About the Role

Are you inspired by an opportunity to work on developments that will have a real impact on communities within the Liverpool City Region?

As the Lead Officer for Housing Delivery for the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority you will have the opportunity to support a range of exciting and high-profile housing and regeneration projects. You will work with development and housing programmes teams, setting up a multi-agency delivery unit that will provide direction and oversight of the delivery of our emerging housing pipeline moving priority housing projects into the delivery phase.  This will include:

• Identifying the activity and resources required to address barriers to delivery across the SPP pipeline,
• Devise robust financing models to deliver our long-term housing plans,
• Develop a route to market proposal which could include a shared delivery model or procurement frameworks,
• Establish a delivery team to unlock stalled and large strategic sites,
• Maintain and build effective partnerships with key delivery partners across the LCR including Homes England, Registered Providers, private developers and local authority partners,
• Identifying where further research and analysis is required.

This role sits in the Housing Partnerships team within the Investment and Delivery Directorate.

About the person

The successful candidate will be able to see the opportunities to add value and maximise the use of funding for housing delivery. They will be confident working with partners both internal and external and have strong communication skills and the ability to lead on housing delivery and funding.

Team members should be self-starting, collaborative and ambitious, offer fresh ideas, and demonstrate a commitment to evidence-based investment, and a determination to deliver for the people of the Liverpool City Region.

If you think you match the job description, and our values, then click on the link to apply.

Please ensure that you provide clear examples and evidence in your application of how you meet the below key essential criteria. The information you provide in your application will be used for shortlisting.

1. 1. Experience of investment funding and or establishing or working with joint ventures;
2. 2. Complex Public/ Private stakeholder relationship management; and
3. 3. Innovative solutions to unlock stalled sites.

Please highlight how you meet the remaining essential criteria outlined in the person specification within your CV.

About the organisation 

The Liverpool City Region is world-famous for its history, culture and creativity. A place of firsts, it is the birthplace of modern railways, public health and international trade. Now, our economy is being transformed once again, changing the world through world-leading innovation in health and life sciences, digital and creative, and advanced manufacturing - growing an economy already worth £35 billion a year.

The Combined Authority plays a central role in catalysing this innovation-led economy. We are seizing the unique opportunity to use our devolved powers and funding to create wealth and prosperity for all our 1.6 million residents and the whole UK - investing in our economy, people, place, transport and digital infrastructure. Our vision is for the Liverpool City Region to be: The best place to grow up, grow a family, and grow a business - where no-one is left behind.

Staff benefits

• Local Government Pension Scheme contributions between 5.5% and 12.5%
• Generous holiday entitlement of 29 days rising to 34 days after 5 years service, as well as bank holidays and the option to buy 10 additional days
• Free travel around Liverpool City Region with an All-Zone Metro card worth £1,450 per year plus All Zones Off Peak Trio ticket for your spouse or partner
• Flexible and hybrid working
• 24/7 access to Employee Assistance Programme for you and your family and Free counselling service
• Automatic enrolment to our Westfield Health Programme
• Corporate discounts at council-owned gyms
• Bike to Work Scheme
• Coaching, mentoring, apprenticeships, and professional qualifications including paid membership fees and even a £1k interest free learning loan for any non-job-related learning

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

We offer a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates who have declared that they: have a disability, are from a Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic background, are a member of a reservist or have close family links to a member of the Armed Forces as we are under-represented by people from these communities.

To be considered under one of these schemes, you must indicate your eligibility in the relevant section of the application form. In addition, you must clearly demonstrate in your application how you meet the key essential criteria listed above.

Please highlight how you meet the remaining essential criteria outlined in the person specification within your CV.

Applications that do not include this evidence will not be considered under the guaranteed interview schemes.

The Liverpool City Region Combined Authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.

Sponsorship

We actively promote diversity and inclusion, please note that this role is not on the Home Office List of Occupations eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled worker route. We recommend that you assess your eligibility before applying for this position. Please visit https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa