Job Description

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Reference number

434951
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Salary

59,631 - 69,548
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Job grade

Other#

Contract type

Permanent#

Type of role

Project Delivery#

Working pattern

Flexible working, Full-time#

Number of jobs available

2

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Location About the job Benefits Things you need to know Apply and further information

Location

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Leeds, Yorkshire and the Humber, LS11 9AT : Salford, North West England, M3 5AX

About the job

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Job summary

This is a fantastic opportunity to join the Place, Partnerships and Capacity team - part of the national function within Homes England's Markets, Partners and Places (MPP) directorate. Working with our Assistant Director, Jackie Rigby, and team heads, Jamie Dumas, Lisa Cattanach and Lucy Lovatt, you will play a critical role supporting colleagues to shape how Homes England partners with local leaders across the breadth of the country to ensure they have the right skills, capacity and resources to deliver their housing and regeneration ambitions - a key element of the government's growth mission.

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Job description

As part of the team, you will be involved in important and varied pieces of work. These might include:


o Helping to shape how Homes England implements the ambitious approach to devolution set out in the English Devolution White Paper.


o Supporting the roll out and strengthening of our flagship partnership model - Strategic Place Partnerships - to Mayoral Strategic Authorities across the country, as well as bespoke partnership arrangements with other local and strategic authorities.


o Supporting the Agency's ambitious programme of change, with a focus on enabling our transition to a more regional and place-based operating model.


o Bringing together senior colleagues from across Homes England to coordinate priorities, pipeline development and delivery on a regional footprint - through our Regional Delivery Forums.


o Delivering an annual prioritisation and regional business planning exercise to ensure the Agency targets its activity in line with national and local priorities.


o Supporting monthly performance reporting and ensuring senior leaders are well briefed and kept abreast of the Agency's place-based activity and related policy developments.


o Supporting the continued development and roll out of the Agency's capacity and capability offer to local government partners.


Across these and other workstreams, you'll be working with influential stakeholders, experienced leaders and technical experts to drive lasting change - as part of an organisation with real social purpose which is uniquely positioned to shape the future of place-based housing delivery and regeneration.

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Person specification

We are looking for someone who is passionate about housing and regeneration and who understands the role of devolution and place-based delivery in enabling national and local ambitions. An understanding of how government works and previous experience working in a housing or related policy area is helpful but not essential.



Supported by the team, you will need to be comfortable working in a fast-changing and complex environment and dealing with uncertainty and change. You will be self-driven and have the ability to cut through complex information to identify what needs doing to support senior colleagues - and you'll be confident getting stuck in to get things done.



You will also need to be confident engaging widely with a wide variety of stakeholders at different levels of seniority within Homes England and our key partners, including at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) - to ensure we have the right information and relationships to deliver our priorities.



You'll also be committed to ongoing learning and development of your own skills and those of the wider team.

Key Skills & Experience

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Ability to draft and deliver high quality reports, briefings and communications - you will have excellent written and verbal communication skills and an ability to present material clearly and concisely, with high attention to detail. Strong analytical skills and a strategic focus - you will be able to analyse data and cut through complex information to focus on what's important. You'll have the ability to identify and drive key activities in line with this focus. A motivated self-starter - you will have the ability to identify what needs doing to support the team, responding to a complex and changing environment. Ability to work at pace and manage competing deadlines - you will be able to manage and prioritise your workload effectively and focus on getting things done. Creative thinker - you will have the ability to identify improved ways of working to achieve our objectives. This might include increased adoption of existing or emerging technologies and better use of data. Stakeholder engagement and relationship building - you will be confident engaging with a wide variety of stakeholders at all seniorities, within Homes England and our key partners, to achieve our objectives. Working group coordination and management - you will be confident bringing together relevant colleagues to progress key workstreams, managing meetings and coordinating offline work effectively. Team player - you will be comfortable working as part of a flexible team adapting to changing requirements and stepping in to help out others as needed, and you'll have a strong focus on maintaining a strong and collaborative culture both within our team and more widely.


You will also need to have a degree level or equivalent qualification.



We appreciate you may not have all of the skills and experience listed in the job description. This shouldn't be seen as a barrier to applying if you think you fit the overall role profile, and there will be opportunities for development in the role.

Benefits

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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 .



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:



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.


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.#

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) 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
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Working for the Civil Service

Please note this Post is NOT regulated by the Civil Service Commission.
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.#

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy .

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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