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Job details
Contractual hours 37
Basis Full Time
Package x2 Permanent Positions, 1 at 37hrs and 1 at 20hrs1 Temporary Position till 31/03/2028 at 18.5hrs
Are you enthusiastic, passionate, and committed to improving outcomes for residents of Sheffield’s Council Housing & Neighbourhoods Service?
An exciting opportunity has arisen to work with within the Neighbourhood Service, as an Investment Assistant.
Our Investment Assistants are an important part of our service, and we currently have 3 positions available based at our office in Attercliffe.
1 x 18.5 Hours Temporary until 31.03.2028
About the Role
We are looking for a proactive and organised Investment Assistant to join our Investment Service within Sheffield City Council’s Housing and Neighbourhoods portfolio. This is an excellent opportunity to support the delivery of housing investment programmes that make a real difference to the people of Sheffield.
In this role, you will provide high‑quality administrative and coordination support across a wide range of investment activities. You’ll work closely with colleagues, contractors, service users and other partners to ensure our programmes run smoothly and effectively.
Key Responsibilities
As an Investment Assistant, you will:
* Maintain accurate financial and asset records and contribute to effective budget management.
* Raise orders and ensure invoices are processed to required timescales.
* Support the administration and coordination of contracts and investment work, including organising information, documentation and workflows.
* Provide administrative support ensuring robust systems are in place across the Investment Service.
* Record, collate and quality‑check statistical information, producing monitoring reports and returns.
* Input, manipulate and retrieve data from a variety of IT systems.
* Assist in the production of reports, specifications, estimates and drawings.
* Liaise effectively with internal SCC teams, contractors, agencies and service users.
* Provide and collect information via phone, in writing and in person, taking necessary follow‑up actions.
* Undertake site visits to support delivery of investment programmes.
* Support the organisation of tenant consultation events and training activities.
About You
We’re looking for someone who can bring strong organisational skills and a proactive, customer‑focused approach. You will need to demonstrate:
Skills & Abilities
* Good written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills.
* Competent IT skills, particularly in Microsoft Word and Excel.
* Good numeracy and ability to assimilate information quickly.
* Strong organisational skills with the ability to prioritise workloads and work under pressure.
* Problem‑solving skills and a methodical approach to tasks.
* Ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
* Ability to represent the service professionally to customers and stakeholders.
Experience
* Experience of office‑based administration and working with management information systems such as spreadsheets, finance tools.
* Basic understanding of the housing investment service and managing projects.
* Experience of working both independently and within a team environment.
We are investing in our workforce and are promoting opportunities to our under‑represented groups. We value equality, diversity and inclusion and are focused on increasing the diversity of our workforce, particularly the number of Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic, Disabled and LGBTQ+ people, so that our teams reflect the communities in the city we serve. We are also supporting staff with unpaid caring responsibilities to work flexibly.
It is a great time to join us and we welcome your application.
Under the Guaranteed Interview scheme, applicants who are disabled, care leavers, or armed forces veterans will be guaranteed an interview if they meet the essential criteria and indicate their eligibility on the application form. Sometimes, if lots of people apply, we might not be able to interview everyone who qualifies for the Guarantee. In these cases, we’ll interview the candidates who best meet the essential criteria for the job.
Full‑time employees work 37 hours for 52 weeks of the year and we offer a generous holiday entitlement. We are open to discussions about a wide range of flexible working opportunities which benefit you and the Council, including reduced hour contracts, working part time or as a job share.
If you are appointed to this role, your starting salary will be at the bottom of the grade. If you provide payslip evidence that your basic pay is greater than the bottom of the grade, we will consider starting you at the point of minimum advantage within the grade.
Equality of pay is extremely important to us. All roles at Sheffield City Council are going through an evaluation process which may result in changes to some pay arrangements from 2026. Find out more on our Sheff news page.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all individuals, ensuring a safe and supportive environment for everyoneand where appropriate to the role the successful applicant will be required to undertake relevant safeguarding checks.
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