Job Description

Administrative Officer

Location: Corby, Northants NN17 4SW
Salary: 14.13 per hour PAYE
Contract: Temporary basis, 3 months with potential to extend.
Hours: 37 hours per week, Monday - Friday

About the Role

Opus People Solutions are recruiting an Administrative Offer on behalf of our Client, North Northamptonshire Council on a temporary basis.

The ideal candidate will be a highly organised and detail-oriented Administration Officer to support our busy Property and Housing team. This is a key role providing administrative support across housing and property services, helping to ensure the smooth delivery of services to residents and stakeholders.

You will be part of a collaborative team, contributing to the efficient management of housing operations, property records, and customer enquiries.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive administrative support to the Property & Housing team
• Process and maintain accurate property, tenancy, and maintenance records
• Handle incoming enquiries from residents, contractors, and internal stakeholders via phone, email, and in person
• Raise and track repairs, maintenance requests, and work orders
• Support scheduling of inspections, visits, and contractor appointments
• Prepare reports, correspondence, and documentation
• Maintain filing systems and ensure data is up to date and compliant with council procedures
• Assist with financial administration, such as processing invoices and purchase orders

About You

We are looking for someone who is:

• Experienced in an administrative role, preferably within housing, property, or public sector.
• Experience working in a local authority or housing environment is desirable but not essential.
• Highly organised with strong attention to detail
• Confident using IT systems, including Microsoft Office, Teams, Word, Excel, Outlook.
• Able to prioritise workload and work to deadlines.
• Able to work off own initiative and work collaberatively as part of a team.
• A strong communicator with excellent customer service skills
• Able to handle sensitive information with confidentiality and professionalism

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