Job Title: Housing Allocations Officer
Department: Housing Choice and Supply
Division: Residents Services
Reporting to: Rehousing Manager
Location: Southwark
Salary - £25.37 LTD £21.31 PAYE
Purpose of the Job
We are looking for a Housing Allocations Officer to join a local authority’s Housing Choice and Supply team. This role focuses on administrating the local Lettings policy in relation to a regeneration scheme, coordinating the allocation of new build properties, and working closely with internal teams and external partners.
Principal Accountabilities:
Attend meetings with relevant project officers to ensure the accurate flow of information for property allocation.
Use housing management software (e.g., Northgate) to run reports confirming households within the local lettings areas.
Liaise with Voids and Lettings teams to ensure correct property details are received.
Update property information on housing systems to make properties available for offer and ensure the correct residents are considered for allocations.
Work with the applications team to ensure eligible residents are verified and active for bidding.
Ensure properties are allocated within target timescales and quotas set by senior management and policy.
Prevent fraud by conducting investigations at the point of offer.
Coordinate property marketing with internal teams and ensure that adverts go live as scheduled.
Oversee the offer stage of the allocations process, inclu...