Administrative Officer for Prisoners Building Homes
Administrative Officer for Prisoners Building Homes
Exeter, Middlemore
Part time (18.5 hours a week, 5 days a week)
Up to £ 26,106 pro rata
In the midst of a storm of overlapping crises – overcrowded prisons and high reoffending rates, a persistent housing shortage, and a severe skills gap in the construction industry, this award-winning Prisoners Building Homes (PBH) programme provides a ‘triple-win’ solution.
PBH brings together the public and private sector to unlock land to deliver affordable, quality, low carbon, sustainable homes, while also providing job opportunities for serving and post release prisoners to enable them to turn their lives around and reduce reoffending. It was the brainchild of the five South West Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) and kickstarted with funding by the PCC for Devon and Cornwall, whose office provides a coordinating role for this innovative programme on behalf of the 5 PCCs (under the South West Regional Collaboration).
PBH is now a national cross-government programme sponsored by the Ministry of Housing, Ministry of Justice, and Police and Crime Commissioners. It is supported by the Cabinet Office (Office of Government Property), Local Government Association (LGA) (One Public Estate), His Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service, and Local Partnerships (who are owned by the Treasury, LGA, and Welsh Government).
Since it launched nationally in September 2024 PBH has received 100+ sites for 700+ homes and is now working with 14 housebuilders across 13 prisons employing 124 serving/post released prisoners.
We need an Administrative Officer to join this busy team and support the Programme Delivery Manager. It would be an advantage if you have worked in the housing sector or with local government sectors in housing & planning but not a pre-requisite.
You will be monitoring the emails and dealing with a range of enquiries. You will have strong IT skills as you will be inputting data and interrogating databases, spreadsheets, note taking and document writing. You will be used to working with a range of stakeholders, organising meetings and schedules to ensure the projects run smoothly.
How to Apply
Please click the 'Apply' button below to register on our e-recruitment portal. You will be asked to complete an Eligibility form with your personal details. You will then have the opportunity to submit your CV and a cover statement of no more than 1000 words, evidencing your suitability for the role.