Assistant to Head of Operations/Team Secretary

Sovereign Housing Association

Assistant to Head of Operations/Team Secretary

Salary: GBP20,655 - GBP25, 245 + Benefits

Location: Newbury, Berkshire

At Sovereign we provide high quality homes, services and neighbourhoods where people want to live. Everyone who joins our team has a great opportunity to contribute to the good work we do. We own over 36,000 homes and deliver service to 80,000 residents. We have trebled in size in the last four years and our strategic plans commit to further significant growth.

We are currently looking for a Team Secretary to join our Property Services team in the Newbury, Berkshire office.

The purpose of the role is to provide administrative and secretarial support to the Head of Operations and Management Team and a courteous and efficient customer service to both internal and external customers.

Working largely on your own initiative but also under the direction from Head of Operations you will be involved in a range of duties including;

Secretarial Support (Minute taking at Operational Team meetings, Diary Management and Copy Typing)

Office Coordination (Sort and distribute post, Stationery ordering, Point of Contact for meeting rooms)

Complaints Coordination (Review and monitor complaints to ensure compliance with procedure)

Other general administrative duties (Raise Purchase Orders for temps and other non-trade supplies purchases, Co-ordinate training for the region, Ad-hoc projects for Head of Operations or Operational Managers)

Candidates will have previous experience within a similar Secretarial/Administrative support role along with excellent communication skills both written and verbal. Previous experience of copy typing, minute taking or diary management would be an advantage but not necessary. A high level of It literacy and working knowledge of MS Office is required.

Closing date for applications is 6th November with interviews to be held on 13th November

If you are unable to apply online please contact the recruitment team on to discuss an alternative method of application.