Home Ownership and Commercial Officer

Watford

£23,100 per annum

Full Time, Permanent

At Watford Community Housing we believe in providing excellent customer service and the best possible value for money. Our vision is better homes, friendlier communities – together.

An opportunity has arisen for a Home Ownership and Commercial Officer to join our Partnership’s team to assist with the delivery of our housing and community services.

What’s the role?

This role will be responsible for assisting with the end to end process of the delivery of our new homes and property disposals. You will be leading on the day to day activities on our commercial contracts and sales & marketing programme. You will be responsible for monitoring invoices and payments relating to development activities. You will provide support on the sales process from Right to Buy applications and Land Disposal Transactions. You will act as the first point of contact for queries and complaints in relation to our Commercial contracts and sales and marketing queries. 

You will be acting as a support function for the Senior Home Ownership and Commercial Officer in their day to day tasks.

What are we looking for?

The ideal candidate will have worked in a similar role within social housing or commercial property development so will have a good understanding of new homes sales, housing development and the process in relation to a range of tenancy agreements such as Right to Buy, Land Disposal and Shared Ownership to name a few.

We are looking for an individual who has a positive attitude who is confident in liaising with agents, leaseholders and residents of all tenures via any method of communication. You will have excellent organisational skills and will be comfortable in managing a wide range of tasks effectively to meet tight deadlines.

We expect all employees to share our values of taking personal ownership, acting with professionalism and integrity, and finding innovative ways of working.

What can we offer?

We offer a competitive package which includes:

• A good location - working close to Watford Junction Station, within walking distance of Watford town centre
• 28 days annual and closure at Christmas and bank holidays
• Employer pension contributions up to 11%
• Development opportunities
• Staff discount scheme
• The opportunity to ‘win’ staff awards, including duvet days, free massages, shopping vouchers etc.

Closing Date: 1st October 2019