via Indeed · 14 September 2026 ·5 days ago

Assistant Director - Development Finance

Homes England
Leeds Full-time
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Reference number

480274

Salary

£85,862 \- £114,417
GBP

Job grade

Other### Contract type

Permanent### Type of role

Corporate Finance

Finance### Working pattern

Flexible working, Full\-time### Number of jobs available

1
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  • Location

  • About the job

  • Benefits

  • Things you need to know

  • Apply and further information

Location
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As we are headquartered in Leeds our preference is to appoint to this location and priority will be given to applicants based within commuting distance of the Leeds office.About the job
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Job summary

The National Housing Bank (NHB) is a new government\-backed financial institution, operating as a subsidiary of Homes England, established to unlock investment and accelerate housing delivery across England.

Working in a team with Nigel Barclay, Director of Lending Origination, and Stuart Dawkins, Assistant Director Lending Alliances, the Assistant Director Development Finance role will play a critical role in the National Housing Bank. You will be joining our highly skilled and experienced team 70 people, who are committed to making positive change in how SME house builders are funded and supported to increase housing delivery.

Job description

Nigel Barclay is dedicated to finding innovative and creative approaches to the funding challenges facing SME builders, helping them find ways to grow and deliver more homes. The team values diversity in experience and perspective to foster good decision making and problem solving.

This is a rare chance to shape the future in a fast growing, national organisation with real social purpose. Working with key stakeholders and leading a professional team of 40 colleagues, you will be a confident leader with a focus on delivery and able to efficiently, consistently and effectively resolve challenges which arise.

The role will support the deployment of £1\.5bn of new SME lending over the next 5 years supporting a very important cohort of smaller builders which typically complete projects of 5\-50 homes across England. This is an excellent opportunity to balance day to day delivery whilst bringing innovative solutions to the SME builder community.

Person specification

You'll be comfortable supporting your 4 direct reports and wider team of 30 people to find solutions to complex problems. You will be a proficient lender with strong experience in completing the required diligence for lending to the residential development sector.

Delivering on a mission as bold as ours isn’t always easy. You will be resilient and comfortable managing stakeholders at a senior level and your discussions will always be shaped by a good understanding of the commercial and operational impact of what we do as a team. You will enjoy working in an innovative, fun and engaging way and be able to negotiate and persuade.

As an experienced lender you’ll understand how to manage colleagues and be able to demonstrate you can work with others as part of a team in a collaborative, inclusive way.

Benefits
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Homes England is an executive non\-departmental public body with its own terms and conditions, benefits and pension scheme. We are a government agency working in partnership with the private sector and want to employ and retain great people. In return we offer a range of excellent benefits, some of the key benefits include:

Holiday \- Homes England offers all staff 33 days annual leave per year in addition to 8 statutory bank holidays.

Working Flexibly \- At Homes England we have a strong culture of flexible working and encourage all employees to have a healthy work/life balance. We offer a wide range of potential working patterns, including part time, job share and compressed hours.

Health and Wellbeing \- We offer health screening with Nuffield Proactive Health Clinics, a free Employee Assistance Programme which offers confidential support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week as well as access to Occupational Health.

Professional Development \- At Homes England we are committed to your continued professional and personal development with learning as one of our core values. We pay for one job\-related professional membership subscription per year for our employees.

We also offer an excellent range of family friendly benefits, for example, maternity, paternity, shared parental leave.

Things you need to know
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Artificial intelligence

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.### Selection process details

How to apply?

To apply please follow the links to our careers page.

Security

Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check.

Selection process details

For more information on the role, please see the attached Job Description.

Successful applicants will be advised of the outcome of their application and interviews held as soon as practical after the closing date. Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment. We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your interest in this role and Homes England.

Please note – Homes England has a responsibility to ensure compliance with HMG Baseline Personnel Security Standard to address the potential problems of identity fraud, illegal working and deception generally. To ensure compliance we will carry out a pre\-employment Personal Identity and Vetting Report through Experian to meet the standard and you will therefore be asked to provide certain information in order that the verification check can be carried out if you are successful in your application.

Homes England are an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer that values and respects the people who work for us. Our aim is to be an employer of choice, enabling everyone to reach their full potential.

Homes England is committed to protecting the privacy and security of your personal data. For further information please refer to our Privacy Notice which can be viewed here:

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/homes\-england/about/personal\-information\-charter

Nationality requirements

Open to UK, Commonwealth and European Economic Area (EEA) and certain non EEA nationals. Further information on whether you are able to apply is available here.

Working for the Civil Service

Please note this Post is NOT regulated by the Civil Service Commission.

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. There is a guaranteed disability confident interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

Further information

Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.### Security

Successful candidates must undergo a basic (or equivalent) criminal record check.
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.### Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

  • UK nationals

  • nationals of the Republic of Ireland

  • nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK

  • nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre\-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)

  • nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre\-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)

  • individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020

  • Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service
Further information on nationality requirements

Working for the Civil Service

Please note this Post is NOT regulated by the Civil Service Commission.
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.### Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy .Apply and further information
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The Civil Service welcomes applications from people who have recently left prison or have an unspent conviction. Read more about prison leaver recruitment (opens in new window).
Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.### Contact point for applicants

Job contact :


  • Name : Rebecca Nolan

  • Email : Rebecca.nolan@weareams.com

Recruitment team


  • Email : psrpermapplications@weareams.com

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