OUR SERVICES
Affordable housing by BHC (Brisbane Housing Company)
Housing Action Network associates provide the following services to organisations in the not-for-profit, public and private sectors:
Consultancy: providing advice, writing reports, undertaking research and facilitating events. Costs based on an hourly charge, usually with a specified upper limit for agreed deliverables
Contracting: working for an organisation for a fixed period of time on a variety of projects, or providing general management skills. Costs based on a daily rate
Services: helping organisations procure goods or services. Costs based on an hourly rate or a percentage of contract value, as agreed in advance
Network CONSULTANCY SERVICES
Strengthening organisational capacity
Business structure, staffing and office locations
Strategic planning
Cultural change and performance improvement
Governance structures and board coaching
Risk management
Set-ups and restructuring
Joint ventures, SPVs, alliances and mergers
Business plan writing
The Network has advised South Australia's largest community housing provider on organisational design
The Network has been helping Redfern based Bridge Housing successfully win tenders since 2010
Tender submissions
Expressions of interest and requests for proposals
Stock transfers
Bids for public grants and funding
Development projects, such as Communities Plus in NSW and Renewing our Streets and Suburbs in South Australia
Funding projects such as the NSW Social and Affordable Housing Fund, and in the past NRAS applications
Unsolicited bids to Government
The Network has worked closely with the pioneering Housing Alliance between 3 regional housing providers
Facilitating successful partnerships
- Assistance finding development or service delivery partners
Structuring joint ventures and running tenders
Consortia for stock transfer and management outsourcing
Running complex stakeholder workshops
Community and stakeholder consultation
Network associates have undertaken housing market analyses in Victoria, NSW and South Australia
Housing policy and evaluation
- Policy writing based on carefully considered research
Designing service delivery and funding models
Evaluating the success of housing programs
Housing market analysis
High quality homelessness services
New models of disability service provision
The Network has worked on a variety of social and affordable housing development projects
Delivering social and affordable housing
- Feasibility studies and strategic options reviews
Development advice
Planning advice
Maximising funding through public and private finance
Implementation strategies and project management
Public private partnerships
Risk/reward haring agreements between developers and not-for-profit organisations
Network recommended businesses
Several organisations have proven skills in assisting Network clients:
Network associate Mark Williams is Managing Director of Global Skilled Solutions. The business has an excellent track record in filling middle and senior management roles in the social housing sector across Australia. This includes the ability to source talent from overseas
Emilio Ferrer, a Network associate, is Director of Sphere Company. Sphere has expertise in finance, policy, analysis and business planning and extensive experience in health, ageing, housing, disability, and property economics. They work with organisations often affected by new approaches to service delivery, financial constraints, policy reform, and changing community expectations
Network Associate Libby Darlison is founder and director of the Miller Group. The organisation is a ‘boutique’ social policy, management and research consultancy that for over 20 years has worked across the human services - primarily with the non-government/not-for-profit sector, and with social enterprises, governments, and with small and large community groups
Housing Information Solutions (HousingIS) is a vendor independent consultancy offering specialist advice and guidance in information systems for social housing organisations. Network associate Roger Jameson and colleagues provide a comprehensive range of services, delivered with a customer-focused approach and commitment to quality assurance