Job Description
Salary range: £33,912 - £35,982 p.a. inc. London weighting
Contract: Fixed term - 12 Months
Hours of work: 36 hours per week
Location: Civic centre and Remote working
Help support a vibrant housing management service.
Brent is a tremendously vibrant London borough where the iconic arch of Wembley Stadium dominates the skyline. Spanning both inner and outer London, it is a borough of huge contrasts in terms of its economic, environmental, ethnic and social make up. Brent's diversity is evident to all who visit our borough and our long history of ethnic and cultural diversity has created a place that is truly unique and valued by those who live and work here.
The council is pursuing a far-reaching transformation agenda that better meets the needs of our community so it is an exciting time to join us.
The Post
This is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic housing support team & help drive forward the services of the housing management department at Brent Council. The post holder will be working closely with other service teams within the Housing department to deliver core administrative functions such as, processing invoices, raising purchase orders, triaging customer requests & complaints and managing subject access requests from residents.
The Person
We are looking for a very organised individual with excellent time management skills. The successful candidate will be able to show they have the ability to manage multiple workstreams, think outside the box to resolve enquires & requests and confidently show capability of working both within a team and independently.
Desirably you would have experience of using Oracle to manage purchase orders & invoices with an understanding of Account payables processes but these are not essential.
Closing date: Sunday 4 May 2025 (23:59)
Additional Information
If you are interested in applying for this job, please start by clicking the "Apply Now" button below. You must provide a supporting statement as part of your application that clearly shows how you meet the criteria on the Person Specification. We will accept a CV in support of your application, however, you should still provide a supporting statement.
Brent Council values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this and therefore encourage applications from all sections of the community. We positively encourage all applicants to self-identify their characteristics in the diversity survey section in the application.
We are committed to safer recruitment and safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants should be aware that posts working with children, young people and vulnerable adults are subject to an Enhanced DBS check as well as other employment clearances.
The information we collect from you will be shared with Cifas who will use it to prevent fraud, other unlawful or dishonest conduct, malpractice, and other seriously improper conduct. Further details of how your information will be used by us and Cifas and your data protection rights, can be found here.
Brent has a positive approach to flexible working.
As a disability confident employer Brent welcomes applications from people with all disabilities, including "non-visible" disabilities and mental health conditions. We will interview any disabled applicant who meets the essential criteria. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made to any part of the recruitment process due to your disability, please contact us on recruitment@brent.gov.uk
Job Description
Salary range: £33,912 - £35,982 p.a. inc. London weighting
Contract: Fixed term - 12 Months
Hours of work: 36 hours per week
Location: Civic centre and Remote working
Help support a vibrant housing management service.
Brent is a tremendously vibrant London borough where the iconic arch of Wembley Stadium dominates the skyline. Spanning both inner and outer London, it is a borough of huge contrasts in terms of its economic, environmental, ethnic and social make up. Brent's diversity is evident to all who visit our borough and our long history of ethnic and cultural diversity has created a place that is truly unique and valued by those who live and work here.
The council is pursuing a far-reaching transformation agenda that better meets the needs of our community so it is an exciting time to join us.
The Post
This is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic housing support team & help drive forward the services of the housing management department at Brent Council. The post holder will be working closely with other service teams within the Housing department to deliver core administrative functions such as, processing invoices, raising purchase orders, triaging customer requests & complaints and managing subject access requests from residents.
The Person
We are looking for a very organised individual with excellent time management skills. The successful candidate will be able to show they have the ability to manage multiple workstreams, think outside the box to resolve enquires & requests and confidently show capability of working both within a team and independently.
Desirably you would have experience of using Oracle to manage purchase orders & invoices with an understanding of Account payables processes but these are not essential.
Closing date: Sunday 4 May 2025 (23:59)
Additional Information
If you are interested in applying for this job, please start by clicking the "Apply Now" button below. You must provide a supporting statement as part of your application that clearly shows how you meet the criteria on the Person Specification. We will accept a CV in support of your application, however, you should still provide a supporting statement.
Brent Council values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this and therefore encourage applications from all sections of the community. We positively encourage all applicants to self-identify their characteristics in the diversity survey section in the application.
We are committed to safer recruitment and safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants should be aware that posts working with children, young people and vulnerable adults are subject to an Enhanced DBS check as well as other employment clearances.
The information we collect from you will be shared with Cifas who will use it to prevent fraud, other unlawful or dishonest conduct, malpractice, and other seriously improper conduct. Further details of how your information will be used by us and Cifas and your data protection rights, can be found here.
Brent has a positive approach to flexible working.
As a disability confident employer Brent welcomes applications from people with all disabilities, including "non-visible" disabilities and mental health conditions. We will interview any disabled applicant who meets the essential criteria. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made to any part of the recruitment process due to your disability, please contact us on recruitment@brent.gov.uk
Job Description