Leasehold Programme Manager
Posted Today by Adecco
£53,373 Per year
Inside
Hybrid
Newham, London
Summary: The Leasehold Programme Manager will lead the Leaseholder Engagement Team in delivering engagement, communications, consultation, and enforcement-support functions for the Council's Flat Entrance Door Programme across approximately 7,267 leasehold properties. This role involves managing a team, overseeing statutory consultation processes, and ensuring compliance with legal requirements. The position is based in Newham with a hybrid working arrangement. The contract is for 18 months with a pay rate of £53,373 per annum.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead the planning and delivery of the FED Programme engagement workstream, ensuring alignment with overall programme milestones.
- Develop and maintain the programme engagement plan, including phased rollout across high-rise, medium-rise, and low-rise stock.
- Coordinate the team's activities to ensure efficient caseload management across 7,267 properties.
- Monitor programme progress and report monthly to the FED Programme Board on KPIs, risks, and issues.
- Line manage three Leasehold Engagement Officers, including recruitment, induction, supervision, and performance management.
- Allocate caseloads and monitor individual officer workloads to ensure equitable distribution and timely delivery.
- Provide coaching, guidance, and support to team members on complex cases and difficult conversations.
- Conduct regular 1:1 supervision meetings and team meetings to maintain communication and morale.
- Oversee the Section 20 consultation process, ensuring all statutory requirements and timescales are met.
- Quality-assure all S20 documentation before issue.
- Liaise with Legal Services to ensure consultation materials are legally compliant and defensible.
- Manage the processing of leaseholder observations and contractor nominations.
- Act as the escalation point for complex, disputed, or sensitive cases requiring senior decision-making.
- Handle complaints and formal representations from leaseholders or their representatives.
- Liaise with Legal Services on potential FTT challenges and enforcement proceedings.
- Make decisions on self-replacement opt-out applications where compliance with specification is uncertain.
- Oversee the initiation of the graduated enforcement protocol for non-participating leaseholders.
- Ensure adequate evidence and documentation is compiled to support enforcement action.
- Coordinate with Legal Services on breach notices, Section 146 notices, and forfeiture proceedings.
Key Skills:
- Substantial experience in leasehold management, housing management, or a related field.
- Proven experience of managing and supervising a team in a high-volume, target-driven environment.
- Strong knowledge of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985, including Section 20 consultation requirements.
- Experience of managing statutory consultation processes with strict legal timescales.
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to explain complex issues clearly.
Salary (Rate): £53,373/year
City: Newham
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: Mid-Level
Industry: Other
Client Local Authority in Newham
Job Title Leasehold Programme Manager
Pay Rate £53,373 per anum
Hours 36 Hours a week(Mon-Fri)9AM-5PM
Duration 18 Month Fixed Term Contract
Location HYBRID WORKING-2-3 Days in Dockside office,newham
Description
1. Purpose of the Role
To lead the dedicated Leaseholder Engagement Team responsible for delivering the engagement, communications, consultation, and enforcement-support functions of the Council's Flat Entrance Door (FED) Programme of Replacement across approximately 7,267 leasehold properties
Key Responsibilities
- Programme Coordination and Planning
- Lead the planning and delivery of the FED Programme engagement workstream, ensuring alignment with overall programme milestones
- Develop and maintain the programme engagement plan, including phased rollout across high-rise, medium-rise, and low-rise stock
- Coordinate the team's activities to ensure efficient caseload management across 7,267 properties
- Monitor programme progress and report monthly to the FED Programme Board on KPIs, risks, and issues
- Team Management and Supervision
- Line manage three Leasehold Engagement Officers, including recruitment, induction, supervision, and performance management
- Allocate caseloads and monitor individual officer workloads to ensure equitable distribution and timely delivery
- Provide coaching, guidance, and support to team members on complex cases and difficult conversations
- Conduct regular 1:1 supervision meetings and team meetings to maintain communication and morale
- Section 20 Consultation Management
- Oversee the Section 20 consultation process, ensuring all statutory requirements and timescales are met
- Quality-assure all S20 documentation (Notice of Intention, Notice of Estimates, notification of award) before issue
- Liaise with Legal Services to ensure consultation materials are legally compliant and defensible
- Manage the processing of leaseholder observations and contractor nominations
- Escalation and Complex Case Management
- Act as the escalation point for complex, disputed, or sensitive cases requiring senior decision-making
- Handle complaints and formal representations from leaseholders or their representatives
- Liaise with Legal Services on potential FTT challenges and enforcement proceedings
- Make decisions on self-replacement opt-out applications where compliance with specification is uncertain
- Enforcement Protocol Oversight
- Oversee the initiation of the graduated enforcement protocol (Stages 1-4A) for non-participating leaseholders
- Ensure adequate evidence and documentation is compiled to support enforcement action
- Coordinate with Legal Services on breach notices, Section 146 notices, and forfeiture proceedings
Essential Criteria
- Substantial experience in leasehold management, housing management, or a related field
- Proven experience of managing and supervising a team in a high-volume, target-driven environment
- Strong knowledge of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985, including Section 20 consultation requirements
- Experience of managing statutory consultation processes with strict legal timescales
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to explain complex issues clearly
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