Head - Investment Services (S1303N)

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Summary

About the job

This is a rare chance to shape the future of delivery enabling services in a fast growing, national organisation as we transform to a business-led service model. Working with key stakeholders across our business teams, you will have the opportunity to help define and implement a programme management service that supports delivery of some of the agency’s highest profile housing and land investment funds.

Job Description

Working in the Operational Management function of the Delivery Enabling Services team, the Head of Investment Services will support the Chief Officer, Directors, Senior Responsible Officers and budget holders in the Investment Directorate to ensure the Agency’s objectives are met. The role will be central to enabling senior officers and colleagues in the Investment team to ensure that government targets are achieved, delivery is compliant with corporate and programme funding requirements and individual programme objectives are met.

At a project and programme level your work will focus on providing first-class customer service to proactively track performance, identify risks and issues and implement mitigating actions to ensure strategic objectives are met. From your unique position of oversight across the investment programmes, you will have the opportunity to introduce new and innovative approaches to embed continuous improvement at an operational and strategic level. You will be supported by a high performing team who will work with you in a fast-paced, collaborative environment to ensure timely, accurate and high-quality programme management and reporting across our function.

Responsibilities

Whilst our day job is to deliver first class customer service to our stakeholders, you will be used to "spinning several plates" at once and will always be looking for ways to improve and innovate.

You’ll be comfortable supporting senior staff at Chief Officer and Director levels and will have excellent communication skills to clearly and accurately articulate complex information to different target audiences. You will be proficient in leading and managing high performing teams responsible for delivering financial and performance management services and will have experience of leading a programme management function in a similar sector.

Delivering on a mission as bold as ours isn’t always easy. You will be resilient and comfortable managing stakeholders and your discussions will always be shaped by a good understanding of the commercial, strategic and operational impacts of what we do as an agency.

As an experienced professional, with a relevant professional qualification or equivalent programme management experience, you will be comfortable working with complex data and information to draw out key programme and performance metrics using a range of data management tools. You will enjoy working in an innovative, fun and engaging way and be able to negotiate and persuade. You will understand how to manage colleagues and be able to demonstrate you can work with others as part of a team in a collaborative, inclusive way.

Benefits

Homes England is an executive non-departmental public body with its own terms and conditions, benefits and pension scheme. We are a government agency working in partnership with the private sector and want to employ and retain great people. In return we offer a range of excellent benefits, some of the key benefits include:

Holiday - Homes England offers all staff 33 days annual leave per year in addition to 8 statutory bank holidays.

Working Flexibly - At Homes England we have a strong culture of flexible working and encourage all employees to have a healthy work/life balance. We offer a wide range of potential working patterns, including part time, job share and compressed hours.

Health and Wellbeing - We offer health screening with Nuffield Proactive Health Clinics, a free Employee Assistance Programme which offers confidential support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week as well as access to Occupational Health.

Professional Development - At Homes England we are committed to your continued professional and personal development with learning as one of our core values. We pay for one job-related professional membership subscription per year for our employees.

We also offer an excellent range of family friendly benefits, for example, maternity, paternity, shared parental leave.

Things you need to know

Security

Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check.

People working with government assets must complete basic personnel security standard checks.

Selection process details

Things you need to know

How to apply?

To apply please follow the links to our careers page.

Security

Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check.

Selection process details

For more information on the role, please see the attached Job Description.

Successful applicants will be advised of the outcome of their application and interviews held as soon as practical after the closing date. Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment. We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your interest in this role and Homes England.

Please note – Homes England has a responsibility to ensure compliance with HMG Baseline Personnel Security Standard to address the potential problems of identity fraud, illegal working and deception generally. To ensure compliance we will carry out a pre-employment Personal Identity and Vetting Report through Experian to meet the standard and you will therefore be asked to provide certain information in order that the verification check can be carried out if you are successful in your application.

Homes England are an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer that values and respects the people who work for us. Our aim is to be an employer of choice, enabling everyone to reach their full potential.

For Further Information Please Refer To Our Privacy Notice Which Can Be Viewed Here

Homes England is committed to protecting the privacy and security of your personal data.

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/homes-england/about/personal-information-charter

Nationality requirements

Open to UK, Commonwealth and European Economic Area (EEA) and certain non EEA nationals. Further information on whether you are able to apply is available here.

Working for the Civil Service

Please note this Post is NOT regulated by the Civil Service Commission.

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. There is a guaranteed disability confident interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

Further information

Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.

Contact point for applicants

Job Contact

Name: Recruitment Team

Email: recruitmentinfo@homesengland.gov.uk

Recruitment Team

Email: recruitmentinfo@homesengland.gov.uk

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Nationality requirements

This Job Is Broadly Open To The Following Groups

• UK nationals
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals from the EU, EEA or Switzerland with settled or pre-settled status or who apply for either status by the deadline of the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals working in the Civil Service
• relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals who have built up the right to work in the Civil Service
• certain family members of the relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals

Further information on nationality requirements

Working for the Civil Service

Please note this Post is NOT regulated by the Civil Service Commission.

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

Apply and further information

Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.

Contact point for applicants

Job contact :Name : The Recruitment TeamEmail : Recruitment@homesengland.gov.uk Recruitment team :Email : recruitment@homesengland.gov.uk