Progress House

Westwood Park Drive

Wigan

WN3 4HH

Salary: Grade 14 - £49,857 - £53,485 per annum

37 hours per week

Your role:

You will lead a team of staff responsible for reforming housing policy and practice across all tenures in the borough.

This includes council housing, social housing provided by registered social landlords and the private sector. 

You will also set the strategic direction for adaptations and sheltered housing reform. In addition to managing teams who oversee all adaptations to people homes in the borough and will be reviewing and repurposing sheltered council housing stock to ensure it provides the right environment for people to age well.

About you:

You will be an inspirational leader with the ability to motivate teams working in a fast paced environment in a significant period of change for housing.

You will have significant experience of managing change and take an innovative approach to service delivery and the supporting policy around this.

You will be highly creative in your approach and not be afraid to try new ideas that deliver great outcomes for people. 

You will also have excellent communication skills and the ability to develop and manage relationships across all providers, charitable and voluntary agencies.

About us:

Wigan is great place to work, we believe in putting people at the heart of service development and they are the driver for everything we do.

We want to ensure services are allowing people to lead the best life that they can. 

This is a great opportunity to join a forward thinking organisation who will offer you the support you need to succeed.

For further information, please contact Vicky Bannister on 01942 489454 or email: v.bannister@wigan.gov.uk

To view the details relating to this position, please click the link below:

Job Specification.docx

Interview date: Friday 5 January 2018