• Carlisle or Newcastle • 36.25 hours per week • Permanent • £33,782 - £35,894 (FTE based on 36.25 hours per week) benefits package Castles & Coasts Housing Association (CCHA) is currently looking to recruit a permanent, full time (36.25 hours per week) Assistant Development Officer, based in Newcastle or Carlisle with a salary of £33,782 - £35,894 per annum. If you are looking for an exciting new role, with onward carer development opportunities in the development of affordable housing, this role is for you. We are looking for a highly organised, proactive and customer-focused individual with excellent administration and communication skills. The ideal candidate can manage multiple priorities, maintain accurate records and able to coordinate information across teams to support the successful delivery of development schemes. The successful person will have strong attention to detail, the ability to work collaboratively with colleagues, contractors and customers, and experience of handling enquiries and resolving issues in a professional and timely manner. You will be comfortable working with data, financial and project management systems, compiling reports and monitoring performance information, while ensuring compliance with policies, procedures and regulatory requirements. A positive, adaptable and team-oriented approach is essential. Along with a dose of personal resilience, as the Development process is protracted and complicated. CCHA owns and manages more than 7,400 homes across the North of England in Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear and North Lancashire. As an Association, we focus on the needs of the local communities we serve, tackling the housing crisis, improving services within our communities, and use our strength and efficiency to meet housing service needs. We are committed to providing excellent services to our customers. If you are looking to make a real difference to the service we provide to our residents, then please click the apply button on the vacancy listing on our website, telling us how you feel you can add value and dynamism to our team. If you choose to apply, and are successful, you will be rewarded on all levels - a great place to work and a great team of people to work with. Closing date for applications: Tuesday 2nd June 2026 Interviews to be held on Monday 15th June 2026 at our Carlisle office and Tuesday 16th June 2026 at our Newcastle office.