Interim Head of Housing

Head of Housing (Interim) 6 months

We have a requirement to support and address opportunities and challenges facing our Housing Service as a short-term contract. We are clear about our vision to ensure that Warwick District is a great place to live, work and visit, by improving lives and our environment. As an experienced professional, you will play a pivotal role in our Senior Leadership Team to continue to support our diverse communities.

You will have previous experience working at a senior level in, or closely with local government or social housing and will have experience in building positive relationships with different stakeholders including elected member, senior officers, regulators and partner organisations.

Please see the Job Description/Person Specification.

About Warwick District

Our vision is to make Warwick District a great place to live, work and visit, by improving lives and our environment. The Council's Corporate Strategy - Towards Warwick 2030is designed to support and deliver our vision for the District and has three strategic priorities:

1. Delivering valued, sustainable services - In order that the Council can continue to focus its efforts and activities on the needs of its residents, communities and businesses, this priority will be underpinned by continued demonstration of financial sustainability through the medium term. Low cost, low carbon across the district - The Council will look to find ways to reduce energy consumption and bills in Council civic buildings, Council housing, and help others to do the same, such as privately owned homes, businesses and other public and voluntary sector organisation. Creating vibrant, safe and healthy communities of the future

We will work with communities, businesses and public sector partners to enable and support improvements where people's community, economic and housing needs can be met. This will facilitate a better and more sustainable balance with the natural world that will allow our communities and businesses to thrive in a sustainable and safe way

The Council has 44 elected Councillors made up from five political groups. There is no overall control of the Council. Our net revenue general fund expenditure is just under £21.3m, funded mainly by Council Tax (£10.6m), Business Rates (£7.3m) and funding from Government (£3.4m). Our approach emphasises the importance of growth in the local economy and of ensuring that all our communities benefit from that growth. We are confident that our Change Management Programme will address the future service and financial needs of the Council over the next five years and beyond, by improving the efficiency and effectiveness of how we deliver our services.

Across all services we employ around 500 people, and our organisation structure sets out our leadership portfolios.

We are an ambitious Council with a clear vision to improve the lives of our local communities through:

Making better use of our existing resources and consider how we can increase income generating opportunities Working towards 24/7, 365 days a year access to our services through our change programme and digital services strategy Ensuring our council homes are safe and meet the Decent Homes standard for all tenants including improving the energy efficiency of home to meet all new social housing regulatory requirements Attracting the right people with the right skills Maximising social value through our place shaping initiatives and investments to recycle the Warwick District pound. Significantly improving the energy efficiency of our Council buildings Reducing carbon emissions and energy bills for our Council tenants through retrofitting Taking forward our initiatives in the Climate Change Action Programme and evaluating their impact. Enhancing the biodiversity of the district, based on the Biodiversity Action Programme.

The Housing Service

The Housing Service is made up from:

• Landlord Services (6000 properties - approx. 5500 rented & 600 leasehold) HRA Asset Management Homelessness Services Temporary Accommodation

Role focus:

Key focus for this role:

• Lead the housing service to ensure efficient day-to-day service delivery Senior Officer Sponsorship for the Consumer Standards Action Plan Senior Officer Sponsorship for the housing structure review Support the re-procurement of the repairs and maintenance contract Member of the Senior Leadership Team

Regulatory Judgement - Warwick District Council (44UF) - Regulatory Judgement: 13 September 2024 - GOV.UK

We are an ambitious Council with unique attributes, and as part of the Senior Leadership Team, you will have the gravitas, the expertise and the passion to lead, inspire and enthuse your colleagues, Councillors and stakeholders to help us in realise our vision and ensure our District achieves its full potential.

If you are innovative, forward thinking with substantial experience at a senior level, and want to work for an ambitious Council in a high-profile role, where you can make a real difference even in the short term, then we want to hear from you.

Closing Date: 22nd July 2025