Interim Compliance Project Manager

Job Summary

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of compliance-focused projects within the Housing Improvement Plan, ensuring they drive measurable improvements and sustainable change.
  


• Redesign and improve compliance processes, policies, and systems to ensure they are fit for purpose and embedded across all housing operations.
  


• Work collaboratively with service managers, contractors, and corporate colleagues to implement new ways of working, strengthen accountability, and improve performance.
  


• Develop, oversee and drive forward project plans, risk registers, and change milestones, ensuring dependencies are managed and benefits are realised.
  


• Drive improvements in data management and reporting, enabling more accurate assurance, better decision-making, and stronger regulatory compliance.
  


• Support cultural and behavioural change by engaging and influencing staff at all levels, building ownership of compliance as a core part of service delivery.
  


• Provide senior leaders and governance boards with clear updates on progress, risks, and outcomes, ensuring transparency with residents and the Regulator of Social Housing.
  

Skills and Experience

• Significant experience of leading projects within a large, complex organisation.
  


• Strong background in change delivery, with the ability to design and implement new processes, policies, and ways of working.
  


• In-depth knowledge of social housing and statutory and regulatory compliance requirements highly desirable (e.g. fire, gas, electrical, water hygiene, lifts, asbestos).
  


• Proven ability to deliver measurable improvements in service quality, safety, and compliance.
  


• Excellent stakeholder engagement and change management skills, with the ability to build credibility and drive cultural change across diverse teams.
  


• Strong project and programme management expertise, including planning, risk management, and benefits realisation.
  


• Clear communicator, able to distil complex technical and compliance issues into practical actions and accessible updates for senior leaders, residents, and regulators.
  

• Experience in leading projects within a large, complex organisation
  


• Strong background in change delivery and implementation of new processes
  


• In-depth knowledge of social housing and statutory and regulatory