Social Housing Executive Consultant

Gravitas Group; Manchester; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited holiday

Pension (employer matched up to 5%)

Healthcare scheme

Job summary

Gravitas Group is seeking a Social Housing Executive Consultant to lead high-impact advisory engagements across technology, data, operating model and HMS-related change. This senior role operates independently within a growing advisory team and supports capability development while shaping service delivery.

You will mentor teams, contribute to commercial success, and engage with senior client stakeholders to drive transformation in social housing environments.

Qualifications

• Strong track record in social housing transformation (advisory or client-side).
• Confidence leading complex engagements end-to-end: discovery → recommendation → roadmap/delivery.
• Comfortable engaging around housing regulation and operational realities.
• Collaborative style: lead from the front and bring others with you.

Responsibilities

• Lead and orchestrate complex advisory engagements across social housing clients.
• Act as trusted advisor to senior stakeholders (Head of Service / Director / Exec).
• Deliver strategic and transformation work: IT/Digital/Data strategy; application portfolio reviews; repairs/asset management improvements.
• Provide data platform direction (e.g., Microsoft Fabric / Databricks) advisory oversight.
• Support enterprise architecture, process reviews and Target Operating Model activity.
• Assist in systems procurement and supplier selection.

Skills

Social housing

Stakeholder engagement

End-to-end delivery

Microsoft 365

Azure / cloud awareness

Tools

Databricks

Microsoft Fabric

Job description

Social Housing Executive Consultant

Salary: £70,000–£80,000
Location: UK-wide / Remote-first (with some travel)
Working model: Hybrid / flexible (client-site as needed)
Sector focus: Social Housing

We've partnered with agrowing consultancywho arehiring aExecutive Consultant with strong social housing transformation experience to lead complex client engagements across technology, data, operating model and HMS-related change.

This is a senior, trusted-advisor role for someone who can operate independently on delivery. You’ll collaborate closely with an established advisory team (11 people), support capability development, and help shape how services are delivered.

What you’ll be doing

• Leading and orchestrating complex advisory engagements (often multi-workstream) across social housing clients
• Acting as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders (Head of Service / Director / Exec level)
• Delivering strategic and transformation work such as:
  • IT / Digital / Data strategy
  • Application portfolio & systems reviews (including repairs-focused ecosystems)
  • Repairs and asset management improvement work (including compliance-driven change)
  • Data platform direction-of-travel (e.g., Microsoft Fabric / Databricks — advisory oversight rather than hands-on build)
  • Enterprise architecture, process reviews, and Target Operating Model activity
  • Systems procurement and selection support
• Supporting team development through mentoring, knowledge-sharing, and improving ways of working
• Contributing to commercial success through strong client delivery and (where appropriate) networking / relationship development

What we’re looking for

• Strong track record in social housing / housing association transformation (ideally client-side, advisory, or a blend)
• Confidence leading complex engagements end-to-end: discovery → recommendation → roadmap / delivery support
• Comfortable engaging around housing regulation and operational realities
• Collaborative style: you can lead from the front and bring others with you
• “Nice to have”:
  • End-to-end HMS implementation experience
  • Broader Microsoft ecosystem knowledge (M365, Azure, AI strategy / Copilot guidance)

Benefits

• Unlimited holiday
• Pension (employer matched up to 5%)
• Healthcare scheme

Working pattern & travel

• Hybrid setup; this will mainly be a remote set up, with travel to customer sites (all paid for).
• Some overnight travel may be required depending on client need

Interview process

• Stage 1: Intro conversation (remote or in-person)
• Stage 2: In-person session (Manchester/ London) including a short written exercise
• Stage 3 (for senior hires): Informal conversation with the CEO