Head of Credit Data & Reporting

Job summary

Closing Date: 26th October

Interviews expected to take place week commencing 2nd November

12 month Fixed Term Contract/Internal Secondment

Working within the Portfolio & Business Oversight function, the Head of Credit Data & Reporting will play a critical role in ensuring the integrity, quality, security, and effective use of data that underpins business decision-making and regulatory reporting. You will be joining an experienced and highly skilled team committed to delivering trusted data, robust governance, and meaningful insight that supports transparency, accountability, and positive customer outcomes.

The successful candidate will work closely with senior stakeholders across the organisation, leading the development of a clear future vision for credit data and reporting while ensuring the effective management of resources, governance, and reporting activities. This role is central to embedding best practice in data stewardship, improving data quality, and delivering accurate, timely, and assured reporting that supports operational, strategic, and board-level decision-making.

This is a rare opportunity to shape the future of credit data management and reporting within a growing national organisation with a strong social purpose. Working with key stakeholders, data specialists, and external partners, you will champion a "one version of the truth" approach to data management, ensuring data is secure, compliant, and accessible to those who need it while maintaining the highest standards of governance and customer data protection.

Job description

The role will lead and support the design and delivery of strategic initiatives focused on data governance, reporting transformation, data quality improvement, and operational excellence. There are a number of exciting and high-impact opportunities to drive innovation through the use of data, analytics, automation, and continuous improvement, balancing day-to-day delivery with the implementation of long-term solutions that enhance how customer data is managed, analysed, and used across the organisation.

This position offers the opportunity to influence future ways of working, lead high-performing teams, and deliver meaningful change through data, insight, and effective governance.

Person specification

You are an experienced leader with a passion for using data to drive better decisions, improve outcomes, and deliver meaningful business insight. You bring a strong combination of strategic thinking, analytical expertise, and people leadership, with the ability to translate complex data into clear, actionable information for a wide range of stakeholders.

You have experience leading data, reporting, governance, or credit-related functions within a complex organisation, ensuring that data is accurate, secure, accessible, and trusted. You understand the importance of robust governance and compliance frameworks and can confidently balance regulatory requirements with business needs.

An effective collaborator, you build strong relationships across teams and are comfortable influencing senior stakeholders, providing assurance through high-quality reporting, and helping shape future ways of working. You have a track record of delivering improvements through insight, innovation, and continuous learning, while creating an environment where colleagues can thrive and perform at their best.

We're interested in people who can bring:

• Significant experience leading data, reporting, governance, or credit risk activities.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret complex information and communicate it clearly.

• Experience delivering accurate and insightful reporting that supports strategic decision-making.

• Knowledge of data governance, data quality management, and regulatory compliance requirements.

• An understanding of reporting and analytical tools such as Power BI, along with broader Microsoft and data platforms.

• Experience leading, developing, and motivating high-performing teams.

• Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the confidence to influence and challenge constructively.

• A commitment to continuous improvement, innovation, and delivering positive outcomes through data.

Most importantly, you'll be someone who values collaboration, inclusion, and integrity, and who is motivated by using data and insight to make a real difference.

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

Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance (opens in a new window) for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.

Selection process details

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.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a basic (or equivalent) 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

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

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 theCivil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).

Apply and further information

The Civil Service welcomes applications from people who have recently left prison or have an unspent conviction. Read more about prison leaver recruitment (opens in new window).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

Job contact :

• Name : Recruitment Team
• Email : recruitmentinfo@homesengland.gov.uk

Recruitment team

• Email : Recruitmentinfo@homesengland.gov.uk