Become our Chief Executive

Welcome

Thank you for your interest in the role of CEO at mhs homes.

We provide safe, secure affordable homes as a stepping stone to a better future because everyone needs a decent home.

The mhs homes group are a registered charity that manages 10,000 homes in North Kent. This makes us the largest independent social landlord in the UK. The group includes Heart of Medway Housing Association which manages over 1000 homes, is regulated by the Regulator of Social Housing and is key in providing supported living for young people through our Foyers.

Our strategic objectives include providing safe and sustainable homes, listening to our customers, being a community champion and partner of choice as well as, continuing to be a great place to work. All of these are underpinned by ensuring mhs is a well-managed, well governed and financially strong business.  These elements of our identity are integral to the way that we are evolving. We strive to make the most of opportunities, whilst never losing sight of our social conscience and fundamental purpose to provide quality, safe and affordable homes.

It is an exciting time to join our organisation. The last few years have brought much change and challenge for the sector, but we strive to meet new regulations and improved standards for social housing. Our strategic plan ensures we have made important commitments to our customers and our priority is to keep customers at the heart of everything we do.

We pride ourselves on being a visible local landlord. We’re firmly rooted in our neighbourhoods which means we can make a big difference at a local level. North Kent is on the south side of the Thames Estuary, an area of exciting development and regeneration. It is also an area with some of the most deprived neighbourhoods in the South East and acute housing need.

We are a unique business and as such we need an innovative, inspirational leader who will navigate us through these changing markets and environments. The new CEO will be instrumental in leading the organisation to deliver our long-term ambitions and be the connection between the mhs Boards and Executive Team. Our new CEO will be an authentic and determined champion for social housing who is aligned to our vision and the work we are doing to create a customer-driven organisation. As our CEO you will be instrumental in leading our business and driving a culture of inclusion and commerciality for the benefit of all of our customers, alongside building stronger partnerships with our key stakeholders.

We believe the values of our organisation are what makes us special, we are looking for a chief executive who embodies our values and will bring pride, empathy, respect, inclusion and drive to our business, as well commercial acumen and professional experience. We are keen to attract applicants from the broadest possible range of backgrounds and look forward to welcoming new colleagues who will enjoy the work we do.

Thank you again for taking the time to learn more about mhs homes group and this opportunity. I look forward to reading your application.

Nigel Hopkins, Chair of mhs homes group