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Housing Needs IT System Project Manager/Business Analyst

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You will be working for a Council in Oxfordshire.
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The Council requires an experienced hybrid project manager/lead business analyst with a proven track record of implementing a new housing needs system (or very similar) with the skills and experience to help deliver this important project from start to finish. This will be a part-time role 3 days a week for 6 months.
The split between project management and business analyst support is expected to be 50/50 but may vary during the life of the project.
The Council's busy housing needs team provides key services to a large number of residents in Oxford to help improve service delivery. The Council has procured a new Cloud-Based Housing Needs System to provide core statutory services owed to residents under part 6 and 7 of the Housing Act and the Homeless Reduction Act including:
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- On-line housing applications, choice-based lettings and the allocation of social housing
- Homelessness prevention, housing options and homelessness case management
This project will include moving these functions from the existing system to the new system and service re-design, while ensuring a continuity of service during this transition, to deliver financial and efficiency benefits.
What you'll need to succeed
You will have experience as both a business analyst and project manager to take this project through its lifecycle.
You will have a proven track record of implementing a new housing needs system (or very similar).


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Rate is negotiable based on experience.
This is a 3 days a week part-time role for 6 months.
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