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 work streams, 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:
Own and manage the end-to-end programme plan, including scope, milestones, risks, budget, governance and reporting. Lead multi-workstream delivery covering system configuration, integrations and environment management. Oversee complex data cleansing and migration from multiple legacy housing systems. Manage integrations across housing, repairs, finance, community safety and corporate platforms with Building Safety as the consistent thread. Lead testing cycles including System Integration Testing and User Acceptance Testing.

Drive organisational change, process redesign, training and business readiness activity. Ensure alignment with cloud strategy, cyber security, data protection and architectural standards. Personal Requirements:
Proven experience delivering complex Housing Management System implementations. Strong understanding of end-to-end landlord services including rents, repairs, allocations and compliance. Experience working with SaaS platforms such as NEC Housing, Microsoft Dynamics 365 or similar enterprise HMS solutions. Demonstrable experience of large-scale data migration from multiple legacy systems. Strong programme governance and stakeholder management experience. Experience leading organisational and digital change within housing or local authority environments.

Building safety is required. Data cleansing experience is key. Knowledge regarding property data and what it means for a housing safety programme.

Working Hours:

4 days per week / Monday - Thursday Pay: £400.00 per day Please note this role is within the scope of IR35.