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You will be joining an enthusiastic, friendly, highly skilled and experienced team who are committed to making positive change in how land is unlocked to deliver new homes in great neighbourhoods.
The Norths Head of Disposals believes in delivering a first-class customer service to partners and stakeholders and resolving complex challenges through an innovative and creative approach.
Collaborative working with our Acquisitions and Planning and Enabling teams, together with fostering strong relationships with our corporate teams (legal, finance, procurement, programme etc), is critical to ensure good problem solving and decision making.
This opportunity represents a rare chance to shape the future in the housing and regeneration sector in a dynamic and forward-thinking national organisation with real social purpose.
Working with key partners and stakeholders within a multi-disciplinary directorate you will ensure efficient, consistent and effective resolutions to day-to-day project work and the have the opportunity to help create and advise on disposal strategies from project conception to completion.
The role will support the design and delivery of key strategic projects primarily within the North East, Yorkshire and Humber. There are some ambitious projects within the current and future development pipeline which will provide the appointed Development Manager with an excellent opportunity to bring innovative solutions and be involved in a varied and diverse workload.
Person specification
Whilst our day job is to deliver new homes at pace on publicly owned sites, you will be used to “spinning several plates” at once and will always be looking for ways to improve and innovate.
Educated to degree level in a relevant subject and a professionally qualified RICS member possessing a minimum of three years post qualification experience within the development industry, you will be comfortable with the disposal process and the factors influencing the sale of public land such as planning, technical, valuation, procurement and legal.
You will be well organised and a good communicator with an interest in place making and experienced in all aspects of the disposal process and a solution finder.
Delivering on a mission as bold as ours isnt always easy. You will be resilient and comfortable managing stakeholders up to senior level and your discussions will always be shaped by a good understanding of the commercial and operational impact of what we do as a disposal team. You will enjoy working in an innovative and engaging way and be able to negotiate and persuade.
As an experienced Surveying professional, youll have good project management/time management skills and the ability to manage multiple complex projects simultaneously, and you will understand how to manage colleagues and consultants 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.
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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
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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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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.
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- Name : Recruitment team
- Email : Recruitmentinfo@homesengland.gov.uk
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- Email : Recruitmentinfo@homesengland.gov.uk
