Rural Housing Enabler, Richmond, up to £41,511 per annum

$37,035 - $41,511/Yr

North Yorkshire Council - Richmond, VA

Part-time,Full-time - Mid Level

Hybrid - Richmond, VA

Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support

About the position

This is an exciting time to be joining the Housing Strategy, Partnerships and Enabling Team at NYC. We are responsible for overseeing the Council's Housing Strategy and associated Action Plans; working with colleagues in Planning to implement existing and develop new affordable housing policies; and working across our diverse range of housing enabling partnerships and projects to ensure that opportunities to deliver the affordable homes that we need are maximised. Housing Strategy, Partnerships and Enabling sits with the Housing Delivery and Partnerships Service. Across the Housing Service and the wider Council, we adopt a one team approach, providing both challenge and support to one another. We are looking for Rural Housing Enabler (RHE) to join our team working across North Yorkshire to deliver new affordable homes in our villages and rural settlements. The RHEs work closely with parish councils, rural communities, and partners (including Registered Providers/Housing Associations and Homes England) and assist housing and planning officers with enquiries relating to rural housing provision and the development of rural affordable housing policy.

Responsibilities

• Delivery of new affordable housing across our rural parishes
• Progressing affordable housing opportunities across the patch, including liaising with landowners, parish councils, Planners, developers, RP partners and Homes England
• Negotiating with landowners, developers, and agents to secure affordable housing through the planning process
• Prepare evidence bases, including undertaking parish housing needs surveys, to support the delivery of affordable housing
• Monitoring delivery outputs against targets

Requirements

• Passionate about housing and delivering high quality services to stakeholders, colleagues, and partners
• Self-starter, able to work independently and as part of a team
• Drive to ensure continuous improvement across the area of the housing service
• Ability to innovate and improve efficiency
• Track record of partnering and collaborating
• Awareness of the Council's Local Plan policies in respect of housing
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Ability to persuade, influence, negotiate, problem solve, and implement solutions

Nice-to-haves

• Experience in working with rural communities
• Knowledge of affordable housing policies
• Experience in liaising with local councils and housing associations

Benefits

• Holiday entitlement starts at 28 days rising to 34 days (pro-rata) per year with continued service, plus public holidays
• Generous local government pension scheme with a 22.6% contribution
• Fitness discounts with various gyms across the County
• Lifestyle Savings with discounts across hundreds of the UK's favourite high-street and online retailers