GRCC Rural Affordable Housing Project Officer

About the Role

Do you want to help communities secure the affordable homes they need to thrive?

We are seeking a proactive, enthusiastic, and community-focused Rural Affordable Housing Project Officer to help rural communities identify and deliver affordable housing solutions that meet local needs.
Working with communities, parish and town councils, landowners, housing providers, and public sector partners, including Homes England, you will help turn local housing aspirations into deliverable projects by identifying needs and potential sites, exploring funding and development options, and building partnerships.

Knowledge of planning, community engagement, housing finance, development appraisals, or community-led housing would be an advantage.  We welcome applicants from a range of backgrounds, including the community, voluntary, housing, planning, and property sectors.

This is an opportunity to develop your skills while making a tangible difference to rural communities and helping create affordable homes and sustainable places to live and work.

If this sounds like the role for you, we would love to hear from you.

How to apply

As a responsive organisation, GRCC welcomes applications from across the breadth of communities we support, and aspires to diversity within our team, including of ethnic background, religion or belief systems, sex, sexuality, or gender identity.

The Job Description and Person Specification, plus application form, can be found on the GRCC website by clicking on Apply Now.
Applicants must complete a GRCC application form and submit it by 10a.m. on Friday, 27 November 2026.  Proposed interview dates are Monday, 7 December or Wednesday, 9 December 2026. 

In your application, please explain how you meet the qualities outlined in the person specification.
If you do not hear from us by the interview dates above, your application has not been successful.
GRCC is an independent, Charitable Company limited by guarantee.  Our mission: to help build strong, healthy, sustainable communities in Gloucestershire using our knowledge, experience, and networks