Assistant housing project officer

Job Title: Assistant Housing Project Officer

Location: Newham
Service: Housing / Works Commissioning
Reporting to: Housing Project Officer
Rate: £21.91

Temp: initially 3 months

About the Role

We're looking for an organised and proactive Assistant Housing Project Officer to support the delivery of a range of housing projects.

You'll work closely with the Housing Project Officer and wider teams to help shape, coordinate and deliver projects that improve housing services for residents.

This is a great opportunity for someone with an interest in housing, policy, and project work who wants to develop their career in a fast-paced public sector environment.

What You'll Be Doing

In this role, you'll:

Support the delivery of housing projects from start to finish
Help research housing policy and track changes in legislation
Contribute to developing project proposals and plans
Coordinate project activities, timelines, and resources
Monitor progress and help track project budgets and outputs
Prepare reports, presentations, and updates for stakeholders
Build strong working relationships across teams and with external partners
Support meetings, consultations, and public engagement activity
Help improve systems for tracking and reporting project information
Work collaboratively with colleagues across the Housing DirectorateWhat We're Looking For

Knowledge & Experience

Understanding of social housing and the wider policy landscape
Some experience working in a housing or local authority setting (or similar)
Experience supporting or managing projects
Experience working with multiple stakeholders or partnersSkills

Strong communication skills (written and verbal)
Good organisation and time management
Ability to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines
Confident using Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook)
Analytical skills - able to gather and interpret data
Strong relationship-building and teamwork skills

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