Senior Manager - National Disposals Management Application closing date: 01/01/2025 We expect to hold interviews week commencing: 13/01/2025 A bit about the role... Working with the Chief Property Office, National Development Director and Development SLT, this national role leads improvements to process, systems and capability, with a direct focus on the process to dispose land. A key part of this role will be to act as senior disposals manager on Homes England projects; essential to maintaining first hand experience of the current disposal process. Leadership as national disposal co-ordinator where a number of disposals are planned with the same counterparty to ensure consistency across regional teams. The role will be responsible for taking forward assigned delivery initiatives that will influence, enable, and deliver structural change in the housing sector with respect to how the Development Directorate contributes to the Agency's strategic objectives, KPIs and PIs. As these projects will be cross-cutting in nature, the role holder will be confident in collaborating and seeking feedback across the Agency and market, while taking initiative to achieve ambitious results. To successfully deliver the Agency's mission, the Development Directorate must continuously improve the way it operates and engages the market to drive up land supply, enabling the delivery of thousands of new homes and creation of new, thriving communities. A bit about you… The role holder must have a good understanding of the property market and sector, ability to engage and collate market feedback on their interaction with Homes England’s process to dispose land, and to identify barriers. Degree level or equivalent academic qualifications with relevant membership or chartership required, such as MRICS. They must be an excellent communicator and confident project manager, with experience in being able to set out and present the case for change, uniting others to work collaboratively in task and finish groups, communicating the results across all levels and stakeholder groups. Experience of both freehold and leasehold land disposals essential with working knowledge of the Agency’s tendering process, agreement for lease and building lease structure desirable. Act as a recognised expert within Development, with highly developed analytical and strategy creation skills to understand and resolve process and system issues, contributing to the promotion of a continuous improvement culture. You will also understand the importance of people, how to efficiently manage and be able to demonstrate you can work with others as part of a team in a collaborative, equitable and inclusive way. Who are we? Homes England : The Housing and Regeneration Agency We believe that affordable, quality homes in well-designed places are key to improving people’s lives. As the government’s housing and regeneration agency, we create thriving new places and transform urban areas, combining the full breadth of our powers, expertise, land, capital and influence to bring investment to communities and get more homes built. How? We form long-term partnerships that bridge the gap between the public and private sector to meet local needs and aspirations. We use our influence to champion the creation of sustainable homes, communities and places that are brilliantly designed for the people that live there now, and in the future. And we use our funding and support to build a more resilient, diverse and innovative housing sector, helping new entrants in the market, encouraging modern methods of construction and design, and promoting the utmost attention to building safety. Together with our partners, we’re accelerating the pace of house building, remediation and regeneration across the country, as we seek to deliver ever more affordable homes in places people are proud to call home for generations to come. What we offer... As well as a competitive salary and 33 days annual leave, we are committed to 50/50 hybrid working. We’ll support you, wherever possible, so that you don’t miss out on what matters to you. Internal applicants: please note that if you are successful, the salary you are offered will be in accordance with our pay controls and pay policy. You can find these on the recruitment pages of the intranet. If you ever need a bit of extra help, we have a great employee assistance programme, financial wellbeing support and access to many great discounts with leading high street names. Our range of network groups are also there to support you to be yourself at work and play a key role in helping shape our future. If you are a member of a professional body, we’ll pay for your membership and once you get your digital kit, you’ll be good to go. Homes England are a geographically diverse community. We work to a 50/50 office/ home based model. Moving back into our office environments has enabled us to utilise our space and time together in the most collaborative way. We would encourage all applicants to apply as soon as possible as we may close vacancies early should we receive a high number of applications. We also encourage you to apply using the full application option as opposed to quick apply, this is especially important if you would like to indicate to us that you would like to be considered under the disability confident scheme. If your application is shortlisted to interview we will require you to provide proof of your right to work in the UK at this stage.
