Officer - Chief Executive and Chair's Office

Officer - Chair and Chief Executive's Office

Closing Date: 24/4/2025

Interviews will be held week commencing 6/5/2025 and 12/5/2025

A bit about the role

This role will ensure that the Homes England Chair and Chief Executive are effectively supported is fundamental to the delivery of the Agency’s mission and objectives. Working in their office, you will be involved in enabling them to carry out their roles and responsibilities, working closely and responsively to Senior Managers and the Head of CEOC. 

CEOC and its team are the interface between the Chair/Chief Executive and the wider Agency. As part of this team, you will support the effective flow of information from the Agency to the Chief Executive and Chair and from them back to colleagues across the organisation. You will also support the CEOC Senior Managers in sharing communication from the Chief Executive/Chair to partners and stakeholders in government and the market. 

A core part of this role – and essential to enabling the Chief Executive/Chair to carry out their responsibilities – is commissioning briefing in response to emerging issues and for meetings and events and ensuring that all material coming in and out of CEOC is to a high standard. 

A bit about you...

The successful applicant will have experience of working within a busy team and have strong collaboration skills. They will be highly organised with the ability to manage their own workload, prioritise accordingly and put in place systems to ensure work is delivered on time and to a high standard.

The role will require strong written communication skills, the ability to work at pace and excellent interpersonal skills working with colleagues at all levels of the organisation to ensure that the Chair and Chief Executive are fully supported in their day-to-day duties.  

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. 

Membership of the Homes and Communities Agency Pension Scheme, which is a contributory defined benefit scheme with the amount you receive on retirement based on your salary and years worked at the Agency.

Internal applicants: please note that if you are successful, the salary you are offered will be in accordance with our pay policy. You can find details on the HR Hub SharePoint site.

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.