Contract Type: Permanent

Working Hours: 37

Worker Type: Hybrid Worker

Salary:£48,474 - £51,515 per annum

Location:Nottingham City

Weve got an exciting opportunity available for talented individuals to join our workforce - perhaps this is the opportunity youve been looking for? Read on to find out more

Working for Nottingham City Council has great benefits. As well as competitive pay, great leave entitlement and access to a generous pension scheme, we strive to create an innovative, inclusive and progressive work culture where everyone is supported to do and be their very best.

In return, we are looking for people like you - people who are innovative, driven and committed to serving and improving Nottingham. So, if you are passionate about making a difference to the lives of those who live and work in our city, we want to hear from you.

* You can read more about the different benefits offered to colleagues working for Nottingham City Councilhere.

About the Role

This is an exciting opportunity to join us as our Head of Estates and Caretaking Service in our Tenancy and Estates Services Management Team;leading, developing and promoting the Estate and Caretaking service, working with tenants and other key stakeholders to make our communities a great place to live and work and are Safe, Clean, Ambitious and Proud.

We will look to you to actively and effectively promote the Councils vision, values, aims, objectives and priorities; putting our tenants and leaseholders first, through the delivery of best value services.

About You

We are looking for candidates with the following experience/skills and abilities:

• Experience of managing a team and a proven track record of delivering high quality estate and caretaking services or related service.
• Proven experience, knowledge and understanding of the legal framework (acts and statutes) relating to housing services and people management.
• Experience of management and thorough knowledge of legislation related to employment, housing services as well as health and safety.
• Experience of delivering continuous improvement to a diverse community, managing risk and taking appropriate action where needed
• It is essential that you have experience of engaging, motivating and developing people, leading the team to work collectively to achieve company objectives.
• This role will require you to have excellent communication skills, both verbally and in writing and you will work closely with colleagues and be able to develop effective relationships, working collaboratively to deliver the best results.
• We are looking for candidates who are self-motivated with effective planning skills and ability to manage multiple complex issues/projects, with the ability to negotiate and make effective decisions in a timely manner.

You can find the job description for this posthere

At Nottingham City Council we believe that work is what you do, not where you do it. We offer different working arrangements, depending on the role, including hybrid working. Further information on Worker Types and what these mean in terms of how and where you work can be found on theadditional informationfor applicants page.

Closing Date: 12 May 2024 (midnight)

Please note there may be occasions where we close the advert before the closing date and we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

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Keywords: Estate Management, Service Manager, Head of Service, Estates, Caretaking, Social Housing, Manager, Project Management, Leadership, Staff Management, Customer Service, Tenants, Affordable Housing, Public Sector, Local Government, Council, Local Authority, Nottingham, East Midlands

Thank you for your interest in working for Nottingham City Council. As one of the largest employers in Nottingham we offer a wide range of roles across a range of services. In return for your skill, drive and commitment to serving the people of Nottingham, we can help you to develop an exciting and rewarding career, with access to the following benefits.

In addition to working within a great team and a competitive salary you will have access to:

• 26 days annual leave (rising to 33 days after 5 years service) + bank holidays with the ability to buy additional leave annually
• Access to a generous, defined benefit pension scheme offering17.9%
• Smart Working to support your work life balance
• Health and wellbeing benefits including access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• Discounted membership at selected local sports and fitness centres, cinema, shopping and much more!

Nottingham City Council is committed to recruiting a talented workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We are a fair and inclusive employer and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and with different abilities. We recruit for diversity and value difference.
We particularly want to hear from you if you are from the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic community, identify within the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender community (LGBT) and if you are Disabled - these groups of people are underrepresented in our workforce, and wed like to reflect our local population more through our recruitment processes.

We are supportive of flexible working arrangements wherever possible and we would encourage you to discuss this with us during the selection process, should this be something you are interested in.

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