Regional Growth Manager - North West
Description
- Job grade: Other
- Contract type: Permanent, Fixed term
- Length of employment: until 31/8/2028
- Type of role: Project Delivery, Property, Surveying
- Working pattern: Flexible working, Full-time
- Number of jobs available: 2
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About the job
Job summary
There are 2 opportunities x1 Permanent Contract and x1 Fixed Term Contract / Secondment opportunity ending 31/08/2028. These roles will be based in the North West region - based in the Manchester or Liverpool office.
There couldn’t be a better time to work in Affordable Housing at Homes England following the biggest settlement announced as part of the Spending Review of a 10 year £39bn Social and Affordable Homes Programme.
Job description
You will be part of the team working closely with government and partners across the sector to deliver an ambitious affordable housing programme. We are looking for individuals excited and motivated by the opportunity to shape delivery, especially as we implement our regional and place-based operating model.
To support this opportunity, we’re looking to recruit Growth Managers within the North West regional team to support delivery and affordable housing growth.
As part of a new Regional Delivery Directorate, you will have a unique opportunity, working with key stakeholders and a range of internal HE teams to maximise affordable housing delivery in the respective region. As part of the Affordable Housing Growth team in the selected area, and aligned to the national Affordable Housing team, the Growth Manager will play a critical role in developing the pipeline and bringing new business into the Social and Affordable Homes Programme. You will be joining our highly experienced team who are committed to making positive change in people’s lives through collaboration and adopting an inclusive culture.
This is a rare chance to shape the future of affordable housing delivery in a fast growing organisation with real social purpose. Working with key stakeholders and a professional, enthusiastic team from all parts of the Agency, you will support new and existing delivery partners to deliver high-quality, affordable homes. The role will have a wide range of projects to get involved with, ranging from large urban regeneration to smaller, bespoke community-led schemes.
Person specification
You should excel at partnership working and collaboration, be an excellent communicator, have a good eye for detail and have an understanding of funding models and delivery of affordable housing.
It is essential that you can work collaboratively and develop effective relationships both internally and externally, work within a political environment and adapt your style to maximise contributions from a diverse range of partners. Assessing proposals for funding is a critical part of this role.
You will need to demonstrate knowledge of the affordable housing sector, understanding of development and viability appraisals as well as regional and local housing markets.
As an experienced professional, you’ll be able to work effectively across multifunctional teams and demonstrate you can work with others as part of a team in a collaborative and 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.
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Selection process details
How to apply?
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.
Successful applicants will be advised of the outcome of their application and interviews held as soon as practical after the closing date. Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment. We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your interest in this role and Homes England.
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 are an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer that values and respects the people who work for us. Our aim is to be an employer of choice, enabling everyone to reach their full potential.
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:
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.
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Please note this Post is NOT regulated by the Civil Service Commission.
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. There is a guaranteed disability confident interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
Further information
Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
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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) (opens in a new window)
- 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
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Contact point for applicants
Job contact :
- Name : Recruitment Team
- Email : recruitmentinfo@homesengland.gov.uk
Recruitment team
- Email : Recruitmentinfo@homesengland.gov.uk
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