Broadland Housing Association appoints new Director of Community Services » Housing » 24dash.com

Jenny Mayne has been appointed Director of Community Services for Broadland Housing Association.

She will take responsibility for leading the delivery of first class housing services for tenants who live in Broadland’s 4,000 affordable homes in Norfolk and north Suffolk.

As a board member she will also support the Association’s overall objective to bring major quality of life improvements to socially and economically disadvantaged people by delivering high quality affordable homes and related services to more people in the region.
 
Jenny, who is a member of the Chartered Institute of Housing, has a significant track record in the affordable housing sector.

She joins Broadland from South Norfolk Council where she was Head of Strategic Housing since 2005 and was responsible for implementing major changes to the way services were delivered and achieving significant  improvements which contributed to South Norfolk being assessed as  “excellent" in its last Audit Commission Inspection.

During her time at South Norfolk Jenny was proactive in tackling a number of key housing issues for the district council. She introduced the council’s Low Cost Housing Project which aims to deliver small rural housing schemes and ensure villages remain vibrant places to live.

She also took a robust approach to a key community cohesion issue by putting plans in place to deliver a small number of authorised sites for Gypsies and Travellers.
 
Prior to South Norfolk, Jenny worked at Bristol City Council as an Area Services Manager providing housing services to 3000 council tenants in one of the city’s most deprived wards.

She was the council’s lead officer working with a resident-led group to deliver a £20 million Estate Improvement Project funded through the government’s “New Deal for Communities” programme. Jenny has also worked for for Knightstone Housing Association in Bristol, Threshold Housing Association in London and for the London Borough of Camden.
 
Jenny, originally from Co. Down, is a graduate of the University of Sussex and lives in Norwich.
 
Michael Newey, Chief Executive said, “Jenny’s appointment reflects the Association’s commitment to providing its residents with the best possible service. Out of several outstanding candidates, she excelled as one whose abilities most accurately reflect the values of Broadland Housing Association and the needs of our customers.
 
“I am truly excited about the skills and knowledge she will contribute to the Association. She is the right person for Broadland, its employees and tenants and I am confident she can help us achieve our desired goals.”
 
Jenny is looking forward to the challenges of her new role: “Having spent over 25 years working in the social housing sector I am passionate about providing good housing and services that people want, knowing it can make such a difference to people’s lives and the wider community.

"Broadland Housing has achieved a great reputation among its partners, stakeholders and tenants in this region so I am delighted to be joining the Board and I believe I can make a real contribution to its ongoing development."