AfEO Procurement and Resettlement Officer LBHF608895

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Job DetailsSalary Range: £38,037 - £40,503 per annumWork Location:145 King Street, London, W6 9JUHours per week:36Contract type:Temporary until 31 March 2025Closing Date:21 July 2023Vetting Requirements:This post is subject to a Criminal Records CheckContact details for an informal discussion: Nicky Pooni, Property and Place Manager at NICKY.POONI@LBHF.GOV.UKAdvert TextAt Hammersmith & Fulham, we are ambitious in reforming the council to ensure this is a place for everybody. Within the Economy department, we aim to be efficient in everything that we do. We believe our residents deserve a place that is safe, clean and green, with high quality services they can rely on.Hammersmith & Fulham has secured funding to develop a private rented sector accommodation pathway for prison leavers and ex-offenders. This is a fixed-term role or secondment for two years. The postholder will be part of a new initiative to help this under-served group from homelessness and rough sleeping. The post holder will be responsible for procuring suitable and affordable private rented accommodation and tenancy sustainment support for the duration of the tenancy.We are looking for someone with strong brokering and negotiation skills who can also work in partnership with landlords, agencies and a range of support agencies to ensure that tenancies are well managed.Our mission is to be the best council. To do this we need the best people to help build our vision. If you’re looking to develop your career in a fast-paced, professional environment whilst making a difference, then we look forward to hearing from you.Please refer to Role Profile for more information.Role Responsibilities

• Deliver a bespoke procurement and hand-holding resettlement service, ensuring that ex-offenders’ placements into private rented accommodation is suitable, affordable and co-ordinated across all partner agencies.
• Provide ongoing tenancy sustainment for the duration of all tenancies, minimising the risk of tenancy breakdown and preventing repeat homelessness.
• Create a new housing offer for homeless ex-offenders in the Borough.
• Work with the London Probation Service and the jointly funded AfEO Coordinator who will be working across Hammersmith & Fulham, Kensington and Chelsea and Westminster to develop this project.

People ValuesHow we act defines who we are. At the heart of our organisation is a common approach to defining ‘who we are’. We are looking for people who can build this into everything they do.We are fairWe treat everyone with compassion, dignity and fairness. We value the views and opinion of others, and promote benefits and opportunities for all.We are caringWe care about our borough and doing things well. We focus on standards and continuous improvement; learning from our mistakes and celebrating success.We are collaboratorsWe work together for a better society. We work with our residents, businesses, schools, third sector and others for better outcomes for everyone.We are drivenWe will only settle for the very best. We seek to continually improve and put our residents, customers and businesses at the heart of everything we do.Recruiting For AttitudeYour skills and ability are important however, we recruit as much for attitude as we do experience. We are looking for people who have the following attributes:Complex problem-solvingThe ability to work within a complex system and find simple solutions and outcomes that deliver real change.Critical thinkingThe ability to challenge the norms through evidence-based approaches using both numerical and critical reasoning and thinking. You can rationalise decision-making and form views quickly and soundly from a range of sources.CreativityYou take approaches that demonstrate how doing things differently and creatively changes the dynamic in situations. You can apply creative solutions that deliver hard outcomes.People managementYou can get the best out of people. You have a coaching-style and drive through a commitment to personal and professional development. You are clear in your expectations and have exceptional feedback from your team about their working environment. You recognise and support people as individuals.Coordinating With OthersYou have the knack of working well with others. You have an appreciation of your own presence and approach and can demonstrate how you have developed and continue to develop how you work with others. You can also recognise how others work, think, and feel to get the most out of collaboration.Emotional intelligenceYou have a high degree of self-awareness and self-regulation in a wide range of situations from one-to-one conversations to team and group dynamics. You can recognise motivating factors and demonstrate empathy appropriately applying a wide range of adaptive social skills.Judgement and decision makingYou can take rational and evidence-based decisions and take responsibility for your decisions and actions. Where there is ambiguity or a lack of evidence you can demonstrate the ability to understand the environment and show flexibility in applying your judgement.NegotiationYou can demonstrate an understanding of the range of skills and techniques required to successfully negotiate with a range of other partners. This includes understanding how to structure and undertake successful negotiation on an organisational-wide level.Service orientationYou must be unequivocal in your commitment and drive for outstanding service delivery. Both in terms of the quality of products and work delivered as well as the achievement of objectives. You and your team can demonstrate how your overall contribution to the organisation and service delivers to our organisational aims and objectives.Cognitive flexibilityThe ability to recognise the environment in which you work and adapt and shift to this environment to maximise your own personal achievement and lead others in the same approach. Applying cognitive flexibility to situations of significant change and transformation.Hammersmith & Fulham Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment.Corporate Equalities Employment Policy: In order to combat discrimination, no unnecessary conditions or requirements will be applied which could have a disproportionately adverse effect on any one group. All sections of the population will have equal access to jobs. No applicant or employee will receive less favourable treatment because of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership and pregnancy or maternity, unless a Genuine Occupational Qualification (GOQ) applies.We are a Disability Confident Employer – committed to ensuring that our recruitment and selection process is inclusive and accessible.