PROTECTING FUTURES

The world of social housing regulation and accountability is fast evolving, our Governance & Assurance team is taking major strides to enhance the development of an effective assurance framework underpinning our strong social purpose and provision of customer-centric services as we deliver ‘Great Places’, ‘Great Services’ and ‘Great Tomorrows’.

As a result we’re investing in our governance arrangements to build on the strong foundations we already have in place with this in mind we’re on the hunt for a Lead Executive and Governance Assistant to provide efficient and effective leadership to our team of Executive Assistants and Governance Officers, direct PA support to the Group Chief Executive, coordinate scheduling of the Executive Team, and liaise with the Chair of the Board.

You’ll definitely be looking for variety in your next role as in addition to executive support, key tasks will include arranging and servicing meetings, preparation of documents, report writing and organising conferences, making travel arrangements, managing diaries and circulation of information in advance of meetings to name but a few! You’ll be an integral part of our executive team and therefore be confident in making your mark at a senior level.

You’ll have the perfect platform to showcase your very strong literacy skills, amazing organisational abilities and attention to detail, along with experience of financial responsibilities including assisting in the preparation of annual budget, managing and monitoring of expenditure.

Your background as a high-level Executive Assistant at Director level will shine through in your confidence to juggle competing priorities, work effectively under pressure and occasionally handle challenging situations, all with a ‘can do’ attitude.

With your application we would like a covering letter of no more than one page telling us how you feel your skills, competencies and experience match the role profile. You should also explain how you align with our culture and values. You can include this in your CV document or email to recruitment@futureshg.co.uk

IF YOU’RE SUCCESSFUL

You’ll be joining a highly motivated and growing team, determined to play our part in responding to the delivery of the Charter for Social Housing residents. You can bring all your skills and experience to the different roles available which will help us improve our systems for:

• partnering with colleagues across the business to manage and mitigate risks
• ensuring we have great data providing information that enables us to take great decisions
• leading on data protection
• providing quality support for our Boards, Committees, executive and internal teams

THAT SOUNDS LIKE ME. WHAT CAN YOU OFFER

It’s an exciting time of change at Futures Housing Group! We’ll be moving our main office to a state-of-the-art, flexible new workspace later this year. However in this role the need to attend the office will be on ‘occasional business need’ basis so we’ll provide you with a great agile kit to get on with the job wherever you do your best work!

We’ve also recently signed up to Harry’s Pledge, a campaign to support people who are working but also looking after a friend or family member who needs extra help. This could be an elderly parent, a friend with mental health issues, or a parent carer who looks after a disabled child, to name a few.

We know balancing work and caring is tough and that’s why we have an extra focus on supporting team members in this situation. To help, we organise regular virtual support groups, have an Employee Assistance Scheme with 24/7 counselling, and offer Flexible Working from day one, helping you to stay happy at work and at home.

We could wax lyrical about the range of amazing benefits we offer as part of Our Futures Rewards.  But we think there are four big things which makes Futures a great employer.

We’re flexible. We know life is what happens while you’re busy making other plans. So we give you the flexibility to strike your work / life balance.

We invest in your success. We love to see our people doing well, so we have a dedicated training and development budget to help you reach your potential.

We’re innovators. We’ve launched Futures Frontiers, a project to identify and experiment with new technology to help boost our business. You’ll love helping make innovation in technology part of our DNA.

We’re award-winning. We love to win and we want to be known as a centre of excellence for customer service, transformation, development, innovation.

This year we’ve been awarded the coveted Investor in People Platinum award – the highest of IiP accreditation. The award recognises organisations which are passionate about making sure all employees get the best experience at work. Meeting the IiP criteria of improving, leading and supporting its people, has resulted in this prestigious accreditation that only a few employers receive.

To start your Futures Journey take a look at our Role Profile, please note we may contact candidates prior to the closing date