Job Description

Salary

34,314 - 37,035 (pay award pending)

Contractual hours

37

Basis

Full time

Region

Rotherham

Job category/type

Housing

Date posted

30/06/2025

Job reference

REQ20451



Directorate: Adult Care Housing & Public Health

Permanent, full time, 37 hours per week.

Rotherham Borough Council is seeking an experienced Workstream Lead to support the delivery of the housing transformation programme.

Reporting directly to the Programme Manager, you will play a pivotal role in leading and coordinating key activities, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives and delivering measurable outcomes for our residents and communities.

Key Responsibilities

Lead the planning, execution, and delivery of work within a wider transformation programme. Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to ensure effective engagement and communication. Monitor progress against milestones, manage risks and issues, and report on performance to the Programme Manager. Ensure that work outputs are delivered on time, within scope, and to the expected quality standards. Champion innovation, continuous improvement, and service excellence across Housing




We are looking for an individual with a strong track record of leading complex projects or workstreams. You will bring excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills, enabling you to build effective relationships and drive progress. Highly organised and analytical, you will be comfortable working under pressure and meeting tight deadlines.

For an informal chat about this role, please email Tehleel Liaquat, Programme Manager at tehleel.liaquat@rotherham.gov.uk to arrange a call.


This post will have access to the Public Services Network, if successful you will be required to apply for a disclosure of criminal records check at the Basic level (unspent criminal convictions).


Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council is committed to encouraging equality, diversity and inclusion among our workforce, and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative of all sections of society and our customers, and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this position will be offered an interview. For further information, please visit our website.


Until 31st March 2026 employees paid at Band D and above are subject to a temporary pay reduction of 1.15% spread out by means of a monthly deduction from each pay period over the full financial year. In recognition of implementing this temporary measure, those who experience a pay reduction will be awarded three additional days leave (pro rata for part-time).