Appointment details

Euston Housing Delivery Group - Advisory Members

Summary

• Organisation: Euston Housing Delivery Group
• Sponsor department: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
• Location: London
• Sectors: Construction and Infrastructure
• Skills: Commercial
• Number of vacancies: 3
• Time commitment: 2 day(s) per month
• Remuneration: £500 per day
• Length of term: 18 months
• Application deadline: 4pm on 4 February 2025

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Timeline for this appointment

1. Opening date

   7 January 2025

2. Application deadline

   4pm on 4 February 2025

3. Sifting date

   14 February 2025

4. Interviews expected to end on

   28 February 2025

Timeline dates are only an estimate and can change

About the appointment

Introduction

We are excited to announce that in addition to the Chair, the Euston Housing Delivery Group (EHDG) will include four key advisory roles. These roles are essential to driving the success of our ambition for housing and regeneration in the Euston area. Each role will provide expertise, industry-leading insights, and constructive challenge to ensure innovative and effective solutions are developed at pace.

Below are three key roles we are recruiting for and their responsibilities. The additional role will be provided by the London Borough of Camden, focused on housing innovation and delivery.  

Introduction from the Chair

As the Chair of the Euston Housing Delivery Group, I am thrilled to invite experienced individuals to join our team on an advisory basis. Our mission is to transform the Euston area into an outstanding neighbourhood that is first and foremost a great place to live for local people, but also a significant powerhouse for the overall UK economy, driving innovation and productivity. 

We are committed to delivering thousands of new homes, including a range of affordable housing, and supporting the development of a vibrant innovation district. By working closely with a wide range of stakeholders, including the local community and businesses, the London Borough of Camden, the Mayor of London, MHCLG and DfT, we aim to create a thriving and inclusive environment that benefits everyone.

We are seeking individuals with a range of experiences and backgrounds to fill key advisory roles within our group. These roles will involve providing strategic guidance, making recommendations, and offering practical support to progress delivery. 

If you are passionate about sustainable development and eager to contribute to a project that will have a lasting impact on both the local community and the broader UK economy, we would love to hear from you. Join us in shaping the future of Euston and be part of a team that is dedicated to supporting a dynamic, ambitious neighbourhood and ensuring a welcoming home for its residents.

Bek Seeley

Chair, Euston Housing Delivery Group

Appointment description

Master Planning and Placemaking Expert Contributor

This role will focus on providing expert advice on how to create vibrant, sustainable, and inclusive urban spaces. This will help to guide how the EHDG’s work can amplify and enhance the Euston Area Plan and identify areas where a constructive approach to further evolving the existing planning and design frameworks, could rapidly achieve greater benefits for the local community and the broader place vision.

This expert will assist in advising how the master planning and place making approach can also best meet the needs of the local community and enhances the quality of life for residents. They will bring industry-leading insights and challenge conventional approaches to urban design to focus on delivery of high-quality outcomes for all, in an affordable and delivery focused manner.

Global Frontier Growth Expert Contributor

This advisory role will bring a deep understanding of pioneering advancements and cutting-edge developments in key industries such as life sciences, technology, and the creative sectors and how place creation can support and amplify these on the world stage.

As an expert in global Frontier growth, they will help the EHDG identify opportunities for how regeneration at Euston can deliver a world leading place that fosters the conditions necessary for Frontier growth, driving innovation and economic development in a sustainable and inclusive manner. They will offer industry-leading insights to drive forward new and existing initiatives, working with the already established groups of highly experienced partners, including UCL.

Structured Financing Expert Contributor

The structured financing advisory role will advise on the financial and delivery aspects of the EHDG’s projects. This role involves assessing how structured financing and delivery models could best be deployed, to secure private sector long term funding to support the group’s initiatives.

This expert will have established relationships with investors and financial institutions, both in the UK and international markets. They will advise on how new opportunities could be structured to support the long-term financial viability and success of regeneration. 

Organisation description

The Euston Housing Delivery Group (EHDG) is a dynamic team supporting Euston through leading a strategic housing and regeneration approach. Chaired by Bek Seeley, whose appointment was announced in the Autumn 2024 budget, the EHDG brings together experts in urban design and master planning, housing delivery, place led “Frontier” growth and large-scale project financing.  

As a member of this group, you will collaborate closely with the London Borough of Camden, MHCLG, local communities, and the GLA to drive significant investment and economic growth in the region.  

Camden is home to thriving industries such as life sciences, technology, professional services, and the creative sectors. These industries offer the opportunity for Euston to be at the forefront of “Frontier” growth for the UK, characterised by pioneering advancements and cutting-edge developments. The EHDG aims to support and enhance this potential, delivering regeneration that provides lasting opportunity for the local community and supports the creation of a globally admired centre of innovation, knowledge and creativity.  

The EHDG working alongside the London Borough of Camden will build on already established achievements to create new homes, enhance social infrastructure, and support economic growth.  

We ask those with expertise in the following areas to consider joining us in our mission to deliver exemplary placemaking and build safe, welcoming, and vibrant communities in Euston.  

Person specification

Essential criteria

General Essential Criteria for All Advisory Roles

• Experience of delivering significant housing, regeneration or infrastructure projects. 

• Extensive experience of stakeholder engagement, with evidence of using influencing and networking abilities to form positive partnerships with a diverse range of stakeholders, in particular Local Authority partners.   

• A wide range of cross-cutting expertise in regeneration and housing with strong analytical skills and an ability to get to grips with complex issues.

• The ability to provide insight into what is happening on the ground and be alert to new and emerging trends.

• Excellent communication, interpersonal and engagement skills with the ability to contribute constructively to collective decision-making processes by listening to others and earning the respect of colleagues.

• A strong track record of making effective decisions on significant issues within the private, public or voluntary sectors.

• Innovators, who can demonstrate they can bring new ideas and good practice grounded in sound knowledge of housing and regeneration.  

• Ability to work at pace to drive progress.

Specific Essential Criteria For Individual Roles

Master planning and placemaking expert contributor

• Evidenced ability to lead the development and implementation of comprehensive plans that align with long-term urban regeneration goals.

• Expertise in large scale housing and regeneration master planning.

• Expertise in planning policy

• Expertise in sustainable development and management practices and the ability to integrate them into large-scale projects to ensure environmental, social, and economic sustainability.

• Passion for excellent place making, creating vibrant, sustainable, and inclusive urban spaces delivering for local communities.

Global frontier growth expert contributor

• Expertise in pioneering advancements and cutting-edge developments in key industries such as life sciences, technology, and the creative sectors and how place creation can support and amplify these on the world stage.  

• Expertise in global frontier growth with the ability to identify and advise on regeneration opportunities that can deliver a world leading place at Euston, driving innovation and economic development in a sustainable and inclusive manner.

• Industry-leading insight to drive forward new and existing initiatives  

Structured financing expert contributor

• Expertise in creating complex financial instruments, including structuring partnerships to optimise funding and investment opportunities for large-scale projects, assessing and managing risk and reward.

• Established relationships with investors and financial institutions, both in the UK and international markets. 

Desirable criteria

General Desirable Criteria for All Advisory Roles

• Experience working with central Government Departments and Ministers.   

Application and selection process

How to apply

In order to apply you will need to create an account or sign in.

Once you are logged into your account, click on 'apply for this role' and follow the on-screen instructions. To apply, all candidates are required to provide:

• a Curriculum Vitae (CV)
• a supporting statement
• equality information
• information relating to any outside interests or reputational issues

We will ask you to check and confirm your personal details to ensure your application is accurate.

You will also have the opportunity to make a reasonable adjustment request or apply under the disability confident scheme before you submit your application.

Overview of the application process

Public appointments are made on merit following a fair and open competition process. We will deal with your application as quickly as possible and will keep you informed at key stages. We aim to conclude the appointment process within three months of the deadline for applications.

The assessment process

1. Ministers are responsible and accountable to Parliament for the public appointments made within their department. As a result, they must be consulted at every stage of the appointments process.

2. An Advisory Assessment Panel (“Panel”) is appointed by Ministers to assist them in their decision making. The role of the Panel is to decide, objectively, which candidates meet the eligibility criteria for the role.

3. At the shortlisting meeting the Panel will assess applications against the eligibility criteria and decide which candidates have best met the criteria, who should be recommended for interview. Ministers will then be informed on the Panel’s recommended shortlist. If you have applied under the Disability Confident Scheme and you meet all the essential criteria, then you will also be invited for an interview.

4. Once the shortlist has been agreed, you will be advised (by e-mail) whether you have been shortlisted. Those shortlisted will be invited to an interview.

5. The Panel will meet again to interview candidates and determine who is appointable to the role. The Panel may invite you to make a brief presentation at the start of the interview and will go on to question you about your skills and experience, including asking specific questions to assess whether you meet the criteria set out for the post. The Panel will also explore with you any potential conflicts of interest or any other issues arising from your personal and professional history which may impact on an appointment decision.

6. Details of the panel’s assessment of interviewed candidates are provided to Ministers, including whether they have judged a candidate to be appointable to the role. It is then for Ministers to determine merit and decide who should be appointed. In some circumstances, Ministers may choose not to appoint any candidates and re-run the competition.

7. Ministers may choose to meet with candidates before deciding the outcome. Candidates should therefore be prepared for a short time gap between interview and a final appointment decision being made. Candidates who have been interviewed will be kept informed of progress.

8. Once the decision on the appointment has been made, interviewed candidates will be advised of the outcome of their application, including whom they may approach for feedback. Successful candidates will be issued with their Terms & Conditions and a letter of appointment should they agree to take up the position.

Further information about appointments, including tips on applying, can be found on our guidance pages on gov.uk.

Advisory Assessment Panel (AAP)

• Bek Seeley, Chair of EHDG (Lead panel member)
• Cathy Francis, MHCLG Director for New Towns, Infrastructure and Housing Delivery
• Dave Burns, Camden Director of Economy, Regeneration and Investment
• Independent Panel Member, TBC

Advisory Assessment Panels (AAP) are chosen by ministers to assist them in their decision-making. These include a departmental official and an independent member. For competitions recruiting non-executive members of a board (apart from the Chair), the panel will usually include a representative from the public body concerned.

AAP’s perform a number of functions, including agreeing an assessment strategy with ministers, undertaking sifting, carrying out interviews in line with the advertised criteria and deciding objectively who meets the published selection criteria for the role before recommending to ministers which candidates they find appointable. It is then for the minister to decide who to appoint to the role.

Eligibility criteria

In general, you should have the right to work in the UK to be eligible to apply for a public appointment.

There are a small number of specialist roles that are not open to non-British citizens. Any nationality requirements will be specified in the vacancy details.

The Government expects all holders of public office to work to the highest personal and professional standards. 

You cannot be considered for a public appointment if:

• you are disqualified from acting as a company director  (under the Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986);

• have an unspent conviction on your criminal record;

• your estate has been sequestrated in Scotland or you enter into a debt arrangement programme under Part 1 of the Debt Arrangement and Attachment (Scotland) Act 2002 (asp 17) as the debtor or have, under Scots law, granted a trust deed for creditors.

When you apply, you should declare if:

• you are, or have been, bankrupt or you have made an arrangement with a creditor at any point, including the dates of this. 

• you are subject to a current police investigation.

You must inform the sponsor department if, during the application process, your circumstances change in respect of any of the above points. 

When you apply you should also declare any relevant interests, highlighting any that you think may call into question your ability to properly discharge the responsibilities of the role you are applying for. You should also declare any other matters which may mean you may not be able to meet the requirements of the Code of Conduct of Board Members (see Outside interests and reputational issues section below)

If you need further advice, please contact PublicAppointments@communities.gov.uk.

Security clearance

The successful candidate will be required to undertake Baseline Personnel Security Standard checks in line with the Civil Service guidelines. Additional Security Clearance may also be required for certain roles. However, where this applies, candidates will be notified during the appointment process. Further information on National Security Vetting can be found on the Gov.uk website here.

Additional information for candidates

Equality and diversity

We encourage applications from talented individuals from all backgrounds and across the whole of the United Kingdom. Boards of public bodies are most effective when they reflect the diversity of views of the society they serve.

We collect data about applicants’ characteristics and backgrounds, including information about people’s educational and professional backgrounds, so that we can make sure we are attracting a broad range of people to these roles and that our selection processes are fair for everyone. Without this information, it makes it difficult to see if our outreach is working, if the application process is having an unfair impact on certain groups and whether changes are making a positive difference.

When you submit your application, your responses are collected by the Cabinet Office and the government department(s) managing your application. The data is used to produce management information about the diversity of applicants. You can select “prefer not to say” to any question you do not wish to answer. The information you provide will not be seen by the Advisory Assessment Panel who review applications against the advertised criteria and conduct interviews.

Disability confident

We are a member of the Government’s Disability Confident scheme. We use the Disability Confident scheme symbol, along with other like-minded employers, to show our commitment to good practice in employing people with a disability. The scheme helps recruit and retain disabled people. As part of implementing the scheme, we guarantee an interview for anyone with a disability whose application meets the essential criteria for the role, set out in the advert, and who has asked that their application is considered under the scheme. Indicating that you wish your application to be considered under the scheme will in no way prejudice your application. By ‘essential criteria', we mean that you must provide evidence which demonstrates that you meet the level of competence required under each of the essential criteria, as set out in the job-advert. When you apply you will have the opportunity to select if you would like your application considered under this scheme.

Reasonable adjustments

We are committed to making reasonable adjustments to make sure applicants with disabilities, physical or mental health conditions, or other needs are not substantially disadvantaged when applying for public appointments. This can include changing the recruitment process to enable people who wish to apply to do so.

Some examples of common changes are:

• ensuring that application forms are available in different or accessible formats;
• making adaptations to interview locations;
• allowing candidates to present their skills and experience in a different way;
• giving additional detailed information on the selection / interview process in advance to allow candidates time to prepare themselves;
• allowing support workers, for example sign language interpreters;
• making provision for support animals to attend.

When you apply you will have the opportunity to request reasonable adjustments to the application process.

Principles of public life

The Seven Principles of Public Life (also known as the Nolan Principles) apply to anyone who works as a public office-holder.

1. Selflessness

Holders of public office should act solely in terms of the public interest.

2. Integrity

Holders of public office must avoid placing themselves under any obligation to people or organisations that might try inappropriately to influence them in their work. They should not act or take decisions in order to gain financial or other material benefits for themselves, their family, or their friends. They must declare and resolve any interests and relationships.

3. Objectivity

Holders of public office must act and take decisions impartially, fairly and on merit, using the best evidence and without discrimination or bias.

4. Accountability

Holders of public office are accountable to the public for their decisions and actions and must submit themselves to the scrutiny necessary to ensure this.

5. Openness

Holders of public office should act and take decisions in an open and transparent manner. Information should not be withheld from the public unless there are clear and lawful reasons for so doing.

6. Honesty

Holders of public office should be truthful.

7. Leadership

Holders of public office should exhibit these principles in their own behaviour and treat others with respect. They should actively promote and robustly support the principles and challenge poor behaviour wherever it occurs.

Code of conduct for board members

The Government expects all holders of public office to work to the highest personal and professional standards. In support of this, all non-executive board members of UK public bodies must abide by the principles set out in the Code of Conduct for Board Members of Public Bodies. The Code sets out the standards expected from those who serve on the boards of UK public bodies and will form part of your terms and conditions of appointment.

Management of outside interests and consideration of reputational issues

Holders of public office are expected to adhere and uphold the Seven Principles of Public Life and the Code of Conduct for Board Members of Public Bodies. Before you apply you should consider carefully: 

• any outside interests that you may have, such as shares you may hold in a company providing services to government; 
• any possible reputational issues arising from your past actions or public statements that you have made; 
• and/or - any political roles you hold or political campaigns you have supported; 

which may call into question your ability to do the role you are applying for.

You will need to answer relevant questions in relation to these points when making an application. Many conflicts of interest can be satisfactorily resolved and declaring a potential conflict does not prevent you from being interviewed. If you are shortlisted for an interview, the panel will discuss any potential conflicts with you during that interview, including any proposals you may have to mitigate them and record that in their advice to ministers. Alongside your own declaration, we will conduct appropriate checks, as part of which we will consider anything in the public domain related to your conduct or professional capacity. This may include searches of previous public statements and social media, blogs or any other publicly available information. The successful candidate(s) may be required to give up any conflicting interests and their other business and financial interests may be published in line with organisational policies. 

Details of declared political activity will be published when the appointment is announced, as required by the Governance Code (political activity is not a bar to appointment, but must be declared).

Status of appointment

As this is an office holder appointment, you will not become a member of the Civil Service. You will not be subject to the provisions of employment law.

Appointment and tenure of office

Appointments are for the term set out in this advert, with the possibility of re-appointment for a further term, at the discretion of Ministers.  Any re-appointment is subject to satisfactory annual appraisals of performance during the first term in the post. There is no automatic presumption of reappointment; each case should be considered on its own merits, taking into account a number of factors including, but not restricted to, the diversity of the current board and its balance of skills and experience. In most cases, the total time served in post will not exceed more than two terms or ten years in any one post. 

Remuneration, allowances and abatement

Remuneration for this role is treated as employment income and will be subject to tax and National Insurance contributions, both of which will be deducted at source under PAYE before you are paid.

You can claim reimbursement for reasonable travel and subsistence costs which are properly and necessarily incurred on official business, in line with the travel and subsistence policy and rates for the organisation to which you are applying. However these payments are taxable as earnings and will be subject to tax and national insurance, both of which will be deducted at source under PAYE before you are paid.

Pension and redundancy

This is an office holder appointment and does not attract any benefits under any Civil Service Pension Scheme. You will not be eligible for redundancy pay as you are not an employee. No other arrangements have been made for compensation upon the end of your term of appointment because an office holder who is appointed for a limited duration would have no expectation of serving beyond that period.

Application feedback

We will notify you of the status of your application. We regret that we are only able to offer detailed feedback to candidates who have been unsuccessful at the interview stage.

How to complain

We aim to process all applications as quickly as possible and to treat all applicants with courtesy.

Please contact the MHCLG public appointments team in the first instance if you would like to make a complaint regarding your application at PublicAppointments@communities.gov.uk. They will acknowledge your complaint upon receipt and respond within 15 working days.

Data protection

The Cabinet Office will use your data in line with our privacy policy.

Contact details

For further queries, please contact PublicAppointments@communities.gov.uk.

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