Business Support Officer

Business Support Officer

Application closing date is 01/01/2025 

We expect to hold interviews in person week commencing 20/01/2025

This is a 12 Months Fixed Term Contract

A bit about the role...

Are you passionate about data and excited about making a meaningful impact within a national organisation with a social purpose? Due to a recent promotion, we are seeking a dynamic and detail-oriented Business Support Officer to join our Southern Land Acquisitions Team. 

The team, led by Assistant Director Paul Dawson, plays a key role in leveraging Homes England’s development expertise by unlocking some of the most complex and challenging projects. The Role is an exciting opportunity to support the delivery of these projects and is instrumental in helping to shape the future of our organisation.

The role requires the use, maintenance and analysis of data, delivering key insights to both the South Team and the wider Acquisitions Team. You will be working with a range of stakeholders and partners across the South East and South West of England, with some office and site travel required.

Key Responsibilities:

Support the team with the co-ordination of project forecasts and monitoring of financial headroom 

Deliver high-quality administrative support, helping to streamline procedures and improve team effectiveness.

Work closely with team members and other departments to ensure cohesive and integrated support across the organisation.

A bit about you…

We are looking for someone who:

• Is passionate about data and understands its potential to influence decision-making.

• Has excellent attention to detail and a strong commitment to accuracy.

• Demonstrates an ability to interpret and communicate data-driven insights effectively.

• Is proactive and innovative, ready to shape and develop our administrative functions.

• Thrives in a collaborative environment, supporting colleagues to achieve shared goals.

You will be used to "spinning several plates" at once and will always be looking for ways to improve and innovate. You will have a keen interest in working with data or growing your data skills and will enjoy finding new and creative solutions to support the team.

Delivering on a mission as bold as ours isn’t always easy. You will be resilient and comfortable managing stakeholders at a senior level. You will enjoy working in an innovative, fun and engaging way and be able to understand and work with multiple data sources. You’ll also understand how to support colleagues and be able to demonstrate you can work with others as part of a team in a collaborative, inclusive way.

Who are we? 

Homes England : The Housing and Regeneration Agency

We believe that affordable, quality homes in well-designed places are key to improving people’s lives. As the government’s housing and regeneration agency, we create thriving new places and transform urban areas, combining the full breadth of our powers, expertise, land, capital and influence to bring investment to communities and get more homes built.

How? We form long-term partnerships that bridge the gap between the public and private sector to meet local needs and aspirations. We use our influence to champion the creation of sustainable homes, communities and places that are brilliantly designed for the people that live there now, and in the future. And we use our funding and support to build a more resilient, diverse and innovative housing sector, helping new entrants in the market, encouraging modern methods of construction and design, and promoting the utmost attention to building safety.

Together with our partners, we’re accelerating the pace of house building, remediation and regeneration across the country, as we seek to deliver ever more affordable homes in places people are proud to call home for generations to come.

What we offer... 

As well as a competitive salary and 33 days annual leave, we are committed to 50/50 hybrid working. We’ll support you, wherever possible, so that you don’t miss out on what matters to you. 

Internal applicants: please note that if you are successful, the salary you are offered will be in accordance with our pay controls and pay policy. You can find these on the recruitment pages of the intranet.

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, we’ll pay for your membership and once you get your digital kit, you’ll be good to go. 

Homes England are a geographically diverse community. We work to a 50/50 office/ home based model. Moving back into our office environments has enabled us to utilise our space and time together in the most collaborative 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 this stage