How to Apply
Application Process
- This guidance contains important information to help with your application:
- Please apply by submitting a CV and supporting statement (no more than four sides of A4 in length per document aligned to the person specification). Please also include your contact details.
- Please ensure your full employment history is outlined in your CV; and that where there are essential criteria, competencies and/or qualifications you make clear how you meet these. We may wish to verify this information during the recruitment process.
- Please provide the details of two referees. Note that we will only approach referees for candidates proceeding to final selection and only with your permission. Please clearly indicate whether we can approach each referee before the selection date.
- Please share with us in your supporting statement, the values and behaviours that you bring to your leadership, and how you will transfer your skills and experience into this role.
- Please complete the Equal Opportunitiefs Monitoring form when you upload your details.
- Please return your application by the closing date – no applications will be accepted once the long listing process has begun.
- Following long listing, you will be contacted directly by a Penna or Solace in Business (Heads of Service roles) consultant to update you on the status of your application.
- At any point throughout the process our retained consultants at Penna and Solace in Business (Heads of Service roles) will be happy to help you with information, insight and guidance about the process and our clients.
The following timetable sets out the key dates in the recruitment process:
| To apply for this role, please click the link below: | Closing date |
Technical Interviews (Virtual Via MS Teams) |
Informal 1:1 with Chief Executive or recruiting Executive |
Assessment & Final Interview with Members (in addition for some posts there will be stakeholder panels and/or conversations with children and young people) |
| Director of Modernisation - This role has now closed for applications | 26th September | w/c 13th October | TBC | w/c 27th October |
| To apply for the following roles, please click the link below: | Closing date |
Shortlisting |
Interview | |
| Fire Safety Manager | 3 August | W/c 4 August | W/c 11 August | |
| Building, Compliance & People Safety Manager | 10 August | W/c 11 August | W/c 18 August | |
| Mechanical & Electrical Service Manager | 17 August | W/c 18 August | W/c 25 August | |
| Gas Service Manager | 24 August | W/c 25 August | W/c 1 September | |
| Water Hygiene & Asbestos Manager | 31 August | W/c 1 September | W/c 8 September | |
| Building, Compliance & People Safety Coordinator | 7 September | W/c 8 September | W/c 15 September | |
| Fire Safety Officer | 14 September | W/c 15 September | W/c 22 September | |
| Capital Programme Manager | TBC | |||
| Repairs and Maintenance Operations Manager | TBC | |||
| Head of Facilities Management | 15 September | |||
| Head of Customer Experience | 15 September | |||
| Head of Digital Transformation | 8 September | |||
| Head of Performance and Insight | 15 September | |||
| Head of Project Management Office | 15 September | |||
| Head of Housing Strategy, Quality Assurance | 15 September |
For further information or a confidential discussion about these roles, please contact:
Director of Modernisation and Delivery
Kelly Ridley on 07709 512415 or email: kelly.ridley@penna.com
Pete John on 07701 305617 or email: pete.john@penna.com
For further information and to apply for the following roles, via Castlefield Recruitment, please click the links:
Fire Safety Manager
Building, Compliance & People Safety Manager
Mechanical & Electrical Service Manager
Gas Service Manager
Water Hygiene & Asbestos Manager
Building, Compliance & People Safety Coordinator
Fire Safety Officer
Capital Programme Manager
Repairs and Maintenance Operations Manager
For further information and to apply for the following roles, via Solace in Business, please click the links:
Head of Facilities Management
Head of Customer Experience
Head of Digital Transformation
Head of Performance and Insight
Head of Project Management Office
Head of Housing Strategy, Quality Assurance
For a confidential discussion about these roles, please contact Steve Guest or Beth Roberts at Solace in Business on 0207 976 3311 or email: steve.guest@solace.org.uk



