Project Assistant (2 Posts incl. 1 Temporary) - REQ06653 - 489534

North Lanarkshire Council Ltd; Motherwell; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

North Lanarkshire Council is seeking two Project Assistants to support housing asset information and asset management systems. You will collect, manage and analyse asset data, help prepare reports and statistical returns, and assist in developing information for business cases and project briefs.

You will liaise with colleagues, contractors and residents, maintain records, and support owner-occupier information for mixed-tenure projects, while delivering high-quality customer service.

Qualifications

• Experience in housing asset management, programme administration, performance reporting or local authority work.

Responsibilities

• Collect, manage and analyse asset and programme information.

Skills

Data management

Asset information

Asset management

Reports

Statistical returns

Business cases

Project briefs

Communication

Organisational skills

IT skills

Software packages

Databases

Education

Standard Grade or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

NLC7 £31,541 - £34,307

Are you passionate about data, organisation and improving services? We are looking for motivated individuals to help manage and develop our housing asset information, ensuring accurate data is available to support investment planning, deliver efficient work programmes and improve homes for tenants across more than 36,000 council properties in North Lanarkshire.

As part of our Housing Property Services team, you will play a key role in supporting the Council's approach to asset management, helping to inform investment decisions, housing improvement programmes and the long‑term management of our housing stock.

To support this work, we are looking to recruit two Project Assistants to join our Assets and Programming Team within Housing Property Services. One position is available on a permanent basis and the second is available on a temporary basis.

Working as part of a small professional team, you will support the management of the Council's asset management systems and associated property information, helping to ensure housing investment programmes are planned, monitored and delivered effectively. You will liaise with a range of colleagues, contractors, stakeholders and residents and assist in maintaining accurate records relating to housing assets and investment activity.

You will be involved in a wide range of activities including the collection, management and analysis of asset and programme information; maintaining records within the Council's asset management systems; supporting the preparation of reports and statistical returns; and helping to develop information to support business cases and project briefs. The role will also support the administration of owner occupier information for mixed‑tenure projects and assist with communication activities connected to the Council's housing investment programme.

You will be enthusiastic and motivated, with experience of working in a housing, property, construction, project support or similar environment. You will possess strong organisational skills and experience of collecting, maintaining and analysing information from a range of sources. You should have good IT skills and be confident using a variety of software packages and databases. Strong verbal and written communication skills are essential, together with the ability to prioritise workloads, work to deadlines and contribute positively as part of a team.

Educated to a minimum of Standard Grade level or equivalent, you will have a proactive approach to work, excellent attention to detail and a commitment to delivering high‑quality customer service. Experience of housing asset management, programme administration, performance reporting or working within a local authority environment are desirable.

This post operates on a hybrid working basis, incorporating a combination of office and home working arrangements in line with service requirements.

Of the two posts available, one is a temporary postion for a period of 12 months.

Work pattern:

35 hours per week - Monday - Thursday: 08:45 - 16:45 (including a 55 minute unpaid break)

Friday: 08:45 - 16:15 (including a 50 minute unpaid break)

Working here at North Lanarkshire Council

If you're considering a career with us, you'll be keen to know what's in it for you.

• We have a great package of benefits available, from health and wellbeing to finances and family.
• This includes 27 days annual leave and 6 public holidays*.
• We also have a full package of learning and development through our learning academy LearnNL to help you reach your full potential and further your career.

*For all casual/sessional roles, you will receive 12.1% of your hourly rate for every hour worked in total recompense for annual leave, including public holidays. These rates will be indicated separately on your payslip. You will only be paid for the hours that you work.

North Lanarkshire Council is committed to #KeepingThePromise. This means that if you have ever been in care (looked after at home with a social worker, lived with a relative other than your parents, experienced foster, residential or secure care) you are entitled to a guaranteed interview for this post, as long as you meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description. This is one way North Lanarkshire is demonstrating our commitment to supporting Care-Experienced People.

We are a Disability Confident Leader and offer a guaranteed interview to applicants who consider themselves to be disabled, as long as they meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description.

We have also adopted the Armed Forces Community Covenant to show our support for service personnel, veterans and their families. We offer a guaranteed interview for service leavers, spouses, reservists and veterans, as long as they meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description.

The Plan for North Lanarkshire is to be the place to live, learn, work, invest and visit. The Council recognises that work is an important part of adult life and is critical to our wellbeing and shaping how we live. The Fair Work Convention's Framework defines Fair Work as work that offers effective voice, fulfilment, opportunity, respect and security. We believe Fair Work can boost creativity, realise untapped potential and increase productivity. To find out more click on the link.

North Lanarkshire Council are Happy to Talk Flexible Working, we operate a Smarter Working Policy.

North Lanarkshire Council has reached its current allocation of Certificates of Sponsorship and, as a result, we are unable to provide visa sponsorship at this time.