Governance Administrator

Vacancy Salary**25,000 Pro rata**
- Vacancy Location**Maitland House & Hybrid Working**
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**The Vacancy**

We have an opportunity for a Part Time Governance / Business Administrator (21 hours) to join us on a fixed term maternity cover. The role of the Governance Administrator is to provide professional, confidential and comprehensive administrative and secretarial assistance to the Governance & Corporate Assurance Team and Executive Team (ET) - Chief Executive and Directors.

This will include the following requirements:

- To provide administrative support to the Governance & Corporate Assurance Team and Executive Team where required.
- To support the Governance & Corporate Assurance Team to deliver services to Estuary’s Board and Committees.
- To provide secretarial support to the Chief Executive and Director's.
- To work in partnership with Estuary teams to deliver key messages and services.

About you - what we’re looking for:

- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
- To demonstrate Estuary’s values and be driven by our vision.
- Ability to manage a demanding workload, ensuring excellent customer service is delivered at all times.
- Evidence of good literacy and numeracy, e.g., through GCSE, A-level or equivalent or equivalent demonstrable prior learning.
- Experience in providing high level administrative / PA support to senior management.
- Experience of diary management and servicing and minute taking formal meetings.
- Excellent IT skills and experience of using a range of IT systems, Microsoft Office, conference systems and meeting software to a high degree of accuracy.

Due to the nature of the role, you may be required to work from the office to attend meetings or provide secretarial support, therefore must live at a commutable distance.

**About Estuary**

Estuary is a Housing Association with a strong and clear regional commitment within Essex. We work very successfully within every district in Essex, the three outer East London Boroughs and in the Suffolk Coastal District.

We currently own and manage over 4600 properties. We are always looking at ways to increase the number of homes we can offer and believe it is important to build communities, not just homes.

We are committed to the provision of good-quality housing, care and support services to meet local needs and to contribute to the development of sustainable communities. Our residents are at the heart of everything we do, their views are important to us in helping shaping future services.

We employ just over 300 people, two thirds of whom work providing care and support to people with learning disabilities. We also have an army of dedicated people behind the scenes providing a variety of services including rent collection, gardening, estate management and working on projects to build new houses.

**Estuary Benefits**

**Flexible and Hybrid Working**

**Pension**
**Scheme**

**Generous Holiday and Additional Paid Leave Allowances**

**Mental Health**
**Support Portal**

**Healthcare**
**Cash Plan