3 months contract with A Local Authority Job Summary: To be responsible for negotiating and procurement of good quality accommodation of suitable type, size and location across the private sector both Temporary and Private Rented Sector Accommodation, including Private Sector Leasing (PSL); Private Managed Accommodation (PMA); Lewisham Letting Scheme (LLS); Nightly Paid (NP) for homeless households and prevention on behalf of Housing Needs and other Council departments to meet individual and business targets, raising early alerts on any procurement risks. Ensure effective implementation and administration of all new supply initiatives and contract administration ensuring effective planning, resourcing, and delivery across the service. Ensure effective monitoring of all service provider contracts to deliver the objectives required from various service delivery contracts and proactively anticipate future needs as well as reacting to situations that arise. To deliver a first class, one stop customer focused service relating to the procurement of good quality accommodation from landlords, developers and letting agents demonstrating good practice, delivering an economic, efficient, and effective service whilst meeting local and corporate objectives and targets. To actively contribute towards meeting annual budget targets and other local and corporate financial targets by procuring high quality accommodation that represents value for money. To successfully promote and market key private rented sector schemes to landlords, letting agents, developers, and other external partners, with ongoing high quality relationship management of all key stakeholders. Provide a focus on quality, data integrity, governance, value for money, probity, compliance, and good practice in relation to contract management and payments. To effectively report, as required, on performance, against local and corporate targets. Key Duties/Accountabilities: Actively market the various private sector accommodation procurement initiatives to landlords, letting agents, managed accommodation providers, portfolio landlords and developers using all available tools and methods of communication to meet individual, team and service procurement targets. Work with landlords, agents and other accommodation providers to ensure they are aware of all of their contractual responsibilities including but not limited to repairs, voids, tenancy management, insured risks, repairs in default etc. Working with the Accommodation Supply Manager, contribute to the development of an annual accommodation procurement plan, liaising closely with staff across Housing Services and other Council departments like Children and Young People (CYP) and Adult Social Care (ASC) regarding current and projected demand for accommodation types, areas and sizes to meet housing needs, monitoring and reporting weekly/monthly on individual progress against locally and corporately set targets. Liaise with the Council Grants Team regarding the provision of grants or loans to encourage landlords and accommodation providers to provide the Council with good quality accommodation. Essential Experience Required: Experience of working locally and of local agencies and key landlords. Experience of providing an excellent level of customer care and customer service in a comparable customer service environment. Experience of working effectively with private sector landlords and/or within a homelessness context. Experience of successfully developing initiatives and schemes to provide housing opportunities for people in housing need. Experience of achieving performance targets and meeting departmental objectives. Essential Qualifications Required: A good standard of education, including excellent levels of numeracy and literacy. Additional information to note: Basic DBS Required The closing date for this position is 29/12/23.