RQ1566777 - Private Housing Group Manager

Working on behalf of a Local Authority, Aatom Recruitment has a new opportunity for a Private Housing Group Manager.

Job Title: Private Housing Group Manager

Contract Duration: 3 Months with possibility of extension

Umbrella Rate: £619.24/Day inside IR35

Job Description:

• Leading the Private Sector Housing and Enforcement service to ensure everyone in Islington has a safe, decent, and genuinely affordable place to call home by 2030 and stand up for private renters by: -
• Improving the quality and regulation of our private rented sector
• Improving property managing by monitoring and registration of licensed premises through: Mandatory, Additional and selective Licensing Schemes for both Houses in Multiple occupation and single occupancy dwellings
• Bringing empty properties back into use
• Assisting vulnerable private residents in achieving homes in good repair
• Bidding for and leading externally funded projects and programmes.
• Effective administration of disabled facilities and other housing related grants
• Leading the Councils response to privately owned tall building safety
• Managing a number of multidisciplinary teams and key projects concerned with one or more of the major service objectives for private rented housing.
• Provide expert guidance, leadership, and direction in relation to complex investigations, acting as the Senior Investigating Officer as appropriate, directing resources, evaluating evidence, and presenting expert evidence in court or in tribunals.
• Devise and implement monitoring and enforcement strategies and ensure that appropriate follow up action is taken with respect to unfair practice, fraudulent or criminal activity.
• Ensure that all investigations and enforcement action is consistent with the council’s Enforcement Policy, the Regulator’s Code, RIPA, and the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 and related statutory codes of practice.