Programme Director in Leeds

Location can be any of the following: Birmingham, Bristol, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle or Northstowe.

Interview process: There will be a two stage interview process and you will be required to complete an online Occupational Personality Questionnaire (OPQ) prior to second stage. The second stage interview will include a focus on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion.

A bit about the role: Working in a team with Ian Workman, our Chief National Officer and Amy Pritchard, our Director of Enterprise Portfolio and Change, both Programme Directors will play a critical role in delivering the Agency’s ambitious strategy. You will be joining our talented and passionate teams, who are committed to delivering a step change in critical capability for the Agency. Ian Workman and Amy Pritchard value diversity and promote strong collaboration across their respective teams, fostering effective problem solving and decision making. This is a rare chance to join us at a pivotal moment in shaping Homes England, a fast growing, national organisation with real social purpose. Working with senior stakeholders across the Agency and MHCLG, both roles will deliver extensive changes that are essential to Homes England achieving its mission. Both roles will support the design and delivery of key strategic programmes. One Programme Director role will be responsible for transforming our existing Help to Buy model. The second Programme Director role will be responsible for driving Agency-wide operating model reform, including extensive systems and data change. Both programmes are ambitious and offer the right candidate the opportunity to be at the helm of exciting and rewarding deliveries.

About you: You’ll be comfortable leading large scale, complex transformation programmes and will be able to evidence a proven track record of delivering change effectively, with a positive and lasting impact. Delivering on a mission as bold as ours isn’t always easy. You will be resilient and comfortable managing stakeholders at a senior level and will need to be able to negotiate and persuade effectively. As an experienced project delivery professional, you will be well‑versed at leading and building talented and diverse teams and creating the conditions for their success. Taking our teams with us on this journey is fundamental, as such you will be an exceptional communicator, capable of inspiring and motivating people towards a collective goal.

Whilst both Programme Director roles require common and core skills, we are seeking the following additional expertise for each role. Please make it clear in your supporting application which role you are applying for and align your expertise to the additional requirements outlined below.

• Help to Buy: strong breadth of experience in public sector procurement, working with government financial products and the delivery of GDS compliant customer facing services.
• Integrated Change programme: strong track record of delivering organisation‑wide operating models which include a heavy systems and data component.

Who are we? Homes England: The Housing and Regeneration Agency. We believe that affordable, quality homes in well‑designed places are key to improving people’s lives. As the government’s housing and regeneration agency, we create thriving new places and transform urban areas, combining the full breadth of our powers, expertise, land, capital and influence to bring investment to communities and get more homes built. We form long‑term partnerships that bridge the gap between the public and private sector to meet local needs and aspirations. We use our influence to champion the creation of sustainable homes, communities and places that are brilliantly designed for the people that live there now, and in the future. We use our funding and support to build a more resilient, diverse and innovative housing sector, helping new entrants in the market, encouraging modern methods of construction and design, and promoting the utmost attention to building safety. Together with our partners, we’re accelerating the pace of house building, remediation and regeneration across the country, as we seek to deliver ever more affordable homes in places people are proud to call home for generations to come.

What we offer: As well as a competitive salary and 33 days annual leave, we are committed to 50/50 hybrid working. We’ll support you, wherever possible, so that you don’t miss out on what matters to you. Membership of the Homes and Communities Agency Pension Scheme, a contributory defined benefit scheme with the amount you receive on retirement based on your salary and years worked at the Agency. The right to work in the UK and no visa sponsorship; proof of right to work required if shortlisted. Employee assistance programme, a wide range of healthcare plans, financial wellbeing support and many great discounts with leading high street names. Network groups to support you to be yourself at work and play a key role in shaping our future. Professional body membership fees reimbursed and digital kit provided.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: Our people remain at the heart of everything we do, and we’re committed to building an Agency that reflects the diverse communities we serve, and champions inclusion in how we shape homes and places across the country.

Employment details: You will be required to have the Right to Work in the UK and Homes England do not offer visa sponsorship. If your application is shortlisted to interview we will require you to provide proof of your Right to Work in the UK at this stage.