Retention Advisor

Livin Housing Limited; Basingstoke; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

A housing organization in Basingstoke is seeking a dedicated Retention Advisor to enhance the Government Key Worker Accommodation Contract. The successful candidate will support tenants through the property's lifecycle, manage applications, negotiate with landlords, and maintain records. Strong relationship-building and negotiation skills are essential, with a commitment to delivering high-quality service and collaboration across teams. The role offers a competitive salary and benefits package.

Benefits

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Annual Fun Day organized for employees

Volunteering Leave

Staff perks including discounts

Family friendly policies

Qualifications

• Experience managing a busy workload with conflicting priorities.
• Strong relationship-building skills with property providers and contractors.
• Ability to maintain accurate records and provide regular updates.

Responsibilities

• Support the delivery of Government Key Worker Accommodation Contract.
• Audit and manage housing stock and review applications.
• Negotiate with landlords and clients as needed.

Skills

Experience in similar duties

Negotiation skills

Customer service environment experience

Residential lettings property experience

Background in housing

Ability to work independently

Understanding lettings legislation

Excellent communication

Decisive decision maker

Ability to manage workload

Job description

Retention Advisor

Annual salary: up to £30,545.00

Location: Basingstoke

Contract: Office based, 12-month fixed term contract, 37.5 hours per week, 8.30am-5pm Monday to Friday

Salary up to £30,545 per annum

We are looking for a dedicated Retention Advisor to support the delivery of the Government Key Worker Accommodation Contract, working across various stages of a property’s life cycle. This frontline service supports customers through different stages of their tenancy by sourcing, assessing, and allocating suitable properties to meet contractual targets. Responsibilities include auditing and managing housing stock, reviewing applications, negotiating with landlords and clients, and maintaining accurate records with regular updates and escalations to the line manager. The position requires building strong relationships with property providers, partners, and contractors, ensuring effective service delivery through collaboration and audit checks, while supporting colleagues and contributing to ad hoc projects.

Role Criteria

• Experience in similar duties
• Negotiation skills
• Experience of working in a customer service environment
• Experience of working in residential lettings property environment
• A background in housing, repairs and maintenance, lettings or social housing
• Experience of working independently
• Understanding current lettings legislation including health and safety
• Excellent communicator
• Decisive decision maker
• Ability to manage a busy workload with conflicting priorities

Benefits we can offer you

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Annual Mears Fun Day – Our annual Fun Day is organised as a massive thank you from the Executive team for all the hard work!
• Volunteering Leave – Mears supports employees to undertake paid volunteering in the community, in support of our social value commitment.
• Staff perks with Mears Rewards – discounts of up to 10% on weekly groceries, holidays, eye test vouchers, Share save scheme, plus much more
• Family friendly policies

As part of the recruitment process for this role, we will carry out a Background, Identity, Security clearance & BPSS check. For these checks to be completed, we will require from you the relevant identification, including Proof of Address, References, a valid passport and proof that you have lived in the UK for the last five years.

All our roles require candidates to have the entitlement to work within the UK, Mears does not currently offer visa sponsorship.

To drive a Mears vehicle, you must be aged over 21, have held your licence for over 3 months and have less than 9 points.

Apply below or to discuss your application further; contact:
Beth Dunford ([e-mail])

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