Area Manager - Housing & Land

Area Manager - Housing & Land

Job reference number: 45311/45297
Contract type: Permanent
Salary: £54,351 per annum
Grade: 9
Closing date: Sunday 14 April 2024 @ 23:59.
Interview dates: End of April – early May 2024.
We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and committed individual to help us achieve the priorities set out in the Mayor’s Housing Strategy by supporting the delivery affordable housing to tackle London’s housing crisis.
As an Area Manager, you will work closely with the GLA’s investment partners, including housing associations, local authorities, and developers, utilising your problem- solving and negotiation skills to deliver the Mayor’s affordable homes programmes.
Job purpose
You’ll provide a professional lead on relationships with investment partners and boroughs to deliver the Mayor’s Housing programmes in line with the priorities of the Mayor’s Housing Strategy and the London Plan.
You’ll work with partners to ensure that the Mayor’s land assets and those of public sector partners increase housing supply, regenerate communities, and boost economic growth.
You’ll manage a portfolio of programmes and projects to achieve Mayoral targets for new homes; and ensure developments meet the Mayor’s requirements for design quality and asset management.
Principal accountabilities

• Build and maintain effective working relationships with investment partners to support regeneration, deliver homes; jobs and growth to meet annual targets.
• Use professional experience of the regeneration, development, or investment sectors to support the effective use and management of public land assets both GLA - owned and other public stakeholders for the maximum benefit of local communities. Manage the procurement of services required by the programme or project in line with the GLA’s procurement procedures.
• Ensure risk management is embedded in all aspects of delivery and reporting.
• Analyse, assess and interpret funding bids from investment partners; managing the subsequent investment programme, ensuring key milestones are achieved.  Ensure project and programme performance is accurately maintained in line with reporting requirements.
• Grow and maintain a thorough understanding of current and potential site and neighbourhood-wide regeneration and development opportunities to deliver more genuinely affordable homes.  Working with colleagues within Housing and Land, Planning and Regeneration and Local Authorities to support the development of a business case to support investment and delivery by the Mayor or investment partners.
• Continue to deliver the legacy of the Housing Zone programme, working with boroughs and other partners to meet annual targets and operate an effective change process as sites and outputs change over the life of the project.
• Implement Mayoral or government policy initiatives and funding opportunities as they arise to prioritise and support more genuinely affordable homes on a short,  medium and long-term basis. This includes seeking out opportunities for the Mayor’s Land Fund and bringing forward business cases for consideration by the Investment Committee.
• Use commercial and professional experience to provide constructive challenge using commercial skills, business acumen and innovation and work with partners, including local authorities, to evaluate local priorities and targets and deliver cost-effective development solutions.
• Build capabilities and capacity in the delivery of high quality well designed sustainable developments through robust project management, master planning and collaborative design.  This will include resolving issues that are slowing or preventing the achievement of partners’ ambitions.
• Manage the delivery of compliance audits over the year and ensure shortcomings in process are addressed within a portfolio of partners.
• Oversee specific policy areas as needed to provide a strategic direction across Area Teams and develop expertise and advice.
• Realise the benefits of London’s diversity by promoting and enabling equality of opportunities and promoting the diverse needs and aspirations of London’s communities.
• Realise the benefits of a flexible approach to work in undertaking the duties and responsibilities of this job, and participating in multi-disciplinary, cross- department and cross-organisational groups and project teams.
  If you have a question about the role or would like to discuss it informally, please feel free to contact Grace Richardson (grace.richardson@london.gov.uk) or Judith Carlson (judith.carlson@london.gov.uk) to arrange a call.
  Please note all applications for this vacancy must be submitted via our online recruitment system. We do not accept CVs alone for this role. Please upload a personal statement with a maximum of 1500 words to the ‘Additional Documents’ section of the form, ensuring you address all the technical requirements and behavioural competencies in your personal statement.
  Word or PDF format preferred and do not include any photographs or images. Please ensure your CV and cover letter are saved with the job reference number as part of the naming convention (E.g., “CV – applicant name - 012345) and the file size is a maximum 1MB.
  The GLA Competency Framework Guidelines further detailing each competency and the different level indicators can be found here: GLA competency framework
  This role is based at City Hall, in the Royal Docks (Kamal Chunchie Way, London, E16 1Z).
  GLA staff are hybrid working up to 3 days a week in our offices and remotely depending on their role. As part of this, you will need to split your time between home working and coming into the office.
  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.
  In addition to a good salary package, you will be paid every four weeks, providing frequent salary payments. We also offer an attractive range of benefits including 30 days’ annual leave, interest- free season ticket loan, interest- free bicycle loan and a career average pension scheme.
  Application closing date: Sunday 14 April 2024 at 23:59.
  We will make every effort to give you as much notice as possible, however some interviews/assessments could be organised at short notice.
  It should also be noted that appointable candidates who are not successful through this process may be considered for any similar vacancies within the next six months. Decisions around whether to fill future vacancies in this way will be made at the time, based on considerations including the urgency of filling the post and the GLA's commitment to promoting diversity and inclusion through its recruitment processes.
  Please note, all candidates will need to confirm that the information provided in this application form is true and correct. Should a candidate deliberately give false information, including the use of AI software, they understand that this would disqualify them from consideration.
  Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record (DBS) check. Please note, some roles may require additional security screening.