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A place for everyone

Our people are at the heart of the service we deliver.

As an employee of the Northern Ireland Housing Executive you will be part of a diverse, inclusive and supportive team, working to transform people’s lives and deliver innovative housing solutions.

Who we are

NIHE logoStrategic Housing Authority

Pound sign and coins.


£1.2 billion annual budget

Houses


83,000 homes

People


159,000 tenants

Staff pass and people icon.3,200 staff 

Organisational structure iconFive directorates

Buildings iconOffices across Northern Ireland 

Investors in People logoInvestors in People accredited organisation

A place to fulfil your potential

Since 1971 we have been delivering housing solutions and building communities across Northern Ireland.

With job opportunities across our five directorates – Housing Services, Asset Management, Finance, Audit and Assurance, Corporate Services and Regional Services – we have a career to suit you.

By finding your place with us, you will have the opportunity to fulfil your potential, to learn and develop and have a valued, varied and challenging career. We offer diverse and challenging job roles and the opportunity to move into different disciplines.

Your career can evolve alongside your ambition.

A place for growth 

We are a flexible and inclusive employer offering great career pathways; enabling you to reach your full potential. 

We offer:

  • The opportunity to make a real difference to people’s lives
  • Varied career pathways and development opportunities
  • Competitive salaries and an attractive pension scheme
  • Excellent conditions, generous leave provision and a flexible approach to work
  • A wide range of health and well-being benefits

The Housing Executive is one of the largest housing bodies in the UK and we provide a service that helps to change people’s lives through housing. 

We employ more than 3,000 people across Northern Ireland, and in May 2018 we became first large public sector organisation in Northern Ireland to gain Investors in People Silver Level Award in respect of the new IIP assessment framework.

In November 2024, Investors in People awarded the Housing Executive its prestigious “We invest in people” Gold accreditation. This makes us the largest public sector organisation in Northern Ireland to hold the ‘Gold’ level of accreditation.

Ready to find your place in our team?

Whether you are laying the foundation of your career or building on experience and skills, we have a place for you.

Find our current career opportunities listed below.

To apply now, visit our: 

Careers portal


Current career opportunities

Job reference: 2025-159

Salary: £51,802 - £61,609 

Duration: Permanent

Band: 8

Closing date: Thursday 18 September 2025 at 4.30pm

Job purpose: 

To ensure the effective and efficient management of the Planning, Development and Services functions within the Department and to support the Assistant Director in delivering Departmental objectives.

Further information, including detailed job requirements and application form, is available from this website or by:

Telephone: 03448 920 900

Email: recruit@nihe.gov.uk

Job reference: 2025-157

Salary: £43,693 - £49,764

Duration: Secondment for 24 months initially

Band: 7

Closing date: Thursday 18 September 2025 at 4.30pm

Job purpose: 

The Systems Support Manager will provide an assurance to senior management in the support and delivery of the critical business systems including MRI Housing Enterprise Classic and Web, Income Analytics and Mobile Inspector, collectively known as Housing Management System HMS and the internal Customer Management System CMS.

The Systems Support Manager will lead a team that is a critical element in the support and delivery of HMS.  This team is key to the maintenance of the current system, incident management, fix testing, release testing, relationships and communication with MRI and control and review of documentation supporting the system.  It is a single point of failure for many critical business processes.

To assist in the delivery of this service, they will be responsible for gathering and utilising information using analytical skills to identify potential issues/risks, possess good understanding of the business issues, good project management, negotiation and team working skills.  In addition, the post holder must demonstrate attention to detail and ability to provide innovative and cost-effective solutions.

Further information, including detailed job requirements and application form, is available from this website or by:

Telephone: 03448 920 900

Email: recruit@nihe.gov.uk

Job reference: 2025-161

Salary: £43,693 - £49,764

Duration: Fixed Term Contract until 31/03/28

Band: 7

Closing date: 

Job purpose: 

The post holder will be responsible for leading out on community involvement key business activities.

Community involvement and tenant participation is a core function within the Housing Executive, engaging, enabling and empowering our communities; ensuring local communities are more involved, better informed and can contribute to enhanced decision-making in relation to housing policy and how it affects them.

Community involvement and tenant participation helps us to understand our tenants’ circumstances and the lived experience better and empowers us to take a proactive approach to problem solving.

Further information, including detailed job requirements and application form, is available from this website or by:

Telephone: 03448 920 900

Email: recruit@nihe.gov.uk

Job reference: 2025-166

Salary: £31,586 - £35,235

Duration: Permanent

Band: 5

Closing date: Thursday 18 September 2025 at 4.30pm

Job purpose: 

The HB Team Leader will be responsible for the day to day supervision and support of staff within front line operational teams within the HB units, and providing support for the HB management team, including provision of information and statistics, and involvement in policy development and training where required.  

Further information, including detailed job requirements and application form, is available from this website or by:

Telephone: 03448 920 900

Email: recruit@nihe.gov.uk

Job reference: 2025-163

Salary: £26,835- £31,586

Duration: Permanent

Band: 4

Closing date: 

Job purpose: 

To contribute to the provision of a modern, professional and responsive service to support NIHE business delivery by providing a bricklaying service for Housing Executive properties while upholding safety guidelines and complying with all applicable Codes and Regulations in line with our vision and values.

Further information, including detailed job requirements and application form, is available from this website or by:

Telephone: 03448 920 900

Email: recruit@nihe.gov.uk

Job reference: 2025-164

Salary: £26,835- £31,586

Duration: Permanent

Band: 4

Closing date: Thursday 18 September 2025 at 4:30pm

Job purpose: 

To contribute to the provision of a modern, professional and responsive service to support NIHE business delivery by providing a plumbing service for Housing Executive properties while upholding safety guidelines and complying with all applicable Codes and Regulations in line with our vision and values.

Further information, including detailed job requirements and application form, is available from this website or by:

Telephone: 03448 920 900

Email: recruit@nihe.gov.uk

Job reference: 2025-160

Salary: £78,108 - £87,820

Duration: Permanent

Band: 9

Closing date: Thursday 18 September 2025 at 4:30pm

Job purpose: 

To lead the Housing Executive’s approach to Building Safety and successfully manage a team of specialists to deliver building safety services (building safety services include the fulfilling of our statutory compliance functions (Gas, Electrical, Asbestos, Legionella, Fire etc) and delivering the outputs of the impending Building Safety Bill to our High Risk Residential Buildings) to the wider organisation.  To ensure regular reviews of our overall compliance approach are carried out and taking the lead on building safety work as new regulation and legislation come into being.

Further information, including detailed job requirements and application form, is available from this website or by:

Telephone: 03448 920 900

Email: recruit@nihe.gov.uk

Job reference: 2025-148

Salary: £51,802- £61,609

Duration: Permanent

Band: 8

Closing date: Thursday 11 September 2025 at 4:30pm

Job purpose: 

The Head of HB Support Services leads and oversees a number of strands relating to a range of Housing Benefit support functions including HB Policy, Systems, Owner-Occupiers, Recovery, Audit & Projects.  The postholder will undertake a key role within the Housing Benefit senior management team, reporting to the Assistant Director.

Further information, including detailed job requirements and application form, is available from this website or by:

Telephone: 03448 920 900

Email: recruit@nihe.gov.uk

Job reference: 2025-151

Salary: £31,586 - £35,235

Duration: Permanent

Band: 5

Closing date: Thursday 11 September 2025 at 4:30pm

Job purpose: 

Reporting to the IT Applications Support Manager, the IT Application Support and Operations Analyst will be responsible for assisting the technical and application support of a broad portfolio of Line of Business (LOB) and corporate applications and associated ICT Operations procedures and processes.

Further information, including detailed job requirements and application form, is available from this website or by:

Telephone: 03448 920 900

Email: recruit@nihe.gov.uk

Job reference: 2025-156

Salary: £31,586- £35,235

Duration: Permanent

Band: 5

Closing date: Thursday 11 September 2025 at 4:30pm

Job purpose: 

To be responsible for the effective delivery of all administrative activities within the Depot including supervision of the administration/scheduling team to ensure records, reports, and systems are maintained and updated contributing to the provision of a modern, professional and responsive service to support business delivery in line with our vision and values.

Further information, including detailed job requirements and application form, is available from this website or by:

Telephone: 03448 920 900

Email: recruit@nihe.gov.uk

Job reference: 2025-158

Salary: £26,835- £31,586

Duration: Permanent

Band: 4

Closing date: Thursday 11 September 2025 at 4:30pm

Job purpose: 

To contribute to the provision of a modern, professional and responsive service to support NIHE business delivery by providing a plastering service in Housing Executive properties while upholding safety guidelines and complying with all applicable Codes and Regulations in line with our vision and values as outlined below.

Further information, including detailed job requirements and application form, is available from this website or by:

Telephone: 03448 920 900

Email: recruit@nihe.gov.uk

Job reference: 2025-152

Salary: £26,835 - £31,586

Duration: Permanent

Band: 4

Closing date: Thursday 11th September 2025 at 4:30pm

Job purpose: 

To contribute, to the provision of a modern, professional and responsive service to support NIHE business delivery by providing a joinery service in Housing Executive properties while upholding safety guidelines and complying with all applicable Codes and Regulations in line with our vision and values. 

Further information, including detailed job requirements and application form, is available from this website or by:

Telephone: 03448 920 900

Email: recruit@nihe.gov.uk

Job reference: 2025-153

Salary: £26,835 - £31,586

Duration: Permanent

Band: 4

Closing date: Thursday 11th September 2025 at 4:30pm

Job purpose: 

To contribute to the provision of a modern, professional and responsive service to support NIHE business delivery by all plumbing work in Housing Executive properties while upholding safety guidelines and complying with all applicable Codes and Regulations in line with our vision and values. 

Further information, including detailed job requirements and application form, is available from this website or by:

Telephone: 03448 920 900

Email: recruit@nihe.gov.uk

Job reference: 2025-1

Salary: £31,586 - £35,235 per annum with call out and standby allowances (plus 19% employer pension contribution)

Duration: Permanent

Band: 5

Closing date: Thursday 25 December 2025 at 4:30pm

Job purpose: 

To contribute, to the provision of a modern, professional and responsive service to support NIHE business delivery by conducting electrical maintenance, fault-finding, and diagnostics in Housing Executive properties and carry out health and safety testing of equipment, while upholding safety guidelines and complying with all applicable Codes and Regulations in line with our vision and values as outlined below.

Further information, including detailed job requirements and application form, is available from this website or by:

Telephone: 03448 920 900

Email: recruit@nihe.gov.uk

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