Head of Partnerships and Supply

About us at Hounslow

Hounslow Council is at the forefront of urban transformation, pioneering a comprehensive Business Case for Growth that aims far beyond mere economic development. Our initiative is a blueprint for vibrant, sustainable communities that harness the full potential of our borough. Through strategic regeneration from Feltham to the Golden Mile and Brentford, we're unlocking opportunities, attracting investment, and creating thousands of new homes and jobs.  

Our ambitious plans include delivering 28,800 new homes by 2041, crucially addressing housing shortages and building lively community hubs. We're not just providing housing; we're enhancing local economies and social outcomes, directly tackling issues of housing unaffordability and tenure disparity with the Opportunity Hounslow programme.  

This pivotal moment in our history is about turning challenges into opportunities, ensuring Hounslow stands as a beacon of inclusive and sustainable growth aligned with government agendas. We're looking for passionate individuals to join us in this journey. Be part of our mission to make Hounslow a place where everyone can thrive. Embrace the chance to impact real change and grow with a leading council dedicated to community and innovation

About the Role

Reporting into the Assistant Director for Affordable Housing and Major Capital Projects, this role is responsible for negotiating all affordable housing within the borough to meet housing need. You will be responsible for managing the pre-contract team in securing affordable housing, dealing with all technical planning, legal and contractual matters of residential property including being responsible for a programme of this size and complexity, all in line with corporate policies and procedures within agreed deadlines. 

You will advance partnership working with other local authorities, registered providers, contractors, developers and landowners etc, in order to secure new means of development and deliver new sources of cost-effective council housing for Hounslow.  

About You

You are able to think laterally and proactively develop creative and innovative solutions to secure affordable housing to meet housing need. You will be the source of expertise within the department for housing development, planning and delivery of housing, effectively managing and pro-actively seeking development delivery opportunities in conjunction with other services across the council, and externally with key development partners. (e.g. GLA, RPs, property developers, housing associations, etc.). 

About our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

We live by five core values: Lead with Heart, Do New, Pass on the Power, Harness the Mix, and Be a Rock. All our work has equality, diversity and inclusion at its very heart, best articulated in “Harness the Mix”. It's about breaking down barriers between our parts and people and unlocking the problem-solving power of our amazing mix of minds. We serve a diverse community, we have a diverse workforce and we are committed to being an inclusive employer.

We work hard to create representation across our workforce and leadership community, we have thriving employee network groups and our learning and development programmes help us lead, model and breathe ways of working that eliminate inequality, inequity, injustice and bias.

As part of this and under our commitments as a Disability Confident Employer, we make reasonable adjustments to accommodate our candidates. There’s space for you to tell us what you need within our application form.

For a confidential conversation about this role, please contact our retained consultants at Penna: Andrew Barton on andrew.barton@penna.com  / D +44 (0) 7922 386 432

For further information on the exciting work currently underway and planned please visit: www.opportunityhounslow.com

Closing date: 11:30pm, Sunday 8^th June 2025

Interviews: 30^th June 2025