Homes England
Manager - Delivery Control Performance
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Birmingham, West Midlands (England), B1 2AX : Bristol, South West England, BS1 6EH : Longstanton, East of England, CB24 3EN : Liverpool, North West England, L3 1BP : Leeds, Yorkshire and the Humber, LS11 9AT : Manchester, North West England, M1 6EU : Newcastle upon Tyne, North East England, NE4 5BZ
Job Summary
Closing Date: 8th October
Interviews from: 2nd November
Contract Type: 2 year fixed term contract/secondment
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 the Head of Governance and Reporting and Senior Manager to support the effective identification, assessment and mitigation of risk across CSS. You will play an important role in maintaining robust governance, assurance and control frameworks, helping to support the successful delivery of programme objectives.
Working closely with stakeholders across CSS and the wider agency, you will be responsible for coordinating and managing risks, issues and control weaknesses, ensuring they are identified, assessed and addressed in a timely and proportionate manner. You will support the development of 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.
Job Description
As a Manager within CSS, you will play an important role in fostering a collaborative and inclusive culture, championing our values and supporting continuous improvement across the programme. You will use data, insight and assurance activity to identify trends, inform decision-making and support the delivery of effective governance, risk and control practices, helping CSS deliver an excellent service to customers and stakeholders.
The role will support the delivery of CSS's operational control testing and assurance activities, ensuring alignment with Homes England's risk management framework and control standards. You will coordinate the monitoring and reporting of key risks, support the development and tracking of mitigation plans, and provide effective challenge to help strengthen the overall control environment. This is an excellent opportunity for a proactive and solutions-focused individual to balance day-to-day risk and assurance activities with continuous improvement initiatives, helping to mature governance, risk and control practices across CSS.
Person specification
You will be comfortable managing discussions on complex and sensitive issues with a wide range of stakeholders. Highly organised, analytical and detail-oriented, you will be able to balance operational delivery with longer-term improvement activity, working collaboratively across teams to achieve positive outcomes.
You will have a proven track record of strengthening governance, risk management and control processes, identifying opportunities for improvement and implementing practical solutions that deliver measurable benefits. You will be comfortable providing constructive challenge, supporting decision-making and ensuring risks, issues and controls 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 with stakeholders at all levels, including senior leaders, and will understand the operational, commercial and reputational impact of programme decisions. You will be an effective communicator, capable of building consensus, influencing stakeholders and driving positive outcomes through collaboration.
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As a risk, governance or assurance professional, you will have a strong understanding of risk management and internal control principles. You will be comfortable working with colleagues across different functions, supporting the development of effective governance practices and fostering a collaborative and inclusive approach to delivery. You will be committed to building strong working relationships and ensuring robust risk and
We're looking for someone who brings enthusiasm, curiosity and a strong commitment to continuous improvement. You will be passionate about helping CSS deliver its objectives and motivated by the opportunity to strengthen governance, risk and control practices across a high-profile programme.
As a member of the CSS team, you will work closely with colleagues across the organisation to support the delivery of key building safety initiatives. Through effective risk management, assurance and stakeholder engagement, you will help ensure CSS continues to deliver safe, efficient and successful outcomes for customers, partners and the wider remediation sector.
Benefits
Homes England is an executive non-departmental public body with its own terms and conditions, benefits and pension scheme. We are a government agency working in partnership with the private sector and want to employ and retain great people. In return we offer a range of excellent benefits, some of the key benefits include:
- Holiday - Homes England offers all staff 33 days annual leave per year in addition to 8 statutory bank holidays.
- Working Flexibly - At Homes England we have a strong culture of flexible working and encourage all employees to have a healthy work/life balance. We offer a wide range of potential working patterns, including part time, job share and compressed hours.
- Health and Wellbeing - We offer health screening with Nuffield Proactive Health Clinics, a free Employee Assistance Programme which offers confidential support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week as well as access to Occupational Health.
- Professional Development - At Homes England we are committed to your continued professional and personal development with learning as one of our core values. We pay for one job-related professional membership subscription per year for our employees.
We also offer an excellent range of family friendly benefits, for example, maternity, paternity, shared parental leave.
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Selection process details
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Security
Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check.
Selection process details
For more information on the role, please see the attached Job Description.
Successful applicants will be advised of the outcome of their application and interviews held as soon as practical after the closing date. Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment. We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your interest in this role and Homes England.
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Please note – Homes England has a responsibility to ensure compliance with HMG Baseline Personnel Security Standard to address the potential problems of identity fraud, illegal working and deception generally. To ensure compliance we will carry out a pre-employment Personal Identity and Vetting Report through Experian to meet the standard and you will therefore be asked to provide certain information in order that the verification check can be carried out if you are successful in your application.
Homes England are an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer that values and respects the people who work for us. Our aim is to be an employer of choice, enabling everyone to reach their full potential.
Homes England Is Committed To Protecting The Privacy And Security Of Your Personal Data. For Further Information Please Refer To Our Privacy Notice Which Can Be Viewed Here
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/homes-england/about/personal-information-charter
Nationality Requirements
Open to UK, Commonwealth and European Economic Area (EEA) and certain non EEA nationals. Further information on whether you are able to apply is available here.
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Please note this Post is NOT regulated by the Civil Service Commission.
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. There is a guaranteed disability confident interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
Further information
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Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
Security
Successful candidates must undergo a basic (or equivalent) criminal record check.
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.
Nationality requirements
This Job Is Broadly Open To The Following Groups
- UK nationals
- nationals of the Republic of Ireland
- nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
- nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
- nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
- individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
- Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service
Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)
Working for the Civil Service
Please note this Post is NOT regulated by the Civil Service Commission.
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
Diversity and Inclusion
The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent
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