About the role The Housing Allocations team at West Northamptonshire Council are looking for an experienced manager to help us deliver a compliant, high quality service for the people of the county.
The post is based at One Angel Square in Northampton, with the option of flexible working across our main offices. You will be part of a dedicated management team who are committed to making the service the best it can be.
For an informal conversation, please contact Henry Gregory, henry.gregory@westnorthants.gov.uk. What will you be doing?
Having undergone significant transformation through the launch of a new policy in 2024, the team are now in a position to identify and deliver improvements which will focus on service excellence and customer experience.
Managing a small team of Allocations Officers, you will be a motivational leader, with a strong focus on process improvement and a passion for quality of service.
About us
At West Northants Council, it’s about our people. People who thrive with ambition, bubble with new ideas, demand better ways of working, caring about every detail, and who never shy away from a challenge. Our culture is a gateway for new experiences. A place to forge new opportunities. To empower you in your career and unite you with like-minded people.
Our vision is ‘to make West Northants a great place to live, work, visit and thrive’. We truly stand by this and work hard every day to make this a reality. Our corporate values, THRIVE, stand for: Trust, High Performance, Respect, Innovate and Empower, they underpin everything we do and how we deliver services.
Hear more from our Chief Executive, Anna Earnshaw, about what it’s like to work at West Northants Council https://youtu.be/lV0EfeUF4aU
We are committed to ensuring diversity, equality, equity, and inclusion is woven into the fabric of WNC and everything we do, to enable all colleagues to develop and maximize their full potential. We are a disability confident employer, a member of the Armed Forces Covenant, and a Care Leaver Covenant partner
The following film was created by us to communicate our intentions - watch WNC colleagues explain what DEI means to us.
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