The role
Southwark is an outstanding place to live, work and visit with all the opportunities and benefits that it brings. From the business district in the North of the borough, with its skyline dominated by The Shard, to the suburbs of Dulwich in the South and large housing estates in between, it is a place of contrast and diversity and this makes the borough especially appealing.
Deprivation levels vary widely, and there is huge ethnic diversity too – we are one of London’s most multicultural boroughs. There’s also a vast amount of regeneration underway, which is transforming many parts of Southwark. Housing is important in Southwark. We are the largest local authority social landlord in London with more than 55,000 homes. Our homeowner population owns 15,000 of those homes. We have plans to build 11,000 new council homes by 2043; 1,500 by 2018.
We’re fortunate to have some of the best people working right at the top of their game here in Southwark. We work as one Council to deliver results and treat residents, colleagues and partners as we would valued members of our own families.
This is a tough, demanding and yet rewarding job. The portfolio is broad and you will be charged with providing high quality housing services to residents and leaseholders as well as leading the Council’s modernisation programme by transforming where and how we work in order to better serve our customers.
We are seeking an exceptional, creative, driven and inspiring strategic leader with significant large-scale urban housing management experience. We are seeking a candidate who relishes the opportunity to work collaboratively and innovatively, with the ability to influence relationships with a broad range of stakeholders. You’ll also need to have gravitas and credibility to advise elected Members
You may not have prior experience of working in local Government but you will have a passion for what we do and the drive to deliver on our ‘Fairer Future’ commitments to our residents.
To find out more please read the information if you would like a discussion with our recruitment partner Ann Watts please telephone 07939 121101
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Additional salary details
Salary range £137,631 to £174,084 + £5,799 benefits
Recruitment timetable
Closing Date : 22nd October 2017
Preliminary interviews: 30/31 October 2017
Assessments and meet the Leader: 7 November 2017
Final Selection Process: 17 November 2017
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