Social Housing Strategy & Partnerships Lead

Social Housing Strategy & Partnerships Lead

2026-09-18T00:00:00

Edinburgh

Edinburgh

GB

EH1 3

Any

2026-10-20T04:55:05.56

Social Housing Strategy & Partnerships Lead

Salary: £42,500 per annum

Location: Remote (with some travel to Liverpool & social housing providers required)

Contract: Permanent, Full Time

Hours: 8:45am to 4:45pm, Monday to Friday

End Furniture Poverty

End Furniture Poverty is a campaign and social enterprise initiative dedicated to ending furniture poverty across the UK. We work with housing providers, charities, policymakers and businesses to raise awareness of the issue, share best practice and develop practical solutions that help people create homes. At End Furniture Poverty, we believe everyone deserves a furnished home. Furniture is more than a household item. It provides dignity, stability and the foundation for people to thrive.

We are looking for a Social Housing Strategy & Partnerships Lead to work with social landlords across the UK to develop and grow Furnished Tenancy schemes that help tackle furniture poverty and improve outcomes for tenants. This is a unique opportunity for someone with a strong social housing background to influence the sector, build strategic partnerships and drive innovative solutions that create lasting social impact.

About the Role

As our Social Housing Strategy & Partnerships Lead, you will support housing providers to design, implement and evaluate Furnished Tenancy schemes. You'll work with a wide range of stakeholders, from Board members and senior leaders through to operational teams, helping organisations understand the benefits of furniture provision and embedding successful schemes within their organisations. You'll become a subject matter expert in furnished tenancies, developing guidance and resources, sharing sector best practice and building strong relationships with housing providers across the country. The role combines strategic thinking, stakeholder engagement, project delivery and social impact measurement, making it ideal for someone who enjoys influencing change and seeing tangible results from their work.

What You'll Be Doing

• Supporting social landlords to establish and expand Furnished Tenancy schemes


• Building relationships with housing associations, local authorities and sector partners


• Delivering presentations and influencing stakeholders at all levels


• Supporting the development of business cases and implementation plans


• Creating practical resources and guidance for housing professionals


• Measuring and evaluating the impact of Furnished Tenancy schemes


• Producing case studies, reports and thought leadership content


• Organising housing events, networking opportunities and the Furniture Forum


• Promoting furniture provision as a key strategy for improving tenancy sustainability and reducing furniture poverty


• Building a strong network of housing sector contacts and partners

About You

We're looking for someone who can confidently engage with people at all levels and bring both strategic thinking and practical delivery skills. You'll ideally have:

• Experience working within social housing, housing policy or tenancy management


• A strong understanding of the challenges and opportunities facing housing providers


• Experience managing projects and delivering successful outcomes


• The ability to influence stakeholders and gain buy-in for new initiatives


• Strong analytical skills and experience using data to measure impact


• Excellent written and verbal communication skills


• Experience facilitating events, workshops or sector forums


• A passion for improving outcomes for tenants and communities


• Experience of Furnished Tenancy schemes would be advantageous but is not essential.

Why Join Us?

By joining End Furniture Poverty, you'll play a key role in addressing one of the UK's most overlooked forms of poverty. You'll have the opportunity to:

• Influence housing policy and practice across the sector


• Work with housing providers nationwide


• Develop innovative solutions to a significant social issue


• Be part of an organisation committed to creating lasting social impact


• Help more people create stable, sustainable homes

Our Benefits

• 28 days holiday per year plus bank holidays


• Christmas shutdown


• Up to 10% pension match


• Staff purchase schemes


• Medicash health insurance


• Employee assistance programme


• Travel passes


• Cycle to work scheme


• Birthday celebrations and meals


• Values awards & vouchers


• 3 paid volunteering days per year


• Free parking


• Death in service


• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay


• Free tea, coffee and fruit


• Wonderful Wednesdays - Free toast and team gatherings


• Training and development opportunities


• A great place to work with a positive social impact

Apply Now

If you're passionate about social housing, partnership working and creating meaningful social impact, we'd love to hear from you.

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social housing background to influence the sector, build strategic partnerships and drive innovative solutions that create lasting social impact. About the RoleAs our Social Housing Strategy & Partnerships Lead, you will support housing providers to design, implement and evaluate Furnished Tenancy schemes. You'll work with a wide range of stakeholders, from Board members and senior leaders through to operational teams, helping organisations understand the benefits of furniture provision and embedding successful schemes within their organisations. You'll become a subject matter expert in furnished tenancies, developing guidance and resources, sharing sector best practice and building strong relationships with housing providers across the country. The role combines strategic thinking, stakeholder engagement, project delivery and social impact measurement, making it ideal for someone who enjoys influencing change and seeing tangible results from their work. What You'll Be DoingSupporting
social landlords to establish and expand Furnished Tenancy schemesBuilding relationships with housing associations, local authorities and sector partnersDelivering presentations and influencing stakeholders at all levelsSupporting the development of business cases and implementation plansCreating practical resources and guidance for housing professionalsMeasuring and evaluating the impact of Furnished Tenancy schemesProducing case studies, reports and thought leadership contentOrganising housing events, networking opportunities and the Furniture ForumPromoting furniture provision as a key strategy for improving tenancy sustainability and reducing furniture povertyBuilding a strong network of housing sector contacts and partners About YouWe're looking for someone who can confidently engage with people at all levels and bring both strategic thinking and practical delivery skills.You'll ideally have:Experience working within social housing, housing policy or tenancy managementA strong
understanding of the challenges and opportunities facing housing providersExperience managing projects and delivering successful outcomesThe ability to influence stakeholders and gain buy-in for new initiativesStrong analytical skills and experience using data to measure impactExcellent written and verbal communication skillsExperience facilitating events, workshops or sector forumsA passion for improving outcomes for tenants and communitiesExperience of Furnished Tenancy schemes would be advantageous but is not essential. Why Join Us?By joining End Furniture Poverty, you'll play a key role in addressing one of the UK's most overlooked forms of poverty.You'll have the opportunity to:Influence housing policy and practice across the sectorWork with housing providers nationwideDevelop innovative solutions to a significant social issueBe part of an organisation committed to creating lasting social impactHelp more people create stable, sustainable homes Our Benefits28 days holiday per year
plus bank holidaysChristmas shutdownUp to 10% pension matchStaff purchase schemesMedicash health insuranceEmployee assistance programmeTravel passesCycle to work schemeBirthday celebrations and mealsValues awards & vouchers3 paid volunteering days per yearFree parkingDeath in serviceEnhanced maternity and paternity payFree tea, coffee and fruitWonderful Wednesdays - Free toast and team gatheringsTraining and development opportunitiesA great place to work with a positive social impact Apply NowIf you're passionate about social housing, partnership working and creating meaningful social impact, we'd love to hear from you.

Social Housing Strategy & Partnerships LeadSalary: £42,500 per annumLocation: Remote (with some travel to Liverpool & social housing providers required)Contract: Permanent, Full TimeHours: 8:45am to 4:45pm, Monday to Friday End Furniture Poverty is a campaign and social enterprise initiative dedicated to ending furniture poverty across the UK. We work with housing providers, charities, policymakers and businesses to raise awareness of the issue, share best practice and develop practical solutions that help people create homes. At End Furniture Poverty, we believe everyone deserves a furnished home. Furniture is more than a household item. It provides dignity, stability and the foundation for people to thrive.We are looking for a Social Housing Strategy & Partnerships Lead to work with social landlords across the UK to develop and grow Furnished Tenancy schemes that help tackle furniture poverty and improve outcomes for tenants. This is a unique opportunity for someone with a strong