Title:  Development Administrator

Sanctuary is one of the UK’s leading providers of housing, care and community services. With around 13,000 employees, we maintain a culture where diversity is valued and talent is nurtured and rewarded.

Development Administrator

Worcester based with a balance of home and office working

£25,597 - £26,944 per year

35 hours per week – Monday to Friday

We are looking to recruit a Development Administrator to provide key administrative support to regional Development and Construction Teams. This role sits within an exciting area of the business that is rapidly growing and developing and would suit someone keen to learn new skills and potentially develop their career within the development sector.

The role of Development Administrator will include:

• Providing administrative support to our regional Development teams and our internal Construction team
• Ensuring all payments relating to development projects are processed in line with contractual obligations and within budgets
• Reacting promptly to all requests that the Development Admin team are presented with
• Raising purchase orders for a range of materials and services linked to Development projects
• Regularly liaising with Senior Management

Skills and experiences:

• Extensive administration experience gained within a fast-paced environment
• Professional attitude with the ability to remain calm and focused whilst in high pressure situations
• Excellent communication skills along with a positive attitude
• Good organisational skills with the ability to prioritise your workload and multitask when required
• The ability to be adaptable to change and work to tight deadlines
• A good working knowledge of Microsoft Office

Why work for us?

One of the UK’s leading providers of housing, care and commercial services, Sanctuary employs more than 14,000 people and manages over 116,000 units of accommodation throughout England and Scotland, including general rented, retirement living, supported housing, student and key worker accommodation and care homes. Sanctuary also provides a range of other services including maintenance, care and telecare, all of which are delivered by our dedicated employees who are completely committed to customer service.  

Our Benefits   

As part of our commitment to making Sanctuary a great place to work, where your wellbeing is of genuine importance, we have developed an attractive employment package. The package recognises your contribution, supports your physical, mental and financial health and gives you the flexibility to tailor your employee benefits by offering:

• 25 days annual leave (rising to a maximum of 30 days) plus public holidays
• A pension scheme with matching employer contributions from Sanctuary up to set limits
• Life Assurance
• Employee Volunteering scheme
• Employee Advice Service including counselling
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Voluntary health plans  
• Employee discounts
• Wellbeing support and tools
• Employee recognition scheme
• Employee platform to access your reward and wellbeing package online, find exclusive discounts, wellbeing resources and recognition tools
• Employee Networks, with a shared interest in inclusion, and who provide invaluable support to colleagues
• Role salary is £23,270 with an additional policy allowance of £2,327 (rising to £24,495 with an additional policy allowance of £2,449 after 12 months, subject to satisfactory performance)

View the job profile (if the link is unavailable please visit the Sanctuary careers website)   

Closing Date: 17 January 2025

Advertised for an extended time over the Christmas period. Please note there will be no response to applications until after January 17th 2025

Before you apply, please ensure you have an updated copy of your CV. If you're unsure about any details or have questions about the role, our fantastic talent team will be happy to help you – corporate.recruitment@sanctuary.co.uk

We reserve the right depending on application numbers to close or extend the closing dates for positions; we would therefore recommend an early application.

For an insight into what it’s like to work for us, take a look at our company page on Linkedin

Inclusion is one of our core values. Our goal is to be a diverse, inclusive organisation where our people thrive and meet our customers’ needs with fairness and empathy. We know having a range of ideas and opinions makes a difference.  We encourage and welcome applications from people from diverse backgrounds to support this mission.  We will make adjustments throughout your application process, in line with Sanctuary’s commitment to our Disability Confident employer status.

Building Equality and Diversity

Sanctuary Group encourages and welcomes applications from people from diverse backgrounds to support our commitment to offering an inclusive environment for our employees and customers. 
We work closely with the Home Office in order to prevent unlawful working.
Sanctuary Group is a trading name of Sanctuary Housing Association, an exempt charity.