Executive Director, Customer Services

CHS Group • Permanent • Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom • £102.50k / year • 9h ago

Executive Director, Customer Services

Cambridge

£102,500 per annum

This is an exciting opportunity for an accomplished and values-driven leader to join CHS Group (Cambridge Housing Society) as our new Executive Director, Customer Services, following the retirement of the current postholder.

Mission and ambition

CHS Group is an independent charitable housing association and social enterprise serving Cambridge and Cambridgeshire. We provide affordable rented and shared ownership homes, housing with care for older people, supported housing, and a range of community services that help people build stability, independence and opportunity. We currently own and manage over 3,000 homes across the county.

Founded in 1927, our mission to meet the need for affordable homes in and around Cambridge is as relevant and urgent today as it has ever been. As a locally rooted organisation, we combine strong community connections with the ambition to deliver high-quality homes and services that enable people to flourish.

CHS is a well-led, financially strong organisation with the highest governance and viability ratings of G1/V1. We are ambitious for our customers and place them at the heart of everything we do, building on well-established tenant engagement and a strong commitment to listening, learning and improving. With the development of a new Corporate Plan, ongoing digital development, and a clear focus on service excellence, this is an exciting time to join us and lead and shape the next phase of our housing management and customer services, while also overseeing complaints and our small development team.

The person we need

Our new Executive Director will bring:

A strong track record of strategic leadership in housing management and customer services within a regulated environment, delivering excellent outcomes and building a high-performance, customer-focused culture.
In-depth expertise in housing legislation, tenancy law, safeguarding, and the regulatory framework for social housing.
Proven success in improving customer satisfaction, service accessibility, and operational performance through effective use of data, insight, and service design.
Experience of leading high-quality complaint handling, embedding learning, and using insight to drive service improvement.
Experience of leading digital and process change that enhances the customer experience and improves organisational effectiveness.
The ambition, judgement, and partnership skills to evolve services, inspire colleagues, and help deliver our new Corporate Plan.
Ofqual-regulated level 5 qualification in housing management / foundation degree (or equivalent).

A credible and collaborative leader, you will bring the communication skills, presence and emotional intelligence to build strong relationships with the Board, colleagues, tenants and partners. You will also demonstrate the integrity, values and personal qualities that reflect CHS’s culture and ways of working.

Deadline for applications: 5pm Sunday, 14th June 2026

Interview dates: Friday, 3rd July 2026

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