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Programme
Manager Housing
Salary: £48,738-£54,143
Grade: F17 | Directorate: Housing and Regeneration
Reports to: Head of Housing Investment Programmes
This role
may also be considered as a secondment opportunity, subject to agreement from
your current employer.
About the
role
The East
Midlands Combined County Authority (EMCCA) is seeking an experienced Programme
Manager Housing to support the delivery of the Brownfield Housing Fund and
future capital housing investment programmes.
This is an
exciting opportunity to play a key role in supporting housing delivery and
regeneration across the East Midlands at a time of significant opportunity for
housing and affordable housing.
Working within
established strategic and governance frameworks, you will use your programme,
housing and regeneration expertise to support the successful delivery of funded
schemes, ensuring they meet agreed milestones, funding conditions,
value-for-money requirements and reporting obligations.
You will work
closely with local authorities, housing associations, private developers and
other partners, helping to move schemes through the investment and delivery
process and addressing risks and barriers along the way.
Key
responsibilities
You will:
- Manage the day-to-day delivery of
assigned elements of the Brownfield Housing Fund, supporting agreed
programme objectives, milestones and outcomes.
- Monitor programme budgets,
expenditure and spend profiles within delegated authority, identifying and
escalating financial and delivery risks.
- Support the development and
progression of the housing investment pipeline, working with partners to
assess readiness, deliverability and alignment with programme priorities.
- Coordinate and quality assure
business cases, development appraisals, value-for-money assessments and
investment recommendations.
- Support the commercial and
contractual lifecycle of schemes, including grant funding agreements,
drawdown and post-contract monitoring.
- Monitor performance, outputs,
expenditure and risks, identifying slippage and implementing corrective
action where required.
- Prepare clear reports, briefings
and recommendations for senior officers, boards and committees.
- Work collaboratively across public,
private and third-sector organisations, particularly local authorities and
housing associations, to support successful delivery.
- Apply relevant funding, governance,
assurance, subsidy control and policy requirements to programme decisions.
- Coordinate internal teams and
external advisers, ensuring effective use of resources and value for
money.
- Contribute to continuous
improvement and ensure lessons learned are used to strengthen programme
delivery.
About you
You will have
experience of managing or supporting complex programmes or projects within
housing, regeneration, infrastructure, public-sector investment or a related
field.
You will bring:
- Experience of housing development
and delivery, with an understanding of the challenges and opportunities
involved in bringing schemes forward.
- Experience of development
appraisals, business cases or investment assessment, with the ability to
assess deliverability, value for money and risk.
- Experience of budget monitoring and
financial management within delegated authority.
- An understanding of public-sector
grant funding, programme governance, assurance and relevant appraisal
requirements.
- Experience of monitoring
performance, managing risks and supporting contract or funding agreement
management.
- The ability to work independently,
manage competing priorities and provide clear advice to senior
decision-makers.
- Strong partnership and influencing
skills, with the ability to work effectively across public, private and
third-sector organisations.
- The confidence to operate
effectively within a political environment, understanding the importance
of governance, accountability and clear communication.
- Strong organisational skills and
attention to detail, with the ability to manage multiple schemes,
deadlines and stakeholders.
Experience of
working with Mayoral Combined Authorities, Homes England, MHCLG-funded
programmes or local authorities would be desirable, alongside knowledge of
brownfield regeneration, affordable housing, land-led investment or place-based
programme delivery.
A relevant
degree or equivalent experience, together with a relevant qualification or
equivalent experience in programme management, housing, regeneration, planning,
property, finance or a related discipline, is essential. Evidence of continuing
professional development is also required.
About EMCCA
EMCCA is
committed to creating a more prosperous, sustainable and fairer East Midlands,
working in partnership to deliver long-term impact for our communities,
businesses and places.
Our housing and
regeneration agenda is central to achieving this ambition. With increasing
devolution and significant opportunities to unlock housing development and
investment across the region, this is an exciting time to join EMCCA.
Our values of
Lifting our region, Working together, Making an impact and Being human underpin
how we work and the contribution we expect from our people.
This is an
opportunity to use your housing and programme expertise to help bring forward
investment, unlock development and support the delivery of much-needed homes
across the East Midlands.
Closing
Date: 02/10/2026
Proposed
Interview Date: w/c 26th
October