Director - Guarantees

Job summary

Help build the National Housing Bank

The National Housing Bank (NHB) is a new government-backed financial institution, operating as a subsidiary of Homes England, established to unlock investment and accelerate housing delivery across England.

Job description

We're looking for two Directors – Guarantees to join the NHB Senior Leadership Team and help shape one of the UK's most significant housing finance platforms.

Salary: c. £140,000–£150,000 plus benefits, depending on skills and experience.

Reporting to: Executive Director, Guarantees

You'll play a leading role in overseeing more than £10bn of existing guarantee exposure and supporting deployment of £5.5bn of new guarantee capacity, helping unlock institutional investment into housing and regeneration at scale.

One role will have a greater focus on business growth and origination, while the other will include additional responsibility for portfolio oversight and programme performance.

Person specification

About You

You'll bring significant experience in guarantees, lending, investment, structured finance, real estate finance, infrastructure or related markets, together with the credibility and judgement to operate at a senior level across the public and private sectors.

Most importantly, you'll be excited by the opportunity to help shape a new institution with a clear purpose and support housing delivery at scale.

Why Join?

Backed by £16bn of new financial capacity, the National Housing Bank will work with investors, lenders, developers, housing associations and government partners to crowd in more than £50bn of private investment and support the delivery of 500,000 additional homes across England.

This is a rare opportunity to join at a formative stage and play a leading role in shaping how one of the UK's most significant public financial institutions delivers housing, regeneration and growth in the years ahead.

Please find attached job description alongside additional information about the selection process, who we are and what we offer.

Other National Housing Bank Opportunities

These roles form part of a wider recruitment campaign for six Director-level positions across the National Housing Bank, spanning the Chief Investment Office, Equity and Guarantees functions.

Candidates may wish to explore the wider opportunities available and are welcome to apply for more than one role where appropriate.

Location: Our priority location for these roles is Leeds but we will also consider applications to be based in our other offices across the country – Newcastle, Liverpool, Manchester, Bristol, Birmingham, Northstowe and London.

View all National Housing Bank Director opportunities here.

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

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Selection process details

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.

Homes England is committed to protecting the privacy and security of your personal data. For further information please refer to our Privacy Notice which can be viewed here:

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

Nationality requirements

Open to UK, Commonwealth and