• Iain Mackechnie-Jarvis (left) has been appointed head of community investment at Springboard Housing Association.

    Iain will develop an integrated community investment programme for Springboard's general needs and supported housing schemes across London and Essex. He joined the association six months ago as director of its charitable trust.

  • Margaret Sandford stands down as director of People For Action – the national network for community empowerment and regeneration.

    Margaret has been with the organisation for five years. She moves to the National Association of Citizens' Advice Bureaux as development manager.

  • Ivor Samuels becomes principal consultant at the Civic Trust Regeneration Unit.

    Ivor will lead the urban design team working on the Bedford town centre master plan and will be providing urban design advice to local authorities and members of the civic trust.

  • Paul Kingsley becomes group director of Supporting People at London and Quadrant Group.

    Paul moves from London and Quadrant Bexley Housing Association, where he worked as director.

  • Sean Cahill (left) becomes marketing and communications director for Shaftesbury Housing Group. Sean was formerly communications manager for BP's digital business.

  • The Chartered Institute of Housing in Scotland has appointed Nick Fletcher as policy and public affairs officer.

    Nick previously worked for Shelter, initially as part of Shelter's campaigns team in Scotland and latterly the policy team in London.

  • Elaine Shirley (left) has been seconded to the post of regeneration officer for Foleshill Regeneration Housing Company.

    Elaine will act as a part-time caseworker to improve homes in Foleshill, with a particular focus on owner-occupied properties.

    She currently works for Touchstone Housing Association.

  • Thames Valley Housing Association has appointed Joe Richardson as development officer. Joe joins from Partnership First, where he worked in the Birmingham office as business development manager. Joe will be working on a variety of projects to create affordable homes in Thames Valley.

    Personal details

    Name:
    Saba Choudhury
    New job:
    Regeneration and business initiatives manager, London and Quadrant Housing Trust
    Old job:
    Regeneration manager, north Thames development services, Metropolitan Housing Trust
    First housing job:
    Administration officer in Haringey council’s temporary accommodation team
    How she got there:
    “I graduated with an English degree, but I knew I wanted to go into a more ‘real’ line of work, so I decided on a masters in housing at the London School of Economics. “I worked for a number of housing associations in London, and even had a spell at the National Housing Federation. I worked in new business for a while and moved into regeneration to widen the range of activities that I could get involved in. “Making a move to L&Q appealed to me because of the range of work the group does, offering me the chance to expand my knowledge. “The regeneration team works with other agencies to look at ways of moving into different areas and types of regeneration. I enjoy the depth and breadth of a multi-disciplinary approach.”
    Driving force:
    “To decipher consultants’ jargon – and to learn to bake the perfect chocolate cake.”

    • Source

    Housing Today