About Us

We are looking to appoint a motivated and skilled Housing Manager within our busy Tenancy Management Service. This is a hybrid role with the opportunity to work remotely from home where appropriate. Our office is based at 100 Temple Street which is within walking distance of Bristol Temple Meads railway station.

We are dedicated in providing excellent services and improving the quality of life for our residents and are seeking a skilled and experienced housing professional to join our service. You will be joining a successful and positive management team, and this role will provide you with an excellent opportunity to shape, design and lead.

Your leadership team are responsible for managing frontline officers who deliver tenancy management services across the city to a diverse range of residents. This role is pivotal in the delivery of a service review which focuses on improving process, aligning service operations and embedding change.

You will provide strong and effective leadership to motivate, empower and develop your team whilst working at pace and have the ability to manage multiple tasks which will be key to the success of this role.

You will be ICT literate and be confident working with data and embody the values and behaviours of the organisation.

We are unable to offer this position via a job share arrangement.

Interviews will be carried out face to face at 100 Temple Street.

Why Bristol City Council?

At Bristol City Council, we go that extra mile for our people; we offer a work environment which is fast moving and supportive, giving you the chance to use your skills and develop new ones within a high-profile organisation. For the majority of our roles hybrid working arrangements are available, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice - mixing both home and office working.

Join us and you’ll receive an excellent rewards package including flexible working and flexitime, membership of the Local Government Pension scheme, and a generous annual leave allowance. In addition, you’ll be working in a supportive environment where you’ll have the chance to make Bristol a better place and contribute to its future.

How do I apply?

If you share our values and are ready to be part of our exciting journey please select the apply button below.

To be shortlisted for interview you’ll need to demonstrate how you meet each of the essential criteria in the Person Specification within the Further Information section of your application. On occasion we will receive high numbers of applications, we may then shortlist against the desirable criteria along with the essential criteria, so if you can, please demonstrate how you meet this in your application.

Please note that this role is subject to a Standard DBS Check.

If you would like to discuss the role, please contact Fiona.lester@bristol.gov.uk

 At Bristol City Council, we value having a workforce as diverse as the city we serve. We therefore welcome, develop and promote people from all sections of the community. We particularly welcome applications from Young people and Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic candidates who are currently under-represented within this Service of Bristol City Council. Appointments will be made on merit.