Head of Housing

Are you an experienced and tenacious Housing Management professional? An expert at planning and executing transformations? Have a passion for promoting a culture of continuous improvement?

If yes, we would love to hear from you!

We are recruiting for a new Head of Housing Management to join us on a full-time, 12 month fixed term basis. This role will be home based with regular travel across England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Team Meetings will be held in Peterborough or Birmingham.

Mencap delivers Housing Management services to approximately 750 tenants in 250 properties across England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Following an external review of the Housing Management Function, we are looking for an individual to drive a transformation project, with experience of process improvement and delivering high quality services to our tenants.

In this role you will:

• Lead and transform the housing function at Mencap, ensuring compliance with regulations.
• Plan and deliver the transformation – defining and delivering financial and non-financial vision, objectives and impact.
• Review current processes and policies to identify gaps and process improvements.
• Collaborate with other departments and senior leaders.
• Develop and implement strategic plans to improve service delivery and expand the services.

You will have:

• Experience in a ‘Head of’ role within a Local Authority or Social Housing environment.
• Leadership experience in housing management within a large and complex organisation.
• Strong knowledge of housing legislation, tenancy management and social housing regulations.
• Ability to analyse performance data and implement strategic decisions.
• A track record of planning and delivering Housing Management transformation projects from concept to delivery.
• Exceptional leadership and communication skills with the ability to motivate teams and drive service improvements.
• Chartered Institute of Housing Professional Qualification Level 5 or equivalent (desirable).

*In depth details can be found on the attached Job Description.

If this position sounds like you then please apply now by uploading an up to date CV and a cover letter that outlines why you would be the perfect person for the job.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader and welcome applicants with disabilities to apply for all roles with us. To find out more about the scheme please visit the direct gov website.

We are an equitable, diverse and inclusive organisation and we particularly welcome and encourage disabled applicants and those from the Black and Asian communities to apply for the role as they are under-represented within the workforce.

*Please note* The application closing date for the role will be on 29th June. First stage interviews will be held via TEAMS on the 8th June with second stage interviews to follow shortly after.

Job # 33914

At Mencap, we’re excited to receive your application! We reserve the right to close this advert earlier than planned if we receive a high volume of applications, therefore we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.