Fife Council
Lead Officer - Housing Services
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Proposed Interview Date: Week Commencing 21 September 2026
Closing Date: Sunday 13 September 2026
Contract Type: Permanent
Salary: FC8 £43,437.09 - £47,604.34
Working Pattern: 36 hours per week (Monday - Friday)
Location: Segal House, Dunfermline
Supporting Statement
As part of your application, you must provide us with a Supporting Statement which outlines to us how your skills and experience make you a good candidate for this vacancy. For more information, check out the How to Apply section of our Career Site. Without a Supporting Statement, your application will not be progressed. Please upload your Supporting Statement at the section marked ‘upload resumé’. Your Supporting Statement must not be a CV. More information is available on our Career site at www.fife.gov.uk/jobs/supportingstatement.
Job Details
Good housing impacts on so many aspects of our daily lives. As well as being a basic human right, it also encourages a sense of community, helps economies to thrive and creates an environment people want to protect.
We need you to help us meet our aim to provide everyone with access to good quality, affordable decent housing by:
- Fulfilling a general supervisory role across the Council’s Housing Service.
- Monitoring the delivery and sustainability of specific areas of service as required.
- Contributing to the preparation, implementation and review of housing policy as a key part of Housing Services.
We want to improve the quality of life of people across Fife and we work with many different organisations, including tenants’ groups, to try to make that happen. As a Lead Officer, you will supervise work that delivers on improved services.
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You will be responsible for:
- Supervising the delivery of a particular aspect of the service by contributing to the development of strategies and practices which support the Service’s aims and values, all in accordance with appropriate policies and guidance.
- Assisting the Housing Managers in developing and realising the full potential of employees through effective objective setting, performance management and skills development, ensuring high standards of service delivery and effective use of resources across all areas of the service.
- Implementing effective means of communication and problem solving, ensuring that all results are analysed and applied to promote and maintain high standards of service delivery.
- Promoting effective partnerships, working across the Service and with partner services and organisations, ensuring a shared understanding and commitment to quality service delivery.
The Person
The job requires a breadth and depth of knowledge including both specialist and organisational knowledge and relevant theory. This knowledge is normally acquired through education, professional or vocational qualification, on or off-the-job training and relevant work experience.
The minimum qualifications required would be educated to SCQF Level 8 which includes HND or SVQ level 4 or equivalent in Housing or relevant recognised professional qualification.
A link to the role profile is included below. You will find more information about the job and the type of person we are looking for.
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For further information please contact: Lynne Johnston, Housing Manager - Lynne.johnston@fife.gov.uk
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