Employer: Local Government Association (LGA)
Location: Home-based with occasional travel to Westminster, London
Temporary: Fixed term until 31st March 2027
Working hours: full time
Salary: Grade 7 (£78,551 - £89,005)
Closing date: 23.59 Friday 20th November 2026
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Location: Home-based with occasional travel to Westminster, London
Contract: Fixed term until 31st March 2027
Salary: Grade 7 (£78,551 - £89,005)
About us
The Local Government Association (LGA) is the national membership body for local authorities. We work on behalf of our member councils to support, promote and improve local government.
We are a politically led, cross-party organisation that works on behalf of councils to ensure local government has a strong, credible voice with national government. We influence and set the political agenda on the issues that matter to councils to help them deliver local solutions to national problems.
We also provide councils with the tools and resources to respond to challenges present and emerging, and support improvement across the sector.We value diversity and encourage applications from all sections of the community to this high-profile role.
About the role
The Council Housebuilding Support Service (CHoSS) is delivered by the LGA as part of the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government’s (MHCLG) Capacity to Build Programme. CHoSS aims to provide capacity and capability support, at no cost, to councils seeking to establish, enhance or accelerate their council housebuilding programmes. This initiative forms part of the government’s commitment to deliver 1.5 million safe and decent homes during this parliament, supported by a generational increase in social and affordable housebuilding.
Reporting to the Head of Programme, our Delivery Manager forms an integral part of helping the team realise our ambition. Building on the work already delivered to-date, the role will support the development of our programme approach and budget oversight for our current funding cycle. CHoSS sits within the LGA’s Partnerships and Improvement Directorate, alongside our other Place programmes, and the role engages regularly within the LGA and wider across MHCLG.
This is an exciting opportunity to take on a role within a high visibility area for the LGA, working on a priority topic within central, regional and local government.
About you
You will have experience of delivering a robust programme approach to supporting a complex work programme, with strong problem-solving skills. You will be able to think strategically, able to prioritise across a range of workstreams and maintain a fast-paced delivery plan. Ideally you will have worked within local or national government and have an understanding of the challenges facing councils in relation to housebuilding.
You will be able to build and maintain effective stakeholder relationships at senior levels internally within the LGA and externally with funders and wider stakeholders. Experience of budget management is important, and experience of contract management is desirable. You will deputise for the Head of Programme when needed and, as such, good communication skills are essential.
All our roles require experience of a fast-paced working environment servicing multiple stakeholders, a collaborative mindset, and a continuous improvement mentality.
You must have the right to work in the UK, the LGA are unfortunately unable to offer sponsorship visas. Evidence for the right to work in the UK will be requested at the interview stage.
To apply
If you would like to be considered for the role, please complete the online form and include a supporting statement detailing how you meet the criteria for the role before the closing date.
We are specifically assessing candidates against the following criteria:
Demonstrable experience of success in leading complex, national, projects/programmes ideally in the public sector, and ideally involving housing/land/property/regeneration.
Demonstrable experience of successfully deploying project and programme systems, processes and controls, including budget management, financial assurance and the management of contracts, grants or external delivery partners.
Excellent organisational skills and the ability to deliver under pressure, prioritising work against competing demands to meet deadlines.
Strong team player, with experience of managing and supporting staff, able to build alliances and lead from within, provide clear direction and lead collaboratively.
Integrity and credibility with politicians, senior managers, key stakeholders and staff.
Solid awareness of the political and operational structures of central government and of MHCLG’s role, structures, and relationships
Closing Date: 23.59 Friday 20th November 2026
Interview Date: w/c 30th November 2026
We use anonymous recruitment, which is the practice of hiding candidates’ identities. This process involves removing any identifying information from candidates’ applications which includes names.
At the LGA we celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees where everyone is treated with dignity and respect. Our recruitment decisions are based on fair, open competition, with appointment on merit.
Our benefits
LGA annual leave entitlement is 29 days, rising to 31 days after three years’ service and to 33 days after five years’ service, plus all UK public holidays (pro rata for fixed term and part time contracts).*
Flexible & agile working – office-based staff are required to work in the LGA’s London office two days per week as a minimum, subject to business need and this may vary significantly between different roles and from week to week.
Future development – face-to-face and virtual courses are scheduled in line with developmental goals
The LGA offers 24/7 access to a free, confidential employee assistance programme managed by Health Assured.
Family friendly policies
For more of LGA’s benefits and working with us, please view our webpage https://www.local.gov.uk/benefits-and-working-lga
Our values & behaviours
Our Values and Behaviours are there to give us an understanding of who we are as an organisation and who we want to be. They are a framework to help us understand:
how we work with each other
how we work with our members and stakeholders
our expectations for ourselves and each other
Our values are:
Collaboration – We value collaboration, to pursue shared goals by encouraging and utilising diverse perspectives and working with internal and external colleagues across the organisation.
Inclusion – We value inclusion, where everyone feels valued, understood, and supported to contribute meaningfully.
Ambition – We value ambition, reflecting our desire to achieve best possible outcomes for local government, communities, and individuals.
Respect – We value respect, to ensure fairness, recognition, and shared accountability.
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