Trainee Partnerships Officer

Description:

We have a exciting opportunity for a Trainee Partnerships Officer to join Vistry Group at our office in Kent. As our Trainee Partnerships Officer you will provide support to the wider Affordable Housing team and gain experience across an array of partnership activities and practice whilst gaining experience, training and relevant qualifications to further your professional career. Working with internal and external stakeholders to deliver new homes and building strong communities.

Let's cut to the chase, what's in it for you...
Completion of a Business Administration Apprenticeship Level 3
Competitive basic salary and annual bonus
Agile working possible (dependent on role)
Up to 33 days annual leave plus bank holidays
Private Healthcare
Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave
Competitive contributory pension scheme
Life assurance - 4 x your annual salary
Share incentive schemes
Employee rewards portal with many more benefits...
In return, what we would like from you...
Behave in line with our company values - Integrity, Caring and Quality
4 GCSEs A-C/4-9. Two of these should be Maths and English.
A minimum of a Level 3/BTEC Diploma/2 A Levels
Excellent attention to detail
Confident at engaging with our stakeholders with a professional communication style
Able to build and maintain relationships with both internal and external partners
Strong IT skills and experience of using computers, preferably Excel, Power Projects & Word
Able to work on your own initiative
Full UK driving licence (desirable)
More about the Trainee Partnerships Officer role...
Provide administrative support to the Affordable Housing department
Liaise with partners to obtain offers on new homes
Maintaining schedules and assist with reporting processes
Carry out general administrative duties
Working across internal stakeholders including Planning and Technical Teams
Proactively engage in stakeholder relationships with local external stakeholders, resident representatives and others to understand local challenges, emerging issues in project design and development.
Maintain relationships with local and regional bodies and support the Affordable Housing Team
Support the Affordable Housing Team in potential opportunities, developing proposals for new projects and build related partnerships.
Manage and monitor the efficacy of projects to ensure that outcomes are met and impact evidenced Finally, let's tell you a bit more about us...
We're Vistry Group, the UK's leading provider of affordable mixed-tenure homes. Our core values of integrity, caring, and quality shape all we do; our partnership-led approach helps us build sustainable communities where they're needed most.

You're probably familiar with our unmatched portfolio of brands: Linden Homes, Bovis Homes and Countryside Homes. We also have Vistry Works, our timber frame manufacturing operation, and Vistry Services, our support functions. Together, we build more than homes, so there's nowhere better to build your career. We're proud that our culture sees everyone treated fairly and respectfully, with diversity and inclusion a top priority and reasonable adjustments provided during the application process. Join us in making Vistry.

Benefits

Agile Working
Offers a flexible way of working.

Annual Leave
Enjoy 28 days' holiday plus all UK Bank Holidays. There are options to carry leave forwards and buy up to 5 days.

Pension with Legal & General
Eligible employees are auto-enrolled. You contribute 4%, we contribute 6%. Salary Sacrifice and options to increase contributions available.

Volunteer Days
With 2 paid volunteer days a year, you can give back to communities and charities.

Why Vistry
Joining Vistry is just the start of building your perfect career. In return for your passion and skills, we invest in your future, providing all the support and training you need to thrive in your career and realise your potential. Our work is rewarding in itself, but we also offer a range of financial, lifestyle, health and wellbeing benefits, plus plenty of recognition incentives. We value you and everything you help us build as we make Vistry together