Location: Remote (UK)
Working pattern: 3 days per week
Contract length: Up to 6 months
Day rate: £400-500
Local authority looking for an experienced Hybrid Project Manager / Lead Business Analyst to lead the end-to-end implementation of a Housing Needs System. This is a hands-on delivery role combining robust project leadership with strong business analysis capability, working closely with Housing Needs services, ICT teams, and the software supplier.
Key Experience Required
You will have demonstrable experience of:
- End-to-end implementation of a Housing Needs System (or very similar housing application)
- Operating in a hybrid PM / Lead BA capacity
- Local Authority delivery environments
Functional Delivery Experience (must-have)
Experience delivering one or more of the following (ideally across multiple areas):
- Housing Allocations / Choice Based Lettings
- Housing Register
- Homelessness Prevention
- Housing Options
- Homelessness Case Management
Responsibilities
Project Management
- Supplier, contract, and commercial management
- Budget management and delivery reporting
- Project governance, RAID management, and stakeholder engagement
- Development of a full delivery roadmap and project plan
- Coordination and management across Housing Needs, ICT, and the software supplier
Business Analysis
- Workshop facilitation and requirements gathering across multiple stakeholder groups
- Translating Housing Act Part 6 & Part 7 requirements into system/process design
- Service redesign and user journey mapping
- Process mapping (As-Is / To-Be)
- Data migration strategy and interface specifications
- UAT planning/support, training approach, adoption planning, and go-live readiness