Development Administrator

Origin – shaping communities; building lives homes,

We’re here to build housing in London and Hertfordshire that people can afford. Origin exists to make change happen for the good of communities. We want to grow our 6,800 homes and help people by providing affordable homes – but that’s not enough. We support all residents to lead happy and better lives. We empower our staff to take action and rise to every challenge with ‘can do’ positivity.

Good people are the future of our innovative, working community. We have placed a brand new and exciting ‘People’ strategy at the heart of our culture – to support training and personal development, to deliver our values, to move Origin forward.

Our vision for this role

We’re looking for the right person to provide support and administrative assistance to the Development Team and support the delivery of a high-quality development service to our organisation

We are seeking someone who is organised, numerate, methodical and thorough and who will be key to the smooth running of the daily operations of the Department. You will be a team player, able to multi-task, managing varying priorities and deadlines with attention to detail. This is a great opportunity for applicants to take ownership and work in a busy dynamic team and learn more about the whole development process from inception to completion.

What you’ll do

This is a rewarding and exciting position – and you will be essential to the success of the day to day running of a busy department, with the ability to stay calm under pressure and multitasking, working both internally within your Origin team and building relationships with other teams and external customers.

At a glance you:

• Take the lead by providing administrative support Origin Development team
• Raise purchase orders and process invoices for payment liaising with Accounts payable and external suppliers
• Direct your energy towards moving things forward by having a positive, can-do attitude
• Build trust by being a confident communicator and listener
• Think of others unconditionally; you are giving of your time
• Reach out to people and take a real and non-judgemental approach to life
• Remember the little things and go the extra, extra, extra mile.

What you’ll need A motivational approach

Collaboration is highly important; you’ll need to demonstrate your experience of working and supporting a team in an administrative capacity, processing invoices for payments, taking ownership and working on your own initiative.

Relationship building skills and collaboration with others

We reach out to third parties to help us; you’ll need experience of working as part of a team and working with team members and other departments, especially colleagues in the accounts payable team.

Proven ability

We operate at a high level; you’ll need to demonstrate a track record in delivering high performance, proving high levels of administrative organisation and outcomes and working under pressure with competing priorities. You’ll be numerate and confident with figures and data as this role involves payment processing where accuracy is essential.

Adeptness in Technology

We move things forward and get things done; you’ll need experience of payment and invoice systems, office systems, outlook, word, excel, power point etc and be confident with new software and IT systems. Ideally you will have experience with a Customer Relationship system (CRM)

Confident Communicator

You’ll need to be a confident communicator across all channels but, specifically, you’ll need experience of communicating with a variety of audiences, showing a positive and friendly manner

Tell us your story

We are looking forward to learning about you. Please help us get to know you by sending your latest CV and covering letter detailing how your experience meets the role above. To find out more about us simply visit www.originhousing.org.uk

Please note we will be asking for satisfactory references and DBS check. Successful applicants for interview will be contacted within seven days after the closing date.

Benefits for the right person

We reward our people for the work they do. We appreciate commitment, initiative and going the extra mile. At Origin, our comprehensive range of benefits care about the ‘whole’ person. As well as offering you great-to-have discounts, we look after your health and well-being too – personalising your benefits package to you. We offer:

• Access to a range of discounts on services, products and experiences. Not simply picked at random but personalised to you
• Tailor-made Healthcare plans and/or insurance plans – let us know your preference
• An Employee Assistance Programme that supports your well-being and is there to provide valuable help at all times
• A choice of rewards that you choose where to spend
• An Awards recognition scheme that champions individual achievement

See our new benefits portal where you can select the options that suit your lifestyle.

Closing date: 30 January 2022

Interview and assessment date: 10 February 2022