Senior Manager - Regulatory Compliance in Leeds

Location: Can be based in any of the following offices: Birmingham, Bristol, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle or Northstowe.

A bit about the role: Working with the Head of Legal and Regulatory Compliance and the wider compliance team, the Senior Manager – Legal and Regulatory Compliance NHB will play a critical lead role in protecting the newly formed National Housing Bank. You will be joining our small but award-winning team of 3 people, who are committed to making a positive change in compliance. The team are dedicated to delivering a first-class service, taking an innovative and creative approach to maximising compliance benefits and coverage to reduce risk. We have a collaborative approach and foster an environment that promotes good individual decision making and problem solving. This is a rare chance to shape the future of compliance in the newly formed PuFin, the National Housing Bank, a fast growing, national organisation with real social purpose. Working with key stakeholders and a professional team you will ensure efficient, comprehensive, and effective risk-based assurance to support the ambitions of the National Housing Bank. The role will lead on the design and delivery of the assurance plan with support from the wider team. This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to showcase their knowledge and creativity to make a tangible impact on a newly formed subsidiary of Homes England.

A bit about you: You’ll be comfortable using your subject matter expertise to support the Head of Legal and Regulatory Compliance with complex legal and regulatory issues, assurance, and planning activity. You will be a proficient compliance or assurance expert, with demonstrable experience in PuFins or the banking sector. 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 your discussions will always be shaped by a good understanding of the commercial and operational impact of what we do as a compliance team. You will enjoy working in an innovative, fun and engaging way and be able to negotiate and persuade. As an experienced compliance or assurance professional, you’ll understand how to manage key stakeholders and be able to demonstrate you can work with others as part of a team in a collaborative, inclusive way.

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. And 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, which is a contributory defined benefit scheme with the amount you receive on retirement based on your salary and years worked at the Agency. We also offer a great employee assistance programme, a wide range of healthcare plans, financial wellbeing support and access to many great discounts with leading high street names. Our range of network groups is there to support you to be yourself at work and play a key role in helping shape our future. If you are a member of a professional body, we’ll pay for your membership and once you get your digital kit, you’ll be good to go.

Benefits: Homes England are a geographically diverse community. We work to a 50/50 office/home based model. Moving back into our office environments has enabled us to utilise our space and time together in the most collaborative way. Our people remain at the heart of everything we do, and we’re committed to building an Agency that not only reflects the diverse communities we serve, but also champions inclusion in how we shape homes and places across the country.

Right to Work: 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.