Enabling Officer

Housing Enabling Officer
£36,363 - £42,839 per year
Permanent
Full-time with a range of flexibilities, including hybrid working, aligned to our Worksmart arrangements
East Devon

Shape Homes. Shape Futures.

Are you passionate about delivering real solutions to the housing challenges facing communities today? Do you want a role where you can directly influence affordable housing delivery, unlock development opportunities, and collaborate with partners to make a lasting difference?

We’re looking for a proactive and motivated Housing Enabling Officer to help us deliver the right homes, in the right places, at the right price for East Devon.

What you’ll do:

• Maximise affordable housing through the planning process
• Negotiate S106 agreements and manage commuted sums
• Identify development and acquisition opportunities
• Support community‑led housing and advise on affordable home ownership
• Work with partners to bring forward deliverable, high‑quality homes
• Use Right to Buy receipts effectively to support new supply

What you’ll bring:

• Knowledge of housing, development, viability or planning
• Strong communication, negotiation and partnership skills
• Ability to juggle priorities and work independently
• A valid driving license and own car are essential (reasonable adjustments may be possible according to the Equality Act).

Why join us?

You’ll be part of a forward‑thinking team committed to increasing affordable housing across East Devon. Your work will have a direct impact on local residents, helping deliver homes that genuinely meet community needs. You’ll also benefit from:

• Flexible working arrangements
• Opportunities for professional development
• A supportive and collaborative environment
• The chance to shape innovative housing solutions and lead exciting projects.

Our recent Local Government Association Peer Challenge highlighted that ‘EDDC is a great place to work, with engaged staff and members’ and that’s certainly true! You will be part of a Gold Investors in People (IiP) organisation which works together with local people to create great value services and an outstanding community, economy and environment in which people want to live, work, visit and enjoy now, and for future generations.

And with our wide range of health and wellbeing benefits, our highly flexible and collaborative hybrid Worksmart working arrangements as well as our commitment continuous learning and development, you can be confident joining a dedicated community of colleagues who are Happy, Healthy and Here.

Join us and play a key role in shaping the future of housing in East Devon.

For more about working for East Devon District Council, visit

For an informal discussion, please contact Liam Reading, Assistant Director – Programmes, Investment & Development on or email l; or Tim Laurence-Othen, Housing Projects Officer on or email Tim.

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To apply online, please visit

Closing date: 10 March 2026 at midnight.

Interviews will be held during week commencing 23 March 2026.