Job Purpose
- Reporting to the Programs Director, the
Social Housing Manager will provide overall leadership and management of
HFHK’s Social Housing projects through the implementation and maintenance
of best practice methodologies, systems, procedures, and policies thus
ensuring the projects are executed within budget, they meet the required
quality standards and are also delivered on time. S/he administers complex
and technical, financial, statistical, analytical work of housing programs
and provides budget preparation, forecasting, funding and direction. The
Social Housing Manager also oversees contract compliance, database and
file maintenance, repair and maintenance projects at the homes, and other
logistics coordination for the Housing Program. The Social Housing Manager
will build capacity and best practices across all housing programs. S/he
will assist communities and stakeholders on exploration of emerging
technological opportunities related to green construction ideals that can
be supported by public and/or private sector community leaders as
important investments for current and future generations.
Key Responsibilities
Leadership And Management
- Provide strategic and operational
leadership and management to Social Housing
- Ensure alignment between Social Housing
projects and the strategic objectives of HFHK
- Provide overall leadership and management
to both internal and external professional technical teams and social
facilitators involved in Social Housing related projects / programmes
under HFHK
- Enhance and maintain employee motivation
and cultivate a culture of performance management
- Ensure the efficient and effective
professional functioning of the Social Housing programme division
- Ensure the development, implementation,
maintenance and regular updating of all the relevant related tools,
systems, processes, procedures and techniques of the construction unit in
line with best practice and statutory/regulatory requirements
- Oversee and direct construction,
infrastructure, and related projects on Social Housing from conception to
completion
Scoping, Planning, Designing,
And Closing Of Projects
- Lead and manage the total life cycle of
Social Housing projects from conceptualisation to completion/closure –
within budget, the requisite quality standards and on time
- Ensure that the entire life cycle of
Social Housing Projects are captured using relevant software, systems, and
tools in line with best practice
- Ensure effective management and
documentation of Social Housing project scope and escalation management
- Lead in managing compliance with company
rules and policies in the planning, designing, and execution of Sosial
Housing projects
- Identify, monitor, and control scope
changes and prepare relevant documentation to support such change
- Manage, measure, and monitor the
performance of various external project stakeholders such as
professionals, contractors, suppliers, etc in line with the requisite
quality and service standards, protocols and service level agreements
- Ensure that the construction standards,
regulations, legislative and statutory requirements of Social Housing
projects are consistently met throughout the entire life cycle of
construction projects
- Ensure project and programme planning and
preparation to make projects to be bankable and implementation ready.
- Coordinate short to long term project
pipeline planning and updating
Budgeting And Costing, Quality
Assurance, Compliance, And Risk Mitigation
- Ensure that all Social Housing projects
are managed from conception to completion within budget and on time
- Ensure construction within the Social
Housing projects are properly costed and budgeted based on project
pipeline plan.
- Develop, monitor and ensure strict
adherence to project budgets
- Play a leading role in the
procurement/adjudication/selection of construction-related service
providers, as well as legal contract management
- Ensure that all service providers –
contractors, suppliers, etc. submit accurate and correct invoices and
ensure that they are accompanied by the relevant evidential documentation
such as:
- Engineers inspection certificates
- Material compliance certificates
- Laboratory test results
- Shop drawings, designs, and calculation
- Ensure the development, implementation,
management, maintenance, and updating of credible and bankable project
pipeline and adherence to quality assurance systems, policies, and
standard operating procedures (SOP) in line with relevant statutory,
legislative requirements and best practices to ensure that HFHK upholds
and maintains the highest levels of quality assurance
- Ensure that all HFHK Social Housing
projects are compliant with all the relevant statutory, legislative and
best practice requirements
- As part of good project good practice,
ensure that other quality assurance measures such as regular project
meetings and site technical meetings are regularly convened and documented
- Develop, implement, maintain and update
risk management and mitigation strategy and plan to ensure successful
implementation of the social housing projects
- Ensure that stakeholders such as
suppliers and contractors adhere to contractual obligations
- Oversee all onsite and offsite
constructions to monitor compliance with building and safety regulations
Stakeholder Relationships
- Establish and maintain good and amicable
relations with all stakeholders at all times
- Ensure that the person(s) responsible for
stakeholder relations in the unit develops and maintains stakeholder
strategy, plan and mapping which identifies all the relevant stakeholders
and their respective “stake” or roles/responsibilities concerning the
construction projects
- Ensure that a stakeholder communications
strategy and plan is developed and maintained for project (s) by the
relevant person(s) in the unit
- Liaise with person(s) responsible for
Social Facilitation to ensure that there is an effective social
facilitation implementation plan if and when relevant for project(s)
- Ensure projects are implemented as per
the agreement with donors/funders, clients and approvals by the board –
and also in line with signed agreements/contracts
Housing Cooperatives
- Align public and private resources to
significantly increase the supply of social housing
- Work with developers and other
stakeholders to pursue development opportunities and strive to achieve
successful developments that meet 21st century standards and the ideals of
the community
- Work closely and collaborate with the
counties, housing developers, non-profit organizations, and local
institutions to implement major portions of the County’s Housing Action
Plan
- Organize, convene, and facilitate
meetings, trainings, workshops, information sessions, and orientations,
both virtually and in-person, as needed.
- Conduct research and gather/analyse data
that supports milestones, outcomes and program reporting on social
- Work with Community Based Organizations
and the local industry to effectively execute on social housing and
community development opportunities
- Build and maintain mutually trusting
relationships with and among partners including community organizations,
businesses, government officials, anchor institutions, consultants, and
contractors.
- Serve as member of external partner
working committees across housing development areas from national to
county level
- Constantly examine local real estate
market conditions. Identify development challenges and responses to
overcome challenges
- Promote the use of social housing
incentives to overcome development challenges
- Influence prospective developers to
invest in social housing and mixed-use development opportunities in Kenya
Key Performance
- Alignment between social housing projects
and the strategic objectives of HFHK
- Employees are motivated and cultivate a
culture of performance management
- Construction projects are compliant with
all the relevant standards, regulations, statutory, legislative and best
practice requirements
- Social housing projects are properly
costed and implemented as per the agreement with donors
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field from any of the following
recognized built environment qualifications:
- Construction Management/Building Science
- Quantity and Land Survey
- Town Planning
- Architectural sciences
- Civil Engineering
- Masters Degree is preferred
- Formal project management qualification
and registration with the relevant professional entity, would be a
distinct added advantage
Knowledge, Skills &
Abilities Required
- Good communication skills – including
written and spoken presentation
- Analytical
- Problem-solving
- Report writing
- Quantitative presentation and reporting
- Co-ordination skills
- Negotiation and conflict management
skills.
- Ability to work in a high-pressure
environment
- Deadline-driven
- Ability to pay attention to detail
- High levels of emotional intelligence
- Honesty
- High analytical ability
- Team player.
Experience
- A minimum of 8 years’ experience in the
social housing space
- Relevant and demonstrable project
management, managerial and leadership experience in the construction and
or property development industry
- Experience in leading and managing social
housing projects throughout their entire project life-cycle
- Demonstrable experience in managing and
leading a team of technical staff
- Experience in managing multi-year
projects
- Implementing and managing quality
assurance systems, procedures and policies based on best practice and
applicable legislation
- Demonstrable knowledge of the relevant
construction/building related legislation
- Understanding of the human
settlements/housing challenges, policy, legislation in Kenya
- Computer literacy in Construction
Computer Software, Blender (3D Modelling Software), AutoCad
How To Apply
If
your background, experience and competence match the job specifications, please
submit your CV & motivation letter as a single file to hr@hfhkenya.org by
Thursday 18 July 2024 with the position applied for in the subject line.
Indicate
in the subject of the email: Social Housing Manager
