Housing Revenue and Contract Manager

Overview

In this permanent, full-time role based in Newcastle, you will lead the Housing Revenue Account charging framework and related contract arrangements within the Housing Governance and Assurance service. You will ensure charging and contracts are legally compliant, financially robust and transparently applied, collaborating with senior officers, elected members, residents, partners, auditors and regulators. You will analyse complex financial, operational and performance data to identify risk and drive improvement, and oversee contracts or service agreements while guiding multi-disciplinary teams. You will help safeguard the long-term sustainability of the HRA and contribute to the council’s住房‑

Responsibilities

• Define and oversee HRA charging policies (rents, service charges) and leaseholder charges
• Oversee district heating regulation and HRA-funded service agreements
• Ensure charging and contractual arrangements are legally compliant and financially robust
• Provide assurance to senior leaders, auditors and regulators
• Collaborate with senior officers, elected members, residents and external partners
• Lead on contracts or service agreements and manage multi-disciplinary teams

Key requirements

• Significant experience and strong technical knowledge of housing revenue, rents, service charges and cost-recovery
• Understanding of housing legislation, regulatory requirements and the Regulator of Social Housing Rent Standard
• Ability to analyse complex financial, operational and performance information to identify risk and drive improvement
• Experience overseeing contracts or service agreements and leading cross-functional teams
• Ability to build effective relationships with senior stakeholders, residents, contractors and external partners

• self-motivation
• strong stakeholder engagement
• analytical mindset
• housing revenue and cost-recovery
• rents and service charges
• leaseholder charges

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