Growth Manager, Affordable Housing Grant

Job Description

What We Offer...We understand how important life is outside of work so, as well as a competitive salary and 33 days annual leave, we are totally committed to flexible working. Homes England are a geographically diverse community. We are all hybrid working at the momentspending some of our time working from home and some based at our offices which are spread across England. The wellbeing of our colleagues remains one of our top priorities.We will support you, wherever possible, so that you dont miss out on what truly matters to you. If you do ever need a little bit of extra help we have a great employee assistance programme, financial well-being support and access to loads of great discountswith leading high street names.Our range of network groups are also there to support you to truly be yourself at work and play a key role in helping shape our future.If you are a member of a professional body we will pay for your membership and once you get your top of the range digital kit you will be good to go in one of our great offices.A Bit About The Role ...This is a rare chance to shape the future of affordable housing delivery in a fast growing, national organisation with real social purpose. Its an exciting time for Homes England as we manage investment of our £7.4bn Affordable Housing Fund, deliveringup to 130,000 much needed affordable homes for sale and rent across the country.Working in a team with Carol Cairns our Head of Growth for the South-East, you will play a critical role in supporting new business development and investment decisions for our affordable housing programmes. You will be supported by Senior Affordable HousingGrowth Managers and be part of a larger national team of 30 highly skilled people who are committed to making positive change in meeting local affordable housing need and demand. Carol values diversity in experience and perspective to foster good decisionmaking, problem solving and innovation within her team.Every day is different. Youll be working with colleagues across Homes England as well as with external partners in housing associations, local authorities, developers and investors involved in affordable housing delivery. This means you may need to travelacross the southern region or further afield to meet partners, visit housing sites and to work with Homes England teams/colleagues in our offices. Youll also need to carry out "desk-based" technical assessments of the grant funding bids we receive from ourpartners.Growth Managers play an important role in developing and delivering a pipeline of new high quality affordable housing schemes. You will need to build and maintain effective relationships with our partners to identify new opportunities for affordable housinggrant investment, develop investment propositions and work strategically to plan and implement interventions in markets and places to best meet local housing need and demand.You will work closely with housing providers to ensure schemes meet our grant programme eligibility criteria and will undertake detailed assessment of grant funding applications as part of our investment decision making processes. So, you will make a vitalcontribution to efficient, consistent and compliant affordable housing grant decisions through our Continuous Market Engagement (CME) allocation route. You will be dealing with multiple schemes with multiple partners at a time, giving you a diverse workloadand an opportunity to work with many organisations, particularly across south and south-east England.The team works in a collaborative, flexible and mutually supportive way. This is a great opportunity to develop your existing key skills and knowledge of the affordable housing development sector, or to bring your transferable skills into this role and developyour career in a new sector.This is a unique opportunity to work at the heart of an incredibly busy fast-paced organisation and make a real difference to the lives of people and to communities.A Bit About You ...Were looking for highly motivated and enthusiastic candidates who can / have:Build and strengthen effective relationships with partners who want to build more affordable housingSupport the development of our pipeline of affordable housing schemes across the southern region, working closely with colleagues in other teamsAnalyse, collate and present complex information clearly both in writing and verbally.Balance competing demands on their time and attention to ensure the right things are done at the right time.Quickly learn how to use existing systems and processes, and have the creative confidence to suggest new ways of workingA good understanding of the affordable housing sector and development and a passion to enable more affordable homes to be built.Experience in housing development with a good understanding of affordable housing funding models.Work flexibly and always be looking for ways to improve and innovate.You will have excellent communication and negotiation skills. You will be comfortable presenting information to internal teams, local authorities and external housing delivery forums leading to targeted affordable housing delivery that responds to marketand partner need.Delivering on a mission as bold as ours isnt always easy. You will be resilient and comfortable managing and working with a broad range of stakeholders. You will enjoy working in an innovative, fun and engaging way and be able to negotiate and persuade.As an experienced housing delivery specialist or someone who has the motivation to learn quickly from others, youll understand how to manage colleagues expectations, and be able to demonstrate you can work with others as part of multi-functional teamsin a collaborative, inclusive way.

Keyskills :
Communication SkillsHousingInvestmentsNegotiation