Customer & Neighbourhood Officer (Demand Led) - Parental Leave Fixed-Term Contract - Till March 2025.
Location: Goldings House, Hatfield. Hybrid Policy: 2/3 days per week travelling across your patch/in the office & 2/3 days per week working from home.
Salary: £37,735 + Excellent Benefits
We are looking for a Demand-Led Customer & Neighbourhood Officer to provide a visible, proactive, and responsive neighbourhood management service to our customers. This demand-led role requires flexibility to cover/travel to multiple locations across our property portfolio.
Due to the mobile nature of this role, a full UK driving licence and access to a car for business use are essential.
Key responsibilities include:
* Managing neighbourhood services and tenancy issues to ensure high standards and positive customer experiences
* Developing and delivering patch improvement plans informed by customer insight and data analysis
* Building strong relationships with residents, colleagues, local authorities, and external agencies
* Encouraging community engagement, supporting local initiatives, and identifying champions for neighbourhood improvements
* Representing Paradigm in external meetings and working collaboratively across teams to deliver holistic neighbourhood management
About You
The successful candidate will have:
* Experience in housing management or customer service, preferably in a regulated environment
* Strong communication and problem-solving skills with a customer-focused approach
* Confidence in working flexibly across multiple locations and managing competing priorities
* A full UK driving licence and access to a car for business use (essential for this role)
* The ability to work collaboratively and take ownership of delivering outcomes for customers and communities
Office Location: Goldings House, Hatfield + Paradigm Housing Group's Head Office in High Wycombe.
Working Arrangement: Hybrid
* 2–3 days per week: Travelling within your designated patch or working from our Goldings House office. You will also visit our High Wycombe Head Office occasionally for larger team meetings, training sessions, or other key events.
* 2–3 days per week: Working from home.
What We Offer
* Competitive salary (£37,735) plus excellent benefits, including a health cash plan, pension options, and bonus potential
* A supportive and inclusive work environment, where personal development is encouraged
* 25 days of holiday + bank holidays + 3-day shutdown over Christmas and a chance to purchase up to 5 more days of annual leave.
Closing Date For Applications: Sunday, 11th of May.
Interview Will Be Held: W/C 12th of May.
At Paradigm, we are committed to improving neighbourhoods and delivering high-quality services that make a real difference in people's lives.
This role encompasses Paradigm's entire East Region's property portfolio, requiring travel across Harrow, Enfield, Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, and the surrounding areas.
Contract Type: Fixed-Term Maternity/Parental Leave Contract to run until March 2026..
Where could this role take you?
Whilst this is not currently a permanent role, in a business our size and with the transformation we are going through, there is a possibility that this could either be extended, made permanent or other opportunities may arise. Many of our talented colleagues started at Paradigm as temporary/interim and have gone on to forge successful careers with us. However, if something longer-term doesn't materialise, you will still gain valuable experience, which will add to your employability in this and similar fields.
*Please be advised that this position is subject to a DBS check*
Further Information
For the full job description and person specification for the role, please see the attachment at the bottom of this page. Should you have any queries about this vacancy, please email and we will respond as soon as possible.
As part of our application process, we ask for a covering statement and CV so we can assess your application against our essential and desired criteria as set out in the job description and person specification. Please include in your covering statement how you meet the criteria so we can see how well you match our requirements and give your application the consideration it deserves.
Thank you for your interest in Paradigm Housing Group thus far.
Shortlisting will be conducted in line with the essential and desirable criteria set out in the person specification. We reserve the right to close this role earlier than the published date should a suitable candidate be identified.
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