We’re an expanding organisation with more than 1,000 colleagues. These range from surveyors, bankers and planners to housing specialists, service designers and functions such as HR, Finance, Digital and Transformation. Our teams work in both delivery and support roles.
The announcement of the LGBT+ retirement scheme was a huge moment from me. To be involved in the UK’s first scheme, which will make a huge difference to the lives of so many people is such an honour.
Julie Musesoglu
Diversity & Inclusion Manager
I’ve been really proud of how the team have supported each other during some really challenging times since lockdown.
Neil Gatenby
Senior Resourcing Manager
My job is to tell the world what Homes England is doing, but also to make sure we tell that story in the right way, to the right audience at the right time.
Sarah Foulkes
Communications Officer
I would advise someone to definitely join Homes England. It’s a very supportive organisation in terms of staff wellbeing and development, and one which supports fresh ideas and change with the housing sector.
Karl Cockburn
Financial Systems Manager
As a member of the First Line Risk team, we work with the various businesses within Investment, from Affordable Homes to Portfolio Management, to manage risk.
Robert Deba
Senior Specialist
I have been blown away by how agile and commercial Homes England is. I’ve worked in lots of public sector organisations that like to think they are agile and/or commercial but Homes England works at an incredible pace!
MandyKaur Sandhu
Head of Corporate Support
Our People
Julie Musesoglu
Diversity & Inclusion Manager
Julie Musesoglu
Diversity & Inclusion Manager
How did you first hear about Homes England?
I first heard about Homes England on the Civil Service Jobs site. I was working at Ofsted at the time and knew I wanted to stay in the public sector as the social value aspect has always been really important to me. Despite having never heard of Homes England, the nature of the work was something that instantly appealed to me.
Neil Gatenby
Senior Resourcing Manager
Neil Gatenby
Senior Resourcing Manager
How did you first hear about Homes England?
I had previously worked in Social Housing and was aware of the work the Homes England did to support the sector. I also knew a few people who worked here and had heard really positive things about the agency from them.
Sarah Foulkes
Communications Officer
Sarah Foulkes
Communications Officer
How did you first hear about Homes England?
I’d been looking for a new role for a while and saw the ad on LinkedIn. When I changed careers from tv to public relations at 39, I knew I wanted to build my experience in PR agencies so I could take on a role with an in-house communications team at an organisation whose work and values I believed in. I’m extremely lucky that I found that!
Karl Cockburn
Financial Systems Manager
Karl Cockburn
Financial Systems Manager
How did you first hear about Homes England?
I first heard about Homes England through an apprenticeship vacancy website, until then I wasn’t aware of Homes England or the work they do.
Robert Deba
Senior Specialist
Robert Deba
Senior Specialist
What do you do?
I had previously carried out an Internship with the Civil Service whilst at University and my ongoing interest in politics and policy led me to Homes England. When doing some research in to the organisation it felt different to other government agencies, it resonated with me. Luckily there were also lots of opportunities that matched my skills and experience.
MandyKaur Sandhu
Head of Corporate Support
MandyKaur Sandhu
Head of Corporate Support
How did you first hear about Homes England?
I wanted to expand my career experience from NHS and Local Government to Civil Service so decided to have a look at what was out there and found an interesting role in the newly formed Government Relations Team. That was my first awareness of Homes England.
Julie Musesoglu
Diversity & Inclusion Manager
Julie Musesoglu
Diversity & Inclusion Manager
How did you first hear about Homes England?
I first heard about Homes England on the Civil Service Jobs site. I was working at Ofsted at the time and knew I wanted to stay in the public sector as the social value aspect has always been really important to me. Despite having never heard of Homes England, the nature of the work was something that instantly appealed to me.
Neil Gatenby
Senior Resourcing Manager
Neil Gatenby
Senior Resourcing Manager
How did you first hear about Homes England?
I had previously worked in Social Housing and was aware of the work the Homes England did to support the sector. I also knew a few people who worked here and had heard really positive things about the agency from them.
Sarah Foulkes
Communications Officer
Sarah Foulkes
Communications Officer
How did you first hear about Homes England?
I’d been looking for a new role for a while and saw the ad on LinkedIn. When I changed careers from tv to public relations at 39, I knew I wanted to build my experience in PR agencies so I could take on a role with an in-house communications team at an organisation whose work and values I believed in. I’m extremely lucky that I found that!
Karl Cockburn
Financial Systems Manager
Karl Cockburn
Financial Systems Manager
How did you first hear about Homes England?
I first heard about Homes England through an apprenticeship vacancy website, until then I wasn’t aware of Homes England or the work they do.
Robert Deba
Senior Specialist
Robert Deba
Senior Specialist
What do you do?
I had previously carried out an Internship with the Civil Service whilst at University and my ongoing interest in politics and policy led me to Homes England. When doing some research in to the organisation it felt different to other government agencies, it resonated with me. Luckily there were also lots of opportunities that matched my skills and experience.
MandyKaur Sandhu
Head of Corporate Support
MandyKaur Sandhu
Head of Corporate Support
How did you first hear about Homes England?
I wanted to expand my career experience from NHS and Local Government to Civil Service so decided to have a look at what was out there and found an interesting role in the newly formed Government Relations Team. That was my first awareness of Homes England.
Equality and Diversity
We’re proud to be named as a Stonewall Top 100 LGBT+ inclusive employer, and for the third consecutive year as a disability confident employer.
Homes England strives to be an employer of choice, recognising diversity through our values. We know that a diverse and inclusive organisation empowers teams to perform better and that diversity of backgrounds, perspectives, thoughts and ideas will provide a richer platform for us to do things differently and challenge the status quo.
Being a diverse organisation will also give us a better understanding of the housing needs of the communities we serve and help us achieve our mission: to intervene in the housing market to ensure more homes are built in the areas of greatest need.
We welcome everyone who believes in our mission and shares our values, regardless of their age, belief, disability, ethnicity, gender identity, maternity status, marital status, pregnancy, religion, sex or sexual orientation. We want everyone at Homes England to thrive, and this means feeling that they can bring their whole self to work and feel a sense of belonging, knowing that they play an important part in fulfilling our mission. Homes England has already taken steps to further improve equality and diversity, establishing networks including our Gender; Black and Minority Ethnic; Disability and Carers, Neurodiversity, Faith and LGBT+ networks. They are the heartbeat of our organisation and play a critical role in shaping our culture. We’re extremely proud of the work they do.
We’ve made great progress over the past few years, being named as a Stonewall Top 100 LGBT+ inclusive employer, and for the third consecutive year as a disability confident employer. There’s still work to do in becoming an agency that exemplifies the best in diversity and inclusion and we’re fully committed to achieving this ambition.
