Rural Housing Enabler – closing date 26 January 2024

Fixed contract until March 2025

New opportunity to make a real difference to rural communities in Berkshire
Could you be our new Rural Housing Enabler?
£30,000 – £32,000 pa, full-time role is 35 hours per week

Rural Housing Enablers (RHEs) work to increase the supply of affordable homes in rural areas for people with a local connection to their community. They support communities to build up evidence of need for affordable housing and use this evidence to help bring about small-scale developments to address local needs.

The Berkshire RHE will work in partnership with rural communities, local authorities, Registered Providers and other stakeholders to increase the supply of rural affordable homes. The RHE will join a network of RHEs working across England, with the opportunity to learn from each other and inform the development of local and national policies and strategies.
We are looking for someone with the passion and drive to lead this important project.

Our ideal candidate will have a background in housing, understand the current policy background and have a sound appreciation of community development principles.

The deadline for applications is Friday 26th January and interviews will take place during the week commencing the 8th February.

Address Line 1
Wyvols Court
Address line 2
Basingstoke Road
Town
Swallowfield
Postcode
RG7 3TS
Contract type
Temporary, Contract, or Project
Location
Berkshire-wide
Salary
30-32k
Contact
Gemma Matthews, Office Manager
Main contact telephone
0118 961 2000
Reference number for post
Rural Housing Enable
How to apply

Please visit our website for a full job description and personal specifications and how to apply www.ccberks.org.uk

Open for applications from
2 January 2024
Closing date for applications
26 January 2024
Scheduled interview date
8 February 2024
Will my application be acknowledged?
All applicants, successful or otherwise, can expect to receive a reply from us in due course