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Horton Housing

Horton Housing is a not-for-profit Housing Association that manages a wide range of different housing, training and support services across Bradford, Calderdale, Kirklees and North Yorkshire. We offer support to a variety of people, including those who are homeless or at risk, young people and refugees. We offer accommodation, skills and language support, and use a strength based approach to help the people we support achieve their goals in a manner which works for them.

We are currently recruiting for a Governance Administrative Officer to join Horton Housing Association. This is a brand new role, which will be based from our Head Office in Bradford. The role is 35 hours per week, full time.

The role

The post holder will work closely with the Head of Administration in providing day-to-day management of Horton Group Boards; coordinating the provision, prioritisation and delivery of secretariat services to Board Members and senior colleagues. The post holder should recognise a fundamental aspect of their role is in representing and enhancing the professional image and reputation of the Horton Housing Group.

What we are looking for

Experience and knowledge of working and communicating collaboratively with a range of stakeholders, in a TEAMS hybrid environment or in person
Excellent communication and people skills
Has an appetite to embrace change and work towards continuous improvement of the Governance function
Demonstrating excellent time management with the ability to multi-task and alter priorities as required to meet changing and ad-hoc demands and co-ordinate practical tasks
Can evidence vocational training and/or professional development in relevant skills for the post or willingness to work towards a relevant professional qualification (e.g. Governance Qualification) and/or use of Excel and bespoke packages such as Convene for Meetings, SharePoint, Microsoft TEAMS
Experience of statistical data analysis for provision of reports for a variety of contacts
Recognise the importance of attention to detail, accurate data entry and has experience of monitoring and evaluating information
Has a broad understanding of the need to comply with data protection legislation and how this impacts on the day-to-day work of the Governance role

What Horton offers in return?

In return, this role is offering a salary of up to £25,200 based on a 35 hour week. The role also offers excellent benefits including 6 weeks annual leave (with Bank Holidays on top), and exceptional training and development opportunities.

Please see the recruitment pack for more details.

How to apply

Please fill out the Application Form in full, detailing how you meet the requirements of the role. We shortlist based on the person specification, so please tailor your entire application to this – particularly your supporting statement.

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