Job Description

Officer - Business Support

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A bit about the role...

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Closing date 03/09/2025

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Interviews w/c 15/09/2025

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Providing administrative support to the Assistant Directors of Growth and Delivery, and working with the Director's Executive Assistant, you will play a key role supporting the Affordable Housing Grants team to work effectively and efficiently, helping to set up better ways of working and support engagement with our external partners (Housing Associations, Local Authorities and others).



We have ambitious plans to deliver the recently announced 39bn Social and Affordable Homes Programme, which will provide much needed affordable homes across the country in the next few years. Great communication across our teams, and with external partners is critical to this success.



The role will organise and support internal and external meetings and co-ordinate timely communication updates via email. The role will also assist in the planning and setting up of events with external partners and work closely with colleagues across Affordable Housing to gather information and co-ordinate responses to key projects. You will also need to deal with finance admin (e.g. purchase orders), people-related activities (e.g. structure charts, inductions, pulse surveys), and work with the team to support investment and programme decisions.



The right candidate will be well organised, able to prioritise tasks, be flexible and adaptable to changing priorities, be able to work well in a team or by themselves completing tasks within set deadlines. You'll have good written and IT skills, the ability to condense information into high quality summaries and excellent attention to detail to support the work of the team.



The role covers all of England meaning you will be working closely with all the Affordable Housing Grants sub-teams based across the country, providing support remotely through Microsoft Teams and be based in one of our offices.



We believe in delivering a first-class customer service, resolving delivery issues informally wherever possible, and taking an innovative and creative approach to building more affordable housing. The Affordable Housing Grants team culture is about working in a collaborative and flexible way, valuing diversity in experience and perspective to foster good decision making. This also helps us manage risks and solve problems within the team.

A bit about you...

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You will need great organisational skills, the ability to support colleagues at all levels in the organisation and be a self starter. Great communications skills are essential as are an ability to work collaboratively as part of team, manage your own time and prioritise multiple deadlines.



You must be able to manage diaries through outlook, and have excellent word, excel and power point skills.



This is your chance to help us shape and implement an approach that recognises everyone's contribution and improves communication across the teams and with external partners.



If you enjoy working in a fast paced, high performing team with a strong social purpose to build more affordable homes then we'd like to hear from you.

Who are we?

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Homes England : The Housing and Regeneration Agency





We believe that affordable, quality homes in well-designed places are key to improving people's lives. As the government's housing and regeneration agency, we create thriving new places and transform urban areas, combining the full breadth of our powers, expertise, land, capital and influence to bring investment to communities and get more homes built.





How? We form long-term partnerships that bridge the gap between the public and private sector to meet local needs and aspirations. We use our influence to champion the creation of sustainable homes, communities and places that are brilliantly designed for the people that live there now, and in the future. And we use our funding and support to build a more resilient, diverse and innovative housing sector, helping new entrants in the market, encouraging modern methods of construction and design, and promoting the utmost attention to building safety.





Together with our partners, we're accelerating the pace of house building, remediation and regeneration across the country, as we seek to deliver ever more affordable homes in places people are proud to call home for generations to come.

What we offer...

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As well as a competitive salary and 33 days annual leave, we are committed to 50/50 hybrid working. We'll support you, wherever possible, so that you don't miss out on what matters to you.





Internal applicants: please note that if you are successful, the salary you are offered will be in accordance with our pay controls and pay policy. You can find these on the recruitment pages of the intranet.





If you ever need a bit of extra help, we have a great employee assistance programme, financial wellbeing support and access to many great discounts with leading high street names.





Our range of network groups are also there to support you to be yourself at work and play a key role in helping shape our future.





If you are a member of a professional body, we'll pay for your membership and once you get your digital kit, you'll be good to go.





Homes England are a geographically diverse community. We work to a 50/50 office/ home based model. Moving back into our office environments has enabled us to utilise our space and time together in the most collaborative way.





We would encourage all applicants to apply as soon as possible as we may close vacancies early should we receive a high number of applications.





We also encourage you to apply using the full application option as opposed to quick apply, this is especially important if you would like to indicate to us that you would like to be considered under the disability confident scheme.





If your application is shortlisted to interview we will require you to provide proof of your right to work in the UK at this stage.