As part of the wider Cladding Safety Scheme (CSS) team, this role sits within the Business Planning and Strategic Management function and works closely with our Head of Governance and Reporting to support the effective identification, assessment and mitigation of risk across CSS. You will play a key role in ensuring robust governance, assurance and control frameworks are in place, helping to support the successful delivery of programme objectives.

Working closely with stakeholders across CSS and the wider agency, you will lead the effective management of risks, issues and control weaknesses, ensuring they are identified, assessed and addressed in a timely and proportionate manner. You will help embed a strong risk management culture across the programme, promoting accountability, continuous improvement and adherence to corporate governance requirements.

Joining an experienced and collaborative team, you will contribute to meaningful change and help improve how the sector works together to accelerate building remediation. You will work with colleagues across operational, programme and corporate functions to strengthen governance arrangements, support informed decision-making and ensure risks are effectively managed throughout the programme lifecycle.

As a Senior Manager within CSS, you will play an important role in shaping our collaborative culture, championing our values and fostering an inclusive environment that embraces diverse experiences and perspectives. You will use data, insight and assurance activity to identify trends, inform decision-making and drive continuous improvement, supporting CSS's commitment to delivering an excellent service to customers and stakeholders.

The role will lead and support the delivery of CSS's operational control testing and assurance activities, ensuring compliance with Homes England's risk management framework and control standards. You will oversee the monitoring and reporting of key risks, support the development of mitigation plans, and provide constructive challenge to strengthen the overall control environment. This is an excellent opportunity for an innovative and proactive individual to balance day-to-day risk and assurance activities with strategic improvement initiatives, helping to develop and mature governance, risk and control practices across CSS.

About you…

You will be confident in leading discussions on complex and sensitive issues with a wide range of stakeholders. You will be highly organised, analytical and detail-oriented, with the ability to balance strategic oversight with operational delivery while working collaboratively across teams to achieve positive outcomes.

You will have a proven track record of identifying opportunities to strengthen governance, risk management and control frameworks, driving continuous improvement and implementing practical solutions that deliver measurable benefits. You will be comfortable providing constructive challenge, influencing decision-making and ensuring risks and issues are managed effectively and proportionately.

Delivering against the CSS mission requires resilience, sound judgement and the ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced and evolving environment. You will be confident engaging and influencing stakeholders at all levels, including senior leaders, and will understand the commercial, operational and reputational impacts of decisions across the programme. You will be adept at building consensus, negotiating solutions and driving positive change through collaboration and effective stakeholder engagement.

As an experienced risk and assurance professional, you will possess a strong understanding of governance, risk management and internal control principles. You will be comfortable leading teams and developing capability in others, while fostering an inclusive and collaborative culture that encourages accountability, continuous improvement and high performance. You will be committed to building strong partnerships across the business and ensuring that robust risk and assurance practices support the successful delivery of CSS objectives.

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, 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 Homes England equality, diversity and inclusion reports - 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.

Artificial Intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.

Senior Manager - Risk and Control

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