Partnership & Business Development Manager

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Partnerships & Business Development ManagerA bit about the role... Homes England, the national housing agency, plays a central role in tackling the housing, regeneration and place-making challenges the country faces.The Markets Partners and Places (MPP) directorate plays a leading role in driving Homes Englands mission, objectives, business development and place-focussed activity. We use our knowledge to focus our expertise and forge ambitious local partnerships thatsolve the most complex placemaking issues and leverage commercial, economic and social benefits to deliver our housing and regeneration targets.MPP has four partner-facing teams which lead Homes Englands business development and place-focussed activities, acting as the front door to partners to access Homes England skills and products and shape conversations and solutions with places. We work withexperts across Homes England, the market and Government to lead the development of agency-wide strategies that support housing and regeneration. We lead multi-functional teams to deliver significant opportunities and cross-agency projects focusing on our strategicpriorities. MPP has a mixed portfolio of projects, such as Bristol Temple Meads, Garden Communities and Strategic Place Partnerships, providing flexibility and supporting colleagues to explore their own interests and areas of expertise. A bit about you To drive Homes Englands mission and objectives across the country and be the front door for partners to access Homes England skills and products through the development and ownership of a single pipeline of activity. The post holder will be part of a highperforming team of delivery and strategy experts in building and managing relationships in priority places.The postholder will work as part of multi-disciplinary teams to unlock land and enable access to financial tools and mechanisms that encourage the delivery of housing across local markets that would not otherwise happen; working to help support some of theagencys largest and most complex projects. Who are we Homes England, the governments housing and regeneration agency, plays a central role in tackling the housing challenges the country now faces. We have the appetite, influence, expertise and resource to drive positive market change, and our mission is toensure more homes are built in areas of greatest need, improve affordability and create a sustainable housing market.Following the publication of the governments Levelling Up White Paper, Homes England has also been tasked with a core role in spearheading regeneration, partnering with places to reduce economic disparity, empower local leaders and create equal opportunitiesacross the country to ensure communities reach their full potential. What we offer... As well as a competitive salary and 33 days annual leave, we are committed to hybrid working. Well support you, wherever possible, so that you dont miss out on what matters to you.If you ever need a bit of extra help, we have a great employee assistance programme, financial wellbeing support and access to many great discounts with leading high street names.Our range of network groups are also 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, well pay for your membership and once you get your digital kit, youll be good to go.Homes England are a geographically diverse community. We were all working from homeduring the pandemic and have since moved to a hybrid model, moving back into our office environments and utilising our space and time together in the most conducive way.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 especially important 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.