Job Description:

Are you ready to lead transformational change in housing and community services? Braintree District Council has an exciting Programme Manager – Housing and Improvement opportunity!

Location: Braintree, Essex, CM7 9HB

Salary: £50,562 to £54,834 per annum

Job Type: Full time, 1-year fixed term contract

Closing Date: Midnight on Monday 28th September

About Us:

Braintree is an ambitious and dynamic Council and is becoming one of the fastest growing Districts in the East of England with three growing towns, London just 45 minutes away and the district located directly between the international transport centres of Stansted Airport and Harwich and Felixstowe International Ports. We have a deserved track record for delivering and a strong reputation within the business community.

Braintree District Council is a great place to work. We pride ourselves on our creative and innovative approach, which is led by our employees, and are committed to having an engaged workforce who understand our strategy and how they can help deliver it. Our people see the difference they make and how the work they do actively contributes to and encourages positive change in the local community.

Programme Manager – Housing and Improvement - The Role:

You will programme manage the delivery of the Housing Improvement Programme, a transformation initiative driving improvements in service delivery, performance, governance and customer outcomes. Working under the strategic direction of the Head of Housing and Community, you will ensure pace, coordination and delivery across a complex portfolio of activity, influencing and supporting senior leaders and delivery teams to achieve programme objectives and maintain robust governance.

Programme Manager – Housing and Improvement - Key Responsibilities:

- Lead and coordinate the delivery of a complex transformation programme comprising multiple interdependent projects and workstreams

- Establish and maintain effective programme governance arrangements, reporting mechanisms and decision-making processes

- Manage programme-level risks, issues, dependencies and resource requirements, ensuring appropriate mitigation and escalation

- Develop and implement benefits realisation plans to ensure measurable and sustainable programme outcomes

- Drive delivery momentum across multiple workstreams while balancing regulatory requirements, service demand and organisational priorities

- Influence and coordinate delivery through senior leaders, managers and project teams in a matrix management environment

- Build and maintain effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders to secure commitment and engagement

- Provide strategic advice and challenge to senior management regarding programme performance and delivery strategies

Programme Manager – Housing and Improvement - You:

- Hold a recognised programme or project management qualification such as MSP, PRINCE2 Practitioner or APM PMQ

- Have significant experience leading or project and programme managing complex transformation, improvement or change programmes

- Have experience working within local government, housing, public sector or similarly complex environments

- Demonstrate strong programme leadership skills with the ability to maintain pace and focus on delivery

- Have highly developed strategic planning, problem-solving and decision-making skills

- Are resilient, adaptable and able to work effectively within changing organisational and political environments

Benefits:

- Flexible working

- Hybrid working arrangements are available in this role (home/office based) with a minimum of 2-3 office days per week, plus in person meetings as the role requires subject to business needs, which may include evening meetings

- Local government pension scheme

- Learning and development for all employees

- Employee discounts at local businesses

- Employee recognition schemes

- Extensive health and wellbeing programmes, including discounted gym membership

Closing Date: Midnight on Monday 28th September

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