East Suffolk Council - Lowestoft, Suffolk NR33 0EQ or Melton, Suffolk IP12 1RT £25,584 - £30,060 per annum, Band 3 / 4 37 hours per week Fixed term until 31 March 2026 East Suffolk Council is an exciting place to work, delivering essential local services and making a real difference to a quarter of a million people across East Suffolk. We currently have an opportunity to join East Suffolk Council's Housing Needs Team as a Housing Needs Administrator. Your role You will provide support and assistance to the Housing Needs Team to ensure that accurate retention and monitoring of data is maintained at all times, in line with statutory requirements and service performance and undertake administrative duties to aid the team in meeting the housing needs targets. What you will need You will have previous experience in working to agreed targets and deadlines along with relevant administrative experience working within a team and in a fast-paced environment while under pressure and a good eye for detail and organisation. You will have previously dealt with internal and external partners and have excellent communication skills, including highly developed oral and written communication especially when using Microsoft office. Why work for us? East Suffolk Council is a great place to work and there are lots of benefits our employees can access. To find out more about why we are so proud of East Suffolk Council, take a look at our video and hear why our employees think it is such a great place to work (YouTube). Here are some of the main benefits: Generous leave entitlement (equivalent to 25 days a year, increasing to 31 days after 5 years’ service, plus bank holidays) Local government pension scheme Flexible working arrangements Learning and development tailored to your role A wide variety of staff support networks including access to health and wellbeing initiatives and programmes. Discounts on mobile phones, computers, holiday and travel, fashion and clothing, health and beauty and many other products and services. Find more information about what we offer in our benefits brochure (pdf). The majority of our teams are working in an agile way, with a mixture of home and office working, depending on individual preferences and service requirements. If you wish to discuss how that might impact your working arrangements if you were the successful candidate, please contact the recruiting manager listed at the bottom of this advert. For more information For an informal discussion regarding this post, please contact Zoey Alcock by emailing zoey.alcockeastsuffolk.gov.uk. Closing date: 12pm, 28 April 2025. Interview date: Week commencing 5 May 2025. How to apply Step 1 - Read the advert and the Job Description and Person Specification (docx) Step 2 - Complete the Supporting Statement template (docx). Your statement needs to indicate how you meet each of the criteria contained within the Person Specification. Please use the template provided (other formats will not be accepted). Step 3 - Complete the online application and upload your statement. Please note, CVs are not accepted. For more information, check out the How to Apply section of our Career Site (URL).