Assistant Project Manager - Housing Croydon, England
Job description
Assistant Project Manager x2
Looking for an opportunity to make a real difference to the lives of Croydon residents? Whilst also gaining a range of experience across Croydon’s Housing directorate and build a network of external and internal stakeholders?
Croydon Council is looking for an Assistant Project Manager to provide administrative and business support to the Director for Housing; Regeneration, and the New Supply
The successful candidate will play a key role in making a difference to the lives of our residents. Following a spotlight news report in 2021, on conditions at one of the Council’s blocks in South Norwood, Croydon’s Housing Service has embarked on an improvement journey as part of our commitment to delivering better services for our residents. With a new leadership team, a new direction and a strong desire to make things better, we are now looking for an Assistant Project Manager to support the directorate’s mission to work with residents, partners and businesses to provide safe and warm homes in thriving, sustainable and inclusive communities.
The Assistant Project Manager will play a vital role in delivering an exciting and ambitious 10 – year property rebuilding and refurbishing programme as part of the Council’s Housing Investment Programme. Their responsibilities will include; organising meetings, taking minutes and ensuring action points are followed up, gathering and analysing data to provide progress reports on the delivery of projects and supporting the Housing Projects Team in delivering their programme plans and objectives.
This position offers scope for flexible working, although the role is office-based.
If you are a highly organised individual with excellent communication and problem-solving skills, and have experience in project support and administration, we would love to hear from you. Join our team and help us deliver an ambitious and exciting 10-year property rebuilding and refurbishing programme.
Closing date: Sunday 2nd July @ 11.59pm
Croydon Council is an inclusive employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. Subject to business needs, we will be pleased to consider applications from candidates seeking flexible working arrangements and support hybrid working, whereby staff attend the workplace for part of their working week and work from home, or elsewhere, remotely for the rest of the time.
As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the advertised role.
Croydon council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment.
