Communications Team Assistant

Role overview

• ID: 2024-6172
• Entity: Vistry Services
• Region: Vistry Services
• Department: Communications
• Contract Type: Permanent - Full Time
• Job Location: Devonshire square, London
• Date Posted: 02.09.2024

We have an exciting opportunity for a Communications Team Assistant to join our team within Vistry Services, we are flexible on location, but the ideal location would be around the London area. As our Communications Team Assistant you will sit at the heart of the communications team. Your primary role will be to provide first class administrative support to the Communications Team, ensuring that day to day operations are delivered effectively, and efficiently to a high standard.

We are pleased to say, this role can accommodate agile working arrangements.

• Let's cut to the chase, what's in it for you...

• 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

• 3-5 years administrative experience

• Experience with event planning

• Interest in Housebuilding Sector

• Experience managing budgets and invoicing

• Able to consistently meet deadlines

• Excellent organizational skills

• Excellent time keeping skills

• Meticulous attention to detail

• Enjoys working with lots of different people

• Confident speaking with all levels

• Ability to work at a fast pace

• Problem solving skills

• Resilient and positive attitude, that reflects the companies values and provides a best in class service to the businesses internal stakeholders

• More about the Communications Team Assistant role...

• Support communications leadership team with expenses, diary management, hotel bookings

• Work with the communications team to assist with sourcing information from the wider business to support projects, presentations and campaigns

• Attending meetings, taking minutes and actions on behalf of the senior communications team

• Management of COIN's, raising PO's, processing invoices and invoice spend

• Booking tables at events, supporting at events, organizing literature and marketing materials

• Responding to adhoc requests for information from wider business

• Assistance with the press office inbox

• Assistance with logging press activity including crisis comms

• Assistance with the Vistry Group social media accounts

• Maintaining sponsorship of key media outlets

• Helping to design promotional material

• Ensuring the Vistry Group website is kept up to date, uploading news stories and content

• Maintaining the communication teams sharepoint account

• Responsible for the communication team page on Vistry Vibe, ensuring it's a key source of information for the business

• Ensuring that the ‘Our Offering' page on Vistry Vibe is kept up to date

• Assistance with video projects

• Ensuring communication policies are kept up to date

• Adhoc support for the comms team, including drafting communications

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.

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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.