Land and New Business Manager

Role Title: Land and New Business Manager

Hours: 35 hours per week, Monday-Friday

Salary: £52,618 - £65,772 per annum plus car allowance of £2272 per annum (salary offered dependent on experience)

Contract: Permanent

Location: Dartford / Agile

You will be responsible for sourcing and securing new development opportunities to deliver Moat’s ambitious growth targets.

We support agile working, so you’ll be provided all IT equipment to work flexibly between your home and at our Dartford office.

Who are we?

Moat are one of the top 30 housing associations in England, with homes spread across London, Kent, Essex and Sussex. Our financial strength puts us in a good position to rise to challenges and plan for the future. We have released our new corporate strategy, so it’s an exciting time to join Moat! This involves being bold and ambitious, investing in new and existing homes, putting safety and quality first. We also deliver for and with our customers through our new Customer Engagement strategy, which will help us to deliver the requirements of the Social Housing White Paper. 

We are also proud to announce, we have recently been awarded an accreditation from ‘The Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2024’, based on our employee feedback.

You will be:

•  Identifying and delivering development opportunities including land, development, and Section 106 sites in accordance with Moat’s Corporate Strategy.
• Building and maintaining positive relationships with colleagues and communicate effectively to ensure successful team outcomes.
• Developing and maintaining a comprehensive network of contacts relevant to securing and delivering new business opportunities including stakeholders, developers, housebuilders, funders, and strategic partners.
• Identifying, appraising, and negotiating new opportunities by considering commercial risk, funding requirements, tenure, specification and design.
• Negotiating contractual and commercial terms in line with policy, procedure, financial and regulatory requirements.
• Producing and presenting comprehensive reports for internal approval to Executive Team, Board, and relevant committees.
• Representing Moat at external meetings and undertake other duties to achieve required outcomes.

We are on the lookout for someone who has:

• A good track record of identifying and securing opportunities for residential development.
• A minimum of one year working in securing new business and land opportunities.
• An ability to build and maintain successful and collaborative partnerships to achieve outcomes.
• Proven commercial acumen and ability to negotiate and influence.
• Excellent communication skills – written and oral.
• Understanding of the planning process and requirements of Capital Funding Guide for Homes England and Greater London Authority (GLA).
• Ability and flexibility to plan and prioritise workloads under pressure without compromising standards.
• An ability to undertake work outside of normal office hours to meet the needs of the business.
• A valid driving licence and use of a vehicle.

It’s also additional, but not essential to have:

• A thorough understanding of land led development and planning and procurement routes
• A professional qualification (RICS or similar).

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Your benefits:

In return for your hard work, we will reward you with a competitive salary, pension scheme, healthcare scheme, a generous annual leave entitlement, and you even get a half day off on your birthday!

We take pride in our people to ensure they are equipped with the knowledge they require to carry out their role and inspire them to learn more which is why we offer further education sponsorship and leadership programmes. Moat want to ensure their employees feel supported at work, so we also provide enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave, and many more!

Check out our employee benefits here: Our employee benefits: what we can offer you (youtube.com)  

Interested? We want to hear from you!

If you feel this role is suited to you, and you want to take on an exciting new challenge, please fill out an online application form on our website (before 11pm on Sunday 20 October 2024 detailing the skills and experience you can bring to Moat. We will be in touch via email should we wish to invite you in for an interview.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time prior to the closing date.

Please note we are no longer accepting CV’s as part of the recruitment process. All candidates will complete an application form on our career’s website.

If you require any additional adjustments to the recruitment process, please contact peopleservices@moat.co.uk