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Job summary
Working in the National Housing Bank Office, the Senior Manager will play a critical role in supporting the strategic and operational effectiveness of the NHB Office and wider leadership team.Job description
You will be joining a collaborative and purpose-driven team committed to helping the National Housing Bank operate effectively, deliver against its business plan priorities and fulfil its corporate responsibilities. This is a key role at the heart of the NHB, enabling smooth operations, effective governance and strategic alignment across a fast-growing organisation with real social purpose.
The Senior Manager will provide high-quality management and strategic support to Executive Leadership, coordinating activity across directorate functions and helping to ensure that priorities are delivered effectively.
You will oversee recruitment and resource management activity, working with relevant teams and line managers to ensure the NHB has the right skills, capacity and capability in place. You will also help to ensure governance processes are well managed and compliant with corporate policies.
A key part of the role will be overseeing and supporting effective engagement for the NHB Office, ensuring colleagues across the business and wider Agency are informed of progress against priorities, initiatives and opportunities to celebrate success.
The role will also support the design and delivery of change initiatives across the National Housing Bank. You will work with multifunctional teams across the Agency to identify and scale good practice, bring in new ideas and help introduce innovative approaches that strengthen ways of working. You will be able to build strong working relationships with a range of stakeholders, including at a senior level.
This is a rare opportunity to shape how the NHB operates from the ground up, working closely with senior stakeholders and colleagues across Homes England.
Person specification
You will be a highly organised and proactive professional with experience of supporting senior leadership teams in a complex, fast-paced environment.
You will be comfortable working closely with Executive Leadership, preparing high-quality briefings, supporting operational planning and providing sound strategic advice. You are experienced managing competing priorities, use good judgement and bring structure and clarity to complex activity. You are also comfortable navigating through times of ambiguity and change.
You will have proven experience in recruitment and resource management. You will also bring experience of delivering engagement activities.
With strong planning, reporting and governance skills, you will be confident ensuring processes are well managed and compliant with corporate standards. You will be able to gather insight from internal and external stakeholders and use this to drive improvements, solve problems and support better decision-making.
You will bring a collaborative, inclusive and innovative approach, building strong relationships and helping to embed positive values and behaviours in day-to-day work.
You will be resilient, adaptable and confident engaging with senior stakeholders, while maintaining focus on the operational and strategic impact of the work you do.
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
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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
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