Programme Lead

Overview

In this role, you will lead multi-year transformation programmes within Sheffield’s Housing Service to modernise processes, strengthen compliance, and implement a sustainable operating model. You’ll coordinate cross-functional delivery, foster cultural change, and ensure improvements are sequenced for impact, supporting residents and performance targets. You will manage governance, benefits tracking, and risk, guided by resident insights and regulatory expectations. This is a high-visibility leadership opportunity to drive public-service improvement at scale.

Pay / Benefits

• generous holiday entitlement
• flexible working opportunities
• reduced hour contracts
• job share

Responsibilities

• Lead complex, multi-year improvement programmes to modernise how we work
• Coordinate cross-functional delivery and enable cultural and behavioural change
• Sequence and deliver improvement activity effectively
• Manage programme governance, track benefits, and mitigate risks
• Champion evidence-based decision making rooted in resident insight and performance intelligence
• Contribute to performance improvements, efficiencies and service quality for tenants and residents

Key requirements

• Proven track record of leading complex change and improvement programmes at pace
• Strong programme and project management capability
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Highly developed communication and stakeholder skills
• Good understanding of statutory, regulatory and assurance frameworks
• Collaborative, people centred leadership style

• Collaborative leadership
• Effective communication
• Analytical thinking
• Programme and project management
• Governance and assurance
• Risk management

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