Are you organised, proactive and someone who enjoys keeping things running smoothly behind the scenes?

At Places Developments, we're looking for a Sales Administrator to join our Developments Central and North team. This is a varied role where you'll provide day-to-day administrative support to our Sales team, helping us deliver an efficient service and achieve our performance and development targets.  

You'll work closely with colleagues across Sales and have plenty of variety in your day, from preparing customer documentation and maintaining price lists to organising meetings, processing invoices and helping ensure our sales offices and show homes are well supported.

Where will I be working?
This is a 37.5-hour, full-time hybrid role based at our Leeds office at Stanley House, The Boulevard, LS10 1PZ. We offer a flexible working arrangement, with Tuesdays and Thursdays spent in the office and the remaining three days working from home.

What you'll be doing

This is a hands-on administration role where no two days will necessarily look the same. Your responsibilities will include:

• Updating price lists and distributing these to the Sales team and agents
• Preparing letters and documentation for reservations, exchange and completions
• Organising meetings, including preparing meeting rooms, taking notes and issuing minutes
• Supporting the administration of payments, purchase orders and invoices, as well as keeping the budget tracker up to date
• Ordering and preparing welcome packs and customer handover packs
• Arranging stationery and printing for the Sales team
• Organising travel for events and training
• Keeping files and folders organised and managing old data appropriately
• Maintaining Health & Safety records for sales offices and show homes

Essential Criteria

You'll be someone who is organised, approachable and comfortable managing a varied workload while supporting a busy team.

To be successful in this role, you'll need:

• Previous experience working within a Administration role or Business Support function (previous exposure to the housing or property sector would be beneficial)
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate clearly in plain English
• A strong commitment to delivering excellent customer service
• Good working knowledge of Windows and Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel
• The ability to handle information and matters confidentially
• A positive and proactive approach to your work

Join us

As the UK's leading Social Enterprise, we move lives forward every day by building, managing and supporting thriving Communities. From new homes, social housing and student accommodation to leisure, education and Community initiatives, our work makes a positive difference to millions of People across the UK. And that takes People who care about doing the right thing. People who are ambitious, ready to grow and motivated to make a difference through the work they do. We're looking for Colleagues who bring energy, curiosity and ownership. People who enjoy being challenged, support those around them and want to keep raising the bar. Because when we perform at our best, we create more opportunities to invest in our Customers, our Communities and each other. Experience matters, but it's only part of the story. If you share our values and want to build a career where your work has real impact, we'd love to hear from you.

What you'll get

We know rewarding work deserves rewarding benefits. That's why, alongside a competitive salary, you'll have access to a package designed to support you at work and beyond. You'll Receive -

• Competitive salary, with a salary review yearly  
• Pension with matched contributions up to 7%  
• Excellent holiday package – up to 35 days annual leave with the option to buy or sell leave  
• Cashback plan for healthcare costs – up to £500 saving per year  
• A bonus scheme for all colleagues 
• Training and development 
• Extra perks including huge discounts and offers from shops, cinemas and much more

What's next?

If you meet the criteria and are ready to make the next step in your career then apply following our simple 5 minute application process, upload a CV and a supporting statement which demonstrates how you meet the requirements of the role. If you have any questions please email the recruitment team recruitment@placesforpeople.co.uk 

As part of our commitment to diversity and inclusion, we offer a guaranteed interview to candidates who are disabled, neurodiverse, or have served in the Armed Forces, provided you meet the essential criteria for the role. If you would like to be considered under this scheme, please indicate this in your application. 

We are committed to creating an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. If you require any reasonable adjustments to support your application or interview experience, please let us know. We're happy to work with you to ensure you have the opportunity to perform at your best.

If you are a Places for People customer and you're looking for support with your application, please contact our skills and employment team on skillsemployment@placesforpeople.co.uk. 

Please note that we may bring the closing date forward, if we receive a large number of quality applications. If you are interested in this role we would advise applying immediately to avoid disappointment.

If you are using a mobile device such as an iPad then ensure your CV is stored in the cloud, we currently support Google Drive, OneDrive and Dropbox.

We understand the importance of a supportive and inclusive work culture so please talk to us at interview about flexibility you may need. We can't promise to give you exactly what you want, but we promise not to judge you for asking. For this role we are open to discussing the possibility of reduced hours, flexible start and finish times or compressed hours.  

If you are a recruitment agency please note we operate a PSL and do not take cold calls

Safeguarding

At Places for People, safeguarding is everyone's responsibility. We are committed to creating safe communities for our customers and colleagues by protecting children, young people, and adults at risk from harm, abuse, and neglect. 

We follow robust safeguarding policies and procedures, ensuring all employees, volunteers, and contractors uphold the highest standards of safeguarding and accountability. Our recruitment process includes pre-employment checks, including Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks where applicable, to promote a safe and secure working environment. 

By joining Places for People, you are expected to contribute to our safeguarding culture, following our policies and reporting concerns to protect those in our communities