Head of Affordable Housing & Partnerships

SOMEWHERE TO CALL HOME

At Brent, we are absolutely committed to building high quality, affordable homes, to make a practical difference to peoples’ lives and tackle health inequalities, overcrowding and general housing unsuitability & inadequacy. We want to have built 1700 homes by 2028, and we are well underway with hundreds under construction plus a healthy pipeline in planning and feasibility stages. We have a further target of 4,000 homes to be built by partners over the same period.

Joining as our new Head of Affordable Housing and Partnerships, you will be working with a Council building the most affordable homes in London. There is an enormous amount of political and corporate support to providing residents with truly affordable homes. We recently received £111m grant from the Greater London Authority and we are trusted to deliver.

This is a strategic, and high-profile role which will provide you with plenty of learning and development. With a proven track record in development within a local authority or housing association setting, you will be commissioning and working closely with those building affordable homes. You will demonstrate outstanding relationship management skills to work with partners and encouraging investment in Brent.

This is a fantastic role for an ambitious person who genuinely wants to make a difference for communities and deliver high-quality homes in a supportive and enabling environment.

Brent Council values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this and therefore encourage applications from all sections of the community. We positively encourage all applicants to self-identify their characteristics in the diversity survey section in the application.

We are committed to safer recruitment and safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants should be aware that posts working with children, young people and vulnerable adults are subject to an Enhanced DBS check as well as other employment clearances.

Brent has a positive approach to flexible working.

As a disability confident employer Brent welcomes applications from people with all disabilities, including hidden disabilities and mental health conditions. We will interview any disabled applicant who meets the essential criteria. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made to any part of the recruitment process due to your disability, please contact us on recruitment@brent.gov.uk 

If you would like a confidential chat please contact Greg Hayes (07423 243415) or Clare Connor on (0161 408 0703).

Closing Date – Midnight Sunday 26th June 2022

To Apply
Please submit an up-to-date copy of your CV, along with a supporting statement (three sides of A4 maximum) addressing the criteria set out in the role profile and using examples to demonstrate how you meet the essential requirements.

Documents should be uploaded via the Tile Hill website, please include and upload the below information in two documents only.
If you experience any issues whilst applying, please contact anna.shepherd@tile-hill.co.uk

Applications should include:

• Full contact details;

• Names, positions, organisations and contact details for two referees (we will ask your permission before contacting referees);

• Notification of any dates when you are not available (or where you may have difficulty with the timetable outlined below);

• Current salary package.

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Job Description

At Tile Hill, we are committed to inclusion and accessibility. We champion and support all individuals to ensure everyone feels valued, listened to and motivated to get the very best out of each recruitment process and that processes are designed to meet the needs of individuals. If you have any specific requests and would like a confidential discussion with the Tile Hill team, then please email inclusion@tile-hill.co.uk.

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