Junior Corporate Governance and Business Support Executive

Bringing together two trusted housebuilding brands, Tilia Homes and Hopkins Homes, untypical aims to make a positive difference to the UK housebuilding market and help to provide greater access to homes which are affordable for buyers.

Guided by an innovative approach and a commitment to excellence, untypical focuses on creating sustainable, inclusive communities, delivering homes across the UK that people want to live in and are good for the planet.

The untypical Group is comprised of Tilia Homes Limited and Hopkins Homes Limited and is backed by the European private equity firm, Terra Firma.

Our compensation and benefits package includes

• Competitive salary
• Bonus Scheme
• Enhanced Pension Scheme
• 26 days holiday plus additional bank holidays
• Holiday Buy Scheme
• Life Assurance
• Employee Assistance Programme

We’re an ambitious, growing residential developer entering an exciting new phase of growth and transformation. We are investing in the structures, governance, and processes needed to scale sustainably and professionally. This is a rare opportunity to join at the heart of that journey, working directly alongside the senior leadership team at a pivotal moment for the company.

This is a newly created position designed for an ambitious and capable graduate who wants to play a meaningful role in shaping how a growing business operates. You will provide hands-on support to the C-suite in stabilising the business, strengthening corporate governance and building the frameworks and processes that will underpin sustainable growth.

You will be responsible for the preparation, coordination, and management of board and committee papers, helping to ensure that decision-making across the business is well-informed, properly documented, and efficiently tracked. You will take ownership of document management processes, bringing order and coherence to the way the business creates, stores, and retrieves key corporate records and approvals.

Acting as a central point of coordination for the business, working with colleagues across regions and functions to gather the information needed for board reporting, strategic papers, and management updates.

Key responsibilities

• Preparing, collating and formatting papers for board meetings, committee meetings, and other senior approvals; ensuring that submissions are clear, complete, and presented to a high standard.
• Coordinating with regional teams and functional leads to gather data, updates and contributions for inclusion in board packs and management reports.
• Managing the end-to-end process for board and committee approvals, including maintaining schedules of matters reserved, tracking outstanding approvals, and ensuring proper records are kept.
• Establishing and maintaining a well-organised, coherent document management system for corporate governance records, board minutes, resolutions, policies and related materials.
• Attending meetings of the board, senior leadership team, and other forums as required, taking accurate and timely minutes, and recording clear action points with owners and deadlines. Following up on action points and outstanding items to ensure accountability and progress across the business.
• Using AI tools and other technology to review and sense-check documents, identify inconsistencies, and improve the quality and reliability of papers before they reach the board or senior leadership.
• Assisting in the development and embedding of improved governance frameworks, policies and reporting processes as the company grows and professionalises its operations.
• Tracking progress against strategic priorities, project milestones, and key business metrics and helping to present this information in a clear and accessible way for the senior team.

We're looking for the following experience

• A graduate with a strong academic record and a genuine enthusiasm for getting stuck in and making a difference.
• Intellectually curious, well-organised and comfortable working in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to produce clear, accurate and well-structured documents.
• Confident and comfortable working with senior leaders; able to build trust quickly and to handle sensitive and confidential information with discretion.
• Highly organised, with the ability to manage multiple tasks, deadlines and competing priorities.
• Genuinely interested in, and able to use effectively, AI and other tech tools to improve efficiencies and the way work is done.
• A genuine interest in corporate governance, property, housebuilding or business operations would be a distinct advantage, though it is not essential.

untypical operate across four regions in England – Eastern, Western, Central and Anglia. We’re committed to making a positive difference in the local areas we build new homes.

We create neighbourhoods with a real lasting impact - the kind of community that people can be proud of for generations to come. We pride ourselves on being an inclusive and diverse employer of choice and take pride in building careers, not just communities.

Terra Firma has a 30-year track record of investing in transformational private equity, operational real estate and infrastructure plus. Since 1994, Terra Firma has invested €18 billion in 40 businesses with an aggregate enterprise value of over €51 billion. Terra Firma manages and advises its own investment funds, and acts as a private equity advisor with institutional capabilities to a variety of other investment partners, including family offices and private individuals.