Implementation Lead – Integrated Housing Management Solution – EAD06903 Full Time

Job Summary

This vacancy is internal, applications will be accepted from employees of East Dunbartonshire Council and agency workers currently on assignment.

East Dunbartonshire Council are looking to recruit two Implementation Leads (IHMS) on a temporary basis (2 year post) to join our fast paced and exciting Project Team.

Are you skilled and experienced in public sector housing or in the implementation of new innovate IT systems and looking for a new career challenge? Do you have the skills to play a key role in ensuring our organisation is a digital, customer focused centre of excellence?  If yes, we want to hear from you. 

East Dunbartonshire Council are looking to recruit two Implementation Lead’s to support the successful delivery of our new Housing Management System, focused around accelerating our digital transformation journey and enhancing the experience of our customers.

We are committed to service excellence and continuous improvement and work hard with our partners and stakeholders to be a dynamic and innovative organisation, always looking for new ways to meet local housing needs, deliver value and respond proactively to future challenges and opportunities.

We are looking for a system champion and someone who will ensure that our systems and digital offerings are fit for purpose and developed to a high standard for the benefit of our business and meets our legislative requirements.  We are looking for someone who can transform our digital offering to staff and customers.  You should have proven experience of IT systems and services, ideally in a housing-related environment.

Our ideal candidate will be enthusiastic, and highly motivated and have exceptional communication skills providing enhanced customer service through proactive engagement, responsive support and information to all internal and external service users.

We are looking for someone who is passionate about providing a high-quality customer service and is in their element working in a busy and fulfilling role.

The successful candidates will be performance driven and demonstrate role flexibility, have a collaborative mind-set and exceptional organisational skills. You should be highly proficient in IT skills, with excellent multi-tasking and interpersonal expertise, be a team player with excellent attention to detail.

The post will involve working in partnership across the organisation, liaising with operational and leadership teams to support the strategic direction and vision of the Council through the delivery of a credible, consistent customer focused service which delivers on our corporate, service and team objectives.

This post is subject to Basic Disclosure Scotland clearance.

We offer a competitive salary enhanced with all the benefits of working for a public sector organisation, including a pension scheme, generous holidays and flexible working approach, reflecting our commitment to supporting a positive work-life balance.

For an informal discussion about this post, please contact Allyson Blue, Business & Digital Change Manager – [email protected]

Charter of Commitment

The commitment by East Dunbartonshire Council to job applicants is as follows:

• Individuals will be treated in a polite, friendly and welcoming manner.

• Equalities monitoring will be conducted to ensure a fair and equitable process with

screening being carried out to anonymise sensitive information such as age, gender and disability.

• The information that we receive will be treated in confidence and with discretion. Only the relevant HR representative/team and the relevant service will see the application form.

• We will encourage and welcome applications from applicants under the disability symbol. Where the essential criteria are met an interview will be offered to those applying under the disability symbol.

• We will be pleased to make any reasonable adjustments to ensure accessibility at the interview.

• We will advise you within reasonable time after the closing date if you have not met the interview criteria. (Normally within 4 weeks)

• We will advise you of meeting the criteria for interview normally within 3 weeks.

• We will advise you if you have been successful or unsuccessful at the interview stage as soon as practically possible.

East Dunbartonshire Council

PVG / Disclosure Scotland

The following criteria applies to all roles within East Dunbartonshire Council where PVG/Disclosure checks are essential criteria

Where the post you are applying for is considered Regulated Work under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act, 2007, successful candidates will be required to join the PVG Scheme, or undergo a PVG Scheme Update check, prior to confirmation of employment being made by East Dunbartonshire Council.

Please note, successful candidates will be expected to meet the cost of the relevant check which will be deducted from the successful candidate’s first salary payment. 

In specific circumstances the payment could be deducted in instalments from an employee’s wages following commencement of employment. Approval in such circumstances will be made by HR Services Lead. 

Should an employee leave in advance of the payment being deducted, the full amount will be deducted from the employee’s final salary. 

The criteria outlined above will apply to existing employees of East Dunbartonshire Council who apply for roles for which a PVG/Disclosure check is required.

Website link

www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk