Director of Corporate Services

Dear applicant

Thank you for your interest in the role of Director of Corporate Services at St Leger Homes of Doncaster. In April 2024 our new 5 year management agreement commenced, signalling the confidence that City of Doncaster Council had in our organisation to deliver services to the people of the Borough.

The Board of St Leger approved a new corporate plan which also came into effect in April with the mission of ‘’providing homes in neighbourhoods where people are proud to live’’

We’ve set ourselves high standards and have been delighted to recently secure accreditation to HDN, TPAS, Investors in People, DAHA as well as retaining our accreditations with Customer Service Excellence, the British Safety Council and retained our ISO45001 accreditation.

We are a forward-looking organisation that genuinely wants to live our new values of People, Pride, Performance and Progress.

We are now looking for someone with vision and a track record of delivering high quality services in partnership with others who can replace our current Director of Corporate Services who will retire in May 2025.

The Director of Corporate Services is a key member of our Executive Management Team. Working closely with fellow directors and the Chief Executive, you will be responsible for the direction of Corporate Services with overall responsibility for our Finance, Performance and Governance, including acting as Company Secretary, Leadership of our People and Culture team and our ICT and Business Transformation function.

We are looking for a finance professional, who has the expertise and track record of strategic financial planning, robust financial management and regulatory compliance.

As our new Director of Corporate Services, you will work closely with the City of Doncaster Council, building trust and confidence. You will lead the organisation to ensure regulatory compliance whilst at the same time acknowledging that people are our greatest asset and driving a culture which has lead us to become an employer of choice within the Housing Sector.

We are looking for someone who has the right personal characteristics, approach and skills to help us further define and deliver our new corporate plan priority themes of:

• People – doing the best we can for our customers and our staff
• Homes – providing good quality safe homes at a rent tenants can afford
• Communities – helping to build communities not just homes
• Partnership – making a significant contribution to Doncaster’s thriving ‘People, Place and Planet ambitions.

And someone who will embody our values of People, Pride, Performance and Progress. You can read more about our new corporate plan here.

St Leger Homes is a great place to work, with a driven management team, a highly skilled workforce, supportive tenants, Board, politicians, unions and lastly a great partner in Doncaster Council.

We look forward to reading your application and wish all applicants the best of luck.

Yours sincerely