Head of Sales

Our Sales team is part of a wider specialist Home Ownership function that is responsible for delivering services to circa 16,000 home ownership customers and sits within the Group Customer Service Directorate. We've reached an exciting milestone as integrate our London sales and marketing activity into the team following our merger with One Housing Group and are looking for an ambitious sales professional to help us deliver Riverside's ambitious property development programme and achieve forecast sales income in excess of £90m in 24/25

As the Head of Sales, you will lead the Home Ownership Sales teams to deliver exceptional services to affordable home ownership, market sale, resales and tenanted sales customers. You will ensure that regulatory and statutory requirements are met, that sales targets are achieved and that Group standards are complied with. You will drive continued commercial business growth of Home Ownership products, service offers and improvements by providing market intelligence and expertise to Development and Growth colleagues to ensure new development opportunities within agreed plans, targets and timescales.

We are looking for an experienced sales professional who has the vision and energy to bring our sales teams together to deliver consistent high-quality services from multiple outlets across the country. We have a large development programme in London so experience in this market is essential.

You will have experience of selling affordable home ownership products and a thorough understanding of the regulatory framework applicable to Shared Ownership, Rent to Buy. This role is more than new sales though; you will have experience of tenanted sales through Right to Buy and Right to Acquire, knowledge of the new Right to Shared Ownership produces and knowledge of leasehold resales and staircasing. It's an exciting time to join us and an opportunity for an experience Head of Sales or ambitious Sales Manager to work in one fo the largest Home Ownership teams in the country.

At Riverside, we're a housing association with a difference - enhancing the everyday for all our customers. For over 90 years, we've been revitalising neighbourhoods and supporting communities by providing the homes they need to live fulfilling and rewarding lives.
In addition, we have a portfolio of over 75,000 affordable residential and retirement homes across the UK. Our work ranges from homelessness services to social care, employment support to retirement living.
If you share our values and are excited about making a significant impact as the Head of Sales, we encourage you to apply with your CV and cover letter. We encourage you to apply even if you don't meet all the criteria on the job description, at Riverside we recruit to potential not just on skills and experience.