Housing Supply Officer

One of our local authority clients are currently recruiting for a Housing Supply Officer. This is a temporary contract for 3 months with possible further extension based on budget and performance.
Main Purpose of Post/Job Summary
Ensure the supply of TA and PRS housing meets demand and standards. The Housing Supply Team will acquire new TA and PRS housing in line policies and procedures. The Housing Supply Team will also work with suppliers to convert existing leases onto new leasing schemes and ensure the timely and effective hand backs of all types of temporary and privately rented accommodation.
Duties and Responsibilities
* To negotiate with managing agents and landlords to procure and renew various forms of leased temporary and settled accommodation, to meet the needs of homeless clients to whom the Council has a statutory responsibility.
* Monitor, maintain and carry out all duties and responsibilities to achieve the target levels of procurement within timescales. As part of the process ensure all properties are compliant, of good quality and meet our property standards; visit accommodation to carry out condition inspections, and/or to take an inventory; and set up and raise rental payments to managing agents and landlords, as required.
* To negotiate with managing agents, landlords and tenants to procure and allocate suitable private rented accommodation as a homeless prevention measure, or as a means of discharging duty for clients accommodated in temporary accommodation.
* Monitor, maintain and carry out all duties and responsibilities to achieve the target levels of procurement within timescales. As part of the process ensure all properties are compliant, of good quality, suitable and meet our property standards; visit accommodation to carry out condition inspections; visit managing agents to build and maintain relationships; and carry out housing suitability assessments in accordance with homelessness legislation, code of guidance, policies and procedures, and assisting welfare benefit cap affected households with moves to affordable accommodation; set up and raise rental payments to managing agents and landlords.
* To monitor, maintain and carry out all duties and responsibilities for the hand back of leased temporary accommodation and PRS housing; and negotiate with landlords and managing agents to minimise dilapidations claims and process payment, if required.
* To act as a first point of contact and offer advice when dealing with landlord, managing agent and tenant enquiries and complaints, which arise as part of your day-to-day activity and through dedicated channels of communication.
* Monitor, maintain and carry out all duties and responsibilities to deal with enquiries and complaints within timescales. As part of the process follow up enquiries to ensure that they are resolved as quickly as practicably possible, and where applicable within contractual obligations; building relationships with stakeholders to both increase accommodation supply and to ensure that tenancies are maintained to minimise the need for formal action being taken ultimately ending in eviction.
* Ensure all acquisition and housing data is accurately recorded on notes and IT systems.
* Any other duties reasonably requested by management.
* Carry out all accountabilities in compliance with the Council’s Policies and Procedures.
The above is a brief overview of the role, details and specification will be provided should you be successful. If interested in this position, please send your CV to Jahker Miah at Coyle Personnel Ltd