Executive Assistant to CGC Chair & ELT

Executive Assistant to CGC Chair & ELT

Closing Date: 4/1/2026

Interviews will take place week commencing 19/1/2026 and 26/1/2026

A bit about the role...

This role sits within the Cambridge Growth Company (CGC), a subsidiary of Homes England. The CGC was established to deliver the Government’s ambition for growth in Cambridge – one of the UK’s most dynamic and economically significant regions. 

Our mission is to unlock Greater Cambridge’s full potential by accelerating the delivery of new homes, jobs, and infrastructure that support inclusive, sustainable economic growth. A key priority is ensuring this growth sets a national benchmark for placemaking, creating vibrant, resilient communities for current and future residents.

The role will provide a first-class administrative and executive support service to the Chair and ELT Executive Directors, enabling them to focus on their priorities and deliver on the CGC’s core objectives and ambitions.

They will provide a wide array of support services including being the central contact point and ‘gatekeeper’ for the Chair’s/Executive Director’s schedule and proactively and flexibly managing diary appointments. The role will anticipate the needs of the Chair / Executive Director and show initiative in problem solving. 

The role will be a key contact point for meetings / events taking place across Greater Cambridge. They will consider and manage logistical challenges to ensure the delivery of professional, well organised and highly effective events.

A bit about you…

You will use your strategic knowledge and understanding to optimise the effectiveness of the executive leaders by working in partnership and providing a professional, proactive executive assistant service.  

Using your ability to communicate with and influence senior leaders, you will have significant experience and understanding of strategic priorities to effectively support an executive director to execute these. You will have experience, with a proven track record, of providing excellent EA support at an executive level (Chair, C-Suite roles including CEO or other Executive Director), together with experience and knowledge of working effectively with numerous stakeholders including senior stakeholders in ministerial offices, the private sector and partners across Greater Cambridge.

You will be able to work calmly and effectively when under pressure and against upcoming deadlines. You will have a positive can-do attitude and will be proactive in identifying emerging challenges and providing solutions. You will be articulate, dynamic, energetic and self-motivated.

All roles within CGC are aligned with Homes England’s values and behaviours, reflecting our shared commitment to excellence, inclusion, and public purpose.

Please note this role requires Security Clearance, for details of what this entail please visit  https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/united-kingdom-security-vetting-clearance-levels/national-security-vetting-clearance-levels#security-check-sc

Who are we? 

Cambridge Growth Company

The Cambridge Growth Company (CGC) is a subsidiary of Homes England, established to drive forward ambitious plans for sustainable growth in Greater Cambridge. As a subsidiary of Homes England, all roles within the CGC will be aligned to Homes England’s standard employment T&Cs.

Chaired by Peter Freeman, the CGC has been tasked with developing an ambitious plan for housing, transport, water, and wider infrastructure that Cambridge needs to realise its full potential.

The CGC is supported by an Advisory Council consisting of elected local leaders and experts. It works with local and central government, convening and leveraging central government resources to promote and unlock key projects, and to support local authorities and landowners in delivering the infrastructure needed to overcome barriers to sustainable growth.

To learn more about the CGC and its mission, please visit the Cambridge Growth Company website - thecgc.org.uk

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, a wide range of healthcare plans, 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. 

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.

Your application needs to be in your own words, reflect your personal understanding and experience, and must not have been generated by AI tools such as ChatGPT.