Camden Council is seeking a new Executive Director for Homes and Communities to lead its landlord services and champion tenants. The Audit and Corporate Governance (Appointment Panel) Sub-Committee met on Tuesday 14 October 2025 to interview candidates for the role, which is designed to provide strategic leadership, centre the voices of tenants, families and communities, respond to increased regulation and housing demand, and manage Camden's assets. The meeting agenda and public reports pack are available online.

The new Executive Director will be part of Camden's Corporate Management Team and will lead landlord services for over 30,000 homes. They will also be responsible for ensuring Camden meets the new regulatory standards for social housing, with a focus on transparency, safety, and accountability. According to the job profile, the Executive Director will:

Ensure Camden meets the new regulatory standards for social housing, with a focus on transparency, safety, and accountability.

The role also involves driving the integration of welfare, homelessness prevention, temporary accommodation, and financial resilience work, placing the needs of individuals and families at the center. According to the job profile, the Executive Director will:

Drive integration of welfare, homelessness prevention, temporary accommodation, and financial resilience work—placing the needs of individuals and families at the centre.

According to the Executive Director Homes and Communities Final Member Panel Report, the recruitment process included:

  • Advertising the role, with a closing date of 31 August 2025.
  • Longlisting by the Chief Executive and the Director of People and Inclusion on 5 September 2025.
  • Technical interviews for long-listed candidates on 10 September 2025.
  • Shortlisting by members on 16 September 2025, with two candidates progressing to the assessment centre.
  • An assessment centre on 23 September 2025, including Officer, Residents, Partner, and Young People's panels.

The Director of Finance has agreed that the budget to cover the costs of this post will be allocated from corporate contingency. The Borough Solicitor commented that the process complies with the Local Authorities (Standing Orders) (England) Regulations 2001, and that any appointment must be on merit, subject only to some exemptions concerning the council's equality duties.

The council is looking for someone who shares the same core values and level of ambition as set out in We Make Camden, the council's community vision for the future of the borough. According to the job profile:

It is essential that the person appointed shares the same core values and level of ambition as set out in We make Camden.