Business Administrator

Inclusion Group is looking to recruit a Business Administrator to join the Business team at their head office in York. This is a great opportunity to work for an award-winning, dynamic and growing, not for profit group of companies.

**What we can offer**:

- 25 days annual leave, rising by 1 day for each year served to the maximum of 30 plus Bank Holidays.
- Full time 35 Hours per Week
- 9% Employer matched, contributory pension
- Live Cover - Three times salary
- Free onsite parking
- Salary: circa. £22,000

Key relationships

External: Tenants, partner agencies, local community, local authority and health commissioners, other housing providers, contractors and other service providers.

Internal: IH Board, Executive and staff teams

Job purpose

The Business Administrator role is part of the business administration service, to ensure effective systems, knowledge, customer and contract services across all areas of the company’s work. The team is the primary customer service contact point for tenants, partner agencies and wider stakeholder groups. The business administration team also provides support for all operational and central services activities. The purpose of the role is to provide business administration and systems support in the delivery of customer and business services, ensuring a customer focus approach to both external and internal stakeholders in addition to general administration to the business.

Specific Duties

Customer Service
- To work as part of the administration team delivering a customer services response to tenants, partner agencies and other stakeholders either via phone calls or e mails.
- Deal with routine enquiries as the initial source of advice for tenants and other customers in most cases
- Liaise with contractors and agents to ensure services are delivered to customers and partners (e.g. repairs, landscaping and cleaning services)
- Provide high quality telephony, reception and switchboard services that consistently promote excellence to its customers

Business Administration
- To provide business administration support across all areas of the business, with a focus on operational delivery and support.
- Provide appropriate ‘team’ cover in the absence of other staff as reasonably requested
- Any other duties required in line with the role and level

Compliance and Systems Management
- Assist with the administration of the company’s databases, information systems through efficient operation, input and monitoring.
- Appropriate operation of IT systems to support all operational activities of the business.

Other Duties
- Manage personal workload and responding to changing priorities and personal objectives.
- Keep up to date with key legislative and policy changes within the sector.
- Implement and promote Inclusion’s Equality & Diversity Policy and Health & Safety Policy and related procedures.
- Any other related duties as assigned by the Team Leader that are commensurate with the general level of responsibility of this post.
- To comply with Terms and Conditions of service.
- To comply with Company policies and procedures
- To undertake such other tasks as may be reasonably requested by the post holders’ direct manager.

Person specification

Knowledge and experience

1. Experience of one or more of the following:
a. Desirable - Front line operational experience, working directly with residents/customers (a minimum of 1 year);
b. Desirable - Working in an Administration or similar role (a minimum of 1 year)

c. Evidence of training and continuing professional development.

2. Desirable - Experience of using MS Reporting Services

3. Microsoft IT skills - Outlook

4. Problem solving skills

5. Able to communicate effectively (verbally and in writing) to a range of audiences and influence them (including summarising complex issues simply)

6. Able to plan, organise and prioritise own workload to meet deadlines and targets

7. Awareness of the key challenges facing housing companies and their residents

Skills and abilities
- Acts with integrity, is accountable and actively promotes and supports the vision and values of the organisation.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with an approachable and engaging style.
- Commitment to providing a high-quality service to colleagues, external clients, tenants and residents
- Understanding of and commitment to Equal Opportunities and Diversity
- Commitment to service excellence

Pay: £22,000.00 per year

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person