Manager - Portfolio

Portfolio Manager

18 months FTC

Vacancy close date 23rd January

Interviews week commencing 27th January 

A bit about the role...

Working in a team with Joel Dodd, within Portfolio Management, Investments Directorate, the Portfolio Manager will play a critical role in ensuring efficient delivery of homes on projects we support and recovery of our loans. 

Working out of our Leeds office, you will be joining our experienced real estate finance team covering the North of England who manage a portfolio of loans to SME housing developers and are committed to making positive change in the number of homes built in England and recovering our investments.

Portfolio Management is delivery focused and dedicated to delivering first-class customer service, dealing with any issues informally wherever possible, taking an innovative and creative approach to resolving challenges that arise.  Joel believes in working in a collaborative way and values diversity in experience and perspective to foster good decision making and problem solving within his team.

This is a chance to shape the future of the housing market within England and develop a career in a fast growing, national organisation with real social purpose. 

Working with key stakeholders and advisers as part of a professional real estate finance team you will ensure effective management of a portfolio of loans and efficient, consistent, and effective resolution of any issues arising. This will help increase housing supply in England and create a more balanced, diversified, and robust real estate sector.

The role will support the delivery of key housing projects in the North of England. This will require regular travel to visit housing sites and meet SME developers we support. 

There are varied, exciting, projects to get involved with and this is an excellent opportunity to balance day to day delivery whilst bringing innovative solutions to the Homes England offering. 

A bit about you…

Whilst your day job is to manage a portfolio of loans to SME housing developers and deliver first class customer service to our borrowers and stakeholders, you will be used to "spinning several plates" at once and will always be looking for ways to improve and innovate.  

You'll be highly motivated, well organised, task focused and have strong analytical and risk management skills. You will be proficient in the use of appropriate IT systems, including Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint and have good communication skills, both verbal and written. 

Delivering on a mission as bold as ours isn’t always easy. You will be resilient and comfortable managing stakeholders at a senior level and your discussions will always be shaped by a good understanding of our strategic priorities, risk appetite and the commercial and operational impact of what we do as a front-line team. You will enjoy working in an innovative, fun, and engaging way and be able to negotiate and persuade.

As an experienced real estate professional, you’ll understand how to manage and build relationships with colleagues and partners and be able to demonstrate you can work with others as part of a team in a collaborative, inclusive way.

Who are we? 

Homes England: The Housing and Regeneration Agency

We believe that affordable, quality homes in well-designed places are key to improving people’s lives. As the government’s housing and regeneration agency, we create thriving new places and transform urban areas, combining the full breadth of our powers, expertise, land, capital, and influence to bring investment to communities and get more homes built.

How? 

We form long-term partnerships that bridge the gap between the public and private sector to meet local needs and aspirations. We use our influence to champion the creation of sustainable homes, communities and places that are brilliantly designed for the people that live there now, and in the future. And we use our funding and support to build a more resilient, diverse, and innovative housing sector, helping new entrants in the market, encouraging modern methods of construction and design, and promoting the utmost attention to building safety.

Together with our partners, we’re accelerating the pace of house building, remediation and regeneration across the country, as we seek to deliver ever more affordable homes in places people are proud to call home for generations to come.

What we offer... 

As well as a competitive salary and 33 days annual leave, we are committed to 50/50 hybrid working. We’ll support you, wherever possible, so that you don’t miss out on what matters to you. 

Internal applicants: please note that if you are successful, the salary you are offered will be in accordance with our pay controls and pay policy. You can find these on the recruitment pages of the intranet.

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 work to a 50/50 office/ home-based model. Moving back into our office environments has enabled us to utilise our space and time together in the most collaborative way. 

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. 

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.