Director of Retirement Living

Director of Retirement Living

Location: Flexible/Hybrid (with national travel as required)

Contract: Full-time, Permanent

Shape the Future of Independent Living for Older People

Are you a senior housing leader with a passion for high-quality, person-centred services? This is a rare opportunity to lead a national Retirement Living service, driving innovation, operational excellence, and strategic growth.

As Director of Retirement Living, you will be responsible for the leadership and performance of a large, geographically dispersed team delivering vital housing and support services to older people.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide clear strategic leadership to a large operational housing service for older people, ensuring goals are met and performance is continually improved.
• Deliver transformation and innovation in service models to meet changing resident needs and expectations.
• Lead on financial and operational planning, ensuring services remain sustainable, accessible, and of the highest quality.
• Ensure compliance with all regulatory, health and safety, and safeguarding requirements, with a robust approach to risk and assurance.
• Drive resident engagement and satisfaction, using data and insight to improve services and outcomes.
• Build, mentor, and support a strong leadership team, ensuring succession planning and talent development.
• Represent the organisation at senior level, presenting to boards, committees, and external partners with clarity, insight, and integrity.

About You:

• Degree level education combined with additional management/professional qualifications or demonstration of commitment to further learning and personal development
• Experienced in delivering complex, multi-site services with strong operational, financial, and regulatory knowledge.
• Experience of older people's housing and associated services (including property management, rented and leasehold management and/or care/support services)
• Strategic and visionary, with the ability to balance innovation, growth, and compliance.
• A confident communicator and collaborator, able to build strong relationships with residents, teams, and stakeholders at all levels.
• Committed to the highest standards in health and safety, equity, inclusion, and ethical leadership.

For more information about this role, or to apply please contact Claire Harrison at Sellick Partnership, Derby Office

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