Housing Strategy Manager

Are you passionate about meeting housing need, and are experienced in housing strategy development and/or delivering social housing?  If the answer is yes, then we want to hear from you.  As a Housing Strategy Manager, you will be responsible for the development, implementation, and monitoring of housing strategies, policies, and projects.  This role involves the development and enabling of new housing, undertaking housing-led regeneration and bringing empty housing back into use.

You will work in the Council's housing strategy and development team and be responsible for ensuring:

• Fit for purpose housing strategies, plans and policies
• Housing market data
• Additional affordable and supported housing
• Empty homes are brought back into use
• Housing-led regeneration to support economic growth

Closing date: 10 August 2025

Interview date: w/c 18 August 2025

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate that they have the following skills, knowledge and work experience:

• A relevant degree or equivalent work experience
• Strong project management, communication, negotiation, analytical and problem-solving skills
• Experience in housing strategy, planning, development, or project management
• Knowledge of housing policy, legislation, and regulations
• Experience of affordable housing development and regeneration projects and of working with a range of stakeholders
• Experience in data analysis, research, and report writing

You will be proactive, and have a solution focused approach to problem-solving.  You will have strong attention to detail, whilst working under pressure and managing competing priorities.

Great Yarmouth Borough Council has the goal to achieve excellence for the Borough. We don’t just say we are ambitious; we mean it. We are always looking at the ways in which we can improve and be the best that we can, providing the best for the people who live, work, visit and operate businesses in the Borough.

We have big plans for the future and massive opportunities ahead. We are one of the most successful enterprise zones in the country, Great Yarmouth is England’s offshore energy hub and Norfolk’s biggest seaside resort at the edge of the Broads National Park. The challenges we face in the borough are wide, but our commitment to achieving more has never been so focused.

We know that our team members are our most valuable asset, working hard to achieve our short and long term goals. Find out more about the people who work with us, and if you are as ambitious as we are, apply now and be part of our team.

We offer a range of exciting benefits as an employer and are committed to a policy of equal opportunity in employment and the services we provide.

There is more information on the Jobs page of the Great Yarmouth Borough Website, with details of how to apply and the recruitment process. You will also be able to find more details regarding DBS checks (if relevant for the job role), Right to Work checks, along with details of our values and behaviours, agile working and our Privacy Notice.