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We're looking for a Housing Manager to lead and manage a regional housing team delivering excellent tenancy and leasehold management services. You'll play a pivotal role in shaping and delivering services that are person-centred, efficient, legally compliant, and value for money. Key Responsibilities of a Housing Manager: Lead, support, and develop a team of housing officers and assistants to deliver exceptional tenancy management services across a range of housing types. Take responsibility for performance, case management, safeguarding, and tenancy lifecycle functions including ASB, arrears, re-housing, and tenancy sustainment. Act as a lead on complex housing and tenancy issues, ensuring compliance with relevant legislation, policy, and best practice. Drive service improvement through leading projects, enhancing procedures, and implementing new strategies in collaboration with internal and external partners. What We're Looking For: In-depth knowledge of housing law, tenancy management, ASB, and safeguarding, with experience advocating in court without the need for solicitors. Proven ability to manage, motivate and support a team to achieve individual and service-wide objectives. Able to manage sensitive and complex cases while providing a professional, empathetic service to customers, including those with physical and mental disabilities. Strong IT skills including Microsoft Office, housing management systems (e.g. Open Housing), and the ability to analyse data for performance improvement. Chartered Institute of Housing qualification or equivalent The benefits of this role: Paid holiday (from 25 days up to 30 days with long service in addition to bank holidays, pro rata for part time hours) Sector specific training is provided as part of induction plus opportunities for professional development Long service awards payable in 5 year increments Golden Hello/refer a friend receive up to 500 Cycle to work scheme Free DBS (Disclosures and Barring Service) Enrolment in a pension scheme with matched contributions above the statutory minimum (if you work enough hours to meet the threshold for enrolment) Job title: Housing Manager Salary: 50,308 Location: Oxford Hours: 35 If this Housing Manager role is for you then please apply or contact (url removed)

Description As part of the Customer team working with our Water & Waste replacement delivery partners to inform, communicate and liaise with customers along their journey with us in providing a safe and reliable, utility network across the South West. Working to create an exceptional customer experience whilst we replace the gas pipes in the road and to their property. Key Responsibilities Customer Communication - Act as the primary point of contact for customers regarding water and wastewater services projects across the South West. Issue Resolution - Address and resolve customer complaints, inquiries, and service issues promptly within internal customer and stakeholder for the project. Service Coordination - Coordinate between customers and operational teams to schedule repairs, maintenance, and service interruptions. Stakeholder Engagement - Build and maintain strong relationships with customers, local authorities, and community representatives. Project Updates - Provide clear, timely updates to customers about ongoing projects, planned works, or disruptions. Emergency Response - Manage customer communications during water supply or wastewater emergencies, ensuring timely updates and resolutions. Information Management - Maintain accurate records of customer interactions, inquiries, and resolutions. Feedback Collection - Gather customer feedback to improve service delivery and identify trends or recurring issues. Complaint Escalation - Escalate complex or unresolved issues to the appropriate departments or management teams. Awareness Campaigns - Support public awareness initiatives related to water conservation, wastewater management, and service enhancements. Report Generation - Prepare and submit regular reports on customer interactions, complaints, and satisfaction levels. Community Engagement - Attend public meetings or community events to address concerns and share project details. Skills, Knowledge & Expertise Previous experience in a similar, customer focused role Effective internal and external stakeholder management. Comprehensive knowledge of the water industry & willingness to learn Enthusiastic and self-motivated Effective verbal and written communication skills with the ability to engage with stakeholders at any level Willingness to challenge processes and implement change where necessary Ability to coach those working within your team and wider network Ability to analyse data and understand how to make improvements which will have a positive impact on performance Job Benefits We offer a competitive salary based on experience along with a full benefits package. Network Plus is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer . We celebrate diversity and do not discriminate based on race, religion, colour, nationality, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability status, or any other applicable characteristics protected by law. We are Armed Forces-friendly. We welcome applications from ex-Armed Forces personnel, reservists, armed forces veterans, cadet instructors and military spouses/partners. We understand that privacy and the security of your personal information is extremely important. By applying for this role, you agree to the terms of our privacy policy which you can find here - About Network Plus Network Plus is an award-winning business delivering essential utility and infrastructure services for the UK's major providers of gas, power, telecoms, transport, water, and wastewater. We value the variety of experience, perspective, and other points of difference our workforce, clients, and supply chain offer. We are actively working with colleagues across the Network Plus Group to develop an inclusive environment - we want all our employees to feel valued and included to enable everyone to thrive at work and understand the value of their contribution matters no matter their background, identity, or circumstances.