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| Graduate
Vacancy |
Details for Project
No: 1889
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| Status: |
CLOSED | Application Close Date: 30/06/2010 |
| Vacancy
ID: |
1889 | |
Project
Type: |
Other | |
| Position: |
(Housing) Policy Officer | |
| Location: |
Melton Mowbray | |
| Project
County: |
Leicestershire | |
| Employer: |
Melton Borough Council | |
| Host
Organisation: |
Melton Borough Council | |
Telephone
Interview Week Commencing: |
05/07/2010 | |
Interview
Date: |
14/07/2010 | |
| Project
Start Date: |
09/08/2010 | |
| Duration: |
26 weeks | |
Project
End Date: |
04/02/2011 | |
| Salary: |
£17,161pa | |
Hours
Per week: |
37 | |
Work
Out of Normal Hrs?: |
There will be some out of hours working | |
SFS
Contact: |
Emma Trahearn | |
| Background: |
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| Melton Borough Council is a Rural District Council in Leicestershire, in the Heart of the East Midlands. It has very good road and rail links to Nottingham, Leicester and Derby. It has around 200 employees and delivers a range of public services you would expect from a public sector organisation of this size. Rural communities like Melton face a unique combination of housing pressures; ? The inward migration of commuters, retirees and owners of second homes has contributed significantly to demand-led house price inflation. ? The ‘Right to Buy’ council houses has had a greater impact in reducing the stock of affordable housing in rural areas than it has in urban areas... and fewer new affordable homes have been built to replace those sold. ? In rural areas there are usually high land prices and because of planning controls there is a lack of development land to build new affordable homes. ? The types of development which gain planning permission in rural areas also tend to be small in scale and not subject to developer contributions or conditions to provide affordable homes. In many places, it has become impossible for people on lower and moderate incomes to afford to remain in a village or to move there to take up work. Those in lower paid employment tend to move within their local areas (about 75%) but they cannot afford to do so without suitable housing being made available. The consequence of this is that the rural population is ageing with a very low number of people in the age group where new households typically emerge (18-29). The housing market is failing to provide opportunities for this group to either remain or take up residency in rural communities because of the poor supply of both suitable lower cost and affordable housing. In 2006-2007 across Leicestershire just 13 rural properties came onto the housing markets that were affordable to local people with lower quartile earnings. In addition to this there is a lower level of existing affordable housing in the rural areas compounded by low turnover. An affordable housing scheme can make a huge contribution to a village or parish, by: ? meeting the housing needs of local people ? maintaining the viability of amenities in the parish e.g. the local school ? supporting social mix and networks in the parish ? supporting the local economy by allowing staff to afford to live locally Housing needs across Leicester and Leicestershire were investigated as part of a Strategic Housing Market Assessment. This study looked at the rural housing market in Leicestershire and the need for affordable housing. It found there to a very high need for more rural affordable housing across Leicestershire but particularly within the Melton area. The Council in partnership with parish councils and the Rural Housing Enabler works to increase the supply of rural affordable housing. | ||
Objective: |
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| The purpose of the project is to support the Council in ensuring that there is a wide choice of housing types available, for both affordable and market housing, to meet the needs of all members of the community. | ||
Benefits To Graduate |
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| This project will give a graduate an extensive knowledge of Local Authority working practices. This role offers excellent scope for professional and personal development and the chance to develop areas of personal interest within the Policy and Performance team. In addition it will result in a knowledge of how a forward looking public sector organisation delivers services that make a difference to community it serves. | ||
Employment Potential and Options Post Project Work |
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| The project is for a 6 month period, the term of employment may be extended subject to performance. The learning experience will be vast and you will have knowledge and work experience to take on within the Policy and Performance team. | ||
Outputs: |
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| 1. To proactively work with members of the public, landowners, house builders, registered social landlords, the Housing Corporation, parish councils and other bodies to secure a range of housing that helps meet the needs of all members of the community. | ||
| 2. To explore, with the Regeneration Manager, opportunities to exploit the Council’s property assets to help meet local housing needs. | ||
| 3. To develop and support an effective housing needs partnership under the umbrella of the Melton Community Partnership. | ||
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| 1. A degree/equivalent in a relevant discipline. | ||
| 2. Excellent communicator with good interpersonal skills, able to express themselves verbally, in written text and to a variety of different audiences. | ||
| 3. An understanding of the issues and interventions involved in housing strategy/policy or development, and the knowledge of delivering affordable housing through the planning system. | ||
| 4. Ability to undertaking and evaluating research, appraisals and assessments of data and information. | ||
| 5. Confident and competent with MS office software, particularly Word, Excel and Access and the ability to use the internet as a research tool. | ||
| 6. The ability to multitask, be self-motivated, enthusiastic and a strong commitment for team working, and achieving targets | ||
| 7. Tact and diplomacy in dealing with public, business and staff. | ||
| 8. Full and valid U.K driving licence and access to a car | ||
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Desirable Selection Criteria: |
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| 1. Experience of developing and implementing housing related strategies, policies and initiatives | ||
| 2. Experience of local authority planning function | ||
| 3. Presenting information to the public | ||
| 4. Knowledge and use of performance management information | ||
| 5. To use survey analysis packages | ||
Key Tasks: |
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| 1. To contribute to the development of the Council’s Corporate Policy Framework, particularly with respect to the development of housing policy. | ||
| 2. Undertake research aimed at improving the Council’s understanding of current and future housing market, housing need and the housing requirements of different household types. | ||
| 3. Regular monitoring of the performance of the Council’s housing policies. | ||
| 4. To provide advice, in consultation with the Head of Social and Economic Development, to planning officers, house builders and developers on the size and type of housing needed, taking account of the changing housing needs of the community. | ||
| 5. To assess and help provide for the housing needs of elderly people having regard for their special healthcare, support and transport requirements. To assess Gypsy and Traveller accommodation needs within the Borough. | ||
| 6. To prepare reports for Committees of the Council on matters relating to housing policy. | ||
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