Business Support Officer

Job Description

A bit about the role...Working in a National Acquisitions Team in the south east region for the Assistant Director; the role of Business Support Officerwill play a critical role in delivering an annual acquisitions budget of +£100m. You will be joining our highly skilled and experiencedteam, who are committed to making positive change in how Homes England acquire land and property for residential led development.The team is dedicated in delivering a first-class customer service, resolving problems informally wherever possible, taking an innovative and creative approach to property acquisition issues. The team believes in working in a collaborative/flexible way tofoster good decision making and problem solving within their team.This is a rare chance to help shape the future of the acquisitions and partnering function in a fast growing, national organisation with real social purpose. Working with key stakeholders and a professional team you will ensure efficient, consistent datacollection, analysis and reporting. You will also assist in effective management of the internal processes, governance and audit which accompany property acquisitions and have the opportunity to help create an efficient process management system.The role will support the delivery of key strategic projects around land acquisition. There are some exciting and ambitious projects to get involved with and this is an excellent opportunity to balance day to day delivery whilst bringing consistency of dataanalysis and reporting and streamlining the processes wherever possible in line with audit requirements.A bit about youWhilst our day job is to deliver first class customer service to our stakeholders across the Development Directorate, you will be used to "spinning several plates" at once and can work at pace, accurately and with attention to detail, through a range ofdifferent tasks and priorities to deliver on competing responsibilities whilst looking for ways to improve and innovate.Youll be an experienced administrative support professional, comfortable supporting the south east Acquisitions team with complex data management and reporting issues and have the required organisational skills to manage the process seamlessly and efficiently.You will have excellent verbal, written and digital communication skills and be experienced in Microsoft Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Teams and be proficient in excel, data collation, analysis, reporting and management as well as step by step process coordination.Delivering on a mission as bold as ours isnt always easy. You will be resilient and comfortable managing stakeholders at a senior level and your discussions will always be shaped by a good understanding of the commercial and operational impact of what wedo as an Acquisitions team. You will enjoy working in an innovative, fun and engaging way and be able to proactively manage and guide the team through the various governance and corresponding approvals of the acquisitions and disposal processes, whilst maintainingdata integrity throughout.As an experienced Business Support professional youll understand how to manage colleagues and be able to demonstrate you can work with others as part of a team in a collaborative, inclusive wayWho are we Homes England, the governments housing and regeneration agency, plays a central role in tackling the housing challenges the country now faces. We have the appetite, influence, expertise and resource to drive positive market change, and our mission is toensure more homes are built in areas of greatest need, improve affordability and create a sustainable housing market.Following the publication of the governments Levelling Up White Paper, Homes England has also been tasked with a core role in spearheading regeneration, partnering with places to reduce economic disparity, empower local leaders and create equal opportunitiesacross the country to ensure communities reach their full potential.What we offer... As well as a competitive salary and 33 days annual leave, we are committed to hybrid working. Well support you, wherever possible, so that you dont miss out on what matters to you.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, well pay for your membership and once you get your digital kit, youll be good to go.Homes England are a geographically diverse community. We were all working from homeduring the pandemic and have since moved to a hybrid model, moving back into our office environments and utilising our space and time together in the most conducive 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 that stage.

Keyskills :
AdminAdministrativeData AnalysisData EntryData Management