Strategy, Policy and Data Officer
| Posting date: | 19 November 2025 |
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| Salary: | £39,152 to £40,777 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 03 December 2025 |
| Location: | Ipswich, Suffolk |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 4 days per week |
| Company: | Ipswich Borough Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | REQ01081 |
Summary
Are you meticulously organised, a natural problem-solver, and driven by a passion for precision? Do you want to be at the centre of our organisation’s decision-making process, ensuring everything runs seamlessly and to the highest standard? Do you want to play a central role in ensuring our organisation operates with integrity, transparency, and a robust approach to compliance?
The Housing Policy, Strategy and Data role is the beating heart of our housing governance and assurance function. You will provide essential, hands-on support to the Housing Leadership team, ensuring the smooth operation of our Housing governance arrangements and core processes. This role is a fantastic opportunity to gain deep exposure to the inner workings of a high-performing and purpose-driven social housing provider and develop a robust career in housing, governance, and compliance.
You will be a key advisor to our senior officers, responsible for fostering a culture of trust and resilience, and ensuring we are always ready for what’s next
The successful candidate will day to day develop, write and review documents, work with colleagues to ensure key deadlines are met. Whilst ensuring that compliance documents and housing records are maintained and kept up to date. Working arrangements will be typically Monday to Friday working from our officers in Ipswich.
Educated to a minimum of A level with experience of have a specific housing qualification is advantageous. Knowledge and understanding of housing, related issues and national housing policy is essential along with the ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing at all levels, including external organisations
Hours of work are 37 per week, Monday to Friday.
This is a hybrid working role (a minimum of one day per week working in the office).
As well as a good salary, we offer a career grade average pension scheme, generous holiday and sick pay entitlements, subsidised parking for work and leisure, public transport discounts, free swimming and gym membership, cycle purchase scheme, plenty of personal and professional development opportunities, flexible working, hybrid working opportunities, Employee Assistance Programme and the opportunity to work with great colleagues.
For more information about this role please contact (Gavin Fisk Assistant Director Housing) (he) via email (gavin.fisk@ipswich.gov.uk). If you require any assistance or reasonable adjustments during the application or recruitment process, please let us know so that the appropriate arrangements can be put in place.
Please download the Job Description and Person Specification to find out more about this role: Job Description and Person Specification
Interviews will be held on (Friday 12th December 2025).
Early applications are encouraged as we reserve the right to interview candidates who meet the essential criteria prior to the closing date and / or to close the opportunity to applicants once we receive sufficient applications
Please note CVs are not accepted.
The Housing Policy, Strategy and Data role is the beating heart of our housing governance and assurance function. You will provide essential, hands-on support to the Housing Leadership team, ensuring the smooth operation of our Housing governance arrangements and core processes. This role is a fantastic opportunity to gain deep exposure to the inner workings of a high-performing and purpose-driven social housing provider and develop a robust career in housing, governance, and compliance.
You will be a key advisor to our senior officers, responsible for fostering a culture of trust and resilience, and ensuring we are always ready for what’s next
The successful candidate will day to day develop, write and review documents, work with colleagues to ensure key deadlines are met. Whilst ensuring that compliance documents and housing records are maintained and kept up to date. Working arrangements will be typically Monday to Friday working from our officers in Ipswich.
Educated to a minimum of A level with experience of have a specific housing qualification is advantageous. Knowledge and understanding of housing, related issues and national housing policy is essential along with the ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing at all levels, including external organisations
Hours of work are 37 per week, Monday to Friday.
This is a hybrid working role (a minimum of one day per week working in the office).
As well as a good salary, we offer a career grade average pension scheme, generous holiday and sick pay entitlements, subsidised parking for work and leisure, public transport discounts, free swimming and gym membership, cycle purchase scheme, plenty of personal and professional development opportunities, flexible working, hybrid working opportunities, Employee Assistance Programme and the opportunity to work with great colleagues.
For more information about this role please contact (Gavin Fisk Assistant Director Housing) (he) via email (gavin.fisk@ipswich.gov.uk). If you require any assistance or reasonable adjustments during the application or recruitment process, please let us know so that the appropriate arrangements can be put in place.
Please download the Job Description and Person Specification to find out more about this role: Job Description and Person Specification
Interviews will be held on (Friday 12th December 2025).
Early applications are encouraged as we reserve the right to interview candidates who meet the essential criteria prior to the closing date and / or to close the opportunity to applicants once we receive sufficient applications
Please note CVs are not accepted.
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