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
As a Functional Consultant, you will be a subject matter expert in one or more IT platforms and associated business processes, providing technical advice, recommendations and insights into the design, operation and enhancement of our core platforms. The Functional Consultant will help drive our business teams to improve efficiency, streamline operations, and achieve strategic goals through tailored system configurations.
This is an agile working role with roughly twice per month working from our Coventry office (subject to business need). This role is part of Technology & Information where you'll help us give colleagues the infrastructure, support and insight they need to be brilliant.
What you'll achieve
Delivery Management:
Collaborating with Transformation, Technology & Data teams to design, document, and implement robust functional solutions aligned to business needs
Translating requirements into clear functional specifications, ensuring solutions are feasible, scalable, and aligned with enterprise architecture
Acting as a technical escalation point for troubleshooting complex system issues, ensuring timely resolution and minimal operational disruption
Building capability within the team by delivering training, guidance, and knowledge sharing to colleagueChange Management:
Identifying opportunities to further exploit platform capabilities and improve business outcomes through optimisation and innovation
Communicating these opportunities clearly to senior stakeholders, translating technical possibilities into business benefits
Ensuring change is delivered in a structured, transparent manner with clear communication, governance, and stakeholder buy-inStakeholder Management
Establishing long-term partnerships with key stakeholders to support both service delivery and strategic initiatives
Acting as a bridge between business and technology teams, ensuring clear communication and shared understanding of requirements and outcomes
Influencing stakeholders through insight, expertise, and credible recommendations to support decision-makingWhat you'll bring
Essential skills
Strong functional and technical expertise in Dynamics 365 CE (Customer Engagement) and associated third-party integrations, enabling effective solution design and troubleshooting
Proven experience delivering technology change initiatives, with the ability to manage complexity and deliver outcomes in structured environments
Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to influence and engage at multiple organisational levels
Experience working in Agile delivery models and CI/CD environments, demonstrating an understanding of iterative development, automation, and continuous improvement
Basic understanding of data modelling, reporting, and analytics, including experience supporting insight generation for business users (e.g. dashboards, KPIs)Desirable skills
Knowledge of Housing Management Systems and wider social housing sector platforms, enabling quicker contextual understanding and impact assessment
Relevant Microsoft or technology certifications, demonstrating formal expertise and commitment to continuous professional development
Familiarity with Power Platform, Azure, and broader cloud technologies to support modern, scalable solution design
Familiarity with release pipelines, environment management (e.g. Dev/Test/Prod), and controlled deployments within CI/CD frameworks
Knowledge of AI / automation opportunities within Microsoft ecosystem (Copilot, intelligent automation, etc.)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