Strategic Lead - Temporary Accommodation - Homeless Centre
Birmingham City Council
Birmingham, UK
Published today
Full Time
Job Description
Strategic Lead - Temporary Accommodation Service - Homeless Centre
Permanent
Grade 6 - £54,495- £64,811 Consultation grade - subject to formal evaluation under the Pay Equity Review
Working 36.5 hours per week
Sponsorship is not available for this post. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK that does not require employer sponsorship for the duration of the appointment.
About the Role
Birmingham City Council is seeking an exceptional Strategic Lead - Temporary Accommodation Service to lead one of the city's most critical homelessness services.
This high-profile leadership role is responsible for the strategic and operational management of Temporary Accommodation provision across Birmingham, ensuring homeless households receive suitable accommodation and support while the Council delivers against its statutory duties in a financially sustainable way.
Reporting to the Head of Service, you will lead the development of innovative temporary accommodation solutions, oversee significant accommodation contracts and budgets, and drive service transformation that improves outcomes for residents whilst reducing reliance on costly emergency accommodation.
Key Responsibilities
We are looking for a strategic leader with significant experience managing complex housing services and delivering change within a demanding operational environment.
You will bring:
This is a unique opportunity to lead a service that sits at the heart of Birmingham's response to homelessness. You will play a key role in shaping the future of temporary accommodation provision, influencing city-wide housing solutions and delivering meaningful improvements for some of the city's most vulnerable residents. As part of one of the largest local authorities in Europe, you'll have the opportunity to make a significant impact while helping to drive the transformation of Housing Services.
Please upload your up-to-date CV via the attachments part of your application, this is required for shortlisting. Unfortunately, we cannot consider any applications without a CV attached
We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and aim to have a workforce that represents the communities we serve. Our data tells us that for this level of role, ethnic minorities are underrepresented and therefore we will use positive action to support us to achieve diverse shortlists. This may mean that recruitment times are a little longer, but we think this is worth it to achieve our aim.
Birmingham City Council is an accredited Disability Confident Leader employer, and we are committed to employing, retaining and developing all of our people.
We want to ensure your recruitment journey with us is a positive and equitable one, so please let us know if there are any reasonable adjustments, additional support, accessibility needs, or if there is any way in which we can support you through your application.
For any informal enquires please contact: Resourcing@birmingham.gov.uk
A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be undertaken.
Proof of Right to work in the UK will be required for all applicants in accordance with UK Home Office requirements, before any employment offer can be confirmed.
Job Description and Person Specification - A9553 Strategic Lead Temporary Accommodation Homeless Centre JDPS.doc
About Us
We are a disability confident employer and we encourage applicants with disabilities to apply. We also welcome applications from people with caring responsibilities and flexible working options will be considered.
Proof of Right to work in the UK will be required for all applicants in accordance with UK Home Office requirements, before any employment offer can be confirmed. Non-UK applicants (excluding Ireland) may need to apply for a visa from the UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) and may require a Certificate of Sponsorship from Birmingham City Council for a skilled worker visa (if the job is eligible).
Strategic Lead - Temporary Accommodation Service - Homeless Centre
Permanent
Grade 6 - £54,495- £64,811 Consultation grade - subject to formal evaluation under the Pay Equity Review
Working 36.5 hours per week
Sponsorship is not available for this post. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK that does not require employer sponsorship for the duration of the appointment.
About the Role
Birmingham City Council is seeking an exceptional Strategic Lead - Temporary Accommodation Service to lead one of the city's most critical homelessness services.
This high-profile leadership role is responsible for the strategic and operational management of Temporary Accommodation provision across Birmingham, ensuring homeless households receive suitable accommodation and support while the Council delivers against its statutory duties in a financially sustainable way.
Reporting to the Head of Service, you will lead the development of innovative temporary accommodation solutions, oversee significant accommodation contracts and budgets, and drive service transformation that improves outcomes for residents whilst reducing reliance on costly emergency accommodation.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the strategic and operational delivery of the Temporary Accommodation Service.
- Develop and implement innovative approaches to temporary accommodation procurement, supply and contract management.
- Drive improvements that reduce the use of unsuitable emergency accommodation and improve move-on outcomes for households.
- Oversee the performance, utilisation and financial management of temporary accommodation provision across the city.
- Lead large-scale service improvement, transformation and efficiency programmes.
- Build strong partnerships with housing providers, landlords, contractors and key stakeholders to increase accommodation options.
- Use data, insight and market intelligence to inform service planning, performance improvement and future provision.
We are looking for a strategic leader with significant experience managing complex housing services and delivering change within a demanding operational environment.
You will bring:
- Significant senior management experience within housing, homelessness, temporary accommodation or a related service area.
- Strong knowledge of homelessness legislation, housing policy and temporary accommodation provision.
- Experience managing large-scale operational services, contracts, budgets and resources.
- A proven track record of delivering service transformation, performance improvement and value for money.
- Strong commercial awareness with experience of procurement, contract management and partnership development.
- Excellent stakeholder management, negotiation and influencing skills.
- The ability to lead high-performing teams through change whilst maintaining a strong focus on customer outcomes.
This is a unique opportunity to lead a service that sits at the heart of Birmingham's response to homelessness. You will play a key role in shaping the future of temporary accommodation provision, influencing city-wide housing solutions and delivering meaningful improvements for some of the city's most vulnerable residents. As part of one of the largest local authorities in Europe, you'll have the opportunity to make a significant impact while helping to drive the transformation of Housing Services.
Please upload your up-to-date CV via the attachments part of your application, this is required for shortlisting. Unfortunately, we cannot consider any applications without a CV attached
We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and aim to have a workforce that represents the communities we serve. Our data tells us that for this level of role, ethnic minorities are underrepresented and therefore we will use positive action to support us to achieve diverse shortlists. This may mean that recruitment times are a little longer, but we think this is worth it to achieve our aim.
Birmingham City Council is an accredited Disability Confident Leader employer, and we are committed to employing, retaining and developing all of our people.
We want to ensure your recruitment journey with us is a positive and equitable one, so please let us know if there are any reasonable adjustments, additional support, accessibility needs, or if there is any way in which we can support you through your application.
For any informal enquires please contact: Resourcing@birmingham.gov.uk
A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be undertaken.
Proof of Right to work in the UK will be required for all applicants in accordance with UK Home Office requirements, before any employment offer can be confirmed.
Job Description and Person Specification - A9553 Strategic Lead Temporary Accommodation Homeless Centre JDPS.doc
About Us
We are a disability confident employer and we encourage applicants with disabilities to apply. We also welcome applications from people with caring responsibilities and flexible working options will be considered.
Proof of Right to work in the UK will be required for all applicants in accordance with UK Home Office requirements, before any employment offer can be confirmed. Non-UK applicants (excluding Ireland) may need to apply for a visa from the UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) and may require a Certificate of Sponsorship from Birmingham City Council for a skilled worker visa (if the job is eligible).