Personal Assistant

Sage Homes is an innovative Blackstone and Regis business addressing the housing crisis in England by making good homes affordable for people across the country who need them.

Since 2017 we have delivered around 12,000 new homes across affordable rent, shared ownership and social rent for individuals and families. In 2021 Sage Homes became the largest provider of new affordable housing in England, and by 2030 we have committed to deliver 30,000 high-quality affordable homes across the country.

We have invested more than £3 billion into high-quality affordable housing. Our entrepreneurial spirit combined with our technical expertise has got us to where we are today and will enable future sustainable growth.

We are seeking an experienced Personal Assistant to support the Asset Management and Operations Director and support the Senior Management Team. Within this role you will ensure the smooth running of the department administration including supporting the writing of reports, arranging meetings and travel, taking minutes and support any administrative related activity within the Asset Management and Operations business area. You will work closely with the team to ensure that the business is efficient and well organised, and manage the day-to-day activities of the Northampton office.

This is an office based role in our Northampton office.

Key duties:

• Provide support to the Director and Senior Management Team to ensure reports, Board papers and presentations are professionally presented and consistent in terms of Sage format and style.
• Manage the diary commitments of the Asset Management and Operations senior team.
• Provide professional meeting minutes prompting colleagues where necessary for overdue actions.
• Arrange travel, accommodation, and events.
• Develop and maintain the Asset Management and Operations event calendar, facilitating and communicating key reporting dates, meeting schedules and follow-up reminders.
• Maintain the relevant Operational Plan.
• Provide ad hoc support as required to Asset Management and Operations related projects and/or events.
• In conjunction with the Asset Management and Operations Director, coordinate all team meetings and/or regular conferences/team building etc.
• Ensure the effective operation of the Northampton office and liaise with colleagues to ensure consistency across both Northampton and London offices.

• Experience in supporting a senior management team across multiple locations is essential
• Able to communicate and solve problems in a clear, calm and friendly manner
• Able to demonstration organisational skills, and an ability to work in a fast paced, every changing environment
• Able to build effective professional relationships with colleagues at all levels of the business both locally and across other locations
• Experience of using MS Offices packages – Word, Excel and PowerPoint, with the ability to edit documents, presentation etc.
• Experience producing minutes of meetings timeously
• Some experience of providing customer services under pressure
• Some practical project management experience – not essential
• Positive can-do attitude and flexible approach
• Self-driven, accountable and embrace change and opportunity

We are committed to ensuring you have the best career here at Sage. As well as regular support and guidance from your manager you can expect to receive a variety of learning and development opportunities to support you as you grow within our business. This includes internally and externally delivered development programmes and opportunities to study for professional accreditations and qualifications.

We truly care about the outcomes we deliver; creating safe and environmentally friendly places for people to flourish. And we're curious, passionate and inventive in the way we create social change.

Sage is a fast-paced and supportive environment where ambitious and proactive employees thrive. People are empowered to use their pioneering efforts to grow themselves and our business.

We are proudly committed to creating an inclusive workplace, where the diversity of our people and their ideas are truly valued and we love to see applicants from diverse backgrounds and different walks of life.