Graduate Strategic Housing Officer

Housing Services is a multi-teamed department where all housing related services are delivered together to achieve the best outcomes for our residents and communities. We are looking to appoint a Graduate Strategic Housing Officer to join the team.

Making a Difference

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Roles That Matter

Are you looking for a role where you can make a difference, kick-start your career and contribute to ambitious housing programmes? Do you want to join a high energy team, delivering at pace?

Situated at the heart of the North West and part of the Liverpool City Region, St Helens is a borough with ambitious plans for substantial regeneration and growth over the coming years. With proposals for delivery of over 9,000 new homes by 2035, transformational town centre masterplans in development, and new Government investment in affordable housing, there has never been a more exciting time to join our friendly and welcoming team.

We are looking for a motivated graduate to join us in delivering our strategic housing ambitions. This really is a fantastic opportunity to kick-start a career. If you are interested, please apply as soon as possible as this position will be filled quickly so don't miss out!

Projects you will be involved in include:

• Consultation on major new housing development
• Developer liaison
• Brownfield land remediation funding bids
• Strategy development and monitoring
• Specialist housing schemes from concept to delivery
• Partner engagement
• Liverpool City Region strategic initiatives
• Affordable homes and Registered Provider liaison

What you can expect from us

A great team environment with opportunities for professional development and career progression. You will have a unique opportunity to work in a role which makes a real difference to communities and places within St Helens borough meeting the need for homes in our borough. The role provides an opportunity to develop as a housing professional and be central to key housing projects working in partnership with developers, registered providers and city region partners. The recent devolution of housing functions to a city region level means there has never been a more exciting time to work on housing strategy at a local level. This role is your springboard for a successful future career!

As part of the post, and in addition to development in technical specialisms, you will be supported to develop the skills you’ll need to progress in your future career.

What we expect from you

We are looking for candidates who are enthusiastic about the opportunity to learn and are keen to make a positive impact on local places and communities. You will be able to communicate articulately, with good interpersonal skills and a positive professional demeanour.

Interested to Find Out More?

Full Job Description & Person Specification Documents are included with this advert.

Employees can regularly work away from Council workspaces (including home or other locations), alongside required office-based working. The balance between remote and office-based working is determined at service level based on operational need, however, there has been a minimum specification that staff will work at least 2 days from an office-based location.

We reserve the right to close the advert early, with sufficient applications. Apply early to avoid disappointment.

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Equality & Diversity

We encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds, who share our values, our commitment to inclusion, and who will help us on our journey to transform our organisation. The Council guarantees an interview to disabled applicants who demonstrate that they meet the essential criteria for the job, as detailed on the Person Specification, and will, for qualifying disabled candidates, make reasonable adjustments within selection.

All Council employees are required to abide by the ethical standards embodied by the 7 Nolan Principles.

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