Head of Strategic Projects - Liverpool, United Kingdom - Homes England

Homes England

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Liverpool, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Fixed Term Contract up to 14 months:

Vacancy closes 10th April:

A bit about the role
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The Head of Strategic Projects will play a vital role in Homes England to drive the agency's mission and objectives, working across the agency and externally with partners and Whitehall.

This role will bring commercial and technical expertise to bridge the gap between strategy and delivery, supporting large scale development sites.

The Strategic Projects team is a small multidisciplinary team with a remit to identify, lead on and provide support to large-scale, complex and innovative projects that require multiple interventions, cross-government and cross discipline working.

By forming a clear understanding of the strategic context and priorities surrounding a particular project at the pre-development stage; and by drawing on expertise and relationships, the team develops robust, large-scale housing strategies that will drive market change and unlock delivery.

The Strategic Projects team is predominantly focussed on London and major national development infrastructure projects and is the front door for partners to access Homes England skills and products.

The team works with other directorates at Homes England to contract deals that would not have happened without Homes England's intervention.

A bit about you:

The team works on projects which range in size from 2,000 to 25,000 homes and are mostly development infrastructure focussed.

You will therefore be able to provide strategic guidance and solutions to these types of projects.

Delivering on a mission as bold as ours isn't always easy. You will be resilient and comfortable managing stakeholders at a very senior level.
You will be a critical friend to partners, while also being supportive and engaging. You will be comfortable with having difficult and challenging conversations.
You will be aware of the political sensitivities and be able to steer your way through to coordinate stakeholders, deal with uncertainties and be an advocate of the team's projects.
Your discussions will always be shaped by a good understanding of the commercial and operational impact of what we do as an agency.
You will always be looking for ways to improve and innovate.
You will be used to "spinning several plates" at once, meeting various internal and external deadlines.
You will be able to work with the rest of the management team in a supportive and collaborative way.
You will be able to lead on large scale projects across the Agency that require crossteam and multidisciplinary ways of working. In addition, you will be able to manage and inspire a small direct team in a caring and inclusive way, as well as being someone who isn't afraid to get into the detail and help with project work.

Who are we?:

Homes England, the government's housing and regeneration agency, plays a central role in tackling the housing challenges the country now faces.

We have the appetite, influence, expertise and resource to drive positive market change, and our mission is to ensure more homes are built in areas of greatest need, improve affordability and create a sustainable housing market.

Following the publication of the government's Levelling Up White Paper, Homes England has also been tasked with a core role in spearheading regeneration, partnering with places to reduce economic disparity, empower local leaders and create equal opportunities across the country to ensure communities reach their full potential.

What we offer
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As well as a competitive salary and 33 days annual leave, we are committed to hybrid working. We'll support you, wherever possible, so that you don't miss out on what matters to you.

If you ever need a bit of extra help, we have a great employee assistance programme, financial wellbeing support and access to many great discounts with leading high street names.

Our range of network groups are also there to support you to be yourself at work and play a key role in helping shape our future.

If you are a member of a professional body, we'll pay for your membership and once you get your digital kit, you'll be good to go.

Homes England are a geographically diverse community.

We were all working from home?during the pandemic and have since moved to a hybrid model, moving back into our office environments and utilising our space and time together in the most conducive way.