Manager - Engagement (C0093N, C0094N)

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Location

Bristol, South West, BS1 6EH : Cambridge, Eastern, CB24 3EN : Coventry, West Midlands, CV1 2GN : Leeds, Yorkshire and the Humber, LS11 9AT : Newcastle upon Tyne, North East, NE4 5BZ : Crawley, South East, RH10 1UZ

Summary

About the job

Housing is one of the defining issues of our time and the affordability pressures we are experiencing today have been decades in the making. Put simply, we have not built enough homes and this has led to a generation of people being unable to get onto the housing ladder.

Homes England, the national housing agency, plays a central role in tackling the housing challenges the country now faces. We are the Government’s housing accelerator. Our mission is to intervene in the market to ensure more homes are built in areas of greatest need – as a means to improve affordability and create a sustainable housing market.

At the centre of the agency is the Market Engagement team, which is part of the wider Strategy, Markets and Research Unit. As Market Engagement Manager, you will be joining this high performing team of six people to build strategic and coordinated relationships with our partners across Homes England.

Job Description

You will include working closely alongside our Research, Economics and Analysis team to gather and interpret market intelligence that informs the decision-making of senior leaders. To do this, you will work with the systems and tools that Homes England already has in place and you will engage directly with external partners and stakeholders, including trade bodies, to gather and analyse market intelligence.

You will use this insight to produce high quality briefings, analysis, and presentations on key findings. You will work with colleagues across Homes England to ensure that your analysis answers the strategic and business development needs of Homes England colleagues and supports evidence-led decision making.

The Market Engagement team also develop and deliver bespoke engagement strategies for key partners and sector cohorts, including a Key Account Manager programme. You will support effective running of these strategies and support colleagues to ensure that these drive business development at both a national and regional level. You will identify new and innovative approaches to working with Homes England partners to ensure strategic and coordinated relationships that deliver new opportunities for market intervention.

You will also build long term strategic relationships with key trade bodies, think tanks and other opinion formers in the housing sector and will work alongside Communications team to design stakeholder events that make best use of thought-leadership and innovation within the housing sector.

Our work depends upon collaboration with colleagues across Homes England and you will work proactively and in multi-functional teams to deliver results.

The Market Engagement team is ambitious and continually seeking to improve. You will be able to spot areas for improvement, both in how we gather market intelligence and how we work with our partners.

ResponsibilitiesWe are looking for a creative and strategic thinker, who can work at pace and build strong relationships to deliver results collaboratively. You will be someone who understands how to influence partners and stakeholders and can build strong and effective internal and external relationships with senior colleagues.

The key skills and knowledge we’re looking for include:

• Degree level or equivalent academic qualifications are required, with the ability to bring strong intellectual rigour to the role.
• Experience of working at a senior strategic level within a relevant sector, and experience of working with government organisations.
• Desirable – Ability to build and use PowerBI software
• Desirable - Knowledge of the built environment or a relevant professional qualification such as RICS, RTPI, LI, RIBA, CIH.
  
  

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.

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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

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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

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Contact point for applicants

Job Contact

Name: Recruitment Team

Email: recruitment@homesengland.gov.uk

Recruitment Team

Email: recruitment@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.