Strategic Lead – Accommodation Finding Service
Permanent
Grade 6 - £54,495- £64,811 Consultation grade - subject to formal evaluation under the Pay Equity Review
Working 36.5 hours per week
Sponsorship is not available for this post. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK that does not require employer sponsorship for the duration of the appointment.
About the Role
Birmingham City Council is seeking an ambitious and commercially minded Strategic Lead – Accommodation Finding Service to lead the development and delivery of innovative housing solutions that help prevent and relieve homelessness across the city.
This is a pivotal leadership role within the Housing Solution & Support Service, responsible for growing and diversifying housing supply through strong partnerships with private landlords, housing providers and key stakeholders. You will lead a dedicated team focused on sourcing suitable accommodation, developing property portfolios and creating sustainable housing pathways for residents facing homelessness.
Working closely with senior leaders across Housing Services, you will shape strategy, influence policy, and drive service improvements that directly support Birmingham's homelessness prevention agenda.
What You'll Be Doing
- Leading the day-to-day operation and strategic development of the Accommodation Finding Service.
- Driving growth in private rented sector and alternative housing options to increase accommodation supply.
- Developing and maintaining strong partnerships with landlords, housing associations and housing providers.
- Leading the development of property sourcing, matching and inspection processes to ensure accommodation is suitable and compliant.
- Using market intelligence, performance data and research to identify new housing opportunities and improve service outcomes.
- Managing budgets, resources and service performance to deliver value for money and achieve key targets.
Providing strategic leadership, coaching and support to a high-performing team while deputising for the Head of Service when required.
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About You
We are looking for a strategic leader with strong commercial awareness and a track record of delivering growth, partnerships and service improvement.
You will bring:
- Significant senior leadership experience within sales, business development, housing, property or a related environment.
- A proven track record of achieving ambitious performance targets and delivering measurable business growth.
- Strong experience of developing and managing effective partnerships with a wide range of stakeholders.
- Excellent negotiation, influencing and relationship management skills.
- Experience of leading teams, managing performance and driving continuous improvement.
- Knowledge of housing, homelessness or private rented sector legislation and practice.
The ability to analyse complex information and translate it into practical solutions, business cases and strategic plans.
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Person Specification Highlights
Successful candidates will demonstrate:
- Degree-level qualification or equivalent substantial professional experience.
- Strong commercial, sales, marketing or business development expertise.
- Experience managing complex services, budgets and resources.
- Excellent leadership, project management and change management skills.
- Experience presenting complex information to senior stakeholders.
- A commitment to delivering excellent customer outcomes and preventing homelessness.
Alignment with Birmingham City Council's values and behaviours.
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Why Join Us?
This is an opportunity to play a leading role in one of the largest local authorities in Europe and make a meaningful difference to the lives of Birmingham residents.
You'll have the opportunity to:
- Shape the future of homelessness prevention and housing supply across the city.
- Lead innovative programmes that directly improve outcomes for vulnerable households.
- Influence strategic decision-making at a senior level across the Council and partner organisations.
- Build and develop strong partnerships across the housing sector.
- Lead a service with significant scope for growth, innovation and transformation.
- Work alongside passionate colleagues committed to delivering excellent public services.
Develop your career within a large, diverse and ambitious organisation.
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Please upload your up-to-date CV via the attachments part of your application, this is required for shortlisting. Unfortunately, we cannot consider any applications without a CV attached
We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and aim to have a workforce that represents the communities we serve. Our data tells us that for this level of role, ethnic minorities are underrepresented and therefore we will use positive action to support us to achieve diverse shortlists. This may mean that recruitment times are a little longer, but we think this is worth it to achieve our aim.
Birmingham City Council is an accredited Disability Confident Leader employer, and we are committed to employing, retaining and developing all of our people.
We want to ensure your recruitment journey with us is a positive and equitable one, so please let us know if there are any reasonable adjustments, additional support, accessibility needs, or if there is any way in which we can support you through your application.
For any informal enquires please contact: [email protected]
A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be undertaken.
Proof of Right to work in the UK will be required for all applicants in accordance with UK Home Office requirements , before any employment offer can be confirmed.
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