Sales and Housing Development Graduate

The Vacancy

We are looking for a Sales and Development Graduate to undertake a number of specific and bespoke projects and tasks to help CHP deliver our mission of transforming lives. As a CHP Graduate, you will ensure that the needs of the customer are met by providing the best quality of service at all times. This role will work in our Growth and Partnerships directorate.

This is a full time position working 37 hours Monday - Friday, and will be a fixed term contract ending in August 2026.

What you'll be doing

In your role as Sales and Development Graduate at CHP, you will work across four different teams in the first year, then choose which area to specialise in for the second year of your contract.

During your time with our Strategic Regeneration and Growth teams youll build relationships with contractors and developers to find new site opportunities which are suitable to build property on.

When working with our New Homes Team youll support the project management of construction sites and handle the management of defects.

With our Salesand Commercial Lettings Team, youll be involved with sales and marketing; dealing with potential buyers, marketing various products and assisting with sale enquiries.

Across each area youll have involvement in existing live projects and support new projects as they develop. Youll interact with stakeholders and will support our partnerships work with for-profit housing providers, helping us to achieve our growth strategy.

What we are looking for

• Be a confident and driven self-starter
• Have excellent communication skills and feel comfortable interacting with others and building relationships
• Work well as part of a team
• Have strong interpersonal skills
• Be able to work accurately and meet deadlines
• Be hard working, flexible and resilient
• Be well-organised and able to manage projects
• Have a high level of written communication with a good level of grammar in order to draft reports
• Be able to analyse data and complete data research
• Be confident in speaking to others and presenting ideas and progress of projects

Committed to equality of opportunity, we welcome applications from all sections of the community. Applications for job share and part-time working will be considered on a business needs basis.

Benefits

• The salary for this post will be £25,000pro rata Per Annum.
• Learning and development opportunities
• Healthcare cash plan
• Robust employee reward and recognition programme
• Free and confidential Employee Assistance Programme
• CHParticipate volunteering programme
• Competitive pension scheme
• 25 days annual leave per pro rata annum, plus bank holidays and 3 extra days between Christmas and New Year.
• 37 hours per week - employees may be able to work flexibly by agreement with their line manager, taking account of business need. We operate a hybrid working policy at CHP.

The Company

Were a local housing association thats passionate about tackling the housing shortage in the East of England. We provide warm, safe and affordable homes. But we dont stop there. We offer a wide range of support and services to help our customers and their communities to thrive.

We want to be an organisation that cares about our customers and communities and is determined to make a difference. We'll be bold and open-minded in our pursuit of solutions to help people transform their lives.

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