Strategy Manager

What is the job role?

Are you ready to shape the future of supported housing in Coventry? This is a high-impact role at the heart of a rapidly evolving agenda, offering a unique opportunity to influence systems, improve quality, and deliver better outcomes for some of the city’s most vulnerable residents.

As the Supported Housing Strategy Manager, you will play a central role in developing and delivering Coventry’s Supported Housing Strategy. Working closely with colleagues across Housing and Homelessness, you will lead on shaping a complex and dynamic system, bringing together partners, providers and stakeholders to ensure a coherent, high-quality offer across the city.

This is a role that combines strategic thinking with practical delivery. You will influence how services are designed, commissioned and monitored, while ensuring that standards are upheld and that provision meets both local need and national expectations. You will also be responsible for the management of a small team of officers who have the responsibility of working with providers to improve the quality of existing provision in the city.

You will lead the development and implementation of the Supported Housing Strategy and its associated delivery plan, using robust data, insight and market intelligence to shape services and drive improvement. You will work collaboratively with a wide range of partners, including Adult Social Care, the NHS, Police, and voluntary sector organisations, to ensure a joined‑up approach to supported housing across Coventry.

A key part of the role will involve overseeing performance, compliance and quality across the sector. This includes developing effective monitoring frameworks, coordinating inspections and audits, and working proactively with providers to support continuous improvement. Where issues arise, you will coordinate multi‑agency responses to address risk and ensure that standards are met.

You will also lead transformation activity, including the development of new service models and funding bids to expand and improve supported housing provision. Central to all of this is a strong focus on outcomes, ensuring that people with lived experience are heard and that services genuinely meet their needs.

This is an opportunity to take on a genuinely impactful role within a forward‑thinking local authority. You will be working at the forefront of a key national agenda, with the chance to shape how supported housing develops in Coventry over the coming years.

You will be part of a team that values innovation, collaboration and inclusion, and that is committed to delivering excellent services for residents. If you are ready to lead, influence and make a lasting impact, we would love to hear from you.

All candidates must have the Right to Work in the UK. We are currently not offering sponsorship for this role.

You will bring experience of working in housing, commissioning, adult social care or a related strategic environment, with a strong understanding of supported housing systems and regulatory frameworks. You will be comfortable operating at both a strategic and operational level and be able to translate complex data into clear plans and actions.

Strong partnership working skills are essential, as is the ability to influence, negotiate and build relationships across organisational boundaries. You will be confident leading projects, managing competing priorities and driving change in a complex environment.

Above all, you will be motivated by the opportunity to make a difference, using your skills and experience to improve quality, strengthen the market and deliver better outcomes for residents.