Policy And Research Officer

Company Description

We are Local Space, a 2,800-home registered provider of social housing operating in East London & Essex. We are a G1 / V1 rated RP (Registered Provider). We are Investors in People accredited and are the only housing association to hold the sector’s highest credit rating, AA-.

Originally formed by the London Borough of Newham as an innovative and independent vehicle for the acquisition and refurbishment of temporary accommodation. We work in 8 London boroughs and across a variety of districts in Essex. We continue to buy and refurbish properties and added 300 homes to our stock last year. We also offer intermediate rented homes for local key workers.

We know that one of the best ways we can achieve greater quality of life for customers is to provide them with a home they can be proud of and deliver cutting-edge services that are a pleasure to use. That’s why we’ve tripled the size of our component replacement and planned works programmes and are making a major investment in the development of our repairs and online services over the next 4 years.

Position

Position: Policy and Research Officer

Salary: £45,318 per annum plus benefits

Requirements

To assist Operations with the preparation, research, development and implementation of strategies and policies.

Develop and write housing strategies, policies, and procedures, producing them in a variety of formats.

Keep up to date with legislation, regulations, and follow good practice to maintain an up-to-date Policy library.

Complete equality impact assessments for strategies and policies, recording and maintaining an effective audit to evidence decisions.

Assist with the implementation of best practice in housing, including investigating and evaluating initiatives undertaken by other bodies.

Prepare briefing papers to inform Officers and Members on relevant changes to legislation, and national / regional policy changes.

Other information

We operate hybrid working – our staff work both remotely and from our office in the heart of east London, a short walk from Stratford station, Westfield Shopping Centre and the Olympic Park.

Our benefits include a generous annual leave allowance, healthcare cashback plan, life assurance, support for professional qualifications, and much more.

We are committed to developing a culture of healthy work/life balance, job satisfaction and high performance where staff are motivated to deliver

excellent services to our customers.

Closing date: 29th February 2024 at 23:59 p.m.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role, in which case we will move the key dates for the process. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.