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Director of Assets and Sustainability (Agile Homeworking)

Employer
Yorkshire Housing
Location
Yorkshire (Agile Homeworking)
Salary
£85,000 + £3,500 Car Allowance per annum
Closing date
23 Jun 2021

Job Details

The opportunity

We can’t help but feel we’ve clicked already, but you’ll want to find out more to see if you really want to ‘swipe right’, as they say.  

If you’re looking for an Assets and Sustainability senior leadership role with a bit of a difference and feel ready to take on your next challenge, then maybe this role is what you’ve been looking for.

Here’s three things we think you should know: 

  • You’ll play a lead role in shaping and driving the future of Yorkshire Housing with loads of scope for new ideas, innovation and progress.
  • You can work where, when and how you want with our hub, home, roam approach. No need to pick a job you can commute to over the one you really want.  
  • It’s a role with meaning, so you’ll be making a real difference to thousands of customers’ lives with what you do. 

So, what’s this Director of Assets and Sustainability role all about then?   

Our brand-new Director of Assets and Sustainability will deliver and evolve our asset delivery strategy and our assets investment programmes. We’re looking for a commercial leader with expertise in planning approaches for a diverse, regional asset base.  Understanding around new and emerging technologies in this area is crucial. You’ll be a pioneer when it comes to sustainability as we aim to become a more sustainable organisation, reduce our reliance on fossil fuels and be one of the first UK housing associations to stop using gas heating and hot water systems. 

As part of the Senior Leadership team you’ll lead the Asset, Sustainability, Market Rent and Leasehold functions with exceptional stakeholder skills and inspirational leadership, taking forward our culture of innovation, flexibility and service excellence. You’ll deliver a new active asset management strategy that impacts the needs of our assets, also developing a long-term approach to decarbonisation. Supported by the Head of Market Rent and Leasehold you’ll be responsible for the commercial management of our market rent and leasehold portfolio.

You’ll already be a senior leader from a large organisation with commercial experience in this space alongside being an innovator in sustainability and carbon neutral strategies. So, if you’re looking to join a customer-focused, dynamic organisation that does something that matters, then maybe we’re made for each other.

And what about us?

You might think of Yorkshire Housing as ‘just’ a housing provider, but we’re so much more than that. Yes, we own and manage nearly 20,000 homes (and counting) across Yorkshire and make it possible for current and future customers to have a place they’re proud to call home,  but we’re also all about making a positive difference in people’s lives. We are transforming our business by investing in people, processes and technology to deliver a consistently great experience for our customers.  This role is one of a group of new leadership opportunities that have been created to make this happen.

Pssst. One of our values is ‘Be Yourself’. We’re passionate about inclusion and we’d love to hear from people from diverse backgrounds for this role.

The finer print

You’ll probably want to know we offer a salary of £85,000 per annum plus £3,500 car allowance, 28 days annual leave plus public holidays, a generous pension scheme and plenty of other benefits.

Although this role is an agile, homeworking position, you’ll be comfortable travelling to and within Yorkshire as required for the role.

First stage interview dates are expected to be 29th June via MS Teams. If we click, second stage interviews are expected to be in person in the Leeds area the following week.

The closing date for this advert is 23 June 2021.

Company

We are Yorkshire Housing by name and Yorkshire is our focus. We own and manage nearly 20,000 homes – and are developing thousands more.

Our vision is making it possible to have a place you're proud to call home.

You might think of Yorkshire Housing as ‘just’ a housing provider, but we’re so much more than that. We’re here to make a positive difference in people’s lives. So, as well as owning and managing nearly 20,000 homes (and counting) across Yorkshire, we also:  

  • Offer money and tenancy coaching  
  • Help older customers live at home independently  
  • Adapt homes to match the needs of our customers   
  • Carry out repairs and replace items before things go wrong  
  • Provide antisocial behaviour support  
  • Get involved with work in the community  

 

OUR PRIORITIES 

Our five priorities that will help us achieve our vision are:

 

Great Customer Experience 

We’ll listen to customers and use what we know about them to shape our services. Oh, and we’ll provide extra support where it’s needed. 

 

Homes and Places to be Proud of  

We’ll create homes that people want to live in. 

  • Quality  
  • Safety 
  • Affordability 

We’ll also be kind to the planet and aim to be one of the first UK housing associations to stop using gas heating and hot water systems.

 

Growth 

We’ll deliver 8,000 new homes by 2030. They will be energy efficient, sustainable and affordable to live in. We’ll also refresh our Help to Buy and social and affordable rented options. 

We’ll achieve these priorities by focusing on being:  

 

Employer of Choice 

We’ll lead the way and make a name for ourselves as an employer. We’ll give you the right support and tools to succeed, plus a package full of benefits.

 

Strong, Resilient and Innovative Business 

We’ll invest in all the right things, from our ICT to our people. This will make us stronger, helping us to make a difference to our customers and be a business that people want to work for and with. 

Company info
Website
Telephone
0113 825 6000
Location
The Place
2 Central Place
Leeds
West Yorkshire
LS10 1FB
United Kingdom

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