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x 3 Senior Projects and Policy Officer (Rough Sleeping and Specialist / Supported Housing)
Posted 2 days 15 hours ago by London Gov
Permanent
Part Time
Other
London, United Kingdom
Job Description
x 3 Senior Projects and Policy Officer (Rough Sleeping and Specialist / Supported Housing) Contract type: Permanent,Fixed Term,Secondment
Reference: 1754
Contract details: 1 x permanent, 2 x fixed term contracts (12 months from the first day in post). We are willing to consider secondments for the FTE posts.
Interview date: early/mid August (exact dates TBC)
This is an exciting time to join the GLA's Housing and Land directorate to deliver programmes and services for specific groups of Londoners facing multiple barriers to accessing housing and support.
We are recruiting for three posts - one permanent post supporting capital delivery of specialist and supported housing and two 12-month fixed term posts working on rough sleeping programmes focusing on women homelessness or migrant homelessness.
Please note, we will be operating a merit list for candidates from this campaign who are deemed appointable. The merit list candidates may be used to fill any upcoming grade 9 roles in the team, for the next twelve months.
The Housing and Land directorate is responsible for the Mayor's plans to deliver new and improved homes and strong communities. Working closely with boroughs and partners, we manage the Mayor's housing investment programmes and land and property assets to support the building of affordable homes, job creation and regeneration.
About the team:Specialist Housing and Services The Specialist Housing and Services (SHS) Team delivers the following areas of work:
The permanent post will focus on overseeing the Mayor's capital investment programmes to deliver specialist and supported housing.
One of the 12-month FTE posts will have a specific focus on coordinating and delivering activities at a strategic level to help ensure that rough sleeping for womencan be prevented where possible and where it occurs is rare, brief and non-recurrent. The other 12-month FTE post will have a specific focus on contract managing specialist rough sleeping services for non-UK nationals, such as immigration advice services for migrants sleeping rough, as well as other wider rough sleeping responsibilities.
What your day will look like
How to apply If you would like to apply for the role you will need to submit the following:
Word or PDF format preferred and do not include any photographs or images. Please ensure your CV and Personal Statement are saved with the job reference number as part of the naming convention (E.g., "CV - applicant name - 012345)
If these instructions are not followed, your application may not be considered.
As part of GLA's continuing commitment to be an inclusive and equal opportunity employer we will be removing personal identifiable information from CVs and Personal Statements that could cause discrimination.
If you have a preference between the three roles, please set that out in your supporting statement.
Assessment process Once you have submitted an application, your details will be reviewed by a panel.
If shortlisted, you'll be invited to an interview/assessment. The interview will involve questions on the criteria set out above and the assessment will be designed to assess your level of Excel and writing skills.
The interview/assessments will take place in early/mid August (exact dates TBC).
Equality, diversity and inclusion London's diversity is its biggest asset, and we strive to ensure our workforce reflects London's diversity at all levels. We welcome applications from everyone regardless of age, gender, gender identity, gender expression, ethnicity, sexual orientation, faith or disability.
We particularly encourage applications from Black, Asian and Minority ethnic candidates and disabled candidates who are currently underrepresented in our workforce.
We are committed to being an inclusive employer and we are happy to consider flexible working arrangements.We would welcome applications from candidates who are seeking part time work as this role is open to job share.
Please note we are a Disability Confident Employer so for candidates who wish to be considered under the scheme and meet the essential criteria, they will automatically be invited to interview. Please note, should you require any adjustments through the process, we will accommodate as much as possible. Please contact the recruitment team for further information if required.
GLA staff are hybrid working up to 3 days a week in our offices and remotely depending on their role. As part of this, you will need to split your time between home working and coming into the office.
In addition to a good salary package, you will be paid every four weeks, providing frequent salary payments. We also offer an attractive range of benefits including 30 days' annual leave, interest free season ticket loan, interest free bicycle loan and a career average pension scheme.
Additional Information Please note, all candidates will need to confirm that the information provided in this application form is true and correct. Should a candidate deliberately give false information, including the use of AI software . click apply for full job details
Reference: 1754
Contract details: 1 x permanent, 2 x fixed term contracts (12 months from the first day in post). We are willing to consider secondments for the FTE posts.
Interview date: early/mid August (exact dates TBC)
This is an exciting time to join the GLA's Housing and Land directorate to deliver programmes and services for specific groups of Londoners facing multiple barriers to accessing housing and support.
We are recruiting for three posts - one permanent post supporting capital delivery of specialist and supported housing and two 12-month fixed term posts working on rough sleeping programmes focusing on women homelessness or migrant homelessness.
Please note, we will be operating a merit list for candidates from this campaign who are deemed appointable. The merit list candidates may be used to fill any upcoming grade 9 roles in the team, for the next twelve months.
The Housing and Land directorate is responsible for the Mayor's plans to deliver new and improved homes and strong communities. Working closely with boroughs and partners, we manage the Mayor's housing investment programmes and land and property assets to support the building of affordable homes, job creation and regeneration.
About the team:Specialist Housing and Services The Specialist Housing and Services (SHS) Team delivers the following areas of work:
- Rough Sleeping: delivering the Mayor's work to tackle rough sleeping in London. The team commissions a wide range of frontline services, manages a variety of different projects aimed at reducing rough sleeping and oversees the revenue element of programmes which deliver more accommodation for this group of Londoners. Find out more .
- Specialist and Supported Housing: managing capital investment programmes to deliver specialist and supported housing for groups of Londoners who may be marginalised by the housing market. People experiencing homelessness, survivors of domestic abuse, adults with learning disabilities and older people are just some of the groups the team supports.Find out more .
- Housing Mobility: delivering two services which support particular groups of Londoners to move home either within or outside of London, according to their needs. The homes freed up as result of these moves are used to meet other Londoners' housing needs, including by preventing and alleviating homelessness. Find out more and more .
- Domestic Abuse Safe Accommodation: working in partnership with the Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC) to deliver the Mayor's duties under Part 4 of the 2021 Domestic Abuse Act to support victims/survivors of domestic abuse and their children in relevant safe accommodation. This includes commissioning and grant funding a range of services and providing capital funding to deliver safe accommodation. Find out more .
The permanent post will focus on overseeing the Mayor's capital investment programmes to deliver specialist and supported housing.
One of the 12-month FTE posts will have a specific focus on coordinating and delivering activities at a strategic level to help ensure that rough sleeping for womencan be prevented where possible and where it occurs is rare, brief and non-recurrent. The other 12-month FTE post will have a specific focus on contract managing specialist rough sleeping services for non-UK nationals, such as immigration advice services for migrants sleeping rough, as well as other wider rough sleeping responsibilities.
What your day will look like
- Driving forward projects and services to deliver on the Mayor's priorities to tackle rough sleeping and meet the diverse housing needs of Londoners.
- Engaging, and coordinating engagement, with central and local government partners as well as charitable partners on issues affecting people sleeping rough.
- Monitoring the delivery of existing schemes, supporting partners to deliver projects to time and budget, closely monitoring delivery challenges and identifying lessons learned
- Working in partnership with government bodies to advocate for and develop new funding programmes aligned to emerging needs of Londoners.
- Collaborating with colleagues in other GLA teams on cross-cutting issues;
- Taking part in procurement activity and overseeing the development and assessment of new schemes via the GLA's capital and revenue funding programmes.
- A good understanding of issues and policy relating to specialist andsupported housing or an equivalent social policy area;
- Experience of contract monitoring for homelessness, domestic abuse, social care services or capital housing programmes;
- Building and Managing Relationships (Level 2);
- Planning and Organising (Level 2);
- Problem Solving (Level 2);
- Women's homelessness and rough sleeping in London.
- Migrant homelessness and rough sleeping in London.
How to apply If you would like to apply for the role you will need to submit the following:
- Personal statement with a maximum of 1500 words. Please ensure you address how you demonstrate the essential and desirable criteria outlined above in the advert.
Word or PDF format preferred and do not include any photographs or images. Please ensure your CV and Personal Statement are saved with the job reference number as part of the naming convention (E.g., "CV - applicant name - 012345)
If these instructions are not followed, your application may not be considered.
As part of GLA's continuing commitment to be an inclusive and equal opportunity employer we will be removing personal identifiable information from CVs and Personal Statements that could cause discrimination.
If you have a preference between the three roles, please set that out in your supporting statement.
Assessment process Once you have submitted an application, your details will be reviewed by a panel.
If shortlisted, you'll be invited to an interview/assessment. The interview will involve questions on the criteria set out above and the assessment will be designed to assess your level of Excel and writing skills.
The interview/assessments will take place in early/mid August (exact dates TBC).
Equality, diversity and inclusion London's diversity is its biggest asset, and we strive to ensure our workforce reflects London's diversity at all levels. We welcome applications from everyone regardless of age, gender, gender identity, gender expression, ethnicity, sexual orientation, faith or disability.
We particularly encourage applications from Black, Asian and Minority ethnic candidates and disabled candidates who are currently underrepresented in our workforce.
We are committed to being an inclusive employer and we are happy to consider flexible working arrangements.We would welcome applications from candidates who are seeking part time work as this role is open to job share.
Please note we are a Disability Confident Employer so for candidates who wish to be considered under the scheme and meet the essential criteria, they will automatically be invited to interview. Please note, should you require any adjustments through the process, we will accommodate as much as possible. Please contact the recruitment team for further information if required.
GLA staff are hybrid working up to 3 days a week in our offices and remotely depending on their role. As part of this, you will need to split your time between home working and coming into the office.
In addition to a good salary package, you will be paid every four weeks, providing frequent salary payments. We also offer an attractive range of benefits including 30 days' annual leave, interest free season ticket loan, interest free bicycle loan and a career average pension scheme.
Additional Information Please note, all candidates will need to confirm that the information provided in this application form is true and correct. Should a candidate deliberately give false information, including the use of AI software . click apply for full job details
