HR Director

Homes England; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

33 days annual leave

50/50 hybrid working model

Pension scheme

Employee assistance programme

Discounts with leading brands

Networking groups

Membership paid by employer

Job summary

Homes England invites an FCIPD-qualified HR leader to accelerate our People & Culture journey. Reporting to the COO and working with the CEO and Board, you will shape strategy, culture and leadership across the agency.

This role leads a diverse HR team, embeds inclusive, digitally enabled ways of working and partners with senior leaders to deliver housing acceleration through people.

Qualifications

• Senior HR leader with track record in organisational change.
• Experience influencing senior leaders and delivering strategy.
• Strong stakeholder management across executive level.

Responsibilities

• You will lead the People & Culture strategy and accelerate transformation.
• You will partner with the CEO and board to shape culture and leadership.
• You will manage an HR team and drive inclusive, digitally-enabled ways of working.
• You will ensure capability to deliver housing acceleration with the agency.

Skills

Strategic HR leadership

Stakeholder management

Change management

People and culture strategy

Diversity & Inclusion

Education

FCIPD qualification

Job description

Closing Date: 27th September 2026.Interviews will take place mid October

There will be a two stage interview process and you will be required to complete an online Occupational Personality Questionnaire (OPQ) prior to second stage. The second stage interview will include a focus on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion.

About the role.

This is not a standing start. Our People & Culture journey is already moving — and we are looking for an exceptional strategic HR leader to accelerate the next phase.

You will build on strong foundations, established partnerships and an ambitious People & Culture Strategy. Reporting to our Chief Operating Officer and working closely with the Chief Executive, Board and Corporate Leadership Team, you will continue our journey turn momentum into lasting impact: deepening our culture, strengthening leadership, championing inclusion and ensuring our people are supported to be innovative, collaborative and truly excel.

This role gives you the opportunity to -

• Advance an organisation-wide People & Culture agenda with real momentum behind it.
• Influence at the highest level and act as a trusted partner to senior leaders.
• Lead a talented and professionally diverse HR team through the next stage of transformation and delivery.
• Embed modern, inclusive and digitally enabled ways of working ensuring our systems are ready to support out future ambitions to deliver.
• Shape the colleague experience and ensure we have the capabilities and capacity to deliver on housing acceleration.
• Continue to accelerate development of leadership capability across the breadth and depth of the agency in line.

About you.

You will be an FCIPD-qualified leader with significant senior HR experience, a record of delivering complex organisational change and the credibility to inspire confidence across a demanding stakeholder landscape. You will combine strategic reach with delivery grip, bringing energy, judgement and a clear focus on outcomes.

Ready to build on success and make the next chapter count? We want to hear from you.

Who are we?

Homes England: The Housing and Regeneration Agency

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.

We form long-term partnerships that bridge the gap between the public and private sector to meet local needs and aspirations. And we use our funding and support to build a more resilient, diverse and innovative housing sector. 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. Homes England are a geographically diverse community, and we are committed to 50/50 hybrid working model.

Membership of the Homes and Communities Agency Pension Scheme, which is a contributory defined benefit scheme with the amount you receive on retirement based on your salary and years worked at the Agency.

Internal applicants: please note that if you are successful, the salary you are offered will be in accordance with our pay policy. You can find details on the HR Hub SharePoint site.

Employee assistance programme offering a wide range of healthcare plans, financial wellbeing support and access to many great discounts with leading high street names.

A 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.

Our people remain at the heart of everything we do, and we’re committed to building an Agency that not only reflects the diverse communities we serve, but also champions inclusion in how we shape homes and places across the country. For more information about our EDI strategy please see our Homes England equality, diversity and inclusion reports - Homes England equality, diversity and inclusion reports - GOV.UK

You will be required to have the Right to Work in the UK and Homes England do not offer visa sponsorship. 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.

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