Asset Management Officer (Data)

Job introduction

Fixed Term for 1 Year

Are you passionate about data integrity, system development, and using information to drive meaningful change? Brighton & Hove City Council is seeking a highly motivated and detail-oriented Asset Management Officer (Data) to join our Housing Investment & Asset Management (HIAM) team. This is a key role that supports the effective management of our housing property portfolio by ensuring the accuracy, accessibility, and strategic use of property data.

As the central custodian of our compliance registers and property information systems, you’ll play a vital role in maintaining statutory data, supporting performance monitoring, and enabling data-driven decision-making across the service. You’ll work closely with colleagues across Housing and Repairs & Maintenance, providing expert advice, generating insightful reports, and ensuring our systems meet both operational needs and regulatory standards.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone with strong technical skills, a collaborative mindset, and a passion for continuous improvement. You’ll support on the development of new IT systems, support public transparency through digital publication, and help shape the future of asset management in one of the UK’s most vibrant and diverse cities.

This role is available as a secondment to internal applicants in line with our secondment policy. Before applying, please ensure you have read the Secondment policy to ensure you are eligible to apply. In accordance with the policy, please ensure you have the written approval of your line manager before applying. Evidence of this must be included with your application.

For an informal discussion, please contact Gregory Liddlelow - Performance Officer on gregory.liddlelow@brighton-hove.gov.uk

About the role

Thank you for your interest in the role of Asset Management Officer (Data) within our Housing Investment & Asset Management (HIAM) team, This is a key position that underpins the council’s ability to manage its housing property portfolio effectively, ensuring that data is not only accurate and compliant but also strategically valuable. You’ll be joining a team that plays a vital role in enabling data-driven decision-making, supporting both operational delivery and long-term planning.

As the central custodian of property data, you’ll be responsible for maintaining statutory compliance registers, administering and developing asset management systems, and transforming raw data into actionable insights. Your work will support performance monitoring, planned maintenance coordination, and public transparency through digital publication. You’ll also lead on the development of new IT systems, provide training to colleagues in line with GDPR regulations. This role is ideal for someone who thrives on detail, innovation, and collaboration—someone who can turn complex datasets into meaningful outcomes that improve services and support our residents.

Please read our Apply for a job at the council pages carefully. They give you all the guidance you need to complete your application as well as information on what will happen after you’ve submitted your application and at interview.

As part of your application, you will need to upload your Application Form and answers to some shortlisting questions. Your answers to the shortlisting questions are the most important part of your application as it will be used in the shortlisting process to assess whether you meet the essential requirements for the role that are set out in the person specification and to decide whether you should be offered an interview. Before you start your application, please read our guidance here (Application Form guidance (brighton-hove.gov.uk) and (Shortlisting guidance (brighton-hove.gov.uk) as this gives important advice which will increase your chance of success in the shortlisting process.

Additional information

Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is less than 37 hours or term-time only.

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Company information

Encouraging a diverse workforce

Our city is known and loved for its diversity. Not only is the mixture of people, culture and skills vital to the economic and social development of the city, it's what makes Brighton & Hove such a great place to live, work and visit. We are committed to developing and retaining a workforce that is representative of the diverse communities we serve so we welcome applications from individuals from all backgrounds. In order to achieve our aims of proportionate representation, we particularly encourage applicants from a BME or White Other background as well as those who identify as disabled, male or trans.

Find out more about our commitment to being a fair and inclusive place to work where everyone can achieve their potential by reading about our fair and inclusive actions, our anti-racism strategy and the work we are doing to encourage a diverse workforce (brighton-hove.gov.uk).