Development Programme Assistant

We are delighted to be looking for a Development Programme Assistant to join Abri's New Build Development Delivery team. We are the first port of call for all Development enquiries from our internal teams and external suppliers. As a Development Programme Assistant, you will be on hand to provide excellent Administrative support to our Development Programme Officers, Programme Manager and other internal teams, including filing, invoicing, minute taking, room and venue booking and other various Administrative tasks. Every day is a school day with lots to learn and new challenges to take on.

Having good Maths skills are essential, above all we are looking for someone who has excellent attention to detail and multitasking skills with the ability to work in a fast paced environment, a business administration qualification is preferred but training and support will be provided to candidates who can show the other skills and experience we are looking for. The right candidate will be ready and willing to learn and grow within the role. We are looking for someone who is not afraid to embrace the changes of New Build development, ensuring we live up to Abris values and Behaviours. This is a 37 hour a week role with 3 days a week in the office.

Abri is a large housing provider who own and manage more than 58,000 homes and various community assets, serving around 113,000 customers across the South of England. We believe everyone has the right to a good quality safe, warm and sustainable home in a community where they can belong, grow and thrive. What does that look like in real terms? We're investing £689m over the next ten years in our existing homes to improve building safety and make them more energy efficient.

• We're delivering 10,000 homes by 2030, ensuring affordable housing is built where it's needed most
• We're investing in our communities, to address local issues and create opportunities for everyone, We've all got different backgrounds, strengths and experiences. But we share the same values. It's these shared values that bring us together as one team.
Our colleagues embrace these every day. Be the difference to our customers and colleagues, always curious and look for better solutions, achieve together by working in partnership with others, own it openly through working with others in an open and honest way, and finally embrace possibility and see changes and challenges as welcomed opportunities. We also expect our colleagues to share Abri's commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. If you share our values and want to make a real difference in the world, you're on to a winner and we'd love to hear from you! Be yourself We're committed to promoting an inclusive culture. We welcome and respect the individual differences, life experiences and knowledge that all our colleagues bring into the workplace, and we value their contribution to our amazing company. Everyone is different, everyone is unique. Flexible working We recognise the benefits flexible working can bring and we aim to support colleagues who need to work flexibly wherever we can, provided the needs of both Abri and the colleague can be met. Please feel free to let us know about any flexibility you might need when applying for this role. We can't promise to give you exactly what you want, but we do promise to consider it fully. To our agency friends We already have a number of carefully selected agency partners who know our business well and who support our in-house recruitment team during exceptionally busy periods. We're not looking to add to our preferred supplier list right now but if you'd like to be considered at a future date please don't hesitate to register on our procurement portal.

28 days holiday + the opportunity to buy and sell holiday Generous pension scheme with contributions up to 10% Money off tons of high street and online retailers Life assurance of 5x your annual salary Generous parental and family leave Health and wellbeing packages Electric car scheme Personal development opportunities Colleague recognition scheme Flexible working Free eye tests Cycle to Work scheme