Priority Candidates will be considered in the first instance

Salary: Grade 10, £45,091 - £49,282 per annum.

37 hours per week

Temporary until March 2028

We're on a journey to build a workforce reflective of our Borough.

We are committed to fostering diverse teams where everybody can bring their authentic selves to work and feel that they belong. If you want to work for a Council where everybody is encouraged to meet their full potential and make a difference in our neighbourhoods, we would love to hear from you!

Your role:

This diverse role provides an exciting opportunity to demonstrate your effective leadership in the development and management of accommodation options for temporary, supported and move arrangements across the Wigan Borough. You will play a key role in ensuring that housing solutions meet the growing need across the borough and that we respond to changing legislative requirements. Your efforts will help contribute significantly to the health, wellbeing, resilience, and independence of individuals and families, alongside the achievement of more sustainable communities.

To ensure we provide high quality accommodation and support options that offer value for money, you will identify opportunities for innovation, promote evidence-based decision-making, and incorporate best practice from outside the organisation. This will involve reviewing, co-designing, commissioning, and continuously developing high-quality services.

You will manage a diverse multidisciplinary team responsible for a variety of accommodation and support options. You will engage strategically with developers and other private and social housing providers to facilitate the growth of affordable housing options to assist move on into longer term homes.

In addition to building strong strategic relationships with partners, you will also be directly involved with customers, staff, and providers to inform all aspects of service management and commissioning.

About you:

You will be enthusiastic, highly motivated and positive in outlook and thrive in an active work environment. You will have a wide understanding of homelessness and housing legislation. You will naturally nurture existing and new partnership working arrangements, and in doing so will actively promote and demonstrate our Progress with Unity approach with residents, providers, partner agencies, and the wider council workforce.

With a strong track record in service management and delivery, you must be able to inspire and engage with individuals both within and outside of the Local Authority. It is expected that you have significant experience of improvement and transformation in both direct and commissioned services and are able to work at all levels within a Council environment.

About us:

Wigan Council has been voted ‘Overall Council of the Year’ at the APSE (Association for Public Service Excellence) Awards. We are signed up to the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment ensuring that your service will be continuous or 'unbroken' between the supporting organisations.

The Progress with Unity plan is a place movement for change for the next decade, bringing a new era for Wigan Borough. It draws on the strengths of our individual organisations, recognising that together we can achieve much more for our communities by delivering on our 2 place missions; create fair opportunities for all children, families, residents and businesses and make our towns and neighbourhoods flourish for those who live and work in them.

This role offers a passionate and innovative individual the chance to make a real difference in our accommodation and support provision in the borough.

We believe our workforce is our greatest asset and we will ensure you have the right support and a positive working environment to deliver outstanding support to our residents.

At Wigan, it is really important to us that applicants demonstrate our Team Wigan behaviours, and we do all we can to make sure that everyone feels like they belong. We have guidance in place to ensure that all applicants are treated fairly and consistently at every stage of the recruitment process.

Here at Wigan, we are proud to support flexible working patterns, when the service can accommodate this. We also take a blended approach to where we work, depending on the work we do. This may include working from home, the office, or the community. We like to thank our employees for their hard work and commitment by giving them the opportunity to access a range of exclusive rewards and benefits click here to find out more about working for #TeamWigan.

To be appointed to this role you must be able to prove your right to work in the UK. Please visit the link below to check you qualify to apply. Please note, at present we are not a licenced sponsor. Prove your right to work to an employer: Overview - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

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If you wish to discuss this post, you should contact David Gray by email d.gray@wigan.gov.uk

Priority Candidates Interview date: Tuesday 14th April 2026

Interview date: Monday 20^th and Friday 24^th April 2026

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