Development Officer

Black Country Housing Group

Black Country Housing Group is a social business investing in people and communities. We are recruiting for a brand new permanent position, Development Officer. You will have experience of working in the development team within the social housing sector. The ideal candidate will have knowledge of Homes England funding requirements and development systems. You will also ideally have intermediate building technical knowledge and experience. As part of this role you will be expected to visit development sites during the construction process using your own vehicle

We pride ourselves in delivering the highest quality homes and services to our customers whilst achieving the best value for money to enable us to continue to re-invest in our thriving communities and valued colleagues. We aim to be an outstanding employer and offer a generous rewards and recognition package, with a learning culture that means we are committed to supporting our colleague development.

We have over 2,200 homes across the Black Country and Birmingham and one purpose built Residential Care Home. We operate our own internal repairs service and we support our local communities by offering services that help individuals with self-achievement and aspiration through our career development, training and employment services. We help thousands of customers every year making a real difference to their lives.

Key Responsibilities (not limited to):

• Support the Head of Development to deliver BCHG s Development Programme from inception to completion.
• Provide support during the development process including attending site meetings, handover and end of defects inspections
• Process all development invoices on BCHG s finance software, EBIS.
• Produce Development Appraisals on BCHG s development appraisal software, Proval.
• Provide administrative support to the Head of Development and keep internal records up to date including SharePoint.
• Keep all development files up to date in line with Homes England requirements.
• Set up monthly Development Liaison Meetings (DLM) meetings, produce the agenda, attend and take notes. Keep the DLM teams channel updated.
• Draft press articles for approval. Take photos/produce images for LinkedIn and other social media outlets.
• Attend Pre-Tenancy Workshop s and sign-up meetings with prospective tenants.

In return for joining us, we can offer a range of benefits including:

• 28 Days Annual leave per year (pro rata), plus bank holiday entitlements so you can have a well-earned rest
• Hybrid Working Opportunities – helping you to work in the most effective way for you
• Staff recognition scheme because hard work doesn t go unnoticed
• 100% Annual Attendance Reward to reward you for being there for our customers
• Annual Pay Review ensuring your pay reflects what s happening in the market
• Access to an Employee Assistance Programme which provides free, confidential support in health, wellbeing, financial and legal matters because sometimes, we all need a helping hand
• Life assurance In case the worst should happen
• A broad learning and development programme to help you be the best that you can be
• Access to an attractive contributory pension scheme giving you peace of mind about life after work.

About Us:

BCHG is proud to be recognised as a Times top 100 Company in The Midlands. We have over 2,183 homes across the Black Country and Birmingham and a purpose-built Residential Care Home. We support our local communities by offering free services that help individuals with self-achievement and aspiration through our career development, training and employment services.

Founded in 1974, we have grown significantly both in terms of the number of homes we rent and the breadth of other housing related services we now offer. We help thousands of customers every year making a real difference to their lives.

At Black Country Housing Group our values are not just a set of words but are at the heart of the way our organisation works and how our colleagues interact in their day-to-day activities. We are committed to developing and supporting our colleagues and have received Gold recognition from Investors in People. We are proud to be recognised as a Disability Confident Employer and are always reviewing how we can be more inclusive.

At BCHG we are proud to be an inclusive organisation and we are committed to equal opportunity and encouraged applications from candidates regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

We are happy to share we have been awarded the Gold Award from the Armed Forces Covenant for our commitment to supporting veterans and their families.

Reasonable adjustments will be made available should you be invited to interview.

If this sounds of interest and you would like to play a part in what we do then this opportunity to join our friendly and dedicated BCHG team is for you.