Private Sector Property Procurement Officer (12 Months Fixed Term)

Do you want to make a difference to the local community?

We are looking for an enthusiastic individual to join our Housing Options Team.

We are based in the beautiful Brocks Hill country park in Oadby and this part of Leicestershire is a great place to live, work and visit. Our council is a great organisation to work for, we offer a competitive salary and fantastic benefits including great holiday, flexi-time and the generous local government pension scheme. You can find more information about our benefits here.

Agile working allows employees to work flexibly to balance their home and work needs. We are happy to discuss flexible working and encourage you to discuss this with us during the selection process. Employees are generally expected to spend a minimum of 1 day per week in the office.

The Housing Options Team are responsible for advising customers on their housing options if they are homeless or about to be homeless.

The Private Sector Property Procurement Officer will source and procure private rented sector properties work closely with landlords, letting agents, property partners and the Council 's homelessness team. The role will also work to secure additional housing stock through purchasing property on the open market, pursuing new build opportunities.

If you have substantial experience in a similar role, along with strong knowledge of the private rented housing sector and a proven ability to support vulnerable clients with Excellent communication and problem solving skills we would love to hear from you. You can find out more by viewing the job description and person specification.

A DBS check is required for this post.

At Oadby and Wigston Borough Council, we are proud of our diversity and recognise the value this brings. We are fair and inclusive and welcome applications from people with different backgrounds.

We guarantee an interview with anyone who either has a disability or is a reservist/veteran and meets the criteria for this role if you apply under our guaranteed interview scheme.

Please contact Louise Taylor (Housing Options Manager) at for any informal enquiries.

There may be occasions where we close the advert before the closing date so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

If you have not heard from us within 14 days of the closing date, please assume your application has not been successful on this occasion.

Feedback will not be provided at this stage of the recruitment process.