Strategic Housing Consultant: Temporary Accommodation

The Opportunity:

Avalon is currently seeking an experienced Strategic Housing Consultant for a high-profile, 3-month assignment based out of Shefford. Offering a day rate of £500 per day (with flexibility), this assignment is structured around 2 to 3 days per week, providing an excellent flexible working arrangement.

Key Duties:

• Conduct a thorough strategic review of existing Transitional Accommodation and Supported Housing pathways, operations, and service delivery models.




• Evaluate financial sustainability, expenditure, and value for money across service pathways and funding streams.




• Assess property asset utilisation, occupancy levels, void rates, building functionality, and future redevelopment or rationalisation opportunities.




• Review staffing structures, resource allocation, and governance frameworks to ensure alignment with increasingly complex client needs.




• Engage with frontline staff, residents, and key stakeholders to assess service effectiveness, move-on pathways, and tenancy sustainment outcomes.




• Scrutinise referral pathways, allocation processes, eligibility criteria, and safeguarding frameworks.




• Develop a future operating model and produce a prioritised 5-year strategic transformation roadmap aligned with statutory homelessness and rough sleeping strategies.

Requirements:

• Experience: Proven track record operating at a senior consultancy, head of service, or strategic management level within local authority housing, social housing, or supported housing sectors.




• Technical Knowledge: Deep expertise in Temporary Accommodation, Supported Housing pathways, homelessness legislation, and statutory funding frameworks.




• Asset & Financial Acumen: Demonstrable experience evaluating property portfolios, asset utilisation, complex service budgets, and value-for-money metrics.




• Service Transformation: Proven ability to review operational models, design governance structures, and create strategic 5-year implementation roadmaps.




• Stakeholder Engagement: Outstanding analytical, report-writing, and communication skills, with the ability to engage confidently with senior officers, Board members, and vulnerable service users.

Equal Opportunities Statement:

Avalon, trading name of Spirehouse Recruitment Limited, is an equal opportunities employment business and employment agency. We practise a diverse and inclusive recruitment process that ensures equal opportunity for all individuals.

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