Our Directors

Our development work

Peter Smith - Chief Executive

Peter joined St Vincent's in 1991, having previously worked in both the public and private sectors.

His role as Chief Executive is to drive St Vincent's forward, ensuring the aims and objectives are met, and new opportunities are realised. He leads an executive team, who are responsible for the planning, performance and delivery.

Charlie Norman - Operations Director

Charlie began her career in the Social Housing Sector in 1988, and has worked for Salford City Council, District of Abbotsford in Canada and Plus Housing Group in Merseyside before joining SVHA in 2003.

Her background is predominantly within housing management, with experience of working with a wide variety of organisations such as housing co-operatives and specialist BME Housing Associations, as well as skills and experience in stock transfer, group structures and regeneration initiatives.

Charlie completed the OU MBA programme and in her spare time enjoys reading and trips to the theatre.

Claire Harris - Finance/IT Director

Claire HarrisSt Vincent’s Housing Association has appointment a new Director of Finance and IT. Claire Harris has been in housing for more than 8 years, previously working in local government, the NHS and Littlewoods Lotteries. “My role is to ensure that the St Vincent’s maintains long term financial viability and an appropriate IT infrastructure to support the delivery of housing services and other key support services to St Vincent’s customers”.

Executive Team & Personnel

Reporting to the Chief Executive, the team delivers a number of services to St Vincent's:

Housing Management, Supported Housing, Social Investment Team & Maintenance Staff

The Operations Department includes Supported Housing, General Needs Housing and Asset Management, providing the full range of housing, repairs and support services to a diverse range of customers over 16 local authority areas.

Our Social Investment Team work closley with members of the community, addressing issues such as crime, worklessness, youth initiatives and services for older people. Listed are a few of the specific projects the team leads:-

Development Team

Our Development Team is responsible for bidding for allocations and delivering the annual development programme. Although based at St Vincent's Head Office, the team work across a large number of boroughs, delivering both urban and rural housing solutions.

Finance & IT Teams

The Finance & IT Department looks after the Association's finances and provides the IT systems for the Association. The Finance Department pays all the Association's suppliers and employees as well as posting the rent we receive onto tenants accounts. The Department sets the Association's budget each year and provides ongoing reports on how the Association is performing against budget.

In addition we negotiate with various lenders to borrow money in order to finance our development programme as well as ensuring the Association is adequately insured. The IT Department looks after the Association's hardware and software to assist in the smooth running of the Association.