Housing Development Officer

Housing Development Officer - Depaul Housing

Permanent contract

Hours - 35 Hours Per week, Monday - Friday

Hybrid - based in 5 Lamps Office in Dublin

Salary - €44,234 per annum

1. Scope of Responsibility

Depaul is a values-led organisation working with a number of services throughout the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. In this role, the post-holder will support the SHDL in the delivery of the Depaul Housing Association (DHA) development pipeline.

2. Key Areas of Responsibility

1) Property Development

• Follow through to completion the acquisition and refurbishment of properties already in the development pipeline
• In consultation with the SHDL and Depaul Services colleagues, identify and negotiate new development opportunities
• Preparation of development scheme briefs for submission to the DHA Board of Trustees for approval
• Submit CAS and CALF funding applications to the relevant local authorities with whom DHA is working
• Instruct solicitors to act on behalf of DHA in property/site acquisitions
• Organise valuations and survey reports as required
• Appoint and liaise with design consultants in regards to property refurbishments
• Understanding of, and experience of, working with multi-disciplinary design teams
• Monitor the progress of developments including attendance at site meetings
• Establish and maintain strong working relationships with external stakeholders, local authorities in particular, to promote DHA in a positive light and create new business opportunities
• Liaise with Housing Management colleagues through defects liability periods, ensuring any defects identified are attended to

2) Financial

• Prepare scheme cost breakdowns and complete CAS application forms and CALF & P&A financial modelling spreadsheet and application forms
• Liaise with colleagues in Finance in relation to cash-flow forecasting and drawdown of grant funding
• Approval of construction cost invoices and consultants’ fees within prescribed limits
• Ensure tendering procedures are carried out fully in accordance with EU Procurement Guidelines
• Preparation and submission of claims for the drawdown of the balance of CAS funds and CALF/HFA funding

3) Property Handovers

• Keep Housing Management colleagues apprised of progress in regards to timescales for properties being handed over ready to let
• Collate all revenant certifications relating to property refurbishments/builds

4) Asset Management

• In conjunction with Housing Management colleagues, ensure that properties are maintained to an excellent standard and in compliance with relevant Health & Safety standards
• In conjunction with Housing Management colleagues, arrange for periodic stock condition surveys to be undertaken to inform the Association’s Sinking Fund requirements

5) Regulation

• Completion of returns to AHBRA and the Charities Regulator as required

6) General

• Excellent communication, interpersonal and organisational skills
• To adhere fully to Organisational Health & Safety Responsibilities, appropriate to the role
• To perform administrative and other general duties as required
• To at all times undertake your role in a professional manner maintaining a high quality standard of work, and to always work in accordance with the aims, values and ethos of Depaul
• To attend seminars, conferences and other functions, in consultation with the SHDL
• To participate in regular supervision and annual appraisal, and other supports to develop within the role.
• To participate fully in all training, as required by the Organisation
• To participate on forums/working groups/committees as required

The above list is not exhaustive; additional areas of responsibility may be added over time and flexibility to cover for other staff roles is required from time to time.  

3. Person Requirements

• A minimum of 2 years working in a development role within the social and voluntary housing sector or similar environment (Essential)
• A relevant third level qualification in construction, project management on construction projects, QS, design housing or equivalent would be a distinct advantage (but not essential)
• A minimum of 1 year of regular use of IT systems with a good proficiency in Excel, Word & databases (Essential)
• An ability to work both independently and as part of a team (Essential)
• Good organisational and time-management skills (Essential)
• Experience in working with other support providers i.e. Housing First & SLI (Desirable)
• Understanding of why people become homeless or may be at risk of homelessness and the issues they present with, particularly in relation to substance misuse (Desirable)
• Respect for the values and beliefs of Depaul and its founding partners (Essential)
• A commitment to and an understanding of equal opportunities and diversity issues (Essential)
• A commitment to high standards of Health & Safety good practise (Essential)
• Commitment to the provision of quality standards of housing for tenants (Essential)
• Independent and self-motivated (Essential)
• A full driving licence and use of a car (Essential)
  
• While the line manager is specified above, this does not preclude higher level grades from directing or reviewing work or setting dotted line collaborative working relationships between same or different level positions.
• All tasks should be completed in an accurate manner and supported by a clear electronic and hard copy filing system
  

WHY WORK FOR US?
Depaul is a cross border charity supporting some of the most marginalised individuals, couples and families experiencing homelessness. Our mission is to end homelessness and change the lives of those affected by it. Would you like to help us to meet our mission?
We are a values led organisation and aim, at all times, to live and breathe these values in our everyday work. Our values are based on four key principles:
• We celebrate the potential of people
• We put our words into action
• We aim to take a wider role in civil society
• We believe in rights and responsibilities

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EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES:
Depaul strives to create a diverse and inclusive programme and is committed to ensuring equality of access to our opportunities and equality of treatment for our staff in all our policies and practices. We welcome applications from individuals aged 18 and over from a diverse range of backgrounds.

Our Benefits

• Annual Leave Up to 3 years' service: 25 days per year
• 3 years' up to 5 years' service: 27 days per year
• Over 5 years' service: 30 working days per year (Exclusive of bank and statutory holidays)
• 10 public holidays each year with Good Friday as discretionary day.
• Day off and day pay for Christmas Day, St.Stephen's Day, and New Year's Day worked for shift workers.
• Non-Shift Workers: Paid day off on public holidays.
• Shift Workers: Expected to work on public holidays; receive an additional day of annual leave in lieu.
• Non-Rostered Employees: May be entitled to one-fifth of the normal weekly rate of remuneration for the public holiday.
• Pension Matched by the employer
• Health Assistance Each staff member gets access to a health cash plan so you can claim money back, up to set limits, on a number of treatments. This includes dental, optical, acupuncture and many more. Your children under 16 are also included on the plan.
• Life Assurance Four times salary
• Maternity /Adoptive Leave 18 weeks full pay
• Paternity Leave 2 weeks full pay
• Sick Leave Entitlement to sick pay starting from day 1 with level of entitlement increasing with length of service (subject to policy terms)
• Employee Assistance Program EAP is a confidential counselling service that provides support to company employees and their family. It is available 24/7, 365 days a year covering; Counselling, legal advice, financial information, career guidance, life coaching, mediation, health information, cancer support, autism support, infertility and pregnancy loss, elder care support, parent coaching and international employee support.
• Learning and Development Depaul’s Vision, Mission and Values course, this involves travel to meet the Depaul International family.
• Emerging Leaders, supporting workers that would like to develop their leadership skills and to progress to a management role.
• Online learning resources within Depaul’s award nominated online learning platform, Moodle. Mandatory training including, MAPA, Health and Safety, Child Protection, Fire Safety, and First Aid