About the Role
The Housing and Land directorate is responsible for the Mayor’s plans to deliver new and improved homes and strong communities. Area Teams lead the Mayor’s relationships with investment partners, including local authorities and affordable housing providers. This role will manage a portfolio of housing developments to achieve Mayoral targets for new homes and ensure developments meet the Mayor’s requirements for design quality.
Responsibilities
- Assessing and progressing funding bids from partners on GLA OPS and scrutinising financial information provided
- Preparing reports to senior managers to inform decisions
- Monitoring the delivery of existing schemes, supporting partners to deliver projects to time and budget, closely monitoring delivery challenges
- Arranging and following up quarterly meetings with investment partners
- Taking up opportunities to work on specific projects related to progressing a complex scheme or policy area
- Collaborating with colleagues in GLA teams on cross-cutting issues
Requirements
- Appropriate experience of programme or project management, ideally including the assessment of funding bids
Skills
- Building and Managing Relationships (Level 2)
- Problem Solving (Level 2)
- Planning and Organising (Level 2)
Location
- London Fire Brigade’s Head Office Union Street SE1 0LL
- Teams
- City Hall, Royal Docks (Kamal Chunchie Way, London, E16 1ZE)
Work Type
- Fixed-term
- Secondment
- Job share
Salary/Compensations
- £58,217
About the Company
- The Housing and Land directorate is responsible for the Mayor’s plans to deliver new and improved homes and strong communities.
- Working closely with boroughs and partners, we manage the Mayor’s housing investment programmes and land and property assets to support the building of affordable homes, job creation and regeneration.
Equal Opportunity
- London's diversity is its biggest asset, and we strive to ensure our workforce reflects London's diversity at all levels.
- We welcome applications from everyone regardless of age, gender, gender identity, gender expression, ethnicity, sexual orientation, faith or disability.
- We particularly encourage applications from Black, Asian and Minority ethnic candidates and disabled candidates who are currently underrepresented in our workforce.
- We are committed to being an inclusive employer and we are happy to consider flexible working arrangements.
- We would welcome applications from candidates who are seeking part time work as this role is open to job share.
- Please note we are a Disability Confident Employer so for candidates who wish to be considered under the scheme and meet the essential criteria, they will automatically be invited to interview.
- Please note, should you require any adjustments through the process, we will accommodate as much as possible.
