Housing Allocations Team Manager
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Posted: 28/04/2026
- Up to £250 per day + may be negotiable depending on experience
- Berkshire
- Contract
Spencer Clarke Group are seeking a Housing Allocations Team Manager for a Local Authority Client in Berkshire.
In this role you will lead housing allocations, ensuring compliant lettings, managing a team, and driving policy and service improvements.
Duties:
- Lead and manage a team of allocators and assessors delivering housing register and allocation services
- Ensure all housing assessments and allocations comply with Part VI of the Housing Act 1996 and the Council's scheme
- Oversee Choice Based Lettings, nominations with Registered Providers, and timely housing allocations
- Develop and implement policy, system changes, and service improvements, including reporting and governance processes
Qualifications and Experience:
The successful candidate will have the following skills / experience:
- Strong working knowledge of Part VI of the Housing Act 1996 and housing allocations policy
- Experience managing housing allocations, housing registers, or social housing lettings services
- Proven track record of updating allocations schemes and working through committee governance processes
- Experience managing teams, performance monitoring, and delivering service or system improvements (including IT changes)
What's on offer:
Salary: £250 per day
*may negotiate higher for exceptional candidates, based on experience*
Contract type: 6 months minimum
Hours: Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours per week
How to apply:
- Once your CV is received, if you are successful, you will be contacted.
- Due to the extremely high number of applications, it may not be possible to contact every applicant. As such, if you are not contacted, please assume you have not been successful on this occasion.
- For any further questions, please contact Taylor Kirkham on 01772 954200.
INDSCGTK
Taylor Kirkham
Senior Consultant