Business Operations Officer known internally as a "Project Support Officer"Fixed Term until July 2025Beeston, Nottingham: £31,380 /Faringdon, London: £34,772About Us: Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing is one of the UK's leading providers of affordable housing and care and support services. We employ over 1900 people to manage and develop our large portfolio of nearly 56,000 homes serving over 75,000 customers across London, the East Midlands, Southern and the East of England.About the roleIt is an exciting and busy time of change within MTVH. As part of the Strategy, Performance and Projects Team within Corporate Services, you?ll support Project Teams to co-ordinate and deliver a range of different projects on our five-year Corporate Plan. This is a fixed-term role until July 2025 ? for internal candidates this is offered as a secondment opportunity.Working with our team of Project Managers, you?ll play a key role in bringing positive change to the business by helping ensure projects are adequately planned and resourced. Day-to-day, you?ll have responsibility for a wide variety of activities such as communicating with stakeholders, scheduling and attending workshops, keeping project documentation up-to-date and organised and generally keeping projects running smoothly.You?ll work on a variety of projects spanning multiple directorates and teams across MTVH, with opportunities to learn and develop skills in project planning, requirements gathering, data analysis, risk management, stakeholder engagement, change management and more. You?ll also support our team of Business Analysts and contribute to the development both our Project Management and Business Analysis frameworks.This role is ideal for someone with experience in a business support role looking to gain experience of project delivery and business change.Key dates: Interviews are expected to take place during the week commencing 10th February 2025Internal candidates: if you are interested in this role as a Secondment, please seek the approval of your line manager before submitting your application What you'll need to succeedPrevious relevant work experience in a support role providing a service to a team or customersGreat communication and interpersonal skillsStrong organisation, prioritisation and time-management skillsCreative-thinking and problem-solving skillsExperience with Microsoft Office applications including Excel and SharePointAn interest in project management and deliveryA passion for delivering positive changePlease note:-we do not currently offer visa sponsorship.Please note :- we do not currently offer visa sponsorship.What?s in it for you?Our benefits include:-28 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays (pro rata for part time) per year 2 volunteering days per year for things like helping out in local communitiesAn additional ?Beliefs day? once a year to have an extra a day offSupported family friendly approach with extended parental leaveEnhanced pension with matched contributions of up to 9%Option to buy or sell up to 5 days annual leave per yearLife assurance cover 3 x your salaryCycle2work schemeHybrid Working - Dependent on job role and departmentHealth cash plan scheme for your everyday healthcare needs which you can add your family members tooTenancy deposit ? interest free loan to help with rental deposits and season Ticket loanAccess to extensive learning and training opportunities with Wisebox platformColleague virtual social platform with our workplace pages where you can keep up to date with the organisational activity and link in with colleaguesCareer progression across the organisation with our mentoring/coaching programmes, apprenticeships and career planning supportEmployee Assistance Programme- We are committed to the wellbeing of our colleagues and support this as an organisationAbout usWe are committed to developing and implementing or maintaining sustainability initiatives to reduce environmental impact and promote sustainable practices within MTVH.Learn more about our benefits and organisation by viewing our attached documentOur promiseHere at Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing (MTVH) we want to capture the value that difference brings and are committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion. We work collaboratively ?Serving people better every day? to educate, support and develop all of our diverse employees and the communities that we serve. We are also part of the disability confident employer scheme.We want every employee and every customer to feel comfortable enough to be their true self and are working tirelessly in the background to create an environment that encourages our employees to challenge non-inclusive behaviours and to be mindful of their own and other?s wellbeing.We provide a platform of Network groups for employees to share views, tell us what we?re doing well and recommend improvements. We want to create a real sense of community and a workforce who feel that their opinions are valued. Our Networks groups are:-GenderEthnicityLGBTQDisabilityOur core values of Dare, Care and Collaborate demonstrate that we are a people focused business, solving social issues by working togetherWe reserve the right to close this vacancy early if a suitable candidate is found so we do encourage you to complete the application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment