Engagement Funding and Research Officer in Wokingham

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 (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. About us: 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: The successful individual will join our fantastic Jigsaw Foundation Team. The team are responsible for ensuring our residents have the opportunity to partake in meaningful consultations on Jigsaw Homes Group's services, as well as improving residents' lives and our neighbourhoods by providing grants to community projects. The role sits within our wider Neighbourhoods Department, who are dedicated to empowering residents and ensuring positive improvements to our neighbourhoods and communities. Role information: The individual will have responsibility for managing the day to day running of The Jigsaw Foundation, Jigsaw Rewards (our digital tenant consultation portal), resident scrutiny across the Group, and will be responsible for reviewing Hardship applications. We are looking for a confident, approachable, and positive communicator, with an analytical mindset and customer engagement experience. The ideal candidate will have strong IT skills - in particular MS Excel (e.g. pivot tables and lookup formulas) and MS Word. The role provides an exciting opportunity to be advocate for the voice of our residents and ensure it is heard and can influence the organisation at a strategic level. The ability to deliver Jigsaws vision of Creating Homes, Building Lives with a results driven attitude is key. You will be required to attend community events and on occasion work out of normal office hours. 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. TPBN1_UKTJ