Director of Finance and Resources Recruitment pack September 2019
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Your application
Thank you very much for your interest in this post. On the following pages, you will find details of the role and the selection process to assist you in completing and tailoring your application.
In order to apply you should submit:
• An up-to-date CV which shows your full career history – we recommend that this is no longer than three pages;
• A supporting statement explaining why you are interested in this role, detailing how you are a good candidate for this post and how you fulfil the person specification – we recommend that this is no longer than three pages;
• The declaration form (completion of the equalities section is not mandatory, but is requested for monitoring purposes in line with our commitment to equality and diversity); and
• Indicate on the declaration form if you cannot attend any of the interview dates.
Please note that applications can only be considered if all the documentation is complete. Please submit your application documents using the online form, accessible via our jobs page: https://www.campbelltickell.com/jobs/
Applications must be received by Friday 11th October 2019 at 12 noon.
Please ensure we receive your application in good time. If you do not see a confirmation message after submitting your application using the online form, please call us on 020 3434 0990.
Do call me if you wish to have an informal discussion about the role and organisation, or if you have any other questions to help you decide whether to apply.
Kind regards Kelly Shaw
Kelly Shaw Senior Associate Consultant 07900 363 803
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Contents
Welcome to Manningham Housing Association 4
About Manningham Housing Association 5
Executive Team Members 7
Board Members 8
Role profile 10
Person specification 12
Structure chart 14
Key terms and conditions 16
Key dates and the selection process 17
The media advertisement 18
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Welcome to Manningham Housing Association
Dear Applicant,
I am delighted that you are interested in becoming our next Director of Finance and Resources.
MHA is over 30 years old and has established roots within the BME community in Bradford. Always punching above our weight, we have been one of the largest developing landlords in Bradford. We are seen as the “go to” organisation for the vibrant and diverse communities in Bradford for housing and are proud to deliver high quality and culturally sensitive services recognising the needs of our customers.
It is an interesting time to join the organisation as we embark on new growth which will see us providing new homes for the local community. We have also developed our new Community Investment Strategy aimed at improving the life opportunities of the people who live in and around our homes. As an organisation with deep roots in our communities we are positioning ourselves as a main Placeshaper in our neighbourhoods.
This is a great opportunity to help turn both our Growth Strategy and Corporate Strategy into a reality. We are incredibly proud to have recently achieved two prestigious accreditations for our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and for our outstanding excellence in Customer Service. Working in one of the most diverse cities in the country you will be committed to our Vision and Values.
We are seeking an inspirational candidate who understands how the whole organisation works and thinks beyond just the remit of finance.
I wish you well with your application.
Lee Bloomfield Chief Executive
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About Manningham Housing Association
Manningham Housing Association (MHA) is over 30 years old and has a proud track record of delivering homes and services to the communities in Bradford and Keighley. MHA came into existence in 1986 following a piece of research undertaken into the housing needs of Black and Asian Communities in Bradford by the Bangladeshi Youth Organisation based in Bradford. This research proved that the needs of the South Asian Community were not being addressed and the government and the council supported MHA growing from an organisation with two properties to one that now has nearly 1400 homes and houses over 6000 residents.
With an annual turnover of £8.5 million and a staff base of 32 colleagues we are a small organisation. However, MHA has always “punched above its weight” in terms of achievements and we want our new Finance Director to help us to regain our financial capacity to provide more much needed homes as well as ensuring we continue to provide safe and good quality homes for our customers .. The housing needs and poverty of the South Asian community in Bradford are as great as ever but with the lack of grant and the multiple layers of welfare reform impacts new development of large family homes all but ceased in 2016. However, our new Growth Strategy aims to address this by increasing our stock numbers to address the demand and help meet the housing needs of the community.
Provision of Homes for Affordable Renting and Affordable Owning
We aim to provide good quality affordable homes and services for those in the greatest need in the Bradford district. Over 70% of our residents are of Bangladeshi or Pakistani origin but we cater for all those in need. Our customer satisfaction levels are extremely high and are consistently in the 90% plus bracket – we sum up our ambition in this area as providing a “hassle free” housing service to our customers. We have a high proportion of large family homes and as well as homes for single people and couples. We currently manage a number of properties for another housing provider and lease properties from another.
Development and Firebird Homes Ltd
MHA has had a fantastic 30 years growing from humble beginnings and growth and development has been an integral part of our journey. In 2004 a wholly owned subsidiary was formed (Firebird Homes). From its inception to 2017 it delivered over 750 new homes and at one point MHA had the largest development in Bradford. Unfortunately, with the lack of grant now available and the impact of the 1% rent reduction imposed on the sector, in early 2017 MHA made the decision to temporarily cease development and made Firebird Homes dormant. In 2019 we are in the process of agreeing our Growth Strategy and are creating additional financial capacity to provide additional homes for the community.
Strategy and Objectives
Our Corporate Strategy for 2018 – 2021 was approved in March 2018 and sets out the next stage of our journey to deliver our vision and mission. The Corporate Strategy defines four strategic priority themes for the next three years:
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Executive Team Members
Lee Bloomfield – Chief Executive
Lee is Chief Executive and started with us in January 2018. He has over 20 years’ experience working in housing and has worked across a range of organisations including local authority, ALMO’s and housing associations. Lee was previously Chief Executive of a BME housing association in Leeds and brings a wealth of experience including corporate governance, business development, organisational change and strong strategic leadership. Lee is Vice Chair of the Housing Diversity Network and is passionate about instigating change and improving and developing services for BME communities.
Ulfat Hussain, Director of Operations
Ulfat is the Director of Operations. He has specific responsibility for the delivery of housing management, maintenance and asset management services ensuring the highest level of customer satisfaction. Ulfat has over 15 years of senior management experience of driving operations for both small and large housing associations. He is highly committed to customer service excellence shaping high quality services coupled with strong organisational performance. He has been a board member at Pennine Housing 2000; is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Housing, has a Degree in Housing Studies, a Post-graduate Certificate in Leadership and is qualified as a PRINCE2 Practitioner.
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Board Members
Barrington Billings – Chair Barrington’s appointment as Chair is a key appointment for MHA. Following the regulatory downgrade, we needed someone who brought strength in governance best practice and experience of working in both a housing and non-executive capacity. We believe Barrington brings a wealth of knowledge and experience that will be of great benefit to MHA.
Abdul Ravat - Vice Chair Abdul joined the MHA Board in October 2016 having previously had a professional relationship for the best part of 15 years or so. He was made Deputy Chair in May 2017. Abdul’s current role is at The Abbeyfield Society as its Head of Development & Relationships, responsible for driving the strategic investment and asset management objectives within the UK business plan.
Cath Bacon – Tenant Board Member Cath is a MHA tenant and is an active member of her local community. Cath is also Chair of MHA’s Customer Panel which scrutinises the services the organisation provides to its residents. The Panel also reviews policy and procedures and makes recommendations for service improvements.
Julia Histon – Board Member Julia is a highly experienced housing professional with many years’ experience at a senior level in the sector. Julia is currently Managing Director of York Housing Association and has been in post since 2011.
Vicky Szulist Vicky is a chartered accountant and audit partner at Crowe Clark Whitehill LLP where she specialises in the audit of not for profit entities. Vicky has a number of housing clients and has been involved in the social housing sector throughout her career. Manningham Housing Association is a past audit client from her time as a senior manager at KPMG.
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Haroon Rashid Haroon is a chartered accountant with extensive financial management, treasury and reporting experience gained at KPMG and FGH. Whilst at KPMG, Haroon managed many Housing Association audits and due diligence exercises. Haroon currently heads the Central Finance department at Freemans Grattan Holdings and his responsibilities include Financial Accounting and systems, pensions, treasury and accounts payable.
Mushtaq Khan Mushtaq is Director at Think Inclusive, a consultancy specialising in equality, strategy and inclusive leadership. He has worked for a number of housing and regeneration organisations throughout his career, and was most recently Director of Commercial Partnerships at the Jigsaw Group; this involved overseeing and growing the Group’s non-landlord business activity, with 280 staff and an annual budget of about £15m. He has also worked at a senior level in local authorities for the over fifteen years, including working for large metropolitan councils such as Oldham, Trafford and Lambeth.
Majid Khan Majid is a chartered accountant, having qualified with Ernst & Young in London. He has since worked for KPMG (Real Estate) and a number of large listed businesses in Yorkshire, including Morrisons Plc and IPF Plc. His most recent role is that of Commercial Finance Director at IPF PLC.
Khalida Ashrafi Khalida’s work focuses on raising the profile of and making a positive difference to BME communities and Khalida is currently ‘cultural advisor’ to the script writing team of the channel 4 drama series Ackley Bridge. She is also about to launch a piece of research on ‘Hijab and Hate crime’ in Bradford for the Muslim Women’s Council.
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Role profile
Responsible to: Chief Executive
Staff teams in Finance, IT, Governance, Responsible for: Procurement and Performance.
The post holder will assume overall responsibility for all finance matters and ensure that across Budget responsibility: Manningham HA budgets are maintained in a responsible and efficient manner with all budget holders.
Job Purpose
To lead a finance function that is modern and effective that enables the Association to achieve its vision and business objectives. To work corporately as a member of the Executive Management team to deliver the Association’s vision, values and business plan.
Key Deliverable and Outcomes
• To provide leadership to all staff ensuring that the finance function is modern making the best use of technology and delivers excellence through a performance driven and customer focussed culture. • To lead the development of financial / business planning, reporting to the Chief Executive Officer and Board, ensuring that Manningham HA is financially viable and can meet its strategic objectives. • As a member of the executive team, adopt a collaborative and supportive approach and contribute to the strategic direction of Manningham HA. • To develop, recommend and implement financial strategies, plans and policies that enable the management of costs to achieve economies, value for money, efficiencies and effectiveness across the whole of the business. • To prepare and keep under review the organisations financial business plans, and to provide clear and regular management information on key indicators of Manningham's financial, cash flow and operational performance. • To secure finance on best terms for the Association’s operations including its capital projects. • Ensure that the organisation’s financial systems comply with statutory / regulatory compliance and governance requirements, and that external audit requirements are met and kept up to date and to coordinate and manage the internal audit process including the effective relationship with the internal auditors. • To be responsible for the production of statutory accounts and manage the effective relationship with the external auditors. • Develop a strategic approach to risk management, develop procedures and appraisal systems for all significant areas of business and financial risk, and lead and deliver the strategy across Manningham HA. This includes the monitoring and mapping of risk assurance.
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• Provide company secretary services and lead on all governance and regulatory compliance activity, to ensure that governance and regulatory compliance is embedded within Manningham HA. • Provide company secretary services and lead on all regulatory compliance activity with regard to development and regeneration. • Lead and deliver the Value for Money strategy, ensuring that it is embedded across the organisation, developing a strategic approach to procurement of goods, services and contracts to ensure that Manningham HA operates within a consistent framework and secures value for money to deliver a quality and cost effective service to tenants. • To direct the treasury management function, ensuring effective and prudent policies and procedures are in place, and including negotiations and relationships with funders. • To monitor and evaluate performance / business effectiveness throughout the organisation, identifying and ensuring implementation of improvements where required. • Proactively engage in the diversification and growth strategy of the business, identifying and maximise opportunities for additional funding and income generation. • Lead and deliver the IT functions for the association to maximise IT and digital technology efficiency and develop modern and costs effective services for staff and customers. • Ensure trading relationships and trading accounts are effectively and robustly monitored and managed, in order to maximise value for money and Manningham’s commercial influence. • Lead on procurement activity for the organisation ensuring that they comply with Financial Regulations. • To assist the CEO in preparing and presenting regular reports for the Board and its committees, keeping them appraised of departmental performance and procedures, new legislation and policy reviews, ensuring that the Board Members have sufficient information to enable them to discharge their responsibilities effectively and as required by the Regulator of Social Housing. • In the absence of the CEO to take on responsibility for the day to operation of the Association (shared on a rotational basis with other Directors). • To carry out such other duties as the Chief Executive Officer may reasonably request. • The post-holder’s duties must at all times be carried out in compliance with legislative requirements such as health and safety and all of the Associations policies and procedures in particular the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Policy and any other policies designed to protect employees or service users. • It is the duty of the post-holder to promote equality, diversity and inclusion across the organisation and not to act in a prejudicial or discriminatory manner towards any customers or employees, including discrimination towards anyone under the protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010. The post-holder should not accept any such practice or behaviour and should either challenge or report it.
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Person specification
Qualifications
• Degree or equivalent • Relevant professional qualification e.g. FCA, CIMA, CIPFA etc. • Management qualification (desirable) Experience
• Significant senior management experience and of leading a finance department • Experience of leading corporate financial planning and management • Experience of business planning and risk management • Experience of formulating and implementing business and strategic plans and delivering results within a performance culture • Experience/understanding and commitment to corporate governance • Experience of working effectively with Boards and Committees • A highly developed understanding of the dynamics of business and operational management • Experience of developing and managing demanding performance standards that enable successful achievement of business plans Skills
• Commercial and financial awareness and the ability to analyse complex information with clarity • High level of written, presentation and interpersonal skills appropriate to a wide range of individuals and audiences • Ability to effectively communicate to a wide audience and range of individuals • Ability to build and facilitate strong internal team relationships and corporate working • Able to demonstrate high standards of personal resilience and integrity • Able to work under pressure and public scrutiny and deliver results to tight deadlines • Diplomatic and confidential
Personal Qualities
• Understanding of and able to demonstrate the vision and values of Manningham HA
• Motivational leadership skills that inspire others
• A person with the desire to improve services and performance and make a real contribution to the running of the organisation
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• A strategic thinker with a visionary approach whist possessing the ability to drill down to appropriate detail
• Dynamic, innovative and energetic personality with a high degree of personal drive and integrity, but with the sensitivity to retain the support of others
• Possessing the authority, presence and impact to engage respect from colleagues and from external contacts
Development
• Willing to develop own skills and evidence of personal development
Other Abilities
• Confident and effective decision maker
• Able to demonstrate high standards of personal resilience and integrity
• Able to work under pressure and public scrutiny and deliver results to tight deadlines
• Ability to establish and sustain trust and confidence with stakeholders, partners, communities, tenants and the general public, and to promote and represent positively and professionally, Manningham HA at all levels
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Structure Chart
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Key terms and conditions
The role
Director of Finance and Resources
Salary
£74,908 plus 10% car allowance
Pension
SHPS Pensions – Defined Contributions (which are matched) - either 5% or 10%
Annual leave
25 days annual leave
Other Benefits
Health Care with Sovereign Healthcare
Free car parking space
Location:
Manningham Housing Association, Bank House, 30 Manor Row, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD1 4QE
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Key dates and the selection process
Closing date: Friday 11th October 2019 at 12 noon
We will be in touch with candidates by Friday 19th October to advise on outcome of application.
First interviews: Friday 25th October 2019
Longlisted candidates will be invited to an interview with a Campbell Tickell panel; Kelly Shaw and Deb Bannigan. On the same day there will be the opportunity to meet for a discussion with Lee Bloomfield, MHA Chief Executive and Julia Histon MH Board Member and Chair of HR & Remuneration.
Interviews will be held at Manningham Housing Association, Bank House, 30 Manor Row, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD1 4QE.
Final interviews: Monday 4th November 2019
Shortlisted candidates will be asked to complete an on-line psychometric test (WAVE) to explore leadership style.
Shortlisted candidates will also be asked to complete an assessment (in advance) to demonstrate how they meet MHA’s Core Values.
On the day there will be an opportunity to meet with internal colleagues. This will be followed by a seen/unseen presentation, which will be delivered at the start of the final interview with the selection panel.
The interview panel will include;
- Two MHA Board Members - Lee Bloomfield – Manningham HA Chief Executive - Kelly Shaw – Campbell Tickell Associate Consultant (Observer)
Interviews will be held at Manningham Housing Association, Bank House, 30 Manor Row, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD1 4QE.
We hope you will appreciate that we are seeking to get a balance in delivering a robust selection process that is not overly onerous for candidates. If you have any issues with the dates, please do speak to Campbell Tickell in advance of submitting your application.
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Media advertisement
Director of Finance & Resources c.£75K Bradford, West Yorkshire
Manningham Housing Association (MHA) has more than a 30-year track record of delivering homes and services to the BME communities. As a niche housing provider and one of the largest developing landlords in Bradford we have nearly 1,400 homes and house over 6,000 residents. We have more recently returned to our roots, re-established our identity and seen as the “go to” organisation that is punching above our weight. We are now seeking to recruit our new Director of Finance & Resources who will be responsible for Finance, IT, Governance, Procurement and Performance and report directly to the Chief Executive. You will be a professionally qualified accountant who has a track record in successfully leading a range of services and teams and has a strong interest in the communities we serve. Working in a smaller organisation requires special qualities so you will need to not only be a people focussed visible leader but also have the ability to engage with a small team and give them confidence. This role will enable the Association to achieve its vision and business objectives and lead a finance function that is modern and effective. For an informal discussion contact our retained consultant Kelly Shaw on 07900 363803 or 020 3434 0990. You can download a job pack from www.campbelltickell.com/jobs
Closing date: Friday 11th October, 12 noon First Interviews: Friday 25th October 2019 Final Interviews: Monday 4th November 2019
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Telephone 020 8830 6777 Recruitment 020 3434 0990 [email protected] www.campbelltickell.com @CampbellTickel1
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