Job Description

We’re building thriving communities as one of the UK’s largest housing groups and a leading developer of affordable housing.

We believe everyone is entitled to a good home they can afford, in a place they are proud to live. More than 100,000 people live in our homes.

If you want to experience work that’s truly rewarding, join us. Because when we achieve together, customers and communities thrive.

Work for Orbit. Believe in people.

The role

We’re offering this role on a 12-to-18-month contract, giving you the opportunity to make a meaningful impact within a key period of change.

This is a hybrid role with our Head Office in Coventry as the main base. We welcome applications from candidates based elsewhere, provided you’re comfortable travelling to Coventry occasionally when the role requires it.

We’re looking for a confident, collaborative Business Partner to join our Business Change team and play a key role in turning business priorities into practical technology, data and transformation outcomes. Sitting at the heart of the relationship between TTD and our operational teams, you’ll help shape the right change at the right time - building trusted partnerships, bringing clarity to complex ideas and making sure improvements land well for colleagues and customers.

As part of Technology & Information, you’ll help give colleagues the tools, insight and support they need to do brilliant work and deliver better outcomes for the people and communities we serve.

What you'll achieve

Be the trusted link between operational teams and TTD, building strong relationships that help turn business needs into clear, deliverable change.

Shape and prioritise small change activity, making sure the right ideas move forward and deliver real value for customers and colleagues.

Work closely with Portfolio Managers and senior leaders to understand challenges, explore options and create practical delivery plans.

Produce clear, confident recommendations that bring together benefits, risks, impacts, costs and the case for change.

Lead agreed technology, data and transformation changes from idea through to delivery, keeping activity on track, on budget and aligned to business priorities.

Support colleagues through change, helping new ways of working embed successfully and ensuring the benefits are understood, adopted and realised.What you'll bring

Essential skills

Experience delivering business or transformation change within a complex organisation, with the confidence to move activity from concept through to completion.

Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build credibility, influence senior colleagues and bring people with you.

Excellent communication skills, including the ability to turn business needs, risks and opportunities into clear plans, actions and recommendations.

Confident planning and delivery skills, with the ability to manage priorities, timelines, risks and competing demands.

A strong analytical mindset, with the ability to assess options, understand impacts and support informed, practical decision-making.Desirable skills

Experience in a housing association, property, construction or customer-focused service environment.

Knowledge of Microsoft business applications, particularly Dynamics 365, Finance & Operations or Customer Engagement.

Experience supporting business process improvement or helping operational teams adopt new ways of working.

Why Orbit?

Choosing us means being rewarded in every sense.

Here’s what you can expect to enjoy with us.

A rewarding experience that works for you

We strive to create an inclusive experience with benefits and wellbeing programmes designed to help you, and your loved ones, to thrive. For a better work life balance, we offer flexible working opportunities for many roles.

A place to progress

From training programmes to professional qualifications, we provide opportunities to learn and develop at every stage of your career. Whether you’re a student, graduate or experienced professional we’ll support you to grow.

For leaders, our tailored development journeys are designed to stretch and strengthen your leadership skills. As well as practical training, we give you access to renowned business schools and experiential programmes for greater breadth and depth of learning.

A purpose to feel proud of

We’re proud to make a difference to people together. We’re values-driven with a commercial focus on performance - because the more profit we make, the more we can achieve for people.

What brings us together is a passionate belief in progress and people.

Read more about the values and purpose that drive us on our careers website.

How we hire

We aim to make our hiring process simple and fair:

Online application

Interview(s)

Decision and offerWe put the safeguarding of our customers, colleagues and contractors at the heart of everything we do and as such, certain roles will be subject to a DBS check