Funding Manager

Southern Housing; Fleet; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Southern Housing is seeking a Funding Manager to lead the Claims & Recovery team and optimise government funding for the building safety remediation programme in London. You will manage CSS funding, oversee applications and reporting, and collaborate with Homes England and internal stakeholders.

Based in our London office with hybrid working, you will lead a small specialist team, ensure compliance with Building Safety Act and audit requirements, and drive process improvements across funding

Qualifications

• Experience managing government funding programmes or grant recovery activities
• Knowledge of the housing, building safety or construction sector
• Understanding of funding compliance, reporting and audit requirements
• Familiarity with the Cladding Safety Scheme and Building Safety Act
• Experience working with complex data and multiple stakeholders
• Strong leadership, analytical and communication skills
• Advanced Excel and systems capability

Responsibilities

• Manage the full lifecycle of funding applications, claims and reconciliations
• Lead and develop a specialist team
• Ensure compliance with funding criteria, governance and audit requirements
• Monitor funding recovery, risks and programme performance
• Build effective relationships with Homes England and internal stakeholders
• Drive continuous improvement in funding processes and reporting

Job description

At Southern Housing, we are committed to creating communities where everyone has a safe home in a place, they are proud to live. We are looking for a Funding Manager to join our Claims & Recovery team and play a key role in supporting our building safety remediation programme.

Reporting to the Head of Claims & Recovery, you will lead the management of government funding streams, including the Cladding Safety Scheme (CSS), ensuring funding is maximised, compliant and aligned with programme delivery.

You will oversee funding applications, claims and reporting, provide leadership to a small specialist team, manage stakeholder relationships and ensure all activity meets Homes England, Building Safety Act and audit requirements.

Your day-to-day responsibilities will include:

• Manage the full lifecycle of funding applications, claims and reconciliations
• Lead and develop a specialist team
• Ensure compliance with funding criteria, governance and audit requirements
• Monitor funding recovery, risks and programme performance
• Build effective relationships with Homes England and internal stakeholders
• Drive continuous improvement in funding processes and reporting

This role is based in our London (Farringdon Station) office and offers hybrid working as agreed with your Line Manager.

What you'll bring:

• Experience managing government funding programmes or grant recovery activities
• Knowledge of the housing, building safety or construction sector
• Understanding of funding compliance, reporting and audit requirements
• Familiarity with the Cladding Safety Scheme and Building Safety Act
• Experience working with complex data and multiple stakeholders
• Strong leadership, analytical and communication skills
• Advanced Excel and systems capability

Closing date: 18th November 2026, Wednesday at 23:59

Shortlisting: from 19th November 2026

Interviews: week commencing 23rd November 2026