Landscape Officer

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced individual to join our Client Funds Team on a 12-month fixed term contract. The successful candidate will provide support to our dedicated team, ensuring the best interests of our clients are always served.

The ideal candidate will have excellent communication skills, a flexible mindset, and the ability to work efficiently under pressure. They will be responsible for juggling demanding and conflicting situations, gathering complex financial and non-financial information, and making sound financial decisions.

The Client Funds Team provides a Deputyship and Appointeeship Service for vulnerable adults who have been assessed as lacking the capacity to manage their own property and financial affairs. This is a varied and interesting role, with a wide range of duties that require a high level of organizational skills, sound financial awareness, and an understanding of person-centred support.

The successful candidate will have previous experience in a financial/administrative/caring role, with good organizational skills, sound financial awareness, and an understanding of the person-centred support needed for our clients. They will also have knowledge of welfare benefits and the ability to understand and interpret national legislation, policies, and guidance.

Key responsibilities include:

• Providing support to the Client Funds Team
• Gathering complex financial and non-financial information
• Making sound financial decisions
• Planning and monitoring client budgets
• Safeguarding future financial needs

We offer a range of benefits, including:

• Additional annual leave through our salary sacrifice scheme
• Flexible bank holidays
• Additional Voluntary Contributions (Shared AVCs) to your pension
• Development opportunities, apprenticeships, and qualified coaches
• Paid volunteering hours
• Access to Peer Support Groups
• Employee Recognition Awards
• Our Cambs Rewards account, giving you access to in-store and online discounts

Cambridgeshire is a great place to work and live, with a diverse population, an urban centre in Cambridge, historic Isle of Ely, Huntingdon, and St Ives, as well as more rural landscapes. We are proud to serve the diverse communities of Cambridgeshire and want our workforce to be reflective of this diversity.