underrepresented in our workforce, and we'd like to reflect our local population more through our recruitment processes.
We are supportive of flexible working arrangements wherever possible and we would encourage you to discuss this with us during the selection process, should this be something you are interested in.
Role: Housing Strategy Specialist
Contract Type: Permanent
Working Hours: 37 hours per week, standard working hours are Monday - Friday, 8:30 am - 4:50 pm; however, the postholder may be required to attend meetings/events outside of those hours.
Worker Type: Hybrid - a mixture of office and home working is to be expected
Salary: Grade I - £46,142 - £49,282 per annum
Location: Loxley House, NG2 3NG
We've got an exciting opportunity available for a talented individual to join our team as a Housing Strategy Specialist - perhaps this is the opportunity you've been looking for? Read on to find out more...
About the Role
The successful postholder will play a key role in the development and delivery of the City's housing strategy. You will work with colleagues from across the Council and with external partners and agencies across all tenures to formulate and deliver a range of interventions to help the City to achieve its vision of 'homes fit for the future'. This is a challenging and exciting time to work in housing in Nottingham. The postholder will be in the thick of the Council's strategic approach to housing. The role includes strategy and policy development, research and analysis on a wide range of topics where housing makes a vital contribution to residents' wellbeing and quality of life.
About You
The ideal candidate will have:
- Knowledge of current housing issues and policies at a level to enable the development of policy responses
- The ability to make maximum use of housing analysis tools and data sources in order to assess market trends
- Experience of performance management, able to set goals and targets and take appropriate mitigating action when necessary
- Experience of working with a range of stakeholders and partners to deliver housing related projects
- The ability to lead project teams and commission work packages/studies/briefs
- The ability to manage, develop and motivate people in order to help achieve the authority's objectives and maximise their contribution.
Full duties of the job description can be found here.
Please ensure you demonstrate clearly how you meet the 6 requirements in your CV & supporting document.
Closing Date: 23rd November 2025 (11:59pm) - Please note there may be occasions where we close the advert before the closing date, and we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
Interview date: 11 & 12 December 2025 - please note this is subject to change
For informal enquiries about this post please contact Dan Lucas, Housing Strategy & Partnerships Manager dan.lucas2@nottinghamcity.gov.uk
If you have any technical issues when completing your application, please contact our Employee Service Centre: https://emss.freshdesk.com/support/home
By applying to this job, you agree to our Terms & Conditions.
About Us
Thank you for your interest in working for Nottingham City Council. As one of the largest employers in Nottingham we offer a wide range of roles across a range of services. In return for your skill, drive and commitment to serving the people of Nottingham, we can help you to develop an exciting and rewarding career, with access to the following benefits.
In addition to working within a great team and a competitive salary you will have access to:
- 26 days annual leave (rising to 33 days after 5 years' service) + bank holidays with the ability to buy additional leave annually
- Access to a generous, defined benefit pension scheme offering 17.9%
- Smart Working - to support your work life balance
- Health and wellbeing benefits including access to our Employee Assistance Programme
- Discounted membership at selected local sports and fitness centres, cinema, shopping and much more!
We particularly want to hear from you if you are from Minority Ethnic communities, identify within the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer+ community (LGBTQ+) and if you are Disabled - these groups of people are underrepresented in our workforce, and we'd like to reflect our local population more through our recruitment processes.
We are supportive of flexible working arrangements wherever possible and we would encourage you to discuss this with us during the selection process, should this be something you are interested in.