Director of Housing

Build on momentum.
Lead with purpose.
Shape housing in Haringey.

There are very few Director of Housing roles in London where you can see the impact of the work as clearly as you can in Haringey.

Walk the borough and it is visible. New homes being delivered at scale. Estates changing. Investment going into existing stock.

Haringey has made a conscious choice to put housing at the centre of its agenda. It is now one of the most active local authority housebuilders in the capital, with an award-winning delivery programme that is already reshaping parts of the borough. It has taken a clear position on some of the most difficult issues in the system and is committing around £570m to improving existing homes.

This is not a blank sheet of paper.

It is a borough with momentum, with investment, and with expectation. But there is still a huge amount of work to do, and the Director of Housing role will lead on significant transformation and services improvement.

This is a full system role. Landlord services, housing demand, homelessness, tenant services, compliance, strategy. It requires someone who can see the whole, not just the parts, and who can bring coherence, grip, and direction across a complex and highly visible portfolio.

Some of the challenge is structural. Scale, demand, regulation, scrutiny. Some of it is relational. Working with members, residents and partners in a borough where housing is rightly contested and closely watched.

And some of it is about leadership.

This is not a role for someone who wants to operate at a distance. It requires the ability to step into the detail when needed, and to step back out again with a clear sense of direction. To hold performance, to drive improvement, and to build confidence in a system that matters to people every day.

As part of the Council’s Senior Leadership Team, you will contribute beyond housing, shaping the wider direction of the organisation, while leading one of its most high-profile and demanding areas.

The brief is clear: sustain momentum where things are working, bring sharper grip where they are not, continue to improve services that residents rely on, and do so in a way that is credible, visible and grounded.

You will need to understand housing at scale. You will need to be comfortable with regulation, with scrutiny, and with complexity that does not resolve neatly. And you will need the judgement to navigate all of that while keeping a clear line of sight on what good looks like.

Haringey works closely with its residents. The right person for this role will be excited about the opportunity to co-produce with residents so that service improvement delivers directly to them. Visible leadership is important, as well as being open and responsive to accountability.

For the right person, this is an opportunity to make a tangible difference. Not abstract change, but something you can see, in homes, in services, in outcomes for residents.
 

To find out more and to apply. Or, for a confidential conversation, call Liam Young (07760 695867) or Clare Connor (0161 408 0703) at Tile Hill.

Closing date: Midnight on Friday 24th May 2026.
 

To apply:
To apply, please submit an up-to-date copy of your CV (three sides of A4 maximum), along with a supporting statement (three sides of A4 maximum) detailing your experience, and achievements and addressing the key criteria for the role set out on this site and using examples to demonstrate how you meet the requirements. Documents should be uploaded via our website, please include and upload the below information in two documents only. If you experience any issues whilst applying, please contact abbie.hamilton-grant@tile-hill.co.uk

Applications should include:

• Full contact details;
• Names, positions, organisations and contact details for two referees (we will ask your permission before contacting referees);
• Details of your notice period
• Notification of any dates when you are not available for an interview

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