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Development Officer - Growth - 12 month FTC

£44,110

Chelmsford

Temporary, Full Time

We are looking for a Development Officer (Growth) to assist with the identification and progression of new growth opportunities for the CHP Group and contribute towards the successful delivery of CHP’s Growth Strategy targets to help meet Corporate Plan objectives.

What you'll be doing

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Appraise new schemes in line with CHP’s growth assumptions using the ProVal appraisal software for both affordable and private sales homes.

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Assist in collating, inputting and reviewing new scheme data onto the Homes England (HE) information management system (IMS) and provide effective grant management in respect of the relevant Affordable Housing Programmes (AHP).

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Develop and maintain effective relationships with developers, landowners, agents, contractors, solicitors and other teams to assist with the identification and delivery of new affordable and private sales homes, to assist in the delivery of CHP Group’s growth ambitions.

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Help identify and progress new growth opportunities for CHP (and its subsidiaries) for both affordable and market sale opportunities.

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Project management of identified projects and initiatives.

What we are looking for

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Good standard of education to GCSE/O level or equivalent.

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At least one year’s experience of residential property development.

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Experience of project management.

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Strong IT skills including knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word / Excel / Outlook).

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Strong interpersonal skills.

Committed to equality of opportunity, we welcome applications from all sections of the community. Applications for job share and part-time working will be considered on a business needs basis.

Benefits

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The salary for this post will be £44,110 Per Annum.

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Learning and development opportunities

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Healthcare cash plan

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Robust employee reward and recognition programme

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Free and confidential Employee Assistance Programme

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CHParticipate volunteering programme

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Competitive pension scheme

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25 days annual leave per annum, plus bank holidays, 3 extra days between Christmas and New Year and 1 wellbeing day per annum.

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37 hours per week - employees may be able to work flexibly by agreement with their line manager, taking account of business need. We operate a hybrid working policy at CHP.

The Company

We’re a local housing association that’s passionate about tackling the housing shortage in the East of England. We provide warm, safe and affordable homes. But we don’t stop there. We offer a wide range of support and services to help our customers and their communities to thrive.

We want to be an organisation that cares about our customers and communities and is determined to make a difference. We'll be bold and open-minded in our pursuit of solutions to help people transform their lives