Corporate Services

As an organisation that constructs and maintains houses which tens of thousands of people live in, and provides services to communities across the country, it’s vital that we operate to the very highest standards.

In the Business Assurance team, we empower our colleagues on the operational side of the business to serve their customers in a safe, compliant and innovative way. To ensure this happens, we deliver a broad range of creative solutions, particularly in the digital sphere. At Orbit, we believe offering our people personal and professional development is key to releasing their potential and ours, so we do just that, with plenty of opportunities for you to learn and grow.

At Orbit we have faith in our people – and our customers. That’s why we put their voices at the very heart of our activities here in Business Services. We use their insights and experience to develop our future plans and strategies. The result? Innovations and improvements that lead the way in our sector, delivering more high-quality, affordable homes for people from all walks of life, and more services that empower people and communities. The collaborative approach doesn’t stop there. We work hand-in-hand with the widest range of external organisations from industry bodies to the Government to drive progress. All of which (along with our training opportunities) make this a great place to learn, develop and innovate.

The role of Corporate Services is to support our colleagues to deliver the best services to our customers, maintain existing homes and build new homes. We do this by making sure that corporate services understand the needs of and are responsive to our front line colleagues in the support they require in order for the Group to deliver its objectives.

This is through the provision of a range of services which include leading edge/reliable IT, great H&S advice, business improvement facilitation and making sure our offices are functional and available when they are required. Many services add real value through enabling Orbit to undertake more effective procurment and work with our front line to make sure that we shape our services based on what our customers tell us. In addition, Corporate Services provide wider risk and compliance support to ensure that the business operates safely and maintains the highest levels of governance.

We use the latest technology and data driven insight to empower our colleagues to deliver more for our customers. Right now, we’re transforming how Orbit works through our IT enabled business change programme, Apollo. As well as delivering Microsoft Dynamics ERP Platform (a new collaboration platform based on Microsoft Teams) we’ll also be rolling out Windows 10 and Office365.

In addition to investing in technology to make us a more innovative and flexible place to work, we’ll invest in you, too. We provide training that ensures you have the right technical skills to innovate through technology and the right soft skills to build the strong working relationships across Orbit that ensure those innovations are really delivering for our customers and our people. What’s more, we’ve also created the sort of flexible working environment that will help you thrive.