Senior Manager - Sponsorship, Government and Parliament (National Housing Bank)

Job summary

Working in the Sponsorship, Government and Parliament team, the Senior Manager will play a critical role in bridging the sponsorship, scrutiny and engagement functions and the work of the National Housing Bank (NHB).

You will be joining our experienced and collaborative team of 10 people (including two Senior Managers covering sponsorship and scrutiny activity, and cross government and parliamentary activity) to ensure that these services are provided effectively for the NHB.

Job description

The NHB is a subsidiary of Homes England and is a new government backed Public Finance Institution which will work with house builders, developers, investors and registered providers to deploy up to £16bn of debt, equity and guarantees.

This new role will ensure the NHB is effectively sponsored and supported to enable the smooth integration of NHB objectives, priorities, information, and relationships into Homes England Group governance, and the provision of an effective service to the NHB. You will become the expert on all things NHB, acting as the team’s ambassador into the Bank.

Working with key government and internal stakeholders and a professional team you will deliver first-class customer service, resolve issues informally, work in a collaborative manner and take an innovative and creative approach.

Person specification

You'll be an external affairs/stakeholder engagement specialist, comfortable supporting senior leaders with complex sponsorship, government and parliamentary issues, aiming to ensure the effective integration of the National Housing Bank within all that we do. You will be curious and willing to learn about the role and remit of the NHB.

Delivering on a mission as bold as ours isn’t always easy. You will be resilient and adept at managing stakeholders at a senior level and your discussions will be shaped by a good understanding of the commercial and operational impact of what we do as a team.

You will enjoy working in a fast-paced environment, in an innovative and engaging way and will be able to negotiate and persuade. You’ll 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

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

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