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This is an exciting time to be joining Great Yarmouth Borough Council
Dear Applicant,
Thank you for your interest in joining Great Yarmouth Borough Council.
Great Yarmouth Borough Council is an incredibly ambitious local authority. We have a clear focus for our Borough which is all about improving the lives of our residents and maximising opportunities for our businesses. Our team members are our most valuable asset.
With significant investment in the borough and a strong commitment to delivering high-quality, sustainable, and affordable housing, we are looking for an exceptional leader to drive forward our investment and growth in council homes. As Council Homes Director, you will play a vital role in shaping that future, ensuring safe, well-maintained homes while driving forward innovation and service improvements.
The Council Homes Director is a new senior leadership role reporting directly to me. We are seeking an inspiring and forward-thinking leader who can continue to lead transformational improvement in both the quality and maintenance of our housing stock; driving efficiency, performance, and customer-focused solutions with the tenants' voice at the heart of all we do.
As an exceptional candidate who is very much a team player you will lead and nurture innovation, be accountable for the condition and investment of our growing housing stock, and work with our dedicated elected members and brilliant workforce who all want to improve the lives of our residents.
This is also an exciting opportunity to shape our digital transformation and improvement journey. Having self-reported to the Regulator of Social Housing in August 2022, I'm pleased to say that the Homes Standard was reinstated in February 2024 following the implementation of a detailed action plan relating to compliance record keeping at some of our properties. Since then, we have made a number of improvements across the social landlord function, delivering real change for tenants - from better energy efficient homes, sustainable warmth to tenant engagement, a proactive approach to damp and mould and investment in new energy-efficient housing stock.
In October 2024, we brought our repairs and maintenance service back in-house and have invested in new integrated housing IT systems to help manage our housing stock, including compliance data, tenant records, income, repairs and maintenance.
After successive years of HUG and LAD funding this year saw Great Yarmouth Borough Council's housing assets team, with our delivery partner E.ON, scoop the Best Local Authority-Led Retrofit Programme Award for our work to tackle fuel poverty.
With clear political direction and a dedicated and supportive team, we offer an exciting opportunity to make a lasting impact on our neighbourhoods and communities. In return, you will be supported in your professional growth, with opportunities to develop and lead meaningful change.
As part of the Government's devolution agenda and local government reform, we know in 2028 the entity that delivers our services will look very different. However, as a council team we have shown time and time again our willingness to embrace change where this benefits the future of our residents and businesses. As only one of two stock-holding councils in Norfolk, we believe this will be a great opportunity for social housing expansion.
If you are a passionate housing professional with the vision, expertise, and determination to make a real difference to the lives of residents, and the ambition to be part of a team that is shaping the future of housing in Great Yarmouth, we would love to hear from you.
We are seeking an inspiring and forward-thinking leader who can continue to lead transformational improvement in both the quality and maintenance of our housing stock,
