Asset Data Officer (Property Services)
Bedford (Hybrid Working)
Salary £34,100 per annum
Permanent
Full Time (37 hours per week)
**Hybrid Working - 1 day per week in Bedford Office
bpha are a forward-thinking housing association, on a mission to build thriving communities where people can live happily in a home they can afford.
We work right across the Oxford to Cambridge Arc, and own or manage over 19,000 homes. As one of the top 25 Housing Association developers in the country, we remain committed to delivering high-quality affordable housing to those who need it the most.
Our Residents, shared owners and leaseholders are at the core of everything we do at bpha. With every employee playing an important part in ensuring we continue to provide them with excellent customer service and maintaining our role as a responsible landlord.
We are currently looking for a Data Officer to join our property services department. You will provide the delivery teams within Property Services and the wider business with information and data required to meet targets and support the delivery of the Asset Management Strategy by reporting on progress against targets and providing data as required.
We offer a flexible working arrangement and a hybrid model with the role being mainly home based with some expectation to attend training and meetings at our main office in Bedford. Requests for part-time hours and condensed hours will be considered.
What you will be doing:
- Responsible for gathering stock condition data; ensure all properties are surveyed once every five years and be responsible for managing the end-to-end process of stock condition survey management.
- Identifying suitable and sufficient data about our assets to maintain them and monitor their compliance with relevant regulations.
- Supporting the implementation of projects and systems for the team / department.
- Challenging and testing current data systems and collection processes to ensure consistent, accessible and auditable data sources.
- Working with our Asset Data team and Asset Investment team to produce planned works programmes.
We'd love to meet someone with:
- Highly numerate with an excellent practical knowledge of statistical techniques, data manipulation and reporting.
- Demonstrable excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to establish effective working relationships at all levels.
- Strong presentation, verbal and written skills.
- Methodical, articulate and inquisitive.
- A good working knowledge of MS office, Excel in particular and other specialist software packages.
- Ability to work without guidance but also be committed to work in a positive manner with both internal and external stakeholders.
- Good level of general education.
Amongst what we offer you is:
- A competitive salary of £34,100
- 28 days holiday PLUS Bank Holidays
- A generous contributory pension scheme
- Private health care
- Free life assurance
- Access to an extensive suite of wellbeing services and tools including a digital gym
- Opportunities for learning and development
- Discounted gym membership
- Retail discount scheme
Please note the successful candidate will need to complete a basic DBS application.
Closing date: 16th September 2024
Interview date: To be confirmed
We reserve the right to close this recruitment if it is deemed that we have received a suitable number of applications. On this basis we would advise that applications are submitted as soon as possible.