
ARK Assistant Director of Housing Management Consultancy Services
Job Title: | Assistant Director |
Salary: | £87,5000 |
Location: | Hybrid |
BACKGROUND
ARK Consultancy Limited (ARK) is a thriving business working throughout the UK, delivering a wide range of property consultancy services primarily within the housing sector. We also deliver a range of other business, social enterprise and employability support initiatives in housing and allied sectors.
We operate UK-wide from an office base in Birmingham. We delivers our business activities through a combination of both directly-employed staff and self-employed associates. We currently have a team of around 100 people and a multi-million-pound turnover.
ROLE PURPOSE
As a member of the senior team, you will lead the growth of ARK’s housing, customer engagement, governance, and regulatory support services. This will include growing and managing a delivery team of colleagues and associates.
You will provide policy, organisational and operational advice, support, and knowledge to our clients in areas such as housing management/customer services, strategic housing and homelessness, customer engagement & consultation, the RSH regulatory requirements and governance best practice, delivering a range of consultancy projects for clients nationally.
You will be expected to secure new business opportunities and work alongside other colleagues to provide value to our clients.
The successful candidate will have extensive experience in the social housing sector, be a self-starter with excellent communication skills. We need someone who is a strategic and analytical thinker, able to write concise reports with a high level of attention to detail.
We work closely as a team, living our values of excellence, knowledge, commitment and integrity. We offer good opportunities for development and you will work alongside sector experts to deliver great outcomes for our clients.
We are an inclusive employer and our aim is to have a team that reflects the diversity of the communities in which we work. If you read this job description and meet most of the criteria, then we would love to hear from you.
For the full job description click here: ARK Role Profile – Assistant Director
How to apply
Please send your CV and a covering letter articulating your skills and experience to recruitment@arkconsultancy.co.uk, clearly stating the role you are applying for in the subject of your email.
Closing date for applications is Friday 1 December 2023 at 5pm
If you would like an informal discussion about the role, please email Helen Scurr at hscurr@arkconsultancy.co.uk
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