Freebridge Community Housing
Jo Barrett is an experienced housing professional currently serving as the Executive Director of Strategy, Governance and Assurance at Eastlight Community Homes since March 2023. Previously, Jo Barrett was the Director of Strategy and Assurance at Freebridge Community Housing and held various roles, including Director of Policy and Projects at Flagship Group and Director of Special Strategic Projects at Flagship Housing Group Limited. Jo Barrett’s expertise extends to consultancy roles, including Lead Associate for Strategic Housing Network at HQN and Housing Consultant at Northfield Strategic Services. A seasoned leader in the housing sector, Jo Barrett also contributed significantly at Huntingdonshire District Council as Lead Housing Strategy Manager and at East Cambridgeshire District Council as Principal Housing Officer. Jo Barrett holds a BA (Hons) in Housing Studies from Sheffield Hallam University and has pursued further professional development with NVQ4 in Management.
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Freebridge Community Housing
Freebridge Community Housing is the largest not for profit housing provider in West Norfolk. We own and manage close to 7,000 homes in total. We are committed to our vision of “Developing Homes and Creating Opportunities for People within West Norfolk”. Freebridge was established in April 2006 and since then has been continually evolving to meet the individual needs of our customers and the changing requirements within the housing sector. A key priority has been ensuring delivery on our promise to customers to deliver a major home improvement programme by our 2012 deadline. In addition we are dedicated to working with local partners to address wider social issues such as community development, customer engagement and the tackling of anti-social behaviour.