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 Adecco acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers. The Adecco Group UK & Ireland is an Equal Opportunities Employer. By applying for this role your details will be submitted to Adecco. Our Candidate Privacy Information Statement explains how we will use your information - please copy and paste the following link in to your browser