AMS PSR

On behalf of Homes England, we are looking for a Digital and Data Capability Manager (Inside IR35) for a essentially remote contract to run up until the end of January 2027, with the occasional travel to either the London, Birmingham, Newcastle or Liverpool offices.

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 resource 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.

As a Digital and Data Capability Manager , your main responsibilities will be

• Deliver Digital & Data Capability Programmes – Facilitate engaging training sessions, workshops and learning interventions that build digital and data skills in line with organisational capability frameworks.
• Develop High-Quality Learning Resources – Create, maintain and continuously improve learning materials, guidance and digital content that are practical, accessible and user-focused.
• Identify Skills Gaps and Capability Needs – Support capability assessments, gather stakeholder feedback and contribute to targeted development solutions that address business needs.
• Engage and Collaborate with Stakeholders – Build strong relationships with business teams, Data Business Partners and project stakeholders to understand requirements and drive capability outcomes.
• Support Change and Adoption Activities – Promote the successful adoption of new tools, processes and ways of working through training, guidance and partnership with change and communications teams.
• Drive Continuous Improvement – Monitor training effectiveness, analyse feedback and insights, and enhance learning approaches and capability programmes to maximise impact and user engagement.

Essential:

Learning and Development-Experience delivering training or learning interventions.

Understanding of effective learning design principles.

Communication Skills-Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Confidence delivering sessions and engaging audiences.

Stakeholder Engagement-Ability to work collaboratively with stakeholders.

Experience supporting engagement and delivery.

Digital and Data Awareness-Awareness of data and digital tools and their application.

Understanding of how capability supports business outcomes.

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. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. This scheme encourages candidates with a disability and/or neurodivergence to apply. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

Armed Forces Covenant

Homes England guarantees to interview veterans or spouses / partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates / military spouses or partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

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. As such the payment to the intermediary and your income resulting from this contract will be different".