Company Secretary - National Housing Bank
Job summary
Homes England is the Government’s national housing agency. Our role is to accelerate the pace of housebuilding across the country, particularly in areas where affordability pressures are greatest. We have the appetite, influence, expertise and resources to drive positive market change and support the Government’s ambition to deliver 300,000 new homes each year.
Within the next few years, we will have invested over £27 billion across our programmes. The creation of the National Housing Bank, a National Public Financial Institution (PuFIn), introduces significant financial flexibilities to support the delivery of the Government’s housing mission.
This is an exciting opportunity to join Homes England as the statutory Company Secretary of the National Housing Bank Limited, a subsidiary of Homes England. Reporting to the Group Company Secretary and Assistant Director – Governance, you will play a key role at the centre of this innovation, supporting the Bank during its formative stages and helping to shape its governance framework.
You will personally support the Bank’s Board, Chair and Directors while working within Homes England’s experienced central governance team.
Job description
As the statutory Company Secretary of the National Housing Bank Limited, you will:
- Provide professional governance support to the National Housing Bank Board, Chair and Directors.
- Personally support Board meetings and ensure effective governance processes are in place.
- Act as Head of Subsidiary Company Governance, ensuring compliance requirements for other Homes England subsidiary companies are met.
- Work as part of the leadership of the central governance team, reporting to the Group Company Secretary and Assistant Director – Governance.
- Support the National Housing Bank during its establishment and help shape governance practices across the Bank and the wider Homes England group.
- Maintain a calm and professional approach while providing trusted advice to senior Board members and executives.
- Contribute to delivering a high-performing, collaborative governance service across the organisation.
- Take an innovative and creative approach to governance delivery, continuously identifying opportunities to improve processes and effectiveness.
The governance team is committed to delivering a first-class professional service and maintaining high standards. The role requires close collaboration with colleagues across the organisation to ensure strong governance arrangements and effective decision-making.
Homes England operates hybrid working, with colleagues currently spending approximately 50% of their time working from home and 50% in one of our offices across England.
Person specification
We are looking for an experienced governance professional who can confidently operate at Board level and provide trusted advice to senior leaders.
You will demonstrate:
Essential skills and experience
- Significant experience operating as a Company Secretary or senior governance professional.
- Experience supporting senior Boards, Chairs and Directors in a complex organisation.
- A relevant professional qualification (such as CGI) or equivalent experience.
- Strong understanding of governance, compliance and company secretariat functions.
- Experience managing multiple priorities and delivering high-quality governance support.
- The ability to build trusted relationships with senior stakeholders.
- Strong leadership and team management skills.
Desirable experience
- Experience supporting organisations involved in equity, guarantees or investment decision-making.
- Experience working within public sector or public financial institutions.
You will also demonstrate:
- Resilience and the ability to manage a range of senior stakeholders.
- A collaborative and inclusive approach to working with colleagues.
- A commitment to delivering high-quality service and continuous improvement.
- The ability to contribute positively as a team player and leader within the governance function.
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.
Things you need to know
Artificial intelligence
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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:
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.
Contact point for applicants
Name: Recruitment Team
Email: recruitmentinfo@homesengland.gov.uk
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) (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