Director of Housing Strategy and Delivery

at  Lambeth Council

ABOUT US:

It is an exciting time to join Lambeth Council, we have bold ambitions for the future of Lambeth’s communities and residents through our Lambeth 2030 Plan ‘Our Future, Our Lambeth. To deliver on these ambitions, we have embarked our transformational One Lambeth Programme ensuring we are ‘connected by purpose,’ in everything we do to deliver excellence. We are proud to have recently developed a refreshed set of One Lambeth Values and Behaviours that were develop for staff by staff; Equity, Ambition, Kindness, and Accountability. For more information, please have a look at our dedicated One Lambeth Values and Behaviours page.

ABOUT THE ROLE:

We are seeking a Director of Housing Strategy and Delivery to support the ambitions of our Borough Plan 2030 as a borough of equity and justice and Housing Strategy 2024 -2030 which is built around three central priorities:

• Delivering More Affordable Homes
• Delivering Excellent Housing and Repair Services
• Supporting Healthy and Safe Neighbourhoods

This is an exciting and challenging role providing visionary leadership and strategic direction for both the strategic and operational elements of housing within Lambeth. This includes integrating long-term policy and strategy development with commissioning, regulatory compliance, and the delivery of sustainable, high-quality housing projects and regeneration.
The ideal candidate will have substantial experience in delivering large-scale housing projects, with a strong focus on estate regeneration within the complex London development market. They will possess an in-depth understanding of the Greater London Authority’s (GLA) funding streams, policies, and regulatory frameworks, as well as current housing policy and legislation. Additionally, the candidate should demonstrate excellent people management skills and the ability to lead diverse teams to deliver innovative and sustainable regeneration projects that address the unique challenges of delivering housing schemes in inner London.
Supported by a team of assistant directors and working closely with the Director for Housing Operations and the Corporate Director for Climate and Inclusive Growth they will have responsibility for delivery of our New Homes Programme alongside managing the support required for our social Landlord function to meet the standards set out by the RSH as well as maintain and improve our council owned residential properties and the experience of our 23,000 tenants. We have some large scale procurements over the next few years and the Director for Housing Strategy and Delivery will play a key role in understanding the market and developing the relationships with partners to ensure Lambeth gets best value from these. The role will also have oversight of how we commission for housing needs, including addressing the challenges of escalating temporary accommodation costs and ensuring our commissioned housing pathways are supporting our most vulnerable people.
If you would like an informal discussion or more information Ruth Hutt, Acting Corporate Director for Housing and Adult Social Care or Nabeel Khan, Corporate Director for Climate and Inclusive Growth would be happy to facilitate this (contact details below).

WE ESPECIALLY ENCOURAGE APPLICATIONS FROM PEOPLE FROM UNDERREPRESENTED GROUPS AND WHILE THE ROLE IS OPEN TO ALL APPLICANTS, LAMBETH WILL UTILISE THE POSITIVE ACTION PROVISIONS OF THE EQUALITY ACT 2010 TO APPOINT A CANDIDATE FROM UNDERREPRESENTED GROUPS WHERE THERE IS A CHOICE BETWEEN TWO CANDIDATES OF EQUAL MERIT.

For detailed qualifications and requirements, please review the job description and person specification in hyperlink below: