Job Description

The role

Join

Southern Housing's

Building Safety team and play a pivotal role in securing vital funding for our building safety and remediation programmes. You will be supporting the administration and coordination of funding applications across key remediation programmes and driving cost-recovery initiatives under the Homes England Cladding Safety Scheme and beyond, and ensuring compliance with the Building Safety Act


As

Funding Support Officer

, you will ensure every claim meets governance standards and Homes England criteria, maintain clear records and reports, and foster collaboration with internal teams and external stakeholders. Your work will directly contribute to Southern Housing's strategic cost recovery and compliance efforts.


You will support the end-to-end preparation, submission and monitoring of funding applications under the Homes England Cladding Safety Scheme and other programmes, ensuring accuracy and timeliness. Acting as a central liaison, you will streamline data collection and reporting between Building Safety, Finance, Programme Delivery teams, contractors, consultants and regulators. You will maintain comprehensive records of applications, approvals and correspondence, produce clear monthly reports for Homes England, and track allocations against project budgets. You will advise project teams on compliance and best practices and help shape funding strategies by identifying new opportunities aligned with our building safety and asset management objectives.


This role is based at our head office in

Farringdon

, with flexibility for hybrid working or placement at another main office by agreement with your manager.

What you'll need:

Professional experience in law, construction, housing, insurance, or a related field collaborating with senior stakeholders and multi-disciplinary teams Strong knowledge of residential building safety and regulations. Familiarity with Homes England Cladding Safety Scheme and associated funding mechanisms. Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills combined with the ability to interpret complex funding criteria Outstanding written and verbal communication, negotiation, and stakeholder-engagement abilities Proficiency in data analysis tools (Microsoft Excel, Power BI) and digital platforms for funding tracking and reporting Ability to engage positively with internal and external stakeholders

In your supporting statement, it is important that you address how you meet each of the above

six criteria

providing real examples.



Closing Date:

10th of August (Sunday) at 23:59

Shortlisting Date:

12th and 13th of August 2025

Interview Date:

19th and 22nd of August 2025

Please note:

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications. We encourage you to submit your application and supporting statement as soon as possible so your application can be reviewed and considered.

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About us

At Southern Housing, our residents are at the

heart

of everything we do. As one of the largest housing providers in the UK with over 77,000 homes across London, the Southeast, the Isle of Wight, and the Midlands, we give over 167,000 people somewhere affordable to call their own!We also understand the difference that safe, secure, and affordable homes can make to people's lives.


A career at Southern Housing will allow you to make a difference every day you come to work. Working in the housing sector with us will bring fresh challenges and give you the opportunity to grow and develop, too.

What's in it for you

Pension

Life

assurance

Healthcare cash plan

Eyecare & dental

Birthday

leave

Retailers discounts

Cycle

to work

Buy & sell

annual leave

Season ticket loan

In-house academy & career development

Flexible working

Inclusion & Diversity

We work hard to create a diverse and inclusive culture and environment where people are respected for who they are. Encouraging inclusion is not just about protected characteristics, it's about celebrating differences of thought, opinion, experience and perspective of each individual.


We're all different in our own way and we want our colleagues to feel comfortable, that they belong, and are safe to be themselves at work, without fear of being judged or excluded, but valued for their contribution to our One Team approach.