Head of Sponsorship, Government and Parliament

Head of Sponsorship, Government and Parliament

Closing Date: 13/8/2025

Interviews will take place week 25/8/2025

A bit about the role...

This is an exciting time for housing and regeneration, with the recent Spending Review announcing a new £39bn Social and Affordable Housing Programme and the creation of a National Housing Bank. Government has set an ambitious target for new homes this parliament and Homes England has a key role to play, working with a range of partners and places, in supporting the delivery of those homes and communities. 

Homes England must remain accountable to government and parliament, providing information, advice and assurance on its delivery of government’s housing and regeneration priorities. Leading the Sponsorship, Government and Parliament team involves building and managing some of Homes England’s most important relationships, with key stakeholders in Whitehall and Westminster. 

As Head of Sponsorship, Government and Parliament, you will lead the team to build relationships, networks and understanding that enable the delivery of these priority areas, while also responding to emerging situations and issues as they arise. While bringing specialist knowledge of stakeholder engagement, governance and public affairs, you will need to work with and through colleagues in the Agency to understand and articulate housing and regeneration activity. This is a highly visible role within a large, complex delivery body and the wider government and parliamentary system. No two days will look the same and there is plenty of challenge and stretch, alongside opportunities to make a real difference in how Homes England engages and works with key stakeholders. 

A bit about you…

You will bring a significant track record of building, maintaining and managing relationships, both internal and external, to achieve strategic objectives. You should have excellent interpersonal, communication and influencing skills and be able to work collaboratively and collegiately in pursuit of organisational goals. 

In addition, you should bring demonstrable experience of developing and embedding successful engagement strategies, that are measurable and outcomes focused. You will be able to talk compellingly about how you have engaged with stakeholders to raise awareness, develop trust and confidence and build advocacy and partnerships. 

You will be leading a high performing team and should bring experience of doing this in other contexts and evidencing how you manage, motivate and empower colleagues and create a positive team culture. 

Similarly, you will be required to brief, advise and support senior leaders, including the Chief Executive and Chair, and engage with senior stakeholders and should bring comparable experience. 

Knowledge and understanding of public scrutiny and governance will also be a critical element of the role and you should be able to evidence your experience of both.  

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.