Closing Date: 07/08/2026
Interviews will take place week commencing 17/08/2026
The Head of Corporate Strategy shapes the choices Homes England makes as an organisation and ensures we deliver on them. This is a pivotal leadership role, responsible for leading the development and refresh of Homes England’s Strategic Plan and Investment Strategy, helping to set the Agency’s medium-term direction and ensuring priorities are translated into delivery, impact and value.
As a trusted strategic partner to the Chief Executive and Executive Team across Homes England and the National Housing Bank, the postholder will bring sharp strategic thinking, sound judgement and a strong sense of pace and follow-through. The role helps turn ambition into action, creating clarity on priorities, driving cross-agency alignment and ensuring the organisation remains focused on the things that matter most for people and place.
The role has a broad corporate and cross-cutting remit. This includes, but is not limited to:
- Leading the development, articulation and refresh of Homes England’s Corporate Strategy, from horizon scanning and options development through to governance and Board sign-off.; Owning the annual Investment Strategy for Homes England and the National Housing Bank, drawing together evidence, insight and market understanding to shape how capital is deployed.
- Turning strategy into clear priorities, portfolios and outcomes, working closely with colleagues across delivery, investment, finance, policy, research and analysis.
- Driving the rhythm of strategy across the Agency, moving at pace from insight to decision to action and maintaining focus on the issues that matter most.
- Leading major cross-cutting strategic reviews that help Homes England respond to changes in policy, markets and need.
- Developing a coherent strategic narrative for internal and external audiences, including ministers, officials, local authorities, investors, partners and Homes England colleagues.
- Building strategy capability across the Agency, leading and developing a small team and supporting colleagues with practical tools, frameworks and coaching.
This is an excellent opportunity to play a central role in shaping the future direction of the government’s housing and regeneration agency, at a time of significant opportunity and challenge across housing, regeneration and place.
The successful candidate will bring significant experience of leading strategy development in a complex organisation, such as government, an arm’s-length body, a regulator, consultancy or a large corporate environment. They will be comfortable operating at senior level, with the credibility and confidence to work closely with Executive leaders, provide constructive challenge and navigate political, organisational and delivery realities.
They will be highly effective at moving from insight to decision to action. They will know how to work through ambiguity, make sound trade-offs and maintain a strong focus on impact, value and organisational priorities. They will be energised by high-profile, cross-cutting work and comfortable leading strategic conversations across a wide range of disciplines and senior stakeholders.
Homes England is looking for someone with:
- Proven experience leading corporate or enterprise-wide strategy in a complex setting.
- Strong judgement and credibility with senior leaders, with the ability to influence, challenge and support effectively at Executive level.
- Excellent problem-solving, communication and analytical skills, including the ability to translate complex evidence into clear recommendations, decisions and narratives.
- A strong sense of pace, delivery and impact, with the ability to connect long-term direction to practical implementation.
- Experience of leading cross-cutting strategic reviews, programmes or change activity across organisational boundaries.
- Inclusive leadership skills, with a track record of developing people, building high-performing teams and creating space for diverse views.
- Curiosity, resilience and confidence working in ambiguity, with a commitment to continuous improvement and professional development.
It would also be valuable to bring knowledge of the policy and delivery landscape in which Homes England operates, including housing, regeneration, planning, investment, land, development or the wider built environment.
Homes England: The Housing and Regeneration Agency
We believe that affordable, quality homes in well-designed places are key to improving people’s lives. 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.
How? We form long-term partnerships that bridge the gap between the public and private sector to meet local needs and aspirations. We use our influence to champion the creation of sustainable homes, communities and places that are brilliantly designed for the people that live there now, and in the future. And we use our funding and support to build a more resilient, diverse and innovative housing sector, helping new entrants in the market, encouraging modern methods of construction and design, and promoting the utmost attention to building safety.
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.
As well as a competitive salary and 33 days annual leave, we are committed to 50/50 hybrid working. We’ll support you, wherever possible, so that you don’t miss out on what matters to you.
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.
If you ever need a bit of extra help, we have a great employee assistance programme, a wide range of healthcare plans, financial wellbeing support and access to many great discounts with leading high street names.
Our 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.
Homes England are a geographically diverse community. We work to a 50/50 office/ home based model. Moving back into our office environments has enabled us to utilise our space and time together in the most collaborative way.
We would encourage all applicants to apply as soon as possible as we may close vacancies early should we receive a high number of applications.
We also encourage you to apply using the full application option as opposed to quick apply, this is especially important if you would like to indicate to us that you would like to be considered under the disability confident scheme.
We’re a diverse team of more than 1,000 professionals spanning 17 professions, helping Homes England to be effective, efficient and deliver for communities.
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 Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Report 2024 to 2025 — Second Edition - 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.
Artificial Intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.
