Head - Equity, Joint Venture and Partnerships Portfolio Management

Homes England

Leeds

Hybrid

Expires: Expiring in less than 3 weeks

Flexible

£72,601 - £95,498 per year

Job summary

The National Housing Bank (NHB) is a new government-backed financial institution, operating as a subsidiary of Homes England, established to unlock investment and accelerate housing delivery across England.

We're looking for a Head of Equity Portfolio Management to join the team and help shape one of the UK's most significant housing finance platforms.

Working as part of the senior team within Equity and Partnerships Portfolio Management, the Head of Portfolio Management will play a key role in overseeing a portfolio of high-profile equity investments, joint ventures and strategic partnerships, all focused on housing delivery and placemaking. Working closely with the Assistant Director of Equity and Partnerships Portfolio Management, you will provide leadership across the portfolio, ensuring investments are effectively managed to deliver both commercial and strategic objectives.

Job description

The role will require the robust management and reporting of high-profile equity transactions to enable the delivery of more homes using innovative funding structures with a diverse set of Investment Partners, whilst unlocking further investment into the sector.

As part of the management team, you will be responsible for ensuring newly completed investments are effectively integrated into the portfolio and managed throughout their full lifecycle, from completion through to exit. You will also support the development of team capability, promote best practice and help drive continuous improvement across the function.

Strong commercial judgement, financial analysis and risk management skills will be essential to support investment objectives, housing targets and broader strategic outcomes. You will oversee portfolio performance, identify emerging risks and opportunities, and work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders to drive positive outcomes across a diverse range of investments.

The role also requires effective stewardship and management of key relationships with Investment Partners, including senior executives and Board-level stakeholders. You will have exposure to some of the most senior stakeholders at National Housing Bank as well as Government departments through established governance forums and reporting processes.

Person specification

You will be an experienced finance, investment or real estate professional with a passion for improving the affordability and accessibility of housing across England.

You will have experience leading teams and managing complex investment portfolios, with the ability to operate at both a strategic and operational level. Resilient and commercially astute, you will be confident engaging with senior executives, Boards and investment partners, influencing outcomes through strong communication, negotiation and relationship management skills.

You will be comfortable leading financial analysis and resolving complex commercial issues, with a strong understanding of real estate investment, development and financing structures. You will bring sound commercial judgement and experience of managing investment performance, risk and governance throughout the investment lifecycle

You will have strong report-writing skills and be confident reviewing complex legal agreements, including shareholder and partnership agreements. You will be proficient in Microsoft Excel and have a solid understanding of financial models, cashflows and key investment metrics such as ROI, IRR, NPV and income yields.

You will hold a degree-level qualification and/or equivalent professional accreditation or experience, such as surveying, accountancy, law or a related discipline.

You will be an inclusive leader with experience developing high-performing teams, promoting collaboration and driving continuous improvement, while helping to deliver positive housing and regeneration outcomes across England.

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.

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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 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.

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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

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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

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

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Salary range

£72,601 - £95,498 per year