Job Description

Reporting Group:
Developments South East
Developments South East
As the Sales & Marketing Director you will play a pivotal role in driving the sales and marketing strategy for our new home's developments in the South East. You will be responsible for creating and executing comprehensive sales and marketing strategies that align with our business goals and objectives. You will also be a key member of the Southeast Regional Board responsible for driving performance, ensuring compliance and safety and regulatory standards and proactively engaging land evaluation. This role will require a dynamic, innovative, and results-oriented professional with a strong background in new homes and experience of open market and shared ownership sales.
As the UK's leading social enterprise, Places for People take a commercial approach to Community building. Through our end-to-end Developments business, we seek to maximise value in all its forms and for all stakeholders, while creating and supporting Communities that deliver optimum social, economic and environmentally balanced outcomes.
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Please note: As part of the application process, candidates will be required to successfully complete online assessments prior to interview (Verbal, Numerical and Personality profile analysis). These assessments are designed to help us understand your leadership style, strategic thinking, and cultural fit.
Essential Criteria

• Proven experience in a Head of Sales & Marketing or Director-level role within a housebuilder or housing association.

• Strong track record in open market, shared ownership, and shared equity sales.

We are looking for an exceptional Sales & Marketing Director to define and drive the commercial strategy for our Southeast Developments business. This is a leadership role with significant influence, where you will shape regional sales and marketing plans, steer business forecasting, and embed a culture of safety and compliance. As a key member of the Regional Board, you will collaborate on strategic decisions that impact growth and profitability, while leading and inspiring a high-performing team to deliver outstanding results.
If you bring deep expertise in the housing market, proven success in open market and shared ownership sales, strong regulatory knowledge, and a track record of building and leading successful teams, we want to hear from you. Join Places for People and play a pivotal role in driving the success of our developments and regeneration business.
Benefits
We are a large diverse and ambitious business, which will give you all the challenge you could wish for.
We know that there's always more we can do to make you smile, that's why we offer a comprehensive benefits package with each role, yours will include:

• Competitive salary, with a salary review yearly

• Company Car/Allowance

• Competitive Bonus

• Pension with matched contributions up to 7%

• Excellent holiday package - 35 days annual leave with the option to buy or sell leave

• Training and development

• Extra perks including huge discounts and offers from shops, cinemas and much more.

What's next?
If you meet the criteria and are ready to make the next step in your career then apply following our simple 5 minute application process, upload a CV and a supporting statement which demonstrates how you meet the requirements of the role. If you have any questions please email the recruitment team
As part of our commitment to diversity and inclusion, we offer a guaranteed interview to candidates who are disabled, neurodiverse, or have served in the Armed Forces, provided you meet the essential criteria for the role. If you would like to be considered under this scheme, please indicate this in your application.
We are committed to creating an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. If you require any reasonable adjustments to support your application or interview experience, please let us know. We're happy to work with you to ensure you have the opportunity to perform at your best.
If you are a Places for People customer and you're looking for support with your application, please contact our skills and employment team on .
Please note that we may bring the closing date forward, if we receive a large number of quality applications. If you are interested in this role we would advise applying immediately to avoid disappointment.
If you are using a mobile device such as an iPad then ensure your CV is stored in the cloud, we currently support Google Drive, OneDrive and Dropbox.
If you are a recruitment agency please note we operate a PSL and do not take cold calls.
Safeguarding
At Places for People, safeguarding is everyone's responsibility. We are committed to creating safe communities for our customers and colleagues by protecting children, young people, and adults at risk from harm, abuse, and neglect.
We follow robust safeguarding policies and procedures, ensuring all employees, volunteers, and contractors uphold the highest standards of safeguarding and accountability. Our recruitment process includes pre-employment checks, including Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks where applicable, to promote a safe and secure working environment.
By joining Places for People, you are expected to contribute to our safeguarding culture, following our policies and reporting concerns to protect those in our communities
Armed Forces - We are proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant. Places for People will guarantee an interview for any candidate who is serving or has formerly served in the Armed Forces, as a reservist, armed forces veteran (including the wounded, injured and sick), cadet instructor and military spouse/partner and who meets the essential criteria for the vacancy.
Disability Confident - We are proud to be a member of the Disability Confident scheme certified as Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. This helps us to successfully employ and retain people with disabilities and health conditions. Disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for a vacancy will be guaranteed an interview. The Equality Act 2010 (Disability Discrimination Act 1995 for NI) defines a disabled person as someone who has a physical or mental impairment that has sa substantial and long-term negative effect on their ability to do daily activities.
Neurodivergent - Neurodiverse individuals have highly valuable skills, and we recognise that a traditional interview process sometimes works against them and doesn't allow them to self-advocate. Neurodiverse applicants who meet the criteria for a vacancy will be guaranteed an interview.

Skills Required