Investment Services Co-ordinator

Posted 09 February 2024
Salary Negotiable hourly rate
Location
Job type Temporary
Discipline Local Government Recruitment
ReferencePROF_45224
Contact NameRyan Geer

Job description

​We are currently partnering with a local council, who are recruiting for an Investment Services Co-ordinator to join their growing team on a permanent basis.

This is a full-time position with a negotiable hourly rate based on experience (subject to experience) and the start date is immediate.

Duties will include (but are not limited to):

  • Providing a support service to the two teams of Damp and Mould and Aids and Adaptation conducting administrative functions
  • Carrying out a range of co-ordinating, reporting and auditing functions to ensure that services are being delivered in a consistent manner, within agreed standards and that performance data is rigorously interrogated with results fed back through the management hierarchy
  • Undertaking regular auditing of work to ensure that it is being delivered to an agreed standard
  • Leading the implementation of the Contractor Portal ensuring contractors are properly inducted in its use and that information input (work completion etc.) is both timely and accurate
  • Creating, maintaining, managing and reporting the data across the two teams – cases, case leads (assigned officer), case/project key dates: received, inspected, works ordered, completed, post inspected, paid, etc
  • Managing disrepair claims data ensuring that cases have the case bundles prepared, checked and submitted in accordance with the pre action protocol, are assigned and investigated and report on performance
  • Experience required:

    • Proven track record in providing administrative support and co-ordination in a similar role
    • Experience of using data bases such as: Northgate and Keystone
    • Experience of working with contractors
    • Experience of working with contractors, tenants and residents to achieve agreed works completion within agreed time scales

    Skills, knowledge and expertise required:

    • Knowledge of Microsoft Office packages
    • Effectively communicate with a wide range of people both verbally and in writing
    • Ability to work under own initiative as well as part of a team
    • Aptitude to manage own workloads, plan and priortise to meet deadlines
    • Capable of analysing and solve problems/issues
    • Minimum of 5 GCSE’s at Grade C or above (or equivalent)
    • Knowledge of building construction and building services

    Rewards and Benefits:

    • Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, is provided through our Employee Assistance Programme
    • Provide discounted Health and Fitness membership at local leisure centre, free Eye tests for VDU users and an Occupational Health Service
    • Loan towards season tickets
    • Cycle to Work Scheme
    • Membership to Arriva Employers Travel Club
    • Discounts for train and bus travel and discounts at outlets like Halfords
    • Employees receive 24 - 30 days holiday per year. Employees with Local Government service will receive 27 days leave after 5 years accumulated service and 30 days after 10 years accumulated service.
    • Pain and unpaid leave
    • Flexible working
    • Credit Union
    • Pension Scheme
    • Civil Service Sports Council (CSSC) membership
    • Training and Development opportunities
    • Access to Trade Unions

    Working hours:

    37 hours per week

    Monday – Friday

    Please note that you require recent experience to apply for this role.

    James Andrews is acting as an employment agency and business in relation to this role.

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