IT Projects and Contracts Assistant

Jigsaw Homes; Ashton-under-Lyne; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading housing organization located in Ashton-under-Lyne is seeking a highly organized IT Projects & Contracts Assistant. In this role, you will support the projects team by coordinating procurement activities, liaising with suppliers, and assisting with essential IT administration. Candidates should be proactive and possess strong administrative skills, ideally with experience in Agile environments. This position offers a great opportunity for skill development across various IT support areas.

Benefits

Competitive holiday allowance

Option to buy/sell extra leave

Occupational sick pay

Enhanced maternity/paternity leave

Access to on-site gyms

Training/development opportunities

Qualifications

• You should have strong organizational skills to support a busy projects team.
• Proactive attitude to manage multiple tasks effectively in a fast-paced environment.
• Familiarity with Agile environments is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate procurement activities for IT projects.
• Liaise with suppliers and support IT administration.
• Assist the projects team in various administrative tasks.

Skills

Strong organizational skills

Proactive attitude

Experience in Agile environments

Strong administrative experience

Job description

Would you like to work for a company who is accredited as an outstanding company to work for in Best Companies 2023?

Jigsaw Homes Group offers employees a very competitive 24 days holiday per annum, plus 3 days for Christmas closure (5 day working week) plus bank holidays, plus additional days after 2 years continuous service (to a maximum of 5 days).

We offer our employees the option to buy/sell up to 5 days extra leave per year and we offer compressed hours of work with the option to work a 4-day working week in a number of our roles, with 50% of your time working from home upon completion of a satisfactory probation period. This allows for a great work/life balance for many employees.

As a Jigsaw employee you will also receive incremental salaried pay, occupational sick pay, access to the Social Housing Pension Scheme, enhanced maternity/paternity leave, BHSF membership, access to on-site gyms and training/development opportunities.

If you are looking for a career with an outstanding company then please read on.

Who we are:

Jigsaw Homes Group is one of the largest housing groups in England with more than 37,500 homes across the North West and East Midlands.

We provide quality, low-cost housing and play a wider role in making sure our residents thrive in their homes and benefit from living in healthy, sustainable communities.

About the department:

All of Jigsaw's essential services rely on quality information, systems and technology supported by the 50 members of the IT department. Working to a brand-new IT Strategy, the team has exciting challenges like enabling colleagues to work effectively from anywhere, automating processes and improving digital services for our customers, whilst always improving security.

The team is also innovating in its ways of working, ensuring transparency, a keen focus on outcomes and faster delivery of benefits to the business.

Role information:

We seek a highly organised and proactive IT Projects & Contracts Assistant to join our IT department. This role is ideal for someone with strong administrative experience who enjoys working in a varied and fast-paced environment.

You’ll play a key role in supporting our projects team (working in Agile environments), helping to coordinate procurement activity, liaising with suppliers, and providing essential support for wider IT administration. This is an excellent opportunity to develop your skills across multiple areas of IT support and delivery.

If this sounds like the perfect job for you then don’t hesitate to apply now!

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive a sufficient number of applications.