Manager - Affordable Housing Products

Manager – Affordable Housing Products

A bit about the role...

FTC 18 months

Closing date 10/09/2025

Interviews w/c 22/09/2025

There couldn’t be a better time to work in Affordable Housing at Homes England following the biggest settlement announced as part of recent Spending Review of a 10 year £39bn Social and Affordable Homes Programme. You will be part of the team working closely with government and partners across the sector to launch the new programme as well as deliver against existing commitments. We are looking for individuals excited and motivated by the opportunity to shape future delivery, and ways of working, as Homes England moves to a more regional and place-based operating model.      

Working in a team with our Senior Managers – Affordable Housing Products, the Manager – Affordable Housing Products will support the Agency’s affordable homes programmes as part of the Affordable Housing Grants team. You will be joining a small team, who are committed to making positive change in how affordable homes are delivered. 

This is an exciting time to join Affordable Housing Grants as we prepare to deliver the government’s ambitious new Social and Affordable Homes Programme. This is a rare chance to shape the future guidance for affordable homes delivery in a fast growing, national organisation with real social purpose.

The team works closely with the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, housing providers, and industry groups, as well as other teams in Affordable Housing Grants, to develop our programme guidance and answer queries. We also run the citizen facing service to help people find affordable home ownership providers. This is an excellent opportunity to balance day to day delivery whilst bringing innovative solutions to the affordable housing offering.

A bit about you…

 Whilst our day job is to deliver first class customer service to our internal and external stakeholders, you will be used to "spinning several plates" at once and will always be looking for ways to improve and innovate.

You'll be comfortable supporting the Senior Managers – Affordable Housing Products with complex issues relating to affordable housing products including Social Rent, Affordable Rent, Rent to Buy, and Shared Ownership. Due to a current focus on improving Shared Ownership outcomes for customers, you will have a deep understanding of Shared Ownership delivery in particular - ideally from a customer facing background.

Delivering on a mission as bold as ours isn’t always easy. You will be resilient and comfortable managing stakeholders at a senior level and your discussions will always be shaped by a good understanding of the commercial and operational impact of what we do. You will enjoy working in an innovative, fun and engaging way and be able to negotiate and persuade.

As an experienced housing professional you’ll understand how to manage colleagues and be able to demonstrate you can work with others as part of a team in a collaborative, inclusive way.

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. 

Internal applicants: please note that if you are successful, the salary you are offered will be in accordance with our pay controls and pay policy. You can find these on the recruitment pages of the intranet.

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.