National Head of Sales and Marketing

Location: Worcester, Worcestershire, GB, WR1 3ZQ

Operation: Sanctuary Homes

Closing Date: 08/06/2025

Requisition: 224697

Sanctuary is one of the UK’s leading providers of housing, care and community services. With around 13,000 employees, we maintain a culture where diversity is valued and talent is nurtured and rewarded.

Worcester – Location is negotiable

£83,874 - £88,288 per year plus Company car or car allowance

35 hours per week

We have an exciting opportunity for a National Head of Sales and Marketing to join our team. The position of National Head of Sales and Marketing sits within our Development department which manages the delivery and development of the Group's affordable housing, market sale, grant funded and regeneration programmes and projects across the UK.

The role of National Head of Sales and Marketing will include:

• Leading on the strategic development of the Group’s commercial programme, by managing housing sales to ensure new homes are sold effectively and efficiently to optimise the returns on the investment in new housing
• Creating and implementing a sales policy framework in support of the Group’s Strategy to enable the delivery of sustainable growth in stock numbers
• Identifying new business opportunities by researching and reporting on the market conditions surrounding existing and proposed projects, to support sales strategies
• Building and managing relationships with internal and external customers at all levels, identifying any shortfalls in service delivery and ensuring they are dealt with appropriately
• Being responsible for the monthly/quarterly board reporting and weekly financial reporting. Report writing is an essential part of this role
• Management of a Sales and Marketing Team to meet Group targets
• Set up of sales and show areas
• Extensive travel

Skills and experiences:

• Degree, management qualification or relevant professional qualification preferably in a development related discipline including contractual management
• Recent comprehensive experience in a similar role
• Comprehensive experience of managing projects with strong project management skills
• Experience in report writing
• Experience in excel spreadsheets and financial reporting

This role will involve driving on company business. In order to drive a company vehicle, drivers must hold a full valid UK driving licence.

Why work for us?

One of the UK’s leading providers of housing, care and commercial services, Sanctuary employs more than 14,000 people and manages over 116,000 units of accommodation throughout England and Scotland, including general rented, retirement living, supported housing, student and key worker accommodation and care homes. Sanctuary also provides a range of other services including maintenance, care and telecare, all of which are delivered by our dedicated employees who are completely committed to customer service.

As part of our commitment to making Sanctuary a great place to work, where your wellbeing is of genuine importance, we have developed an attractive employment package. The package recognises your contribution, supports your physical, mental and financial health and gives you the flexibility to tailor your employee benefits by offering:

• 25 days annual leave (rising to a maximum of 30 days) plus public holidays
• A pension scheme with matching employer contributions from Sanctuary up to set limits
• Life Assurance
• Employee Advice Service including counselling
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Voluntary health plans
• Wellbeing support and tools
• Employee platform to access your reward and wellbeing package online, find exclusive discounts, wellbeing resources and recognition tools
• Employee Networks, with a shared interest in inclusion, and who provide invaluable support to colleagues

£83,874 per annum (rising to £88,288 per annum after 12 months, subject to satisfactory performance)

If you're unsure about any details, have questions about the role or want to discuss a need for adjustments, our fantastic talent team will be happy to help you.

We reserve the right depending on application numbers to close or extend the closing dates for positions; we would therefore recommend an early application. Inclusion is one of our core values. Our goal is to be a diverse, inclusive organisation where our people thrive and meet our customers’ needs with fairness and empathy. We know having a range of ideas and opinions makes a difference. We encourage and welcome applications from people from diverse backgrounds to support this mission. We will make adjustments throughout your application process, in line with Sanctuary’s commitment to our Disability Confident employer status.

Building Equality and Diversity

Sanctuary Group encourages and welcomes applications from people from diverse backgrounds to support our commitment to offering an inclusive environment for our employees and customers. We work closely with the Home Office in order to prevent unlawful working. Sanctuary Group is a trading name of Sanctuary Housing Association, an exempt charity.