7,186 Private Sector jobs in the United Kingdom

PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT ADVISER
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Reference number:

Location:
London or East Kilbride

Total Package:
£62,500 (London) £57,500 (East Kilbride)

Contract:
Permanent and full time. You'll be required to work in line with FCDO policies on hybrid working, which involves a minimum of 60% in the office.

We lead the UK's diplomatic, development and consular work around the world. We employ around 17,000 staff in our global network of 281 offices worldwide. Our UK-based staff work in King Charles Street in London, Abercrombie House in East Kilbride and in Milton Keynes.

Your role with us
Private Sector Development is an important part of our dynamic and modernising approach to economic development and growth enhancement. We work on some of the most challenging subjects of our times, including mobilising finance for development, spurring economic growth, building global supply chains, supporting trade and investment, and creating quality jobs, goods and services. When you join us in this significant role you will work on one or more of our policy areas, providing technical advice on areas such as climate or nature finance, capital market development, commercial agriculture or infrastructure financing. Building fruitful relationships with key internal and external stakeholders will be key to your success, for example working with other government departments, multilateral organisations, development finance institutions, partner governments and the private sector.

You will have a number of additional responsibilities – these may include advising or leading on one of our Official Development Assistance spending programmes, focussing on a sector, region or policy area. Committed to building your knowledge and expertise, and ready to innovate and test new approaches to our work, we will expect you to apply your skills and expertise to a wide range of themes and geographies, and adapt to different circumstances, risks and opportunities. You will also spend some of your time supporting our wider private sector development objectives, work that might involve supporting another country programme by contributing to an annual review or developing a training product.

Who We're Looking For
To be a success in this role you should have well developed experience working in the private sector, international development or a relevant climate-finance related field. You should hold a degree or similar professional qualification relating to Economics, Finance, Business, Development or Accounting. You should also be committed to the international development agenda and the role of the private sector in alleviating poverty and driving growth, and be capable of thinking strategically about wider economic, social, political, environmental and technological developments while maintaining the organisational priorities in your work.

An inspirational leader with excellent team-working skills, you will possess the ability to form and maintain highly effective relationships with colleagues and other stakeholders to deliver against objectives. You should also have superb communication skills and be capable of providing clear, concise and objective written and verbal briefings and advice to your senior colleagues and contacts.

We encourage applications from all communities, so that we reflect the very best of 21st century Britain. Everyone here gets the support to develop their skills and capabilities as well as benefits that help to make the most of life in and out of work, including a Civil Service pension.

Use your talent and experience to shape our nation's future, and deliver tangible improvements to millions of lives, including your own.

Job Overview

To support vulnerable clients who are living independently within Private Sector properties. To promote tenancy sustainment, prevent homelessness and to deliver intensive support, to prevent homelessness and empower clients and enable them to take the next positive steps to rebuild their lives.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: £30,368.52 per year

Benefits:

• Company pension

Language:

• English (preferred)

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 19/09/2025

Overall Function
EDF Europe (EDFE) is hiring a
Director, Private Sector Engagement
to lead our work with businesses and financial institutions in Europe. The position will provide vision, strategy and leadership for our work in this space. The remit covers both corporate leadership in implementing projects, tools and solutions which support the decarbonization of the real economy and sustainable finance.

This role reports to the Executive Director, Europe with a dotted line to the US based Senior Vice President EDF+Biz. You will work closely with EDF's global and European colleagues, in particular colleagues from the EDF+Business department.

The EDF+Business team globally develops and deploys business and investor engagement strategies that accelerate environmental leadership, innovation, and results across industries and supply chains.

Our EDF+Business work in Europe helps redirect financial flows towards activities and projects that support the decarbonisation of the real economy, with a particular focus on topics including shipping, agriculture, oil & gas and hydrogen. We leverage EDF's global sectoral and scientific expertise and collaborate with businesses and financial institutions to identify real world tools and solutions.

We work with policymakers and standard-setters to advocate for policies and frameworks that support the greening of the financial sector.

We work with European businesses to pool resources, share lessons, and unlock political will for climate and environmental action. Recent examples include our Dairy Methane Action Alliance (DMAA), which recognises the urgency of the climate crisis and the significant role of the food sector in reducing global emissions of methane and the Net Zero Action Accelerator (NZAA), a tool to help businesses decarbonise.

We also work with policymakers and standard-setters to advocate for policies and frameworks that support efforts to drive decarbonization while building successful businesses.

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Key Responsibilities

• Lead and further develop the Europe Sustainable Finance and Corporate Engagement strategies and workplans in partnership with the global EDF+Business team;
• Be an external voice and strategic driver of climate action within the financial system, including with major regulatory bodies;
• Build and help grow relationships and strategic partnerships with high impact investors, companies, and industry consortia to deliver our objectives;
• Build and leverage internal and external networks and connect with key stakeholders in European & national institutions, national governments, industry and partner NGOs to advance our objectives;
• Create thought leadership, including blogs and reports on relevant topics for publication to external audiences;
• Manage EDFE Sustainable Finance and Corporate Engagement budget and communications plan monthly;
• Support fundraising efforts to raise new resources for this programme of work and the wider agenda;
• Manage a small team in Brussels, shaping, reviewing and helping to deliver the team's workplan and engagements, including internal and external analysis and reports;
• Work with a multi-disciplinary team of colleagues from our policy, business, science, economics and communication teams;
• Participate in advancing EDF organizational culture and effectiveness goals in which people from all backgrounds and experiences feel connected, included, and empowered to address the environmental and organizational challenges in alignment with EDF values.

Skills & Experience

• Educated to master's level, or equivalent professional experience with 10 years or more work experience.
• Prior experience in the corporate or financial sector required, with a demonstrated understanding of business and how finance drives business decisions.
• Proven ability to bridge the gap between sustainability goals and business objectives, bringing practical, real-world insights.
• Experience of building new workstreams, including undertaking gap analyses and stakeholder mapping.
• Experienced at developing the strategy for a project or advocacy campaign, identifying relevant funding and establishing work plans. A team-player who is focused on getting buy-in from the wider team for their proposals.
• Experience working in a highly matrixed and global organisation.
• A strong networker - building on past experience in the corporate world and existing network to identify and develop relationships with a variety of stakeholders in and outside the financial and corporate sector. Identify and develop relationships with potential project collaborators.
• Experienced at influencing financial institutions and businesses vis-a-vis legislative and policy and urging corporate behavior change in the EU and the UK.
• Ability to translate environmental/sustainable challenges into actionable corporate engagement strategies.
• Able to commission and/or produce and communicate high-quality analyses to support corporate and financial sector engagement and policy proposals.
• A strong written and oral communicator, applying communication skills to persuade, influence or lead others. Confident at doing formal presentations before senior internal staff and critical outside stakeholders. Able to tailor messaging effectively for corporate audiences.
• Experience in managing small teams and helping them develop.
• Demonstrate self-awareness, cultural competency and inclusivity, and ability to work with colleagues and stakeholders across all cultures and backgrounds.

Eligibility
The position is a 2 year fixed term contract based in London (remote) or Brussels (hybrid). You must be eligible to live and work in the UK or Europe when applying, and be willing to travel regularly to Brussels if based in the UK.

Application Deadline
Please submit your CV and cover letter (max. 1 page) by October 12, 2025. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Early applications are strongly encouraged.

We offer a strong total rewards package encompassing competitive salary, robust benefits, and professional development opportunities consistent with a modern global organization. We take into account factors such as candidate experience, skills, training, internal team equity and local norms.

Please note that pay ranges are country specific. As a result, the stated currency is not meant be converted into any other currency.

£90,000-£100,000

GBP

Private Sector Housing Officer

Pay & Contract:
Temporary - fixed 18 month

Closing date
26 October 2025

Interview date:
6 November 2025

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact John Corrie, Senior Private Sector Housing Officer on

We have an exciting opportunity for a dedicated Private Sector Housing Officer to join our esteemed Strategic Housing Service Team at Winchester City Council.

This role presents a unique, and exciting opportunity for someone who is passionate in contributing towards enhancing housing conditions across the district and making a real difference to people's lives.

The Private Sector Housing Team deal with all aspects of enforcement and regulation including fire safety, conditions and licencing of Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs), enforcement of housing standards, domestic energy efficiency, immigration inspections, empty properties, as well as the delivery of mandatory disabled facilities grants.

You will need to be empathetic, an excellent communicator and confident in making difficult decisions to achieve positive outcomes for our customers. If you are interested in applying for this role, we would like you to have:

• Experience of assessing housing conditions using the Housing Health and Safety Rating System (HHSRS)
• A knowledge of enforcement action contained in the Housing Act 2004
• A knowledge of investigating empty properties and the available legislation to bring these properties back into use
• A knowledge of energy efficiency legislation and minimum energy efficiency standards
• An awareness and understanding of the Renters Rights Bill and the impact it will have on Private Sector Housing Teams.
• Experience in the delivery of both discretionary grants and mandatory disabled facilities grants and loans
• A knowledge of building defects.
• Experience of inspecting and licencing HMOs
• An understanding of the legislation used to deal with rogue landlords using the Housing and Planning Act 2016

If you're looking for an exciting opportunity then this is the role for you. In return, we offer an excellent package of benefits including:

• Hybrid-working (50% in the office, 50% at home – after first 3 weeks in office)
• Employer paid health cash plan
• Salary sacrifice scheme for cars and bikes
• 26 days annual leave per year rising to 33 days - dependent on length of service
• 13 days additional flexi leave per year (subject to operational requirements)
• Option to buy up to 5 days additional annual leave
• Free parking (during work hours) at any Winchester Park and Ride
• Membership to the Local Government Pension Scheme
• Discounts at a range of major high street brands and the two leisure centres in the district
• Season Ticket loans
• Excellent working environment
• Support for continuous professional development

You can find the job description on our Recruitment website:

Recruitment

Advisor - Private Sector Housing

Permanent

Based in Eastbourne and Lewes

20 hours per week

Band C £26,394- £7,685 pro rata

We are seeking an individual with drive and enthusiasm to join our customer focused Regulatory Services team, who work closely with our customers and partners to deliver our Private Sector Housing service across Lewes District Council and Eastbourne Borough Council areas.

As an Advisor you will:

· Provide customer focused advice on a range of issues.

· Interact with customers across multiple channels - face to face, phone, letter, email, customer portal, self-service channels and a range of social media channels.

· Effectively handle cases in conjunction with Specialist Advisors.

· Process a range of applications and grants, including Disabled Facilities Grants.

· Provide support to a team of Specialists in managing databases, taking responsibility for the quality of data and for updating the systems and the customer.

· Work with other team members to organise and manage workloads effectively, ensuring that all customer and performance standards and targets are achieved.

· Review and moderate reports and requests, proactively managing and resolving them where possible or referring them to the relevant team or contractor using scripts and processes when required.

· Actively develop and maintain a good working knowledge of the councils' processes and procedures.

The successful candidate will be a strong team player with unflagging enthusiasm and genuine commitment to delivering excellent customer service, with focus on fulfilling the councils' aims and objectives. They will be customer focused, adaptable and have the ability to work with minimal supervision.

Closing date for applications: 9th October 2025 at midday

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: £26,394. - 7,685.00 per year

Benefits:

• Casual dress
• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme

Education:

• A-Level or equivalent (preferred)

Experience:

• customer service: 1 year (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

• Driving Licence (preferred)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Eastbourne BN21 4TL

PRIVATE SECTOR HOUSING OFFICER

Grade 10 £38,844 - £0,817 plus a Market supplement of ,000 per annum for 2 years

Designated car user allowance, flexi-time

Full time 37 hrs per week

We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic Private Sector Housing Officer to assist in the delivery of a wide range of services including Licencing of Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO), private sector housing enforcement, and caravan site licencing.

You must hold a degree or diploma in Environmental Health, or an HNC in Housing Practice (or equivalent). Current experience in local authority private sector housing is essential.

Competency in the use of the Housing Health and Safety Rating System and enforcement of private sector housing legislation is highly desirable.

We're looking for an individual who has experience in:

· Working in a housing or construction related discipline

· Undertaking detailed housing inspections and preparing schedules of work

· Licensing and inspection of Houses in Multiple Occupation

· Checking construction work for defects

· Enforcement of private sector housing legislation

· Use of computerised software systems, including word, excel, outlook.

The ideal candidate would be someone who:

· Has good planning, organisational and communication skills

· The ability to maintain clear and concise records

· The ability to make considered decisions

· Be enthusiastic and self-motivated

· Has good customer care skills

What you need to know:

The post holder must be able to undertake site inspections

Should you wish to have an informal chat, please contact Suzanne Hickey on or Sarah North on

Please quote reference No: H114

Closing date: 30th September 2025

Interviews WC 20th October 2025

PREVIOUS APPLICANTS NEED NOT RE-APPLY

Why join us?

The Council has five which represent our standards and expectations of how we'll work:

• Going the extra mile - a strong, caring focus on the needs of all communities
• Ready for change - innovation and readiness for change
• Employees - valuing employees and enabling the active involvement of everyone
• Always improving - continuous improvement and delivering value for money
• Transparent - integrity and professional competence

As a disability confident employer and an organisation that is committed to equal opportunities, we welcome applications from all sections of the community.

The Council embraces flexible ways of working to ensure that we can attract the best talent and experience and get the most from our employees. Whilst meeting the needs of our residents is a priority and we can't guarantee we can accept all flexible working requests, we are happy to discuss your options when you apply for a job with us.

As a Broxtowe Borough Council employee you can enjoy many benefits including a generous pension fund, loyalty awards and family friendly policies to help you balance your work and family life, as well as discounts and offers as part of our employee benefits scheme. You can read more about these at

We Offer

• a generous annual leave entitlement of 31 days plus 8 days bank holidays.
• flexible working arrangements including flexi-time
• gym membership discount at Liberty Leisure
• access to a benefits package offering discounts on supermarkets, cinema tickets, high street and online retailers

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: £38,844.00- 0,817.00 per year

Work Location: In person

Salary: £26,394- £27,685 pro rata

Hours: 20 hours per week

Location: Eastbourne Borough and Lewes District Councils

Contract: Permanent

Working Pattern: Part time

DBS Check: Basic Disclosure

Closing Date: 09/10/2025 at 12:00

We are seeking an individual with drive and enthusiasm to join our customer focused Regulatory Services team, who work closely with our customers and partners to deliver our Private Sector Housing service across Lewes District Council and Eastbourne Borough Council areas.

As an Advisor you will:

• Provide customer focused advice on a range of issues.
• Interact with customers across multiple channels - face to face, phone, letter, email, customer portal, self-service channels and a range of social media channels
• Effectively handle cases in conjunction with Specialist Advisors.
• Process a range of applications and grants, including Disabled Facilities Grants.
• Provide support to a team of Specialists in managing databases, taking responsibility for the quality of data and for updating the systems and the customer.
• Work with other team members to organise and manage workloads effectively, ensuring that all customer and performance standards and targets are achieved.
• Review and moderate reports and requests, proactively managing and resolving them where possible or referring them to the relevant team or contractor using scripts and processes when required.
• Actively develop and maintain a good working knowledge of the councils' processes and procedures.

The successful candidate will be a strong team player with unflagging enthusiasm and genuine commitment to delivering excellent customer service, with focus on fulfilling the councils' aims and objectives. They will be customer focused, adaptable and have the ability to work with minimal supervision.

Apply online

Please note, we do not accept CVs submitted without a fully completed online application form.

Private Sector Housing Officer

Pay & Contract: Temporary - fixed 18 month

Closing date 26 October 2025

Interview date: 6 November 2025

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact John Corrie, Senior Private Sector Housing Officer on

We have an exciting opportunity for a dedicated Private Sector Housing Officer to join our esteemed Strategic Housing Service Team at Winchester City Council.

This role presents a unique, and exciting opportunity for someone who is passionate in contributing towards enhancing housing conditions across the district and making a real difference to people’s lives. 

The Private Sector Housing Team deal with all aspects of enforcement and regulation including fire safety, conditions and licencing of Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs), enforcement of housing standards, domestic energy efficiency, immigration inspections, empty properties, as well as the delivery of mandatory disabled facilities grants. 

You will need to be empathetic, an excellent communicator and confident in making difficult decisions to achieve positive outcomes for our customers. If you are interested in applying for this role, we would like you to have:

• Experience of assessing housing conditions using the Housing Health and Safety Rating System (HHSRS)
• A knowledge of enforcement action contained in the Housing Act 2004
• A knowledge of investigating empty properties and the available legislation to bring these properties back into use
• A knowledge of energy efficiency legislation and minimum energy efficiency standards
• An awareness and understanding of the Renters Rights Bill and the impact it will have on Private Sector Housing Teams. 
• Experience in the delivery of both discretionary grants and mandatory disabled facilities grants and loans
• A knowledge of building defects.
• Experience of inspecting and licencing HMOs 
• An understanding of the legislation used to deal with rogue landlords using the Housing and Planning Act 2016

 If you’re looking for an exciting opportunity then this is the role for you. In return, we offer an excellent package of benefits including:

• Hybrid-working (50% in the office, 50% at home – after first 3 weeks in office)
• Employer paid health cash plan
• Salary sacrifice scheme for cars and bikes 
• 26 days annual leave per year rising to 33 days - dependent on length of service
• 13 days additional flexi leave per year (subject to operational requirements)
• Option to buy up to 5 days additional annual leave
• Free parking (during work hours) at any Winchester Park and Ride
• Membership to the Local Government Pension Scheme
• Discounts at a range of major high street brands and the two leisure centres in the district
• Season Ticket loans 
• Excellent working environment
• Support for continuous professional development

You can find the job description on our Recruitment website:

Recruitment

Private Sector Housing Officer

Pay & Contract: Temporary - fixed 18 month

Closing date 26 October 2025

Interview date: 6 November 2025

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact John Corrie, Senior Private Sector Housing Officer on

We have an exciting opportunity for a dedicated Private Sector Housing Officer to join our esteemed Strategic Housing Service Team at Winchester City Council.

This role presents a unique, and exciting opportunity for someone who is passionate in contributing towards enhancing housing conditions across the district and making a real difference to people’s lives. 

The Private Sector Housing Team deal with all aspects of enforcement and regulation including fire safety, conditions and licencing of Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs), enforcement of housing standards, domestic energy efficiency, immigration inspections, empty properties, as well as the delivery of mandatory disabled facilities grants. 

You will need to be empathetic, an excellent communicator and confident in making difficult decisions to achieve positive outcomes for our customers. If you are interested in applying for this role, we would like you to have:

• Experience of assessing housing conditions using the Housing Health and Safety Rating System (HHSRS)
• A knowledge of enforcement action contained in the Housing Act 2004
• A knowledge of investigating empty properties and the available legislation to bring these properties back into use
• A knowledge of energy efficiency legislation and minimum energy efficiency standards
• An awareness and understanding of the Renters Rights Bill and the impact it will have on Private Sector Housing Teams. 
• Experience in the delivery of both discretionary grants and mandatory disabled facilities grants and loans
• A knowledge of building defects.
• Experience of inspecting and licencing HMOs 
• An understanding of the legislation used to deal with rogue landlords using the Housing and Planning Act 2016

 If you’re looking for an exciting opportunity then this is the role for you. In return, we offer an excellent package of benefits including:

• Hybrid-working (50% in the office, 50% at home – after first 3 weeks in office)
• Employer paid health cash plan
• Salary sacrifice scheme for cars and bikes 
• 26 days annual leave per year rising to 33 days - dependent on length of service
• 13 days additional flexi leave per year (subject to operational requirements)
• Option to buy up to 5 days additional annual leave
• Free parking (during work hours) at any Winchester Park and Ride
• Membership to the Local Government Pension Scheme
• Discounts at a range of major high street brands and the two leisure centres in the district
• Season Ticket loans 
• Excellent working environment
• Support for continuous professional development

You can find the job description on our Recruitment website:

Recruitment