Executive Director of Housing

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Employer:
Bristol City Council
Location:
Bristol
Salary:
£154,598 – £184,598
Closing Date:
10th January 2025
Job Ref:
GSe117051

Recruitment timetable

Closing Date
10th January 2025
Longlist Meeting
Wednesday 15th January 2025
Technical Interviews (virtual)
Monday 20th January 2025
Shortlist Meeting
Tuesday 28th January 2025
Assessment Centre And Final Interviews
Monday 3rd and Tuesday 4th February 2025 (candidates required both days)

Description

Bristol is a city like no other – vibrant, diverse and full of opportunity. It offers a unique backdrop to lead and shape housing services that impact thousands of residents’ lives across the city.

It is an exciting time to join us. Housing is a key political and corporate priority, and this will be your opportunity to design and steer a newly created housing directorate in a core city for one of the largest council stock owning social landlords in the country and to tackle complex challenges and help us achieve our vision of providing healthy, resilient and inclusive neighbourhoods with fair access to decent, affordable homes.

As a key member of the corporate leadership team, our new Executive Director of Housing will share our passion and commitment to transform the organisation and improve outcomes for residents, fostering cross-council collaboration to maximise collective impact and achieve more together.

Providing strategic leadership across landlord and housing delivery services and responding to the Social Housing Regulator judgement, you will transform and lead a housing service in this new era that our city can be proud of.  We know that good housing is a key determinant of well-being and promoting positive life chances, and through your inspirational leadership you will develop an ambitious strategy for housing, empowering colleagues and partners to address the many inequalities that exist in Bristol.

Responsible for all aspects of housing management, homelessness prevention, housing delivery and a significant portfolio of 27,000 residential homes, you will have an impressive track record in the strategic leadership of operational housing services.

Collaborative and inclusive in your approach, you will embrace the diversity of our city and promote an environment that respects the values and beliefs across our communities and cultures.

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How to Apply

  • Please apply by submitting a CV and Supporting Statement (no more than 4 sides of A4 in length per document). Please also include your contact details.
  • Please ensure your full employment history is outlined in your, including any education or employment gaps. Please detail how you meet the essential criteria, competencies and qualification requirements detailed in the role specification.
  • In your Supporting Statement, please share with us the values and behaviours that you bring to your leadership, and how you will transfer your skills and experience to this role.
  • Be ready to provide the names, positions, organisations and contact details for two referees; one should be your current or most recent employer. Referees will be contacted for those proceeding to final stages. We will always gain your permission before we contact referees.
  • You will be asked to complete an Equal Opportunities monitoring form as part of the application process.
  • Let us know any difficulty you may have with the indicative timetable.
  • Check that your contact details are correct before you submit.

Once you have submitted your application, you will receive an automated email confirmation. If you do not receive, please email contactus@gatenbysanderson.com

Contact

The following consultants are managing this role and will be happy to answer any questions that are not covered in the person specification on the next webpage.

Contact:
Philip Emms
Telephone:
07590 225 472
Contact:
Alex Hayes
Telephone:
07586 715 843
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