Thank you for your interest in this new role. It’s such an exciting time to join us right now. Lewisham is a fantastic place to live, work and visit - we’ve got ambition, passion and so much potential.

We’re on an exciting journey, and as we transform the way we work, we’re committed to providing every Lewisham resident with the best possible services. Our new Executive Director for Housing will play an important role in our Executive Management Team, helping to us to shape our next steps.

It’s our people that make Lewisham so special. We’ve got strong communities and we’re one of the most diverse boroughs in the country. We’re proud to be the UK’s first Borough of Sanctuary, which recognises our values of inclusion and equality. Lewisham is also a cultural hotbed, and we’re excited to put into action our learning and legacy from our year as London Borough of Culture 2022.

We’ve created the Executive Director for Housing post to support our ambitions to improve housing across Lewisham. This is a top priority in both our new corporate strategy and the Mayor’s manifesto and as we prepare to transfer over 19,000 tenancies and leases from our Arm’s Length Management Organisation, Lewisham Homes, we want to seize the opportunity to improve services for our social housing tenants and leaseholders, private renters and those using our homelessness services.

This is a challenging time for the housing sector and this is a challenging and exciting role with scope to have real and positive impact. We’re looking for an inspirational leader who will want to place residents at the heart of these important services; who is passionate about local government and who will work creatively and collaboratively to achieve the best for our Borough. You will be supported in achieving this by a strong and supportive Leadership Team here at Lewisham.

If you share our values and believe you have what we’re looking for, we look forward to hearing from you.

Jennifer Daothong
Acting Chief Executive