On behalf of Homes England, we are looking for an
Assistant Director for Delivery and Architecture
(Inside IR35) for a 6-month contract hybrid role in London, Birmingham, Newcastle, Leeds, or Bristol. Homes England, the government’s housing and regeneration agency, plays a central role in tackling the housing challenges the country now faces. We have the appetite, influence, expertise, and resources to drive positive market change, and our mission is to ensure more homes are built in areas of greatest need, improve affordability, and create a sustainable housing market. Following the publication of the government’s Levelling Up White Paper, Homes England has also been tasked with a core role in spearheading regeneration, partnering with places to reduce economic disparity, empower local leaders, and create equal opportunities across the country to ensure communities reach their full potential. Assistant Director for Delivery and Architecture
This role is a key technology leadership position in the Homes England digital team. Key responsibilities: Line managing three heads of function - Enterprise Architecture (EA), Software Development (SD), and Delivery (D). The postholder is responsible for setting strategic direction, developing DDaT knowledge, and capability for these three functional leaders and their teams. Representing EA, SD, and D at senior-level meetings within Digital and the wider agency. Developing relationships and promoting collaboration with senior leaders in the Data directorate, the Enterprise PMO, and our two key change programmes Evolve and Organisational Blueprint. Transition Framework: Leading the process to define a comprehensive approach and initiate conversations to gather engagement across Digital regarding the transition responsibility for live service support from our change programme (Evolve) into Digital. Team prioritisation, management, and reporting. Work with head of delivery and software development to address backlog prioritisation and future ownership of the service teams. Measuring performance through ServiceNow and Azure DevOps, discussing metrics, measurement, and the Azure dashboard with the delivery management community. Lead engagement with Evolve - our digital transformation programme - and own the transition strategy and plan. 3 Way Connect: A newly formed group to ensure a forum linking Data/Evolve/Digital to develop relationships that enable resolution of dependencies. HR Project Board: Working with Evolve delivery managers to define projects’ stage gates. Data: Regular bi-monthly meetings with the data director to discuss programme updates and dependencies with Digital. Organisational Blueprint Programme Board: Designing the future organisational operating model including Digital target operating model. HTB Arrears: Lead regular engagement with HTB DM and our data platform PM to design a supplier management framework for this project. Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas. Disability Confident As a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, Homes England guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. Homes England
guarantees to interview veterans or spouses/partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In applying for this role, you acknowledge the following: this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs.
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Assistant Director for Delivery and Architecture
(Inside IR35) for a 6-month contract hybrid role in London, Birmingham, Newcastle, Leeds, or Bristol. Homes England, the government’s housing and regeneration agency, plays a central role in tackling the housing challenges the country now faces. We have the appetite, influence, expertise, and resources to drive positive market change, and our mission is to ensure more homes are built in areas of greatest need, improve affordability, and create a sustainable housing market. Following the publication of the government’s Levelling Up White Paper, Homes England has also been tasked with a core role in spearheading regeneration, partnering with places to reduce economic disparity, empower local leaders, and create equal opportunities across the country to ensure communities reach their full potential. Assistant Director for Delivery and Architecture
This role is a key technology leadership position in the Homes England digital team. Key responsibilities: Line managing three heads of function - Enterprise Architecture (EA), Software Development (SD), and Delivery (D). The postholder is responsible for setting strategic direction, developing DDaT knowledge, and capability for these three functional leaders and their teams. Representing EA, SD, and D at senior-level meetings within Digital and the wider agency. Developing relationships and promoting collaboration with senior leaders in the Data directorate, the Enterprise PMO, and our two key change programmes Evolve and Organisational Blueprint. Transition Framework: Leading the process to define a comprehensive approach and initiate conversations to gather engagement across Digital regarding the transition responsibility for live service support from our change programme (Evolve) into Digital. Team prioritisation, management, and reporting. Work with head of delivery and software development to address backlog prioritisation and future ownership of the service teams. Measuring performance through ServiceNow and Azure DevOps, discussing metrics, measurement, and the Azure dashboard with the delivery management community. Lead engagement with Evolve - our digital transformation programme - and own the transition strategy and plan. 3 Way Connect: A newly formed group to ensure a forum linking Data/Evolve/Digital to develop relationships that enable resolution of dependencies. HR Project Board: Working with Evolve delivery managers to define projects’ stage gates. Data: Regular bi-monthly meetings with the data director to discuss programme updates and dependencies with Digital. Organisational Blueprint Programme Board: Designing the future organisational operating model including Digital target operating model. HTB Arrears: Lead regular engagement with HTB DM and our data platform PM to design a supplier management framework for this project. Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas. Disability Confident As a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, Homes England guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. Homes England
guarantees to interview veterans or spouses/partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In applying for this role, you acknowledge the following: this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs.
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