Our Development team work tirelessly to deliver a programme of 1,500 new homes per year for people in need.  We are looking for a proactive and driven Development Assistant to join our team in Bristol.

Driven by our vision for everyone to have the opportunity to have a place that they can call home, we’re a leading social housing provider with a mission to deliver good quality, affordable homes to people who need them most.

We manage around 32,000 homes, serving 65,000 customers across our portfolio of affordable properties for general rent, and shared ownership and sale, as well as specialist accommodation, and  an ambitious house-building programme.

We’re looking for like-minded people to join our team of over 800 colleagues who embody our values of being ethical, ambitious, passionate, agile and commercial, as well as people who want to make a difference and transform people’s lives.

The role:

• Provide proactive dedicated support to Senior Development Team members by way of diary management/travel arrangements, preparation of documentation, managing/delegating incoming and outgoing communications and updating the relevant systems.
• Check and process payments received for Development schemes promptly to ensure that terms of contract/letter of appointment are met.
• Accurately prepare and issue letters of appointments, ad hoc letter, mail merges, reports and spreadsheets.
• Coordinate the signing and sealing of legal documents in enable completion of key processes for schemes.
• Coordinate the appointment of new consultants and contractors to ensure that paperwork is completed and signed off correctly.
• Support colleagues in the use of Electronic Document Management (EDM), Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Stakeholder Relationship Management (SRM) and other digitalisation projects to ensure the department is agile when managing incoming and outgoing information.  
• Deal with enquiries from internal and external stakeholders in a timely and effective manner.

The ideal candidate:

• Able to work proactively at a fast pace and under pressure using own initiative and within a team to meet objectives and targets.
• Able to effectively use IT applications.
• Able to communicate confidently and work effectively with all levels of stakeholders.
• Flexible approach and open to change.
• Commitment to high personal standards and attention to detail.
• Commitment to innovation, quality, customer service and value for money.
• Effective decision maker.  

Appointment to this role will be subject to a references and possession of a valid Right to Work document.

Our Offer:

At Stonewater we offer excellent benefits which help make us a great place to work!

• A retirement savings plan – up to 7% matched contribution rate
• Life assurance – 3.5x contractual pay
• Career development and progression opportunities
• Holiday starting at 26 days with the option to buy/sell
• Deals and Discounts on shopping, travel, optical etc.
• Healthcare cash plan
• Cycle to work scheme
• Annual Company Day
• Values Award celebration events
• Team building days

And much more…

Stonewater supports equality of opportunities and are dedicated to being a diverse, inclusive, and supportive workplace.

Are you ready to #DiscoverStonewater?

Telephone interview date: 02/10/2019

Interview date: 10/10/2019