Assistant Director Chief Regional Delivery Office

This is an opportunity to join the Chief Regional Delivery Office at a very exciting time. Homes England is the Government’s housing and regeneration agency. We are entering an exciting new phase, working through a regional and national operating model that will deliver homes, unlock regeneration and create places that thrive. We are evolving as a newly formed Regional Directorate and are embracing change with positivity.

We have an ambitious agenda to deliver and we work at pace. The Assistant Director role is central to the support the Chief Regional Delivery Officer to enable delivery of the Agency’s mission to unlock and accelerate the delivery of strategic projects in line with strategic masterplans, local and national place priorities.

The Assistant Director is responsible for overseeing the efficiency and effectiveness of strategic and daily operations of the Directorate. Leading a team that delivers key operational activity within the Private Office and Operational Support, as well as providing comprehensive support, the Chief Regional Delivery Officer and Executive Directors.

The role will significantly influence the planning and implementation of strategies aligned to agreed Directorate goals and objectives. The role will be responsible for implementing strategies, development of oversight of Chief Regional Delivery Support and ensuring commissions, with Homes England and external partners delivered. Lead on key cross-cutting project work and ensuring where to focus energy, manage interdependencies and working with stakeholders to ensure effective communication of key messages.

You’ll need support the Chief Regional Delivery Officer who may frequently be around the country, therefore do be expect to regularly travel in this role.

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

We would encourage all applicants to apply as soon as possible as we may close vacancies early should we receive a high number of applications.

We also encourage you to apply using the full application option as opposed to quick apply, this is especially important if you would like to indicate to us that you would like to be considered under the disability confident scheme.

We’re a diverse team of more than 1,000 professionals spanning 17 professions, helping Homes England to be effective, efficient and deliver for communities.

Our people remain at the heart of everything we do, and we’re committed to building an Agency that not only reflects the diverse communities we serve, but also champions inclusion in how we shape homes and places across the country. For more information about our EDI strategy please see our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Report 2024 to 2025 — Second Edition - GOV.UK

You will be required to have the Right to Work in the UK and Homes England do not offer visa sponsorship. If your application is shortlisted to interview we will require you to provide proof of your Right to Work in the UK at this stage.

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