Director of Housing
New Yesterday
Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Council are looking to recruit a Director of Housing to join our team based in Ipswich, Suffolk. You will join us on a full-time, permanent basis, and in return, the successful candidate will earn a Competitive Salary + Benefits.
Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Councils are proud of the progress we have made in housing over recent years, however there is still work to be done to achieve our ambitions for our residents and districts.
We strive for excellence and a housing service that places residents at the centre; that meets the highest standards of safety and quality and strengthens our communities.
If you are ready for the challenge and if our values of openness, ambition and accountability resonate with you, we would love to hear from you.
About the role
Reporting to the Deputy Chief Executive, you will join our Senior Leadership Team and lead a Housing Service with nearly 7,000 properties and 200+ employees, spanning two districts, with distinct geographies and political priorities.
The service has recently been through major transformation which has seen significant improvements in tenant outcomes.
We want you to build on our strong foundation and ensure that the progress we have made is sustained, particularly in areas of compliance, repairs performance, and customer experience.
You will lead and steer our housing teams with a particular focus on embedding our neighbourhood management offer to tenants, improving our void performance, and bringing all our homes up to the Decent Homes Standard.
This role will be about leading through scrutiny, shaping the future of housing in Babergh and Mid Suffolk, and making a real difference for thousands of residents.
About you
An ambitious Housing Professional, you will be a visionary leader who can steer our housing service through regulatory scrutiny, cultural change, and operational complexity.
You will bring with you a track record of achievement, delivering high quality affordable social housing services within a complex, multi-agency social housing environment.
You will have experience of working collaboratively with stakeholders at a strategic level, managing complex budgets with significant constraints, workforce development, and performance improvement within affordable social housing services.
You will demonstrate passion, drive and ambition to sustain and improve housing service levels for our communities and residents.
About us
At Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Councils we are passionate about building communities that people want to live, work, visit and invest in.
We serve around 200,000 residents across our two districts and are well known for our collaboration and partnership working across public, private and voluntary sectors.
We believe that the heart of Suffolk is an incredibly special place to live and work, with:
60 conservation areas
two National Landscapes
many picturesque market towns.
It is no surprise we are ranked among the top 50 places to live in the UK (United Kingdom).
Benefits
We offer a comprehensive benefits package, including:
generous leave entitlement (26 days a year, rising to 31 days after 5 years)
competitive local government pension scheme
wellbeing support and employee assistance programs
private health care options
electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
paid volunteering days
flexible and hybrid working arrangements (business needs permitting)
great learning and development opportunities.
Our ways of working
We believe work is what we do, not just where we go.
We work in a hybrid way, with a mix of office, home, and remote based working (business need permitting). Our hybrid working arrangements support flexibility and collaboration, helping our teams to thrive.
We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion, providing opportunity and ambition for all, supporting and enabling our people to deliver the best possible services for our residents.
Closing date: 11.55pm, 22 January 2026.
Technical Interview date: week commencing 26 January 2026.
If you think you have what it takes to be successful in this Director of Housing ??role, please click apply. We would appreciate the opportunity to consider your application.
This authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. DBS checks or police vetting will be required for relevant posts
- Location:
- Ipswich
- Job Type:
- FullTime
- Category:
- Public Sector