Head - Affordable Housing Programmes and Products

Birmingham, West Midlands (England), B1 2AX : Bristol, South West England, BS1 6EH : Longstanton, East of England, CB24 3EN : Liverpool, North West England, L3 1BP : Leeds, Yorkshire and the Humber, LS11 9AT : Manchester, North West England, M1 6EU : Newcastle upon Tyne, North East England, NE4 5BZ Job Summary Closing Date: 12th October Interviews will take place week from commencing 26th October Working in a team with Gareth Phipps-Williams our Hiring Manager, the Head of Affordable Housing Strategy and Policy will play a critical role in delivering the Government's ambitions for social and affordable housing. You will be joining our large but friendly team, who are committed to making positive change in how Homes England delivers the Social and Affordable Homes Programme, and meets the challenge of increasing social and council house building. Gareth is dedicated to delivering a first-class customer service, resolving challenges informally wherever possible, and taking an innovative and creative approach. Gareth believes in working in a collaborative way to foster good decision making and problem solving within their team. This is a rare chance to shape the future of the Social and Affordable Homes Programme in a fast growing, national organisation with real social purpose. Working with key stakeholders and a professional team you will ensure efficient and consistent policy advice and decisions. You will have the opportunity to help shape Government policy, supporting the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government with expert advice on the operational impact of policy decisions and supporting Homes England to deliver on new priorities and programmes.

You will have the opportunity to help shape the strategy for social and affordable housing delivery, and lead on gathering insights and sentiment from across the sector. This is especially important in your role to lead on policy and delivery for our home ownership and supported housing products. The role will support the design and delivery of key strategic projects around affordable, social, and council house housing. There are some exciting projects to get involved with and this is an excellent opportunity to balance day to day delivery whilst bringing innovative solutions. You will have the opportunity to help shape the strategy for social and affordable housing delivery, and lead on gathering insights and sentiment from across the sector. This is especially important in your role to lead on policy and delivery for our home ownership and supported housing products. The role will support the design and delivery of key strategic projects around affordable, social, and council house housing. There are some exciting projects to get involved with and this is an excellent opportunity to balance day to day delivery whilst bringing innovative solutions. Person specification You'll be comfortable supporting your team with complex policy issues, aiming to bring your knowledge and expertise to solving problems. In order to provide advice, you will have a good understanding of Shared Ownership. Delivering on a mission as bold as ours isn't always easy. You will be resilient and comfortable managing stakeholders at a senior level and your discussions will always be shaped by a good understanding of the commercial and operational impact of what we do as a team. You will enjoy working in an innovative, fun and engaging way and be able to negotiate and persuade. As an experienced specific professional you'll understand how to manage colleagues and be able to demonstrate you can work with others as part of a team in a collaborative, inclusive way. Benefits Homes England is an executive non-departmental public body with its own terms and conditions, benefits and pension scheme. We are a government agency working in partnership with the private sector and want to employ and retain great people. In return we offer a range of excellent benefits, some of the key benefits include: Holiday - Homes England offers all staff 33 days annual leave per year in addition to 8 statutory bank holidays. Working Flexibly - At Homes England we have a strong culture of flexible working and encourage all employees to have a healthy work/life balance. We offer a wide range of potential working patterns, including part time, job share and compressed hours. Health and Wellbeing - We offer health screening with Nuffield Proactive Health Clinics, a free Employee Assistance Programme which offers confidential support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week as well as access to Occupational Health. Professional Development - At Homes England we are committed to your continued professional and personal development with learning as one of our core values. We pay for one job-related professional membership subscription per year for our employees. We also offer an excellent range of family friendly benefits, for example, maternity, paternity, shared parental leave. Artificial intelligence Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use. Selection process details To apply please follow the links to our careers page. Security Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check. Selection process details For more information on the role, please see the attached Job Description. Please note – Homes England has a responsibility to ensure compliance with HMG Baseline Personnel Security Standard to address the potential problems of identity fraud, illegal working and deception generally. To ensure compliance we will carry out a pre-employment Personal Identity and Vetting Report through Experian to meet the standard and you will therefore be asked to provide certain information in order that the verification check can be carried out if you are successful in your application. Homes England Is Committed To Protecting The Privacy And Security Of Your Personal Data. For Further Information Please Refer To Our Privacy Notice Which Can Be Viewed Here https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/homes-england/about/personal-information-charter Nationality Requirements Open to UK, Commonwealth and European Economic Area (EEA) and certain non EEA nationals. Further information on whether you are able to apply is available here. Working for the Civil Service Please note this Post is NOT regulated by the Civil Service Commission. Further information Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment. Security Successful candidates must undergo a basic (or equivalent) criminal record check. People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard checks. Successful candidates must undergo a basic (or equivalent) criminal record check. People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard checks. Nationality requirements This Job Is Broadly Open To The Following Groups

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service Further information on nationality requirements Working for the Civil Service Please note this Post is NOT regulated by the Civil Service Commission. Please note this Post is NOT regulated by the Civil Service Commission.

The Civil Service welcomes applications from people who have recently left prison or have an unspent conviction. Read more about prison leaver recruitment . Contact point for applicants Job Contact

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