{"id":741097,"date":"2026-02-04T05:37:17","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T05:37:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/741097\/"},"modified":"2026-02-04T05:37:17","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T05:37:17","slug":"housing-executive-chief-quits-role-for-100k-department-for-communities-job-the-irish-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/741097\/","title":{"rendered":"Housing Executive Chief quits role for \u00a3100k Department for Communities job \u2013 The Irish News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishnews.com\/tags\/housing-executive\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.irishnews.com\/tags\/housing-executive\">Housing Executive\u2019s<\/a> Chief Executive is set to leave the role after five years, it has emerged.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Grainia Long, has been at the helm of the north\u2019s Housing Executive since 2021.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Ms Long informed colleagues of her decision to leave the post last week. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">It is believed that she will now take over the position of Permanent Secretary at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishnews.com\/tags\/dfc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.irishnews.com\/tags\/dfc\">Department for Communities<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p><a class=\"c-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irishnews.com\/news\/northern-ireland\/housing-executive-chief-quits-role-for-100k-department-for-communities-job-DACZNBWKTBEZDHEWMDGJAXI22Y\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"Housing Executive Chief quits role for &#xA3;100k Department for Communities job \" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/4TGC2Z2DDVCVZELMAYI3KF2CLY.jpeg\"  width=\"800\" height=\"450\"\/><\/a><a class=\"c-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irishnews.com\/news\/northern-ireland\/11-year-old-passes-away-following-co-down-traffic-collision-U6GP6MAFKBE7RDW32ZPYBVYUS4\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"Community &#x2018;heartbroken&#x2019; as 11-year-old boy passes away following Co Down traffic collision \" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ZZTHQQLAHBBY7LOQ2RST4MIAPU.JPG\"  width=\"800\" height=\"450\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">It is thought that her new role will pay a salary in excess of \u00a3100,000.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Ms Long had previously served in a variety of high-profile roles across the UK and Ireland.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">She previously worked at Thames Valley Association as a Senior Independent Director and also held the role of Chief Executive at the ISPCC and the Chartered Institute of Housing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Meanwhile, the Housing Executive will now begin the process of searching for a new chief executive. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">A Housing Executive spokesperson told The Irish News: \u201cWe can confirm that Grainia will be leaving her role as Chief Executive this Spring to take up another post in the public sector in Northern Ireland.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cGrainia informed colleagues last week.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cThe recruitment of a new Chief Executive will commence shortly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The Executive Office and the Department for Communities have been approached for comment on the matter. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Housing Executive\u2019s Chief Executive is set to leave the role after five years, it has emerged. 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