Head of Corporate Strategy
Job summary
The Head of Corporate Strategy shapes the choices Homes England makes as an organisation and ensures we deliver on them. This is a pivotal leadership role, responsible for leading the development and refresh of Homes England’s Strategic Plan and Investment Strategy, helping to set the Agency’s medium-term direction and ensuring priorities are translated into delivery, impact and value.
As a trusted strategic partner to the Chief Executive and Executive Team across Homes England and the National Housing Bank, the postholder will bring sharp strategic thinking, sound judgement and a strong sense of pace and follow-through. The role helps turn ambition into action, creating clarity on priorities, driving cross-agency alignment and ensuring the organisation remains focused on the things that matter most for people and place.
Job description
The role has a broad corporate and cross-cutting remit. This includes, but is not limited to:
- Leading the development, articulation and refresh of Homes England’s Corporate Strategy, from horizon scanning and options development through to governance and Board sign-off.; Owning the annual Investment Strategy for Homes England and the National Housing Bank, drawing together evidence, insight and market understanding to shape how capital is deployed.
- Turning strategy into clear priorities, portfolios and outcomes, working closely with colleagues across delivery, investment, finance, policy, research and analysis.
- Driving the rhythm of strategy across the Agency, moving at pace from insight to decision to action and maintaining focus on the issues that matter most.
- Leading major cross-cutting strategic reviews that help Homes England respond to changes in policy, markets and need.
- Developing a coherent strategic narrative for internal and external audiences, including ministers, officials, local authorities, investors, partners and Homes England colleagues.
- Building strategy capability across the Agency, leading and developing a small team and supporting colleagues with practical tools, frameworks and coaching.
This is an excellent opportunity to play a central role in shaping the future direction of the government’s housing and regeneration agency, at a time of significant opportunity and challenge across housing, regeneration and place.
Person specification
The successful candidate will bring significant experience of leading strategy development in a complex organisation, such as government, an arm’s-length body, a regulator, consultancy or a large corporate environment. They will be comfortable operating at senior level, with the credibility and confidence to work closely with Executive leaders, provide constructive challenge and navigate political, organisational and delivery realities.
They will be highly effective at moving from insight to decision to action. They will know how to work through ambiguity, make sound trade-offs and maintain a strong focus on impact, value and organisational priorities. They will be energised by high-profile, cross-cutting work and comfortable leading strategic conversations across a wide range of disciplines and senior stakeholders.
Homes England is looking for someone with:
- Proven experience leading corporate or enterprise-wide strategy in a complex setting.
- Strong judgement and credibility with senior leaders, with the ability to influence, challenge and support effectively at Executive level.
- Excellent problem-solving, communication and analytical skills, including the ability to translate complex evidence into clear recommendations, decisions and narratives.
- A strong sense of pace, delivery and impact, with the ability to connect long-term direction to practical implementation.
- Experience of leading cross-cutting strategic reviews, programmes or change activity across organisational boundaries.
- Inclusive leadership skills, with a track record of developing people, building high-performing teams and creating space for diverse views.
- Curiosity, resilience and confidence working in ambiguity, with a commitment to continuous improvement and professional development.
It would also be valuable to bring knowledge of the policy and delivery landscape in which Homes England operates, including housing, regeneration, planning, investment, land, development or the wider built environment.
Benefits
Alongside your salary of £69,831, Homes England contributes £20,230 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides (opens in a new window).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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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.
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
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
Salary range
- £69,831 - £81,443 per year