Job Description

Head of Project Management

Location:

Hybrid - Office and Home Based

Salary:

Circa 70,000 per Annum

Contract Type:

Permanent, Full-Time

Closing Date:

Sunday 17th August 2025 at 10:00pm

Drive Change That Matters - Lead Projects That Transform Communities

Are you an experienced project leader with a passion for social purpose and delivering meaningful, lasting change? Are you ready to lead a dynamic team at the heart of a forward-thinking housing organisation?


At FCHO, we're committed to building thriving communities and delivering excellent services that improve lives. As

Head of Project Management

, you'll play a pivotal role in delivering the systems, processes and innovation that help make this happen.

The Vacancy

Reporting to the Executive Director of Corporate Services, you'll lead FCHO's Project Management Office (PMO), setting the strategic direction for project delivery across the organisation. You'll champion a culture of professional, disciplined project delivery--ensuring all projects are delivered on time, in scope, and within budget, while meeting the highest standards of quality, collaboration, and customer focus.


You'll manage a team of skilled Project Managers, ensuring our projects align and support FCHO's corporate plan. Whether supporting technology transformation, customer journey improvements, or culture and process change, your leadership will be central to successful and sustainable outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

Lead, manage, and develop the PMO and a team of Project Managers to deliver change and improvement initiatives across FCHO Embed professional project management practices and promote consistent, high-quality delivery using structured methodologies to raise the profile of PMO across the organisation Align project delivery with FCHO's Corporate Plan, ensuring strong governance, performance tracking, and resource planning Champion a customer-centric approach to project and programme management, ensuring user needs are central to all change Use data, KPIs and insight to monitor delivery and drive continuous improvement and accountability across the PMO Collaborate with colleagues across all services to identify priorities and design future-proofed, fit-for-purpose solutions Facilitate cross-cutting, transformational change projects that deliver measurable benefits and improved outcomes for colleagues and customers

What's in it for you?

When you become a part of the FCHO team, you'll receive a range of fantastic benefits, including:

A salary of circa 70,000 per Annum 30 days holiday and all UK bank holidays plus one company shut down day Defined contribution pension scheme with an employer contribution of up to 10% Automatic enrolment into a healthcare cash plan and private health insurance Access to our colleague benefit platform with discounts across hundreds of brands 24/7 GP helpline (Doctorline) for you and your family Enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption, and sick pay Discounted gym membership Paid professional subscriptions where essential to your role Long service awards Supportive, flexible working arrangements and a strong focus on wellbeing

Who are we looking for?

Our ideal candidate will:

Hold a relevant project management qualification (e.g. PRINCE2, Agile, Lean) Have experience managing a high-performing project management team Demonstrate a strong track record of delivering cross-organisational and transformational change projects Be confident working with stakeholders across all levels, including Executive Team and Board Be adept at analysing complex systems and designing future-focused, customer-friendly solutions Have experience in change management, continuous improvement, and embedding best practice across an organisation Understand the challenges and opportunities within a social housing environment Be committed to equality, diversity, and delivering positive outcomes for our colleagues, our customers, and our communities

Interested?

Take a look at the attached role profile. If it sounds like the right fit for you, be sure to submit your application by

10:00 PM on Sunday, 17 August 2025

.

We are committed to building an organisation that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills & are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. As an equal opportunities employer, FCHO is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective colleagues and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership. We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join us.

We care that you have a great experience with us at FCHO. If you need us to make any reasonable adjustments to make your experience smoother, please let us know - we'll do all we can to help.