About the role :
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.
You will develop, review, and help deliver project documents, provide assistance and support to colleagues working on projects, help manage expectations, and work closely with clients, colleagues and partner agencies.
The roles are varied and will combine leading on some process and administrative work - e.g. submitting grant claims and activity data to government agencies to help the council's financial position, along with helping with problem-solving some direct contact with clients to resolve particular problems.
The main purpose of the role:
Like many other local authorities in the UK, Elmbridge Borough 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.
This role will have a particular focus on aligning these projects to ensure that they are successfully delivered, that staff working on the projects understand their roles and responsibilities, as well as day to day project management and problem solving
We are looking for somebody who is organised, skilled in using IT (Microsoft Office), empathetic and has a focus on the customer experience. You will need good communication skills and to be a team player and comfortable working in a fast-moving environment. You should have experience of working in a housing or projects role, with experience of working on and delivering projects. You will have knowledge around project management and delivery, and experience working with Ukrainian, or Afghan refugees will be preferable.
Eden Brown Synergy is an equal opportunities employer.
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