Salary: £44,579
Location: 5 Pancras Square, London N1C 4AG/Hybrid
Hours per week: 36
Contract Type: Permanent/Full Time
Closing Date: Sunday 30th March 2025 at 23:59
Interview: TBC
About Camden
Camden is changing on the inside to make life better for everyone. Our residents and communities are at the heart of everything we do. We’re home to the most important conversations happening today and we’re making radical social change a reality, so that nobody gets left behind. Here’s where you can help decide a better future for us all.
What You’ll Be Doing / How You’ll Be Involved
This post plays a key role in reducing the usage of temporary accommodation through the procurement of private rented tenancies that meet the required health and safety and homelessness legislation, licensing and planning standards, and reducing the numbers of empty properties in Camden.
You will be responsible for delivering homelessness solutions through the procurement of suitable private rented accommodation. Responsible for a team of PRS procurement and placement advisers, you will ensure quality and standards required are met through daily management and regular supervisions. You will also be expected to provide monthly reports, manage a large budget and be responsive to senior management requests.
To find out more about what it is like to work at Camden, meet some of our People by visiting www.camdenjobs.co.uk/our-stories.
The successful candidate will have a strong background in property procurement and managing a team of procurement officers. A good communicator with excellent interpersonal and customer care skills. You are highly organised and efficient and have experience of working within the private sector, with exposure to homelessness and their needs when being housed in this sector. The ideal candidate will have excellent working knowledge of private rented sector legislation and policies and be highly organised.
You have a working knowledge of the Housing Act 1996 Part VII as well as related legislation, such as Protection from Eviction Act, environmental health legislation and welfare benefit legislation is highly beneficial.
If you are passionate about housing equality we’d love to hear from you.
Find out more at our Recruitment Open Day
If you'd like to learn more about this role, along with other exciting housing opportunities at Camden, we’d love to meet you at our Recruitment Open Day. This is a fantastic chance to hear about the roles available, meet some of the team, and ask questions about working in housing at Camden.
Book your place at the recruitment open day here.
We're passionate about building a better Camden, and our housing services are at the heart of that mission. To learn more about the exciting work we're doing and why now is the perfect time to join us, watch our video here.
What We Offer
At Camden, you’ll receive a host of benefits including:
* 27 days annual leave for new starters, rising to 31 days after 5 years
* Flexible working opportunities
* Interest free loans
* Access to our incredible staff networks
* Career development and training
* Wellbeing support and activities
Visit www.camdenjobs.co.uk/staff-benefits for more details.
Inclusion and Diversity
We want Camden Council to be a great place to work and to ensure that our communities are represented across our workforce. A vital part of this is ensuring we are a truly inclusive organisation that encourages diversity in all respects, including diversity of thinking. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and those of Other Ethnicities, LGBT+, disabled and neurodiverse communities to make a real difference to our residents so that equalities and justice remains at the heart of everything we do.
Camden is committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and as accessible as possible for everyone. This includes making adjustments or changes for disabled people, neurodiverse people or people with long-term health conditions. If you would like us to do anything differently during the application, interview or assessment process, including providing information in an alternative format, please contact us on 020 7974 6655, at resourcing@camden.gov.uk or post to 5 Pancras Square, London, N1C 4AG.
Anonymised Application–in keeping with Camden’s commitment to inclusion the recruitment to this role is anonymised and supports the objective of reducing the impact of unconscious bias.
Job Info
* Job Identification 3433
* Job Category Place
* Posting Date 03/14/2025, 03:57 PM
* Apply Before 03/30/2025, 10:59 PM
* Job Schedule Full time
* Locations 5 Pancras Square, London, N1C 4AG, GB
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