Applications Manager (Microsoft) Salary: circa £50,000 per annum, with some flexibility for the right candidate Contract: Permanent, Full-Time Location: Knowsley, Prescot, L34 9ET during refurbishment of head office, then Lower House Lane, Liverpool Approximate re-opening of head office September 2026. Are you passionate about making a difference in the housing sector? If you enjoy influencing how digital estates supports the business, ensuring systems are effective, user-centered and consistently improving to meet organisational needs, this is the role for you. The Microsoft Applications Manager will be specialised in Microsoft-centric environments, focusing on optimising, deploying, and securing applications within the Microsoft ecosystem. About the role The way we use applications and digital services is evolving. Cobalt has fully transitioned to a modern, cloud-based technology estate, giving us the foundations to deliver our ambitious Corporate Plan and Digital Strategy. With no legacy infrastructure or technical debt, we now operate within a clean, integrated digital ecosystem where applications, data, identity and security work seamlessly together. As part of this transformation, we are continuing to enhance how our systems interact, expanding our use of Microsoft Fabric and a lakehouse architecture to bring data from across the organisation into a single, trusted source for insight, reporting and advanced analytics. Our platforms sit on resilient Azure cloud foundations, supported by enterprise-grade security, monitoring and a managed SOC. Within this environment, the Applications Manager plays a pivotal role. The postholder will lead the evolution and optimisation of strategic, business-critical platforms, shaping integration patterns, roadmaps and supplier relationships. The focus is firmly on driving value, adoption and continuous improvement-not on maintaining legacy systems. This is an opportunity to influence how our digital estate supports the business, ensuring systems are effective, user-centred and consistently improving to meet organisational needs. Key Responsibilities As part of the Digital Transformation team, work to embed Cobalt's vision, values and culture across the business and with wider suppliers and partners. Work with the Digital Transformation Director and wider Digital management team to lead on the successful implementation of strategies, business and financial plans in the team, with particular focus on delivery of the Digital Strategy. Consult with, influence and build relationships with key internal and external stakeholders and link with members of other functions across operational and corporate services, to address inter dependencies and ensure alignment Manage the product roadmap and associated projects and actions, such as patch updates, upgrades, migrations, enhancements, security measures, plug-ins and integrations. For the full list of responsibilities and the person specification, please review the recruitment pack linked below. What We're Looking For We welcome applications from all backgrounds, cultures, perspectives and experiences to support innovation, creativity, and to help us build the balanced teams that we require to serve our communities. Our recruitment and interview processes has been designed inclusively to ensure you'll have lots of different opportunities to demonstrate your skills and capabilities. You will be working in a new and dynamic team; we invest heavily in our people, so once in the role you can expect to have access to a range of innovative and exciting opportunities to develop yourself personally and professionally. Successful applicants will live within a commutable distance as office attendance is required on a flexible, hybrid arrangement.
17/04/2026
Full time
Applications Manager (Microsoft) Salary: circa £50,000 per annum, with some flexibility for the right candidate Contract: Permanent, Full-Time Location: Knowsley, Prescot, L34 9ET during refurbishment of head office, then Lower House Lane, Liverpool Approximate re-opening of head office September 2026. Are you passionate about making a difference in the housing sector? If you enjoy influencing how digital estates supports the business, ensuring systems are effective, user-centered and consistently improving to meet organisational needs, this is the role for you. The Microsoft Applications Manager will be specialised in Microsoft-centric environments, focusing on optimising, deploying, and securing applications within the Microsoft ecosystem. About the role The way we use applications and digital services is evolving. Cobalt has fully transitioned to a modern, cloud-based technology estate, giving us the foundations to deliver our ambitious Corporate Plan and Digital Strategy. With no legacy infrastructure or technical debt, we now operate within a clean, integrated digital ecosystem where applications, data, identity and security work seamlessly together. As part of this transformation, we are continuing to enhance how our systems interact, expanding our use of Microsoft Fabric and a lakehouse architecture to bring data from across the organisation into a single, trusted source for insight, reporting and advanced analytics. Our platforms sit on resilient Azure cloud foundations, supported by enterprise-grade security, monitoring and a managed SOC. Within this environment, the Applications Manager plays a pivotal role. The postholder will lead the evolution and optimisation of strategic, business-critical platforms, shaping integration patterns, roadmaps and supplier relationships. The focus is firmly on driving value, adoption and continuous improvement-not on maintaining legacy systems. This is an opportunity to influence how our digital estate supports the business, ensuring systems are effective, user-centred and consistently improving to meet organisational needs. Key Responsibilities As part of the Digital Transformation team, work to embed Cobalt's vision, values and culture across the business and with wider suppliers and partners. Work with the Digital Transformation Director and wider Digital management team to lead on the successful implementation of strategies, business and financial plans in the team, with particular focus on delivery of the Digital Strategy. Consult with, influence and build relationships with key internal and external stakeholders and link with members of other functions across operational and corporate services, to address inter dependencies and ensure alignment Manage the product roadmap and associated projects and actions, such as patch updates, upgrades, migrations, enhancements, security measures, plug-ins and integrations. For the full list of responsibilities and the person specification, please review the recruitment pack linked below. What We're Looking For We welcome applications from all backgrounds, cultures, perspectives and experiences to support innovation, creativity, and to help us build the balanced teams that we require to serve our communities. Our recruitment and interview processes has been designed inclusively to ensure you'll have lots of different opportunities to demonstrate your skills and capabilities. You will be working in a new and dynamic team; we invest heavily in our people, so once in the role you can expect to have access to a range of innovative and exciting opportunities to develop yourself personally and professionally. Successful applicants will live within a commutable distance as office attendance is required on a flexible, hybrid arrangement.
Digital Project Manager Salary: £44,859.36 Contract: Permanent, Full-Time Location: Knowsley, Prescot L34 9ET during refurbishment of head office, then Lower House Lane, Liverpool, L11 2SF Approximate re-opening of head office September 2026. Are you passionate about making a difference in the housing sector? If you enjoy owning delivery, working across varied projects and operating in a genuinely modern digital environment with no legacy infrastructure, this is the role for you. Over the past two years, Cobalt has completed a full transition to a modern, SaaS first, cloud-native technology estate. There is no legacy on premise infrastructure, no technical debt anchored to old servers, and no "keep the lights on" estate management. In parallel to our Digital transformation, our business has grown significantly with an in-house repairs service, new warehouse and new developments. This role is key in driving further improvements within our Digital platforms, which will enable the business to deliver critical improvements in service quality and performance to our customers, as well as an enhanced colleague experience within the context of expectations of service efficiencies across the organisation. Key Responsibilities As part of the Digital team, work to embed Cobalt's vision, values and culture across the business and with wider suppliers and partners. Assist the Transformation Programme Manager, the Head of Digital and the Director of Digital Transformation in all administrative aspects of the Digital Programme. Lead transition from project delivery into operational business as usual. Plan and manage data migration activities as part of system replacement or upgrade projects. For the full list of responsibilities and the person specification, please review the recruitment pack linked below. What We're Looking For We welcome applications from all backgrounds, cultures, perspectives and experiences to support innovation, creativity, and to help us build the balanced teams that we require to serve our communities. Our recruitment and interview processes has been designed inclusively to ensure you'll have lots of different opportunities to demonstrate your skills and capabilities. You will be working in a new and dynamic team; we invest heavily in our people, so once in the role you can expect to have access to a range of innovative and exciting opportunities to develop yourself personally and professionally. Successful applicants will live within a commutable distance as office attendance is required on a flexible, hybrid arrangement.
17/04/2026
Full time
Digital Project Manager Salary: £44,859.36 Contract: Permanent, Full-Time Location: Knowsley, Prescot L34 9ET during refurbishment of head office, then Lower House Lane, Liverpool, L11 2SF Approximate re-opening of head office September 2026. Are you passionate about making a difference in the housing sector? If you enjoy owning delivery, working across varied projects and operating in a genuinely modern digital environment with no legacy infrastructure, this is the role for you. Over the past two years, Cobalt has completed a full transition to a modern, SaaS first, cloud-native technology estate. There is no legacy on premise infrastructure, no technical debt anchored to old servers, and no "keep the lights on" estate management. In parallel to our Digital transformation, our business has grown significantly with an in-house repairs service, new warehouse and new developments. This role is key in driving further improvements within our Digital platforms, which will enable the business to deliver critical improvements in service quality and performance to our customers, as well as an enhanced colleague experience within the context of expectations of service efficiencies across the organisation. Key Responsibilities As part of the Digital team, work to embed Cobalt's vision, values and culture across the business and with wider suppliers and partners. Assist the Transformation Programme Manager, the Head of Digital and the Director of Digital Transformation in all administrative aspects of the Digital Programme. Lead transition from project delivery into operational business as usual. Plan and manage data migration activities as part of system replacement or upgrade projects. For the full list of responsibilities and the person specification, please review the recruitment pack linked below. What We're Looking For We welcome applications from all backgrounds, cultures, perspectives and experiences to support innovation, creativity, and to help us build the balanced teams that we require to serve our communities. Our recruitment and interview processes has been designed inclusively to ensure you'll have lots of different opportunities to demonstrate your skills and capabilities. You will be working in a new and dynamic team; we invest heavily in our people, so once in the role you can expect to have access to a range of innovative and exciting opportunities to develop yourself personally and professionally. Successful applicants will live within a commutable distance as office attendance is required on a flexible, hybrid arrangement.
Applications Manager (General) Salary Circa £55,000 per annum with some flexibility for the right candidate Location: Knowsley, Prescot, Liverpool L34 9ET Salary: circa £55,000 per annum, with some flexibility for the right candidate Contract: Permanent, Full-Time Approximate re-opening of head office September 2026. Are you passionate about making a difference in the housing sector? If you enjoy influencing how digital estates supports the business, ensuring systems are effective, user-centered and consistently improving to meet organisational needs, this is the role for you. The general Applications Manager will manage the entire lifecycle of varied applications for diverse, multi-vendor IT systems, acting as the bridge between IT teams and stakeholders to ensure applications are reliable, secure and cost-effective. About the role The way we use applications and digital services is evolving. Cobalt has fully transitioned to a modern, cloud-based technology estate, giving us the foundations to deliver our ambitious Corporate Plan and Digital Strategy. With no legacy infrastructure or technical debt, we now operate within a clean, integrated digital ecosystem where applications, data, identity and security work seamlessly together. The Applications Manager is responsible for the end-to-end ownership and continuous improvement of Cobalt's application portfolio, ensuring systems are secure, well governed, cost effective and deliver real value to the organisation. Acting as a Product Owner rather than a super user, the role balances user experience, operational resilience, supplier performance, risk and compliance. The post holder leads application roadmaps, manages change and testing, and holds suppliers accountable for service quality and value for money. You'll work side-by-side with operational teams, building trusted relationships and shaping applications around real business needs rather than operating as a traditional IT "back office". Collaboration, visibility, and influence are key - you'll be expected to face into the organisation, speak the language of the business, and act as a genuine partner in improving how services are delivered, not just the systems that support them. Key Responsibilities In this role, you will: With peer Applications Manager (Microsoft), own and manage Cobalt's core business applications and SaaS platforms as well as integrations, ensuring reliability, scalability, and consistency. Lead application roadmaps, upgrades, and continuous improvement Work closely with digital, data, and security colleagues to deliver joined-up outcomes Champion application usability, adoption, and value across the organisation The role has a primary focus on Cobalt's critical business systems including Total Mobile (Field Service Management), Xledger (Finance), as well as (working with our other Applications Manager) our Housing Management System MIS Active H, and optimisation of the wider M365 toolset. The post-holder shares responsibility for standards, governance and resilience across the wider application estate, contributing to a modern, product-led approach to applications management across the organisation. For the full list of responsibilities and the person specification, please review the recruitment pack linked below. What We're Looking For We are seeking people who can bring creative thinking, and fully support our vision, values and commitment to our customers. We are particularly interested in people with experience working in housing associations who are looking to join an organisation ready to embark upon an exciting period of transformation and growth but also welcome those who can bring new ways of working and thinking from out of sector aligned to the right technical and people-skills. You will be working in a new and dynamic team; we invest heavily in our people, so once in the role you can expect to have access to a range of innovative and exciting opportunities to develop yourself personally and professionally. Successful applicants will live within a commutable distance as office attendance is required on a flexible, hybrid arrangement.
17/04/2026
Full time
Applications Manager (General) Salary Circa £55,000 per annum with some flexibility for the right candidate Location: Knowsley, Prescot, Liverpool L34 9ET Salary: circa £55,000 per annum, with some flexibility for the right candidate Contract: Permanent, Full-Time Approximate re-opening of head office September 2026. Are you passionate about making a difference in the housing sector? If you enjoy influencing how digital estates supports the business, ensuring systems are effective, user-centered and consistently improving to meet organisational needs, this is the role for you. The general Applications Manager will manage the entire lifecycle of varied applications for diverse, multi-vendor IT systems, acting as the bridge between IT teams and stakeholders to ensure applications are reliable, secure and cost-effective. About the role The way we use applications and digital services is evolving. Cobalt has fully transitioned to a modern, cloud-based technology estate, giving us the foundations to deliver our ambitious Corporate Plan and Digital Strategy. With no legacy infrastructure or technical debt, we now operate within a clean, integrated digital ecosystem where applications, data, identity and security work seamlessly together. The Applications Manager is responsible for the end-to-end ownership and continuous improvement of Cobalt's application portfolio, ensuring systems are secure, well governed, cost effective and deliver real value to the organisation. Acting as a Product Owner rather than a super user, the role balances user experience, operational resilience, supplier performance, risk and compliance. The post holder leads application roadmaps, manages change and testing, and holds suppliers accountable for service quality and value for money. You'll work side-by-side with operational teams, building trusted relationships and shaping applications around real business needs rather than operating as a traditional IT "back office". Collaboration, visibility, and influence are key - you'll be expected to face into the organisation, speak the language of the business, and act as a genuine partner in improving how services are delivered, not just the systems that support them. Key Responsibilities In this role, you will: With peer Applications Manager (Microsoft), own and manage Cobalt's core business applications and SaaS platforms as well as integrations, ensuring reliability, scalability, and consistency. Lead application roadmaps, upgrades, and continuous improvement Work closely with digital, data, and security colleagues to deliver joined-up outcomes Champion application usability, adoption, and value across the organisation The role has a primary focus on Cobalt's critical business systems including Total Mobile (Field Service Management), Xledger (Finance), as well as (working with our other Applications Manager) our Housing Management System MIS Active H, and optimisation of the wider M365 toolset. The post-holder shares responsibility for standards, governance and resilience across the wider application estate, contributing to a modern, product-led approach to applications management across the organisation. For the full list of responsibilities and the person specification, please review the recruitment pack linked below. What We're Looking For We are seeking people who can bring creative thinking, and fully support our vision, values and commitment to our customers. We are particularly interested in people with experience working in housing associations who are looking to join an organisation ready to embark upon an exciting period of transformation and growth but also welcome those who can bring new ways of working and thinking from out of sector aligned to the right technical and people-skills. You will be working in a new and dynamic team; we invest heavily in our people, so once in the role you can expect to have access to a range of innovative and exciting opportunities to develop yourself personally and professionally. Successful applicants will live within a commutable distance as office attendance is required on a flexible, hybrid arrangement.
