Managing Director

Managing Director Soha Response Services, Didcot, Oxford. Managing Director - Salary £95,000 + excellent, flexible benefits Closing date 10th January 2025 Soha Housing is a successful, award-winning, community-based mutualised housing association working in and around Oxfordshire and neighbouring counties. We have a brilliant staff team of around 150 colleagues, who show us every day how much they care about our work and its impact on our tenants, neighbourhoods, and communities. Our 2024 staff survey shows that 99% of our team are proud to work here and 98% of our colleagues want to stay working at Soha, demonstrating high levels of engagement and advocacy across our teams. Our vision is for strong, vibrant and sustainable communities where everyone can find a home. We see resident engagement as a key part of our success with nearly 90% of our residents satisfied with our service. Soha Response is a newly created in-house contractor business which is due to launch during May 2025, delivering repairs and maintenance services to our customers. Supporting the vision of creating strong, vibrant and sustainable communities, the key aims of Soha Response are to: Provide a first-class service to customers Effectively manage external pressures and market conditions Deliver better social value outcomes Offer genuine value for money This is an exciting opportunity for a dynamic individual to lead Soha Response. The overall purpose of the role is to lead the development, delivery, and ongoing provision of an innovative and effective in-house contractor team, delivering a high standard of service to Soha residents. You will be responsible for all areas of management in running the day-to-day business, managing challenging KPIs, and reporting to the subsidiary and main boards. You will be a member of Soha's Senior Leadership team, contributing towards the strategic direction and leadership of Soha. It is essential that successful candidates bring a proven track record in successfully leading a commercial repairs and maintenance service, having a sound understanding of the built environment with a background in reactive, planned, statutory, and non-statutory preventative maintenance programmes. Candidates should have a good understanding of current compliance and regulatory requirements within social housing and significant proven performance in senior related roles. ARK Consultancy are supporting us with the recruitment process. For more information on how to apply for the roles, click on the recruitment pack links below:

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