Programme Manager

Positive Employment is currently recruiting for a Programme Manager for our client, a local government organisation based in Lancing.

A major housing provider in West Sussex is embarking on a significant transformation programme, replacing multiple legacy systems with a single, modern, cloud-hosted Housing Management System, MRI Enterprise System would be desirable.

This is a high-profile enterprise programme that will improve services for over 2,500 households, strengthen regulatory compliance, enhance data quality and deliver a significantly improved digital experience for residents and staff.

The successful post holder will lead the full lifecycle delivery of a large-scale Housing Management System transformation, from mobilisation through implementation, testing, cutover and post-go-live stabilisation.

Provide programme leadership across technical, data and business change workstreams, ensuring delivery of a secure, compliant and future-ready SaaS platform aligned with governance and IT standards.

This role is a temporary contract with an initial period of 12 months, with the possibility to extend. This role hybrid working but will need to be office based 2/3 days on site, it is a relationship based role and will be heavily reliant on site presence. Remote working one day a week.

Duties and Responsibilities but not limited to:

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• Own and manage the end-to-end programme plan, including scope, milestones, risks, budget, governance and reporting.
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• Lead multi-workstream delivery covering system configuration, integrations and environment management.
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• Oversee complex data cleansing and migration from multiple legacy housing systems.
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• Manage integrations across housing, repairs, finance, community safety and corporate platforms with Building Safety as the consistent thread.
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• Lead testing cycles including System Integration Testing and User Acceptance Testing.
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• Drive organisational change, process redesign, training and business readiness activity.
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• Ensure alignment with cloud strategy, cyber security, data protection and architectural standards.
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Personal Requirements:

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• Proven experience delivering complex Housing Management System implementations.
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• Strong understanding of end-to-end landlord services including rents, repairs, allocations and compliance.
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• Experience working with SaaS platforms such as NEC Housing, Microsoft Dynamics 365 or similar enterprise HMS solutions.
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• Demonstrable experience of large-scale data migration from multiple legacy systems.
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• Strong programme governance and stakeholder management experience.
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• Experience leading organisational and digital change within housing or local authority environments.
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• Building safety is required.
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• Data cleansing experience is key.
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• Knowledge regarding property data and what it means for a housing safety programme.
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Working Hours: 4 days per week / Monday - Thursday

Pay: £400.00 per day

Please note this role is within the scope of IR35.