Customer Liaison Officer
| Posting date: | 12 June 2024 |
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| Salary: | £41,004 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 12 July 2024 |
| Location: | London, London, SE11 4JG |
| Company: | The Guinness Partnership |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 10573_1718200627 |
Summary
About Us
The Guinness Partnership is one of the leading providers of affordable housing and care services in England. We build and manage homes and provide housing services for around 135,000 customers nationwide. Of our 65,000 homes, more than 70% are let at a social or affordable rent, while around 10,000 are owned or part-owned by the people who live in them.
Our vision is to deliver great service, provide great homes, to be a great business and to be a great place to work. Because everything we do is about our customers, our communities and our people, any profit we make is re-invested in new and existing homes and improving services.
About the role
We have a 6 month fixed term contract opportunity, for a Customer Liaison Officer which will be based in the South & West regions of London.
The Customer Liaison Team consists of a dedicated team of Customer Liaison Officers, all working hard to provide an amazing customer focused service. As a Customer Liaison Officer, you will provide a friendly Housing Management Service to your customers in a defined area. You will be the face of Guinness and your key responsibility will be to provide an accessible face-to-face service to both our homeowners and rental customers. You will work in a mobile way, out in the area meeting customers all the time. You will work closely with Estate Services and other Guinness teams to get things done quickly and efficiently to achieve positive outcomes for both Guinness and our customers.
What we're looking for
We're a customer-focussed organisation so we know that how we do things is just as important as what we do. You'll not only be an experienced housing professional, but you'll also have great customer service skills and a willingness to go the extra mile to get the job done.
You'll also be able to demonstrate:
- Excellent customer service delivery, demonstrating good communication and relationship building skills.
- Highly self-motivated with the ability to plan and work effectively without high levels of supervision.
- Ability to work 'on the go' using mobile technology.
- Strong resource and time management, and the ability to prioritise, delivering value for money.
- Experience of working in a climate of legislative and organisational change.
- Proven problem-solving and decision-making skills.
- Resilient and able to deal with challenging situations and deliver sustainable outcomes.
- Comfortable analysing data and drawing conclusions. Ability to work with IT systems on the go.
- Able to demonstrate Guinness behavioural competencies.
Desirable Experience:
- Experience of working in the housing or property sector.
- Academic qualifications in Housing and/or Tenancy Management.
- Knowledge of regulatory legislation for social housing.
- Previous budget management experience.
What you will get in return:
- Competitive pay £41,004 per annum* Includes a job market supplement.
- Permanent, full time 35 hours per week.
- Monday - Friday
- Work mobile
- Company sick pay after a qualifying period and life insurance
- Helping to save for your future! Guinness will contribute up to 9% towards your pension a matched basis.
- Excellent lifestyle benefits portal including cycle to work scheme and fantastic discounts at supermarkets and many other shops, on-line retailers & leisure activities
- Simply Health cashback scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme, plus more!
If you're interested in joining us and would like to apply for this role, we would love to hear from you!
The Guinness Partnership is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all colleagues, and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.
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About Us
The Guinness Partnership is one of the leading providers of affordable housing and care services in England. We build and manage homes and provide housing services for around 140,000 customers nationwide. Our vision is to deliver great service, provide great homes, to be a great business and to be a great place to work. Because everything we do is about our customers, our communities and our people, any profit we make is re-invested in new and existing homes and improving services.
The Guinness Partnership is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all colleagues, and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.
Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme