Executive Assistant (Chief Operating Officer)

Who are Accent?

We own almost 20,400 houses across the North, East and South of the country and they are homes to over 41,000 of our customers.

We’re not just a housing association, we actually exist to improve lives, providing people with high quality homes, affordably. Whatever their housing need, whether family, single, older or more vulnerable – our customers always come first. They are always at the very heart of our business, and we demonstrate this through our values.

We recognise to achieve this, we cannot do it without our employees, and we encourage employees to bring their authentic selves to work. We’re inclusive and diverse across all teams within Accent so we would welcome applications from all backgrounds.

About the Role and Person

• Full-time - 35 hours per week
• Permanent

This is a newly created role in the business supporting the Chief Operating Officer in the day to day management of their busy workload and in their role representing and promoting Accent to the wider community.

You will have a varied workload, supporting the COO, from diary management, arranging and minuting team meetings, preparing presentations to supporting project delivery and the development of strategy.

Whilst we have key responsibilities and these can be found in the job description, there are certain things we will need from you:

• A commitment to providing first-class customer service, always
• Great organisational skills
• Personable and approachable with good communication skills
• Strong MS Office skills – Word and PowerPoint
• A self-starter who actively looks for new ways to do things
• Excellent written skills
• Good at problem-solving

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Location

The successful candidate will be required to live within a commutable distance from our office in Peterborough We are a keen promoter of agile working and actively encourage a mix of working from home and working from our busy office, always having in mind the need to meet the needs of the customers, internal and external.

We will provide the equipment and software that you will need for the purpose of your role, however it will be your responsibility to have an appropriate space at home if you wish to work from home, as well as a suitable broadband connection/provider.

Salary

The spot salary for this post is £35,000 per annum.

What will you get from us?

In addition to a competitive salary and agile working, we also have a focus on employees’ development. We support both professional and personal development, ensuring everyone has a development plan and we provide access to a wide range of internal and external learning resources.

You will also receive:

• 28 days paid holiday per year(Pro rata excluding back holidays) rising by 1 day per year up to a maximum of one working week
• Option to purchase additional holiday of up to 2 of your working weeks (at managers discretion)
• Employee Assistance Programme
• A choice of salary based contributory pension schemes, each offering life assurance cover.
• Auto enrolment – employer and employee contribution 4%
• Pension scheme – employer contribution 16.4%, employee contribution 7.5%

If Accent sounds like an organisation you would like to work for and you have a passion for delivering excellent services to customers, then we would love to hear from you!

The closing date for applications is Tuesday, 11 April 2023, with interviews expected to take place week commencing 17 April 2023.

If you would like an informal chat with the COO, please contact us on careers@accentgroup.org .

Please note candidates must have current eligibility to live and work in the UK, this position is not eligible for visa sponsorship.