Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: 35 Hours (agile working arrangements in place)
Closing date: 12th March
Interview date: w/c 17th and 24th March
Interview location: Soapworks, Salford Quays, Manchester
Our organisation is all about people – the people who live in our homes, the communities we serve, and those we work with. So, it’s no surprise that we recruit for attitude and behaviour which are central to us building relationships and delivering great experiences for these people. We employ colleagues who are passionate about making a difference who will take responsibility to get things done.
As a not-for-profit housing association, providing affordable homes and services to more than 20,000 people across Greater Manchester. We have a strong social purpose and make it our mission to enable people to live well in their home and community.
This role will help us to do this by developing and delivering our environmental plans to improve energy efficiency and use of carbon across our housing stock. It will involve working with the Assets and Homes teams to set and meet our sustainability goals, reduce our carbon footprint, and support initiatives that help us achieve our sustainability goals. The post requires someone who is passionate about data and has strong problem-solving skills to analyse property performance data. A key part of the role will be to identify, recommend and support applying for grant funding opportunities.
In this role, you will be responsible for
- Evaluating new and effective opportunities to support Asset Management and Sustainability Strategies, developing projects to improve our sustainability performance, reduce energy consumption and cut carbon emissions.
- Maintaining the organisation’s sustainability system, ensuring accurate storing and usage of energy performance data.
- Preparing evaluation reports, briefing papers and business cases that support the delivery of the sustainability initiatives linking to relevant strategies
- Monitoring performance against KPIs, use data to inform decision making and add value to drive improvements. Continuously assess and manage risk within the Risk Framework, actively implement control and improvement measures
- Helping to develop and produce new policies, processes and action plans that support the Asset Management and Sustainability strategies
If the following job requirements and experience match your skills, please ensure you apply promptly.
We need people who are
- Analytical with data
- Problem solvers
- Collaborators
- Knowledgeable of housing management systems
- Knowledgeable of sustainability in a housing context or keen to learn
Due to the nature of the role, you will require a full valid driving license and access to own vehicle
Everyone’s welcome here. Our culture is inclusive, and we are committed to increasing diversity. We enable everyone to be themselves at work, so that they feel at home with us. And we trust and support people to do their best, in a role that is fulfilling and rewarding because we know that this helps us to deliver better outcomes for our customers and our colleagues.
If you want to be part of our team and help us make a difference, we’d love to hear from you.
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INDMED
Irwell Valley Homes is a housing association providing affordable homes and services to over 16,000 people across Greater Manchester and employing over 280 colleagues.
We are a charitable, registered provider of social housing and offer homes mainly for social rent, with a small number for affordable rent, market rent and shared ownership. We also provide homes with support for people with dementia, mental health issues, learning and physical disabilities, those who have been made homeless and people affected by domestic abuse.
As well as providing homes, we deliver services and support to customers and work in partnership with specialist organisations to help them sustain their tenancies and get on in life. And we engage with customers to shape services and review our effectiveness.
