Business Development Manager

Description:

You will work co-operatively and collaboratively within the Housing Solutions Management Team, Strategic and Operational Lead Housing Needs, including participating in budget setting and monitoring, risk and performance management. In addition to this, you will be required to act as a Senior Officer within the Housing Needs Team and provide day to day line management to a number of staff within your own specialism and provide support to other areas of the service as required, including Housing Solutions (Homelessness), Private Sector, Allocations and Strategic Housing.

There will be the requirement of ensuring that the Discharge of Duty and Allocation of properties through East Suffolk Lettings is made in line with relevant Legislation and Policy, including the Suitability of Accommodation Order. Ensure the effective management of East Suffolk Lettings Tenancies.

What you will need

You will be obtain at least 3 years’ experience of working in Housing Needs / Homelessness sector in a similar role and have previous experience of working with the public. You will have the understanding of systems of allocating social housing including choice-based lettings.

You will have the ability to identify complex, often multiple problems and find creative and innovative solutions and have the ability to communicate complex legislation to different audiences in an appropriate manner both verbally and in writing.

If you think you have what it takes to be successful in this role, even if you don’t meet all of the essential requirements, please apply.

We would appreciate the opportunity to consider your application.

Why work for us?

East Suffolk Council is a great place to work and there are lots of benefits our employees can access. To find out more about why we are so proud of East Suffolk Council, take a look at our video and hear why our employees think it is such a great place to work (youtube.com).

Here are some of the main benefits:

• Generous leave entitlement (equivalent to 25 days a year, increasing to 31 days after 5 years’ service, plus bank holidays)
• Local government pension scheme
• Flexible working arrangements
• Learning and development tailored to your role
• A wide variety of staff support networks including access to health and wellbeing initiatives and programmes.
• Discounts on mobile phones, computers, holiday and travel, fashion and clothing, health and beauty and many other products and services.