Job Details

Job introduction

An exciting opportunity to join the Housing Property & Investment Team while the current post holder is on secondment.

Fixed term for 12 months

This role is available as a secondment to internal applicants in line with our secondment policy.

For an informal discussion, please contact Martin Reid, Assistant Director Housing, Email: Martin.reid@brighton-hove.gov.uk and Sarah.crowe@brighton-hove.gov.uk

About the role

We are looking for a highly organised person with experience of coordination and support across a large and complex service.

Organisation and the ability to prioritise your work is essential. You will be coordinating a number of projects across the Property & Investment Team as well as providing support to the Head of Service and Operational Managers.  

You will be managing a team of Housing Support Officers, who provide support across the whole of Housing, so you will also be involved in coordinating pieces of work across the whole of the Housing Service.  Therefore an understanding of all areas in Housing is helpful.

Please read our Apply for a job at the council (brighton-hove.gov.uk) pages carefully. They give you all the guidance you need to complete your application as well as information on what will happen after you’ve submitted your application and at interview.

As part of your application, you will need to complete your education and work history and provide answers to some shortlisting questions. Your answers to the shortlisting questions are the most important part of your application as they will be used in the shortlisting process to assess whether you meet the essential requirements for the role that are set out in the person specification and to decide whether you should be offered an interview. Before you start your application, please read our guidance here (Shortlisting questions guidance (brighton-hove.gov.uk) as this gives important advice which will increase your chance of success in the shortlisting process.

Additional information

Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is less than 37 hours or term-time only.

Work Permits: We may be able to obtain a Work Permit for this post but this is subject to meeting the requirements of the UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) Points-based Immigration System. Please see Gov.uk for more information on the Skilled Worker Visa.

For more information about our values and the benefits of working at the council, visit Why work for us (brighton-hove.gov.uk)

Company information

Encouraging a diverse workforce

Our city is known and loved for its diversity. Not only is the mixture of people, culture and skills vital to the economic and social development of the city, it's what makes Brighton & Hove such a great place to live, work and visit. We are committed to developing and retaining a workforce that is representative of the diverse communities we serve so we welcome applications from individuals from all backgrounds. In order to achieve our aims of proportionate representation, we particularly encourage applicants from a BME or White Other background as well as those who identify as disabled, male or trans.

Find out more about our commitment to being a fair and inclusive place to work where everyone can achieve their potential by reading about our fair and inclusive actions, our anti-racism strategy and the work we are doing to encourage a diverse workforce (brighton-hove.gov.uk).

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• Job Description & Person Specification
• Cover Letter