2-3 months contract with a local authority  

Job Purpose

• Working as part of a team you will be working across a variety of projects, including the rehousing of Afghan and Ukrainians within the borough, along with any future arrivals through the UK government’s resettlement programmes and helping manage the council’s response to any future placement of asylum seekers within Elmbridge.
  
• With rising homelessness pressures and demands for accommodation, you will also have the opportunity to use your project management skills to help successfully plan, delivery and review existing and new initiatives across the housing service, working with colleagues within the council and with partner agencies.
  

Key Duties/Accountabilities

• Like many other local authorities in the UK, the Council is facing additional demands on our housing service due to a variety of reasons, including the government’s Afghan resettlement schemes and the arrival of displaced persons from Ukraine, following Russia’s invasion in February 2022. 
  
• These demands, coupled with other pressures around the local housing market, are requiring the council and its partners to be agile and proactive in terms of developing and delivering solutions, whilst also anticipating likely future demands as well.
  
• The council is acquiring homes in the borough to help meet these needs, as well as taking steps to increase the supply of temporary accommodation locally too, whilst also continuing to help clients to access suitable accommodation in the private-rented accommodation across the UK.
  

Essential Experience Required

• Experience with welfare benefits and its relation to meeting housing costs and a good understanding of tenancy law is essential.
  
• Experience in delivering support and advice to vulnerable groups, refugees etc is essential.
  
• Experience of providing housing advice around housing options is desirable.
  
  

Essential Qualification Required

• Educated to graduate level or equivalent, with management qualification or equivalent experience is desirable.
  
• Degree level or equivalent qualification in Building Construction/Maintenance or contract management is desirable.
  

Additional information to note

• Working hours: 36 hours per week.
  
• The role is hybrid. The location is Civic Centre, Esher KT10 9SD.
  
• This post requires a basic criminal check but not a  DBS check.
  
• The role requires holdings a full valid UK driving license
  

The closing date for this position is 2nd May 2025.