Head of Policy Insight and Performance

We’re building thriving communities as one of the UK’s largest housing groups and a leading developer of affordable housing.

We believe everyone is entitled to a good home they can afford, in a place they are proud to live. More than 100,000 people live in our homes.

If you want to experience work that’s truly rewarding, join us. Because when we achieve together, customers and communities thrive.

Work for Orbit. Believe in people.

The role

The Head of Policy Insight and Performance ensures that Orbit’s policies, procedures and performance management frameworks are proactively reviewed and updated, providing assurance against a changing regulatory and legislative environment.  The role informs the effective and efficient delivery of business strategy, plans and policies that impact every one of our customers.

This role is part of Corporate Services where you'll help us give colleagues the strategic direction and support they need to be brilliant.

What you'll achieve

Ensure an effective policy environment and performance management framework to meet regulatory requirements and business needs

Maintain that all strategies, policies and procedures are compliant with legal and regulatory standards, are up to date and reflect best practice.

Produce and deliver regulatory and performance returns.

Collaborate with Boards, Executive and Leadership teams to lead the performance management planning process and develop corporate delivery plans and timetables.

Lead the approach to research and insight to support business planning, service delivery and innovation.

Provide insight and support to projects and external partnership activities.

Motivate, lead and develop the team to achieve effective performance and engagement.

Maintain excellent knowledge of current housing policy and regulatory issues including best practice and innovations to support policy development.

Implement best practice and controls concerning the incoming consumer regulations.

Lead the GIS function to provide high quality spatial reporting and insight to inform business requirements.

What you'll bring

Essential skills

Knowing of Housing regulation and legislation

Proven experience of policy management and development in regulatory and legislative environments

Experience of corporate and business planning

Experience of using data to analyse performance and inform strategy

Proven experience of policy and strategy development

Ability to oversee effective performance management frameworks

Desirable skills

Professional Housing Qualification

Why Orbit?

Choosing us means being rewarded in every sense.

Here’s what you can expect to enjoy with us.

A rewarding experience that works for you

We strive to create an inclusive experience with benefits and wellbeing programmes designed to help you, and your loved ones, to thrive.  For a better work life balance, we offer flexible working opportunities for many roles.

You’ll be rewarded with a competitive basic salary, car allowance, fully funded private medical insurance, 27 days holiday plus bank holidays, life assurance, excellent pension and a range of flexible benefits to suit your needs.

A place to progress

From training programmes to professional qualifications, we provide opportunities to learn and develop at every stage of your career. Whether you’re a student, graduate or experienced professional we’ll support you to grow.

For leaders, our tailored development journeys are designed to stretch and strengthen your leadership skills. As well as practical training, we give you access to renowned business schools and experiential programmes for greater breadth and depth of learning.

A purpose to feel proud of

We’re proud to make a difference to people together. We’re values-driven with a commercial focus on performance - because the more profit we make, the more we can achieve for people.

What brings us together is a passionate belief in progress and people.

Read more about the values and purpose that drive us on our careers website.

How we hire

We aim to make our hiring process simple and fair:

Online application

Interview(s) commencing on 4 July 2024

Decision, feedback and offer

We put the safeguarding of our customers, colleagues and contractors at the heart of everything we do and as such, certain roles will be subject to a DBS check