Housing Services Manager (Strategic Change, Planning & Support)

EAST RENFREWSHIRE COUNCIL
Housing Services Manager (Strategic Change, Planning & Support) (ERN05908)
DEPARTMENT: Environment
JOB TITLE: Housing Services Manager (Strategic Change, Planning & Support)
JOB STATUS: Full Time
DURATION: Permanent
NUMBER OF VACANCIES: 1
GRADE: 16
HOURLY RATE: £35.70 - £37.88
ANNUAL SALARY: £65,148 - £69,127
HOURS PER WEEK: 35
LOCATION: Barrhead Council Offices/Hybrid Working
We have an exciting permanent opportunity to join Housing Services in East Renfrewshire. You will be joining an ambitious and supportive team in the role of Housing Services Manager (Strategic Change, Planning & Support).
In this role, you will lead the delivery of all strategy, policy and performance areas of the service, ensuring that strategic business and financial planning is conducted effectively.
The post holder will strive to find positive outcomes for Housing Services, its tenants, customers and partners. Housing Services are seeking someone who has a passion for good quality safe and secure housing and is focused on service improvement.
Depending upon the needs of the service, staff in Hybrid roles may have the opportunity to work from home for up to 40% of the time where the needs of the service can still be met.
East Renfrewshire Council has launched a new 15 year Community Planning Partnership vision called ‘A Place to Grow’. Please follow this link to watch a video and read our full plan which sets out our shared hopes and aspirations between now and 2040 so that East Renfrewshire is a place where everyone can flourish, thrive and grow.
Please note – all applicants will be asked to provide proof of their right to work in the UK, and any offer of employment will be conditional upon verifying documentary evidence before employment commences. Further information can be found here.
Please note East Renfrewshire Council does not provide Visa sponsorship.
As an employer, we are committed to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health of all our employees.
Pension Scheme
Employees with a contract of employment for 3 months or more are automatically included in our Local Government Pension Scheme which is a career average scheme. Pension contribution rates are based on a tiered system determined by your annual full time equivalent pensionable pay. Further details can be found in the attached document General Information for Applicants or via the Strathclyde Pension Fund website Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) Guidance
Recruitment Dates
Closing date for applications: midnight on Sunday 05 October 2025
Shortleet date: 10 October 2025
Interview date: 24 October 2025
If you would like an informal discussion about the post, please contact Suzanne Conlin, Senior Housing Manager, email Suzanne.conlin@eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk. Responses will be provided w/c 29th September 2025