Housing Development Manager

We are seeking an experienced and motivated Housing Development Manager to join our small, mission-driven Property and Housing team. Our focus is simple and powerful: to grow and sustain a high-quality housing portfolio that enables people with a learning disability to live safe, fulfilling lives in their own homes.

This is a key role in delivering our housing growth ambitions across England, Northern Ireland and Wales - ideally you will be Midlands based so that you are well located for the travel required as part of this role. You will secure new homes through a range of delivery routes, including freehold acquisitions, leasing arrangements with housing providers and private landlords, and housing management agreements where partners retain ownership.

Working collaboratively with internal colleagues and external partners, you will identify opportunities, undertake feasibility appraisals, negotiate heads of terms, and take schemes from initial concept through to completion and handover. You will bring a strong understanding of housing association development practice, commercial awareness, and the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.

We are looking for someone with proven experience in housing development, acquisitions or growth within a housing association, local authority, charity or similar organisation. You will be confident assessing financial viability, managing budgets and business cases, and negotiating agreements with partners and landlords. Strong stakeholder management skills are essential, alongside the ability to align housing delivery with care and support priorities.

Most importantly, you will share our commitment to delivering high-quality, specialist housing and demonstrate a proactive, solutions-focused approach in a growing and evolving organisation.

If you are driven by purpose and want to play a meaningful role in expanding housing opportunities for people with a learning disability, we would love to hear from you.

• Here at Mencap, we offer an impressive range of benefits designed to support and reward our employees to ensure that our teams feel valued and appreciated.

  Our benefits package offers 32 days of paid holiday (including bank holidays, pro rata), along with a range of perks such as discounts at leading high-street retailers, access to health cash plans, interest-free loans, and many more exciting offerings.

  For more details on what we have to offer, please see the attached document outlining all the fantastic benefits available to you as a member of our team!

• Our vision is for the UK to be the best place in the world for people with a learning disability to live happy and healthy lives.

  We're here to support people with a learning disability, their families and their carers. We fight for a kinder, fairer and more inclusive society for people with a learning disability to live in.

  At Mencap, everyone works with people with a learning disability either providing support or advice, or alongside one another as colleagues.

  Belonging at Mencap is for everyone, every day, everywhere.

  · Everyone is expected to treat people well and make Mencap an inclusive organisation.

  · Every day we grow and learn. It’s okay to make mistakes but we learn from them and make changes

  · Everywhere people will feel respected, valued, and safe to be themselves.

  We have Belonging network groups that meet online and are open to all colleagues. The groups include people who identify as Black and Asian, LGBTQIA+, disabled or with a long- term health condition, women, parents and carers, and their allies.

  We want to encourage everyone to apply to work at Mencap and we offer a variety of different contract types and working patterns. We’re not looking for specific experience. It is your personality and values that will make you a great colleague. We will train and develop you to succeed in the role you’re applying for.