Job Description

Location: National
Salary: Competitive, commensurate with experience
Contract Type: Permanent, Full-Time
About Homes England
Homes England is the government's Housing and Regeneration Agency, working with public and private partners to create high-quality homes and thriving places for everyone. The new government has put housing, regeneration, and local growth at the heart of its long-term plan: delivering 1.5 million homes this Parliament, including the largest affordable housing programme in a generation. Achieving this requires strong local democratic support and a commitment to social equity. To meet these ambitions, Homes England is launching a National Housing Bank, combining its powers, partnerships, land, funding, and expertise to drive delivery.
About the Role
The CRO is responsible for overseeing an effective control environment that supports an appropriate risk culture, providing oversight and control of principal and key financial and operational risks whilst enabling innovation and delivery at pace. The CRO will work collaboratively with the Chief Finance Officer and Chief Investment Officer to develop the group control environment to ensure that the overall investment strategy delivers the returns expected by The Treasury in establishing the National Housing Bank.
The Individual
The successful candidate will need to evidence capability in the following areas:

• Demonstrable experience of influencing and challenging the business agenda to focus on key risk and compliance activities.
• Oversight of enterprise risks and individual risk types, including credit, operational, regulatory and strategic risk.
• A demonstrable track record of successfully leading risk functions within a complex, fast-paced and ambiguous environment.

Applications are encouraged as soon as possible ahead of shortlisting in January (date TBC).
For further information and details on how to apply, please download the candidate brief.

Skills Required