Housing Project Coordinator
County Hall, West Street, Chichester
Responsibilities included organisation, planning, coordination, and implementation of property sourcing and property preparation as part of the Syrian Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Programme (SVPRS) across West Sussex. Project management responsibilities that involve relationship management, including volunteers, strategy planning, and leadership. Managing, tracking, and analysing property refurbishment costs for all properties, and providing costing reports for property development costs for the overall scheme. Creation, development, and maintenance of tracking systems to map the financial elements of the scheme.Chairing steering group meetings and negotiating with stakeholders on the best course oProviding cost analysis reports and offering suggestions on how to improve processes and minimise spend. During my time with the team, I was able to help reduce overall expenditure per property, reduce the average time taken to prepare properties, and improve the rate at which West Sussex were able to take on new families in line with government targets that were previously not being achieved.