About The Role
Are you passionate about the delivery of affordable housing? Do you want to use your experience in housing or the built environment to make a genuine and positive difference to people’s lives?
Fareham Borough Council are building new Council homes, regenerating existing stock, and growing an ambitious pipeline programme of schemes for the future. You could be a part of this. This role would provide you with an opportunity to identify sites, lead projects from inception to completion, and to be a key part of a small team who are providing new, high quality, affordable homes.
About You
We are looking for someone who is enthusiastic and who can make a positive contribution to the delivery of affordable homes, to join our supportive team. Your role will be diverse; as well as our own new build programme, you’ll be championing our ‘right homes, right place’ principle by helping ensure the affordable homes delivered through the planning system match the Borough’s need. You’ll also work closely with the wider housing team to support our strategic objectives.
You’ll have a good understanding of, and experience in, affordable housing or the planning system, good report writing skills, the ability to project plan, and to think strategically.
You will need to be a self-starter who is able to work on your own initiative as well as part of a team; supporting the work of the Affordable Housing Delivery Manager and the wider organisation when required.
You will have a customer orientated approach whilst being able to confidently articulate your considered thoughts both verbally and in writing for a variety of audiences. At times the role will require tact and diplomacy, as well as good influencing and persuasive skills.
You will have dealings with elected members and therefore political awareness is desirable. As a minimum you’ll be educated to degree level or equivalent, or able to demonstrate extensive and relevant experience for the nature of work involved.
A valid driving licence and access to your own transport is essential.
About Us
We take pride in receiving feedback from others who say we are a friendly and professional organisation. By working for us you will become part of the team and will play your part in serving our community.
You would be joining one of the most forward-looking borough councils in the Southeast, a happy team and a well-managed Council. We offer a great pension scheme, authorised parking, tech schemes and a car lease scheme to name a few of the benefits of working for us.
We encourage our employees to make a valuable contribution to the work of the Council by having a trusting and open culture, where ideas are actively sought. We also recognise the value of a highly motivated and engaged workforce.
We are committed to ensuring our services are delivered to the highest possible standard and we put the customer at the forefront of everything we do.
If you wish to have an informal discussion about this position, please contact Helen Farnham, Affordable Housing Delivery Manager on 01329 824498 or email hfarnham@fareham.gov.uk
Interview date: 4th March 2025
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