Project Administrator Full Time

Loughborough, Leicestershire
Nottingham Community Housing Association

Project Administrator

Leicester – Mountsorrel and Shepshed

£9,190 – £9,497 per annum

Here at NCHA we have a fantastic opportunity for the right person to join our friendly and supportive team within Care & Support as Project Administrator

Are you looking for a part time administrative role that is flexible, varied and allows you to work on your own initiative? Have you got a keen eye for detail with great analytical skills? NCHA have just the role for you

The world is a little different right now and businesses like us are continually evolving our practices to meet the needs of the business whilst prioritising the safety of our colleagues and customers, there has never been a more important time to recruit an enthusiastic and driven Project Administrator. Reporting to the Project Admin Manager, you will work as part of a team of administrators based in different geographical locations. You will have demonstrable experience in an administrative type role, reconciliation of finances and you will enjoy working independently.

We have projects based at Mountsorrel and Shepshed. The successful post holder will work 15.00 hours working in project and from home as requested by the Manager. Shepshed project offers support to adults with mental health issues and Mountsorrel offer Community Support. You would never be expected to get involved in the support of service users. Your roles and responsibilities will vary day to day but to give you an idea of what to expect, they may look like this:

• Provide full administrative/clerical/receptionist support as required and allocated by the Project Manager of the service and/or the Project Admin Manager.
• General correspondence of internal and external communications – we expect that you have well developed communications skills!
• Administer the ordering, receipt and payment processes for goods and services in accordance with agreed procedures.
• Monitoring project expenditure.
• Supporting project staff with ICT
• Produce documents, letters, e mails, minutes, etc. – ICT experience of Microsoft Office applications are essential (e.g. Word and Excel).
• Maintain up to date literature and information for customers – Demonstrate your capability to maintain strict confidentiality!
• Assist in providing a safe and healthy physical environment for tenants/service users and staff.
• Financial reconciliation work which will involve checking the accuracy of the entries.
• Assist in operating the relevant control accounts and control systems to ensure completeness and accuracy of transactions and records.
• Prepare and process relevant system entries such as: invoicing and payments

What we require:

Enthusiasm with a drive to learn – we want you to enjoy your role and come up with best ways of working that suit you to gain the best outcomes! You will be articulate and have demonstrable ability to use functionality of Microsoft Excel and other related applications to retrieve and manipulate complex data. Numeracy and Literacy skills are essential for this role as you will need a degree of accuracy when inputting data; and you will need to be able to communicate clearly and effectively to colleagues and customers alike to ensure a high service is maintained.

Working Hours:

We understand that the usual 9am – 5pm working week doesn’t work for everyone, so with the agreement of the Project Manager a working pattern can be devised which suits you, We don’t do things half-heartedly at NCHA and we want you to thrive in your role – we recognise that a good work-life balance and an ample amount of flexibility can really enhance your work and productivity.

Please be advised that the term ‘project’ at NCHA is not used in the conventional sense of the word. A project at NCHA is essentially a service, a care home for example, or a domestic abuse refuge. Our services provide care and support to vulnerable people or people with additional support needs, either in one of NCHA’s properties or their own home.

Looking forward to receiving your application!

Please note that we are not currently offering visa sponsorship.

As an Equal Opportunities and Disability Confident Employer, NCHA welcomes applications from all suitably qualified candidates including those from Black, Asian and minority ethnic groups and disabled candidates. As part of our LGBT Allies Programme, we also welcome applications from members of the LGBT community and encourage inclusivity in the workplace. Male Support Workers are currently under-represented in this area and we particularly welcome suitable applications.