Strategic Housing Programs Lead

Southern Housing; Farringdon, Croydon, Maidstone, Sittingbourne; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Southern Housing is seeking a Development Strategy Manager to join our new Development Strategy and Information Management team. You will lead planning, governance and delivery of strategic projects across multiple offices in London and the South East, delivering safe and compliant homes for customers and colleagues.

The role is hybrid, with two days on site at offices in Farringdon, Croydon, Maidstone or Sittingbourne, and requires strong stakeholder management, risk control and change

Qualifications

• Experience coordinating complex projects from initiation through to delivery.
• You’ll either hold or be working towards an industry recognised project management qualification (e.g. PRINCE2, APM, Agile etc.) or qualified by experience.
• Strong risk management and organisational skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build strong relationships at all levels.
• Strong attention to detail and highly organised, with the ability to manage competing priorities across a complex programme of work.

Responsibilities

• Lead the planning, delivery and governance of strategic projects and programmes, ensuring successful outcomes from initiation through to implementation.
• Develop project plans, business cases and delivery frameworks, establishing clear objectives, milestones, success measures and governance arrangements.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, fostering collaboration, engagement and effective decision-making.
• Monitor project performance, risks, budgets and dependencies, providing insightful reporting and implementing solutions to keep projects on track.
• Support the successful delivery of organisational change by embedding new processes, systems and ways of working, ensuring a smooth transition into business-as-usual operations.
• Work collaboratively across teams to deliver organisational priorities while promoting best practice project management and continuous improvement.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Programme governance

Risk management

Communication

Job description

Southern Housing is seeking a Development Strategy Manager to join our new Development Strategy and Information Management team. You will lead planning, governance and delivery of strategic projects across multiple offices in London and the South East, delivering safe and compliant homes for customers and colleagues.

The role is hybrid, with two days on site at offices in Farringdon, Croydon, Maidstone or Sittingbourne, and requires strong stakeholder management, risk control and change