Senior Manager - Operational Transition

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Senior Manager - Operational TransitionFull-time, PermanentApplication closing date: 05/12/2022A bit about the role... Working as part of a small but focused team, the Senior Manager - Operational Transition, will play a critical role in the successful implementation of new funding and processes that support the Agencys role as the governments housing accelerator.This is a great opportunity to shape the future of a fast growing, national organisation with real social purpose. Working with the team, the individual will need to demonstrate strong inter-personal skills to support the implementation of new funding andenhanced operational activity - building strong relationships with the Delivery Directorates (Development, Investments, MPP) and Corporate Functions (Risk, Legal, Internal Audit, Assurance, Finance and Strategy).The post holder will report to the Head of Operational Transition and support the design and delivery of key strategic projects including a single approach to decision making across Agency funds.You will be resilient, deadline-driven and comfortable managing stakeholders at all levels and your discussions will always be shaped by a good understanding of the commercial and operational impact of what we do as an agency. You will enjoy working in aninnovative, fun and engaging way and be able to negotiate and persuade.A bit about youYou will be used to "spinning several plates" at once and will always be looking for ways to improve and innovate - supporting new the transition to new ways of working. Youll be comfortable in dealing with change and the design and implementation of newprocesses, aiming to ensure that handover to corporate and delivery teams is efficient, effective and ensures buy-in from colleagues.Delivering on a mission as bold as ours isnt 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 wedo as a team. You will enjoy working in an innovative, fun and engaging way and be able to negotiate and persuade.Things change fast! You will be tenacious enough to keep going and to evolve with the requirements of the role. We see issues and challenges as learning opportunities, so we expect you to be able to embrace this to overcome challenges and deliver qualityoutcomes.Who are we We are the Governments national housing agency. Our role is to accelerate the pace of house-building across the country, particularly in areas where there are the most serious affordability issues - meaning people are struggling to find homes.We have the appetite, influence, expertise and resources to drive positive market change and meet the Governments ambition to deliver 300,000 new homes a year. We are using our land, influence, funds and knowledge to increase the pace, scale and qualityof new homes accelerating delivery in areas of greatest demand and helping create great places to live. Within the next few years, we will have invested over £27 billion across our programmes. To deliver against these aims were building a different kind ofpublic service - join us to help make this happen.We would encourage all applicants to apply as soon as possible as we may close vacancies early should we receive a high number of applications. We also encourage you to apply using the full application option as opposed to quick apply, this is especiallyimportant if you would like to indicate to us that you would like to be considered under the disability confident scheme.If your application is shortlisted to interview we will require you to provide proof of your right to work in the UK at that stage.Homes England are a geographically diverse community. We are all hybrid working at the moment spending 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 toppriorities.What we offer... We understand how important life is outside of work so, as well as competitive salary and 33 days annual leave, we are totally committed to flexible working. Well 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 discounts with 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 well pay for your membership and once you get your top of the range digital kit youll be good to go in one of our great offices.

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Senior ManagementService Delivery