Development Director
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Job Description
Here at Abri we believe everyone has the right to a high quality warm affordable home. Were investing in this senior role in our new homes team to make sure we deliver on one of our core ambitions: to help tackle the housing crisis across the South of England. We are one of largest housing associations in the South of England with over 50000 homes across a geography which stretches from Somerset to London. Abri is a Strategic Partner of Homes England and our target is to build at least 1000 new homes per year for the next 5 years and beyond finding new ways to do more where we can.
Reporting to the Chief Investment Officer youll lead on the delivery of our growing new homes programme overseeing the full range of development functions from land acquisition grants planning contracts and construction all the way to the after-care service embedding our values and behaviours across the directorate and providing exceptional leadership to high-performing teams.
First class interpersonal and stakeholder engagement skills are essential as youll regularly liaise with key internal and external players including senior leaders Homes England developers and local authorities leading some of these key relationships to influence and negotiate on behalf of Abri.
With your extensive knowledge of the social housing sector combined with commercial acumen youll ensure our delivery strategies are not only budgeted for and fit for purpose but also guarantee Abri remains a significant player with an outstanding reputation for the delivery of new environmentally friendly homes for many years to come. Developments can be complex and our operating environment is constantly changing. Youll being a flexible innovative approach to find new routes to securing and safely delivering the new homes our customers need.
This is a fantastic opportunity to take on a high-profile role where youll make a significant difference to how we do business in the long term and play a critical role in the successful delivery of our ambitious corporate strategy.
To learn more about the role be sure to take a look at the job description.
You could be based out of our Bracknell (RH12 1RF) Eastleigh (SO50 6AD) London (W10 5BN) or Yeovil (BA22 8WN) offices but youll be expected to travel to our Eastleigh Head Office 2-3 days a week.
Who we are
Abri is a large housing provider who own and manage over 55000 homes and various community assets serving more than 120000 customers across the South of England.
We believe everyone has the right toa good qualitysafewarmand sustainable home in a community where theycanbelonggrowand does that look like in real terms
Wereinvesting 689mover the next ten years in our existing homes to improve building safety and make them more energy efficient.
- Weredelivering 10000 homes by 2030 ensuring affordable housing isbuiltwhereitsneeded most
- Wereinvesting in our communities to address local issues and create opportunities for everyone
As we growwerere-establishing our strong local presence toprovideareally goodservice. Abri has adopted a regional approach to service delivery withouroperating areas split into three each with their local governance our colleagues aremore visibleaccountableand better connected to our customers and local communities to meet their diverse needs.
More information about Abri and our strategicobjectivescan be found at.
What you can expect
What you can expect
28 days holiday the opportunity to buy and sell holiday
Generous pension scheme with contributions up to 10%
Money off tons of high street and online retailers
Life assurance of 5x your annual salary
Generous parental and family leave
Health and wellbeing packages
Flexible working
Free eye tests
Cycle to Work scheme
About you
Weve all got different backgrounds strengths and experiences. But we share the same values. Its these shared values that bring us together as one team.
Our colleagues embrace these every day. Be the difference to our customers and colleagues always curious and look for better solutions achieve together by working in partnership with others own it openly through working with others in an open and honest way and finally embrace possibility and see changes and challenges as welcomed opportunities.
We also expect our colleagues to share Abris commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children young people and adults.
If you share our values and want to make a real difference in the world youre on to a winner and wed love to hear from you!
Be yourself
Were committed to promoting an inclusive culture. We welcome and respect the individual differences life experiences and knowledge that all our colleagues bring into the workplace and we value their contribution to our amazing company. Everyone is different everyone is unique.
Flexible working
We recognise the benefits flexible working can bring and we aim to support colleagues who need to work flexibly wherever we can provided the needs of both Abri and the colleague can be met. Please feel free to let us know about any flexibility you might need when applying for this role. We cant promise to give you exactly what you want but we do promise to consider it fully.
To our agency friends
We already have a number of carefully selected agency partners who know our business well and who support our in-house recruitment team during exceptionally busy periods. Were not looking to add to our preferred supplier list right now but if youd like to be considered at a future date please dont hesitate to register on our procurement portal.
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Director
Employment Type
Full-Time
