RECRUITMENT PACK Development Director June 2016
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Midland Heart Development Director
YOUR APPLICATION Dear applicant Thank you very much for your interest in this post. On the following pages you will find details of the role and the selection process to assist you in completing and tailoring your application. In order to apply you should submit:
An up-to-date CV which shows your full career history – we recommend that this is no longer than three pages;
A supporting statement explaining why you are interested in this role, detailing how you are a good candidate for this post and how you fulfil the person specification – we recommend that this is no longer than three pages;
The declaration form – but completion of the equalities section is not mandatory, this is requested for monitoring purposes in line with our commitment to equality and diversity; and
Indicate on the declaration form if you cannot attend any of the interview dates.
Please note that applications can only be considered if all the documentation is complete. Please send your application, preferably in MS Word format by email to:
[email protected]. Applications must be received by 12 noon on Friday 8th July 2016. You will receive an acknowledgement within 24 hours of receipt and we suggest that if after that time you have not heard from us, you telephone the office (0203 434 0990) to ensure that it has arrived. Using a secure email address and putting the job title/organisation in the subject line reduces the chances of any email going into spam. Please do contact me if you wish to have an informal discussion about the role and organisation or if you have any other questions to help you decide whether to apply. You can contact me on 079444 11484 or 020 3434 0990.
Kind regards Mark Glinwood Mark Glinwood Associate Consultant
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CONTENTS Welcome letter from the Director of Assets
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About Midland Heart
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The Executive Management Team
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Job profile
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Person specification
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Principal terms and conditions of service
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Key dates and the selection process
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Supplementary Information
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Media advertisement
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WELCOME LETTER Dear Applicant, At Midland Heart we pride ourselves on the long standing excellent relationships that we have with national housebuilders, developers and agents, where we continue to be the first choice developing housing association our partners contact to discuss opportunities. This is why we were the largest developing Housing Association in the Midlands in 2014/15 where we developed 800 homes for our customers. It is an exciting time for Midland Heart in terms of development ambition where we have a new board approved strategy to build up to 4,500 homes by 2020. These will be affordable rent, retirement, outright sale, shared ownership and market rent. If you believe that you can inspire and lead our development team and deliver our ambitious plans for growth, whilst being a first class ambassador for new business then I would really like to hear from you. Should you be the outstanding candidate chosen to be our next Director of Development then I promise you not only an enjoyable and fulfilling role but also a wonderful opportunity to grow and develop your career. I look forward to meeting you. Carl Larter Carl Larter Director of Assets
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ABOUT US Midland Heart is a leading UK housing, care and support business helping people to live independently. Founded in 1925 we deliver housing, care and opportunity by providing 33,000 high quality affordable homes to over 70,000 customers across 55 local authority areas. We also deliver care and support services to 7,000 customers helping people to lead happy and independent lives. Midland Heart innovates to bring health into the home through a range of service models that blend housing, care and public health initiatives to support an individual to live with dignity and independence in their own home. What we do We provide housing, care and opportunity Housing We work in some of the most disadvantaged neighbourhoods to build new homes and strong communities, along with neighbourhood services for 70,000 customers, across 55 local authority areas. Care Each year we support 7,000 customers with the most complex needs, through tailored support that aims to help an individual to live an independent and happy life
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Opportunity We work locally and invest in our communities through inspiring partnerships and engagement initiatives which help a person and their family, neighbours and community to flourish. Our mission and purpose Our mission is to be a leading provider of housing and care, helping people to live independently. We do this through providing housing, care and opportunity to our customers. Our vision We will deliver a range of housing options to our customers balancing great customer service, excellence and value for money. We will also support our customers, where appropriate, to move into home ownership, and will continue to deliver the new homes which this country so desperately needs. Our Care and Support business will also continue to work with a range of customers anchored in our accommodation, with a particular focus on homelessness & older persons’ services. Finally, we want others to approach Midland Heart as the first port of call should they want to work more closely with a housing and care provider. Our values
We are people focused We are professional We are inclusive
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EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT BOARD Ruth Cooke, Chief Executive Officer Ruth was appointed as Chief Executive Officer for Midland Heart in April 2012, and was previously Finance Director. Prior to joining Midland Heart she held senior finance positions at Anchor Trust and Arcadia Housing Group. Since joining Midland Heart six years ago, Ruth has played a pivotal role in building Midland Heart’s agility and financial strength, culminating in the achievement of a credit rating equal to the best in the sector and a successful own name bond issue. Ruth sits on a number of sector working parties and writes and speaks regularly on housing and care issues and leads our executive management board. Sara Beamand, Executive Director of Care and Support Sara is our organisational lead for safeguarding and chairs a national housing and support training organisation and the social enterprise venture, Frost and Snow. Prior to Sara’s current role she was Head of Older People’s Services within Midland Heart. Sara has extensive experience with the care and support environment, and prior to this worked within general needs housing services. Andrew Foster, Executive Director of Governance and Contracts Andrew is responsible for the overall effectiveness and operation of Midland Heart's governance. He is also responsible for the effective procurement of goods and services and for ensuring that our external contracts are managed well so that they deliver high quality and good value services for our customers. Andrew joined Midland Heart in 2006 after 10 years working as a lawyer and Company Secretary with IT services company, ITNET plc. And prior to that, was a corporate solicitor with a major Midlands law firm.
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Glenn Harris MBE – Executive Director of Corporate Resources Glenn joined Midland Heart following a career spanning seven years at East Midlands Development Agency (EMDA), where he spent five years as Executive Director of Corporate Services, followed by two years as Deputy Chief Executive. His current role includes responsibility for Finance, HR & IT teams, and his role includes leading the Executive team’s corporate planning processes. Glenn is also a board member of Nottingham City Homes, where he Chairs the Audit Committee. Carl Larter, Executive Director of Assets Carl oversees the functions of development and repairs and maintenance. Development includes corporate responsibility for acquiring land, the construction of new homes and sales and marketing. Carl is a Chartered Surveyor and has seventeen years experience in the housing sector, during which time he has worked for a number of registered social landlords on a range of regeneration and greenfield projects from housing for sale, affordable and market rent, to student and keyworker projects. Carl is also a non-executive director at Cross Keys Homes in Peterborough. David Taylor, Executive Director of Customer and Communities David Taylor has worked in housing for 16 years and before joining Midland Heart spent 10 years at Leicester City Council, he played a key role in significantly improving the quality and performance of services to its customers. David is experienced in leading a wide range of customer focussed services and ensuring customers are at the heart of shaping these. This has included regeneration projects and leading a team responsible for commissioning and contracting housing related services.
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Joe Reeves, Executive Corporate Affairs Director Joe is responsible for delivering the organisation’s growth strategy. Prior to joining Midland Heart in July 2013, Joe spent fifteen years with leading management consultancy, PwC working in the Corporate Finance Infrastructure and Government team. As a Director, Joe acted as a commercial adviser on major economic and social infrastructure PPP projects for local government across the UK with a combined value of £1.5bn. Joe is acknowledged for his work on housing PPP and Housing Revenue Account reform, having co-authored a number of thought leadership publications.
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JOB PROFILE Job Title:
Development Director
Responsible to:
Executive Director
Responsible for:
Head of Development, Programme & Compliance Manager, Support Assistant to the Director.
Role purpose: To achieve continuous growth of company’s new business and development goals in line with agreed targets. To act as the principal link with external agencies including Homes & Communities Agency, local authorities, house builders and land owners in order to identify new business opportunities for the Group. To achieve new business and development opportunities throughout the Midlands Key Responsibilities and Accountablities
To take responsibility for managing the pre-contract teams and operational responsibility for the post contract teams.
To manage relationships and liaise with key external partners including Homes & Communities Agency, house builders, local authorities and individual contractors concerning various projects and progress updates.
To take the lead in establishing new contacts, managing relationships both external and internal to ensure a steady stream of viable new land and housing projects which represent value for money.
To develop and implement a sustainable strategy for growth, with particular regard to older person’s accommodation; Right to Buy replacements; market rent; partnership working and Section 106. To assess the viability of all development propositions and project manage all projects from inception through to handover to post contract and maintain a watching brief until handover to internal clients.
To identify individual requirements from Operating Business Units within the Group in line with various opportunities both in terms of land and construction opportunities.
To liaise with the Finance Directorate on cash requirements to ensure effective use of the Group’s financial resources in way that ensures the programme is fully funded.
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To undertake risk analysis of all site purchases and report on these results direct to the Executive Director and to the relevant board meetings where appropriate.
To lead with the Head of Development to maximise efficiency of service and capitalise on cohesive team working.
To seek out and deliver new business opportunities in line with the Group’s aspirations and growth targets and to be an ambassador for MH.
To apply, promote and implement the Group’s equalities and diversity policies
To nurture innovation and introduce new systems that enable the Development Team to achieve growth targets.
To motivate, support and inspire the development directorate.
To collaborate with Property Care and Asset Management in a way that compliments, supports and creates an efficient one culture environment.
To work closely with Customer and Communities to ensure suitability of all sales prospects.
To continually improve the design and visual aesthetic of all newly built Midland Heart homes.
To work jointly with Asset Management to manage the disposal process of obsolete properties.
To act as a role model to all directorate staff and embrace the organisation’s values and convey them to the rest of the department in a positive light.
To instil a commitment to a strong community focus across the organisation to improve the lives of tenants, ensuring that engagement and involvement is at the heart of all our work. To work with the Board and Executive Team to establish and deliver the medium and long-term strategy for the organisation.
To draw upon intelligence, research and knowledge of the economic, political and professional environment, in advising on organisational options and opportunities.
To ensure all activities of the organisation are carried out to the highest professional standards, with utmost integrity, and in accordance with all relevant legislation and regulations.
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To provide effective leadership and developmental support to staff, role modelling a leadership style with vision and drive, which inspires and motivates others, and encourages innovation and excellence.
To be accountable for the overall effective performance of the organisation and performance against organisational KPIs.
To maintain a strong focus on the financial viability of the organisation.
No leadership role can be entirely comprehensive, the post holder will be required to undertake additional duties from time to time, in line with the above responsibilities.
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PERSON SPECIFICATION Qualifications
Qualified to degree level
Professional qualification.
Experience and Knowledge
Significant experience of working in a similar role
Experience of working in the social housing sector
Experience of leading a development/construction team
Proven track record of buying land and property
Comprehensive knowledge of RP development processes.
Sound knowledge of HCA regulatory requirements and processes.
Extensive knowledge and experience of undertaking risk appraisals.
Skills and Behaviours
Effective communicator and impactful presenter
Financially astute & numerate
Competent in using appraisal systems
Well-developed written skills
Inspiring role model/leader
Strong team player
Adaptable and approachable
Driven by integrity and professionalism
Committed to leading within the principles of equality & Diversity
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PRINCIPAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS Position: Development Director Salary package: Package up to £95,000 Pension: SHPs DC with matched contributions up to 4%. Annual leave: Starting at 30 days plus bank holidays. Increasing by 3 days after 3 completed years of service and by a day per year thereafter up to a maximum of 5 additional service days. Location: The Midland Heart head office is based at Birmingham Head Office 20, Bath Row, Birmingham B15 1LZ. Working hours: The office keeps usual business hours. However, given the seniority of the role, flexibility will be necessary, including evenings and occasional weekends.
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KEY DATES AND THE SELECTION PROCESS Closing date: Friday 8th July 2016 at 12 noon First interviews: Tuesday 19th July 2016 Final interviews: Wednesday 27th July 2016
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION The following can be downloaded from the Midland Heart website: Financial Statements: http://www.midlandheart.org.uk/media/365199/midland-heart-financial-annualreport-optimised-1-2014-15.pdf Annual Report: http://www.midlandheart.org.uk/media/393597/midland-heart-customer-annualreport-14-15.pdf Value for Money Statements: http://www.midlandheart.org.uk/media/365256/midland-heart-value-for-moneystatement-2014-15.pdf Midland Heart’s Development Strategy can be downloaded from Campbell Tickell’s website at: http://www.campbelltickell.com/jobs.
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