Grant and Funding Investment lead – AR

Carrington Blake Recruitment; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a Grant and Funding Investment Lead in Greater London. The role requires leading sustainability investment programmes to meet key environmental targets. Key responsibilities include managing external funding, overseeing energy efficiency projects, and ensuring compliance with strategic directives. Candidates must possess a Level 5 qualification in sustainability and have strategic asset management experience. This position offers a hybrid working model, requiring both onsite collaboration and remote work.

Benefits

Hybrid working model

Professional development opportunities

Health and safety support

Qualifications

• Level 5 qualification or equivalent is essential.
• Possession of an ESG Diploma or Certificate required.
• Experience in housing portfolio management is critical.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of major retrofit and sustainability programmes.
• Advise senior leaders on sustainability legislation and standards.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety policies.

Skills

Strategic asset management

Sustainability practices

Budget management

Project management

Excellent communication skills

Education

Level 5 qualification in sustainability

ESG Diploma or Certificate

Degree level education

Tools

Microsoft Office

Asset Management databases

Job description

Job Title: Grant and Funding Investment lead
Pay Grade: G11
Directorate: Housing and Regeneration
Division: Housing
Reports to Programme and Quality Manager
Location: Hybrid

Role Purpose

• Develop and lead forward investment programmes to meet EPC C by 2030 and Net Zero Carbon by 2050 for council homes.
• Act as the Council’s lead professional on environmental sustainability, retrofit, funding, and decarbonisation for Housing.
• Secure, manage and maximise external investment, including SHDF, ECO, Warmer Homes and consortium bids.
• Develop the borough’s housing‑related energy, retrofit and sustainability strategies, guiding senior leaders through evidence‑based investment decisions.
• Scope, design and deliver sustainability, retrofit and low‑carbon programmes, ensuring legislative compliance and sector best practice.
• Influence, collaborate and build partnerships locally, regionally and nationally on sustainability, funding and retrofit.

Job Context (Key outputs of team / role)

The Housing Investment team is responsible for developing evidence‑based investment strategies, cyclical maintenance programmes, and long‑term plans to ensure the Council’s housing stock remains safe, compliant, and sustainable. The team produces stock intelligence, business cases, and asset management policies that guide strategic decision‑making and support the effective management of the Council’s homes.

Within this context, the post holder converts complex asset data into clear investment priorities and well‑designed environmental sustainability, retrofit, decarbonisation schemes. The role leads programme planning, develops strategic proposals and standards, and ensures all planned works are justified, costed, and aligned with corporate objectives.

Contract management of strategic decarbonisation programme, retrofit projects ranging in value, developing the strategic retrofit roadmap for implementation, utilising specialist delivery frameworks and completing full internal governance and approval processes.

Lead to inform the retrofit plan to meet national decarbonisation and Net Zero objectives, including the Council’s Climate emergency directive.

Generic Duties

• Demonstrate a commitment to the Council’s Equal Opportunities Policy and the ability to understand and implement the policy in relation to the job responsibilities.
• Ensure compliance with the council’s health and safety policy and take an active role in promoting a positive health and safety culture.
• Promote and participate in the council’s individual performance appraisal and development initiatives and information management best practice.
• Ensure compliance with the council’s information security policies and maintain confidentiality.
• In accordance with the Immigration Act 2016, be able to converse at ease with members of the public and provide advice in accurate spoken English.

Values, Behaviours and Equalities

We want our colleagues to live our values. These values describe what we stand for and how we do things at Harrow whilst inspiring, challenging and guiding us towards the delivery of our organisational ambitions and goals. Our three values are: Be Courageous, Do It Together and Make It Happen. These values will also help us to achieve our equalities vision of being a proud, fair & cohesive Harrow, a great place to live, work & visit.

Main Duties / Accountabilities

Strategic Retrofit & Investment Leadership

• Lead the Council’s SHDF programme and wider housing decarbonisation portfolio.
• Oversee planning, prioritisation allocation for the Housing Capital Programme.
• Provide strategic asset management planning, including business cases, feasibility, options appraisals and investment advice.
• Develop and maintain the Harrow Investment Standard and long‑term retrofit roadmap aligned to national Net Zero and the Council’s Climate Emergency commitments.

Funding & Consortium Bid Leadership

• Lead all external funding bids for retrofit and sustainability, including SHDF, ECO and Warmer Homes.
• Develop and manage consortium and partnership bids to maximise investment opportunities.
• Identify new funding streams and revenue opportunities.
• Ensure full compliance, reporting and performance monitoring for funding bodies and investors.

Programme Development & Delivery

• Lead the development of major retrofit, energy efficiency and renewable programmes, ensuring governance and approval requirements are met.
• Manage project teams delivering feasibility, procurement and delivery.
• Maintain strong stock data and performance monitoring to support investment planning and SHDF reporting.
• Ensure contractor and consultant performance meets legal, technical and environmental standards.

Corporate & Cross‑Council Sustainability Leadership

• Advise senior leaders on sustainability legislation, retrofit standards and emerging technologies.
• Represent the Council at external forums, stakeholder groups and resident meetings.
• Support Council‑wide decarbonisation initiatives and contribute to major corporate climate and housing projects.

Governance, Compliance & Financial Management

• Provide timely reporting on risks, progress and performance to senior management and governance boards.
• Prepare business cases, committee papers, executive reports and public‑facing materials.

Selection Criteria – Knowledge, Skills and Experience

Essential

• Level 5 qualification or equivalent in sustainability, surveying, or a built environment qualification.
• Possession of an ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) Diploma or Certificate.
• Membership or associate status with a recognised sustainability body, the Chartered Institute of Housing, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), or a similar professional organisation.
• Demonstrated commitment to continuing professional development.
• Knowledge of good practice Asset Management Programming Methodology that aligns with Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyor (RICS) guidelines and current housing legislation.
• An in‑depth understanding of the impact of investment decisions on KPIs, tenants, leaseholders, business planning and strategic policy.
• Knowledge of housing legislation at national level, relevant to planned and responsive maintenance, the Decent Homes Standard, and its components of HHSRS, Energy, Modernisation and Key Element Disrepair.
• Knowledge of Asset Management databases, stock attribute data, the process of analysing this data to develop future programmes of work, the compiling of Scenario Financial models and Business Plans.
• Knowledge of retrofit, decarbonisation and Net Zero Agenda.
• Experience of strategic and active asset management.
• Broad and proficient knowledge of IT required: strong understanding of relational databases, high level data manipulation, analysis, statistics and report writing.
• Full range of Microsoft systems, including PowerPoint, Project, Excel and other MS Office applications.
• Ability to work co‑operatively with others and contribute positively to the team’s aims and objectives.
• Knowledge of budget management, reporting and financial modelling of asset management programmes.
• Knowledge of Freedom of Information and Data Protection Acts.
• Good understanding of the requirements of excellent customer service.
• Experience of housing portfolio management and influencing policy and strategy.
• Direct experience of Asset Management Planning – housing, education or corporate.
• Experience of partnership working to facilitate delivery of complex housing management and asset management disciplines.
• Proven track record of achieving demonstrable outcomes from developing asset management programmes of work.
• Experience of budget management and business planning in another organisation.
• Experience of working successfully with senior level in a complex multi‑disciplinary organisation to deliver divisional, directorate and corporate goals.
• Experience of programme development in another organisation, proven ability to manage complex housing refurbishment and development.
• Direct experience of procurement and frameworks.
• Experience of project management in a complex multi‑disciplinary organisation and providing excellent customer service by engaging a variety of stakeholders including leaseholders, consultants, building surveyors and building proprietors.
• Excellent IT skills, particularly the use of relational databases.
• Strong organisation skills and ability to prioritise own workload.
• Ability to demonstrate an excellent standard of written and verbal communication skills required for report writing and making presentations to large groups.
• High level of numerical and statistical analytical skills.
• Ability to accurately assess a problem and effectively arrive at an excellent solution.
• Knowledge and understanding of the impact of capital work programmes on property stakeholders and a regional asset portfolio.
• Ability to think creatively and follow best practice standards to develop new programmes of work.
• Ability to project manage at senior level and steer property related investment decisions.
• Ability to present to, and provide training to large groups of internal and external stakeholders.
• Knowledge of the latest Health and Safety legislation including CDM. This is a legal requirement with project planning.

Desirable

• Membership or associate status with a recognised sustainability body, the Chartered Institute of Housing, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) or a similar professional organisation.
• Experience of partnership working to facilitate delivery of complex housing management and asset management disciplines.
• Experience of programme development in another organisation, proven ability to manage complex housing refurbishment and development.
• Direct experience of procurement and frameworks.
• Experience of project management in a complex multi‑disciplinary organisation and providing excellent customer service by engaging a variety of stakeholders including leaseholders, consultants, building surveyors and building proprietors.
• Excellent IT skills, particularly the use of relational databases.
• Strong organisation skills and ability to prioritise own workload.
• Ability to demonstrate an excellent standard of written and verbal communication skills required for report writing and making presentations to large groups.
• High level of numerical and statistical analytical skills.
• Ability to accurately assess a problem and effectively arrive at an excellent solution.
• Knowledge and understanding of the impact of capital work programmes on property stakeholders and a regional asset portfolio.
• Ability to think creatively and follow best practice standards to develop new programmes of work.
• Ability to project manage at senior level and steer property related investment decisions.
• Ability to present to, and provide training to large groups of internal and external stakeholders.
• Knowledge of the latest Health and Safety legislation including CDM. This is a legal requirement with project planning.

Qualifications

Role Requirements. Job specific examples (if left blank refer to left hand column) Essential Desirable

Educated to degree level or equivalent or has the equivalent relevant work experience.

Other Requirements

The job involves travel for business purposes.