Job Description

The role
An exciting position has become available within our dedicated Facilities team for a Facilities Officer. In this role, you will help maintain the smooth operation of Southern Housing offices, creating a safe and comfortable workspace for all employees. You'll also contribute to delivering top-quality facilities management services that support business objectives and provide excellent customer service. You will be provided with all the training and support needed to excel in the role.
Your main office will be in Farringdon, with your duties occasionally extending across other Southern Housing offices, giving you valuable insight into the broader organisation.
What you'll have

• Suitable experience of working in Facilities or property management within a complex office environment, using a variety of facilities management systems.
• Demonstrable experience of managing complex day to day arrangements for large and complex buildings.
• Confident communication skills to be able to liaise effectively with colleagues in other teams, contractors and other stakeholders.
• Excellent planning and prioritising of workloads to meet competing deadlines and targets.
• Excellent literacy skills, with the ability to communicate positively and clearly to ensure target audience is fully informed.
• You'll be flexible, self-reliance and be able to work as part of a team and manage various stakeholders.

In your supporting statement, it is important that you address how you meet each of the above criteria providing real examples.
Closing date: 17th December 2025 at 23:59 (We may close the advert early if we receive a suitable number of applications).
Interview date: 5th January 2026 at Fleet House, Farringdon.
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About us
At Southern Housing, our residents are at the heart of everything we do. As one of the largest housing providers in the UK with over 77,000 homes across London, the Southeast, the Isle of Wight, and the Midlands, we give over 167,000 people somewhere affordable to call their own! We also understand the difference that safe, secure, and affordable homes can make to people's lives.
A career at Southern Housing will allow you to make a difference every day you come to work. Working in the housing sector with us will bring fresh challenges and give you the opportunity to grow and develop, too.
What's in it for you
Pension
Life
assurance
Healthcare cash plan
Eyecare & dental
Birthday
leave
Retailers discounts
Cycle
to work
Buy & sell
annual leave
Inclusion & Diversity
We work hard to create a diverse and inclusive culture and environment where people are respected for who they are. Encouraging inclusion is not just about protected characteristics, it's about celebrating differences of thought, opinion, experience and perspective of each individual.
We're all different in our own way and we want our colleagues to feel comfortable, that they belong, and are safe to be themselves at work, without fear of being judged or excluded, but valued for their contribution to our One Team approach.

Skills Required