Lead Programme Manager - Housing Development and Grants

Job Description

Lead Programme Manager for Housing Developments and GrantsPermanentFull Time (37.5 hpw)Newcastle Upon Tyne (and currently working from home). Could also be based from our Leeds or Maryport office.Salary up to c£50,000 per annum (depending on experience)Buildingthe right homes in the right places for our customers.We have a fantastic opportunity for you to join us in our new role of Lead Programme Manager, leading the programme management activity for the residential developments were delivering across England andScotland. Youll manage and control our grant programmes and investment gateway process across our acquisitions, new-build developments and disposals of affordable homes. This is a fantastic opportunity to really make your mark, supporting us in our strategicpriority to build the right homes, in the right places for our customers. Managing and monitoring our programme of grant funded development activity, youll provide expertise and guidance to our colleagues on programme eligibility and grant funding implicationsas well as liaise with external funders including Homes England and the Greater London Authority. Youll manage our processes that govern all major investments and be fantastic at building and maintaining excellent relationships with our funders, reportingon progress and identifying any risks to delivery of schemes.Youll be working for Mike, our Head of Procurement and Programme who is passionate about delivering a Best in Class service to our Development colleagues. Want to know moreVisit our website andpress the APPLY NOW button to access lots of useful stuff! Youll be able to download the Lead Programme Manager job description. Weve also got this brilliant video which shows you what its like to work here. We know youll also want to find out more aboutour award winning benefits and rewards package!A bit about youYoull be analytical with an eye for detail, have excellent report writing and presentations skills and the ability to analyse data using Microsoft Office and Excel, providing strategic oversight.Youll bring experience in the housing sector alongside a fantastic understanding of funding regimes. Youll work collaboratively and really impress us with your ability to build and maintain great working relationships. Ideally, youll have an understandingof residential development, but dont worry if you dont, as well support you as you learn more about this. A bit about usHome Group is one of the UKs largest developers of new homes and providers of houses for both affordable and private tenures. We alsoprovide long term integrated housing, health and social care. Were a strategic partner of Homes England and the Greater London Authority, working together to build the affordable homes our country needs.We are proud that we were 7th in the UKs Best SuperLarge Places to work, 18th in Stonewalls Top 100 employers and are winners of the 2018 UK Housing Awards Development Programme of the Year, Silver Best House at the What House Awards 2018 (Bronze in 2017) and RESI Landlord of the Year 2016 and 2020.WorkingflexiblyIts the teams unwritten rule that you attend the important appointments in life, be it your childs school play, your partners graduation, or to get your new fridge delivered. You can elect to fit these around your working day taking advantage ofour agile ways of working. Our focus is on getting the job done, not your working hours.The job for youGreat, all you need to do now is upload your CV and covering letter. Easy as that! Were different at HomeWe want you to be yourself here and value everythingthat makes you unique. So, whatever your race, sexuality, disability, religion, gender or even non-gender, we recognise and celebrate your differences. Together we make Home Group a great place to work.