Property Sales Progressor
At Accent we believe everyone has the right to a safe, secure and warm place to call home.
Are you a people person who thrives in a dynamic, fast-paced environment? Do you love the challenge of hitting targets and ensuring customers are supported every step of the way? If so, we have the perfect opportunity for you!
We’re looking for a Property Sales Progressor to join our Sales and Homeownership team in Peterborough.
About the role and person.
- 35 hours
- Permanent
- £28,114 per annum
As a Property Sales Progressor, you’ll play a key role in ensuring smooth and timely sales progress for our customers. From liaising with builders, solicitors, and customers to providing essential office admin support, your efforts will directly impact our customer’s journeys into homeownership and beyond.
What’s in it for you?
- Satisfying Work: We’ve helped over 200 people move into their new homes this year and you will play a vital role in supporting the process while enjoying the variety of a fast-moving role.
- Targets & Rewards: Progress sales through to completion in 70 days, and with a strong build pipeline, you’ll enjoy a continuous flow of customers to support.
- Customer Relationships: Get to know your customers personally, providing a seamless experience as you guide them through the process and facilitate their next steps in homeownership.
- Great Career Step: This is an excellent opportunity to build your career in Property Sales with a company that values your contributions.
Salary
The spot salary for this post is £28,114 per annum for applicants who fully meet the requirements of the post. Applicants, who do not meet all the requirements of the post, will start 5% or 10% below the spot salary.
What will you get from us?
In addition to a competitive salary and agile working, we also have a focus on employees’ development. We support both professional and personal development, ensuring everyone has a development plan and provide access to a wide range of internal and external learning resources.
You’ll also receive:
- 28 days paid holiday plus bank holidays per year (pro-rata for part time) rising by 1 day per year up to a maximum of one working week.
- A choice of Pension Schemes including a Defined Benefit Scheme with a 7.5% member contribution or a Defined Contribution Scheme with a 4% member contribution and 4% employer contribution. Both pension schemes provide Life Insurance.
- Option to purchase additional holiday of up to 2 of your working weeks (at managers discretion).
- Employee Assistance Programme.
- "Hapi" Benefits App with multiple discounts.
- Cycle to work scheme.
What skills/behaviours do you need to be a Property Sales Progressor?
- A proactive attitude with strong organisation skills to enable efficient sales progression.
- A flexible approach to duties that support the wider team in achieving objectives.
- Able to demonstrate exceptional levels of customer service and deliver on your promises.
- The ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced environment whilst remaining motivated in working towards targets.
- Excellent administration skills with knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Outlook, Excel) and keeping database records up to date.
Interviews
First stage interviews will take place on Friday 10th January via Teams.
Second stage interviews will take place in person at our Peterborough office on Friday 17th January.
Location
The successful candidate will live within a commutable distance of our Peterborough office.
We’re a keen promoter of agile working and encourage the use of working from home, as long as we meet our customer’s needs.
We’ll provide you with the equipment and software that you’ll need for the purpose of your role however it will be your responsibility to have an appropriate space to work from as well as a suitable broadband connection/provider.
Who are Accent?
At Accent, we believe that everyone should have access to an affordable, sustainable, and safe home, and our work across the country aims to do just that.
We’re a national organisation, but with a community focus. We were formed in 1966 and have grown in the time since, and now provide homes and services to over 40,000 customers.
We understand the impact our work can have in creating better places for people to live by providing well-designed housing, which is in short supply, and building sustainable communities where people choose to live. We are proud of our Homes England Strategic Partnership, which allows us to build even more homes in areas of housing need.
But we are not just about building new homes. We invest in our existing homes to make sure they offer our customers the very best in living standards by adapting to meet new ideas, environmental changes, new regulations for safety and security and modern technology to make them a home for life, in every way our customers need them to be.
Caring for our customers also means caring for their environment. With our ambitious energy-efficient development plans, and our retrofitting projects which are modernising our current homes; we are putting sustainability at the fore so that we can drive value for customers now and in the future.
As anchor institutions in the communities where we work, it’s important we leverage partnerships and seek opportunities for customers that provide the foundations for better living. We build relationships which accelerate and advance our work to ensure customers are supported if they need it and can be happy living in their homes.
Our new operating model puts our colleagues in the heart of our communities. We are committed to building strong relationships with our customers and we work alongside them to co-curate the services we deliver.
We never stop evolving – we are ambitious and driven and understand that great performance is a product of an inclusive and supportive environment, where colleagues can thrive and achieve their best. With a new people strategy and corporate strategy which will sets out our commitments from 2024-2027, it’s an exciting time to join Accent.
If you require reasonable adjustments to any part of our recruitment process, please let us know we will ensure requirements are met.
Please don’t delay in submitting your application. Where roles are urgent or we receive a high volume of applications, we may interview and conclude the process prior to any closing date indicated.
If you have any queries about the role, please email:
"PeopleServices@accentgroup.org".
Please note candidates must have current eligibility to live and work in the UK, Accent do not currently hold a sponsorship license.
We are excited about our future and if you are too, we’d love to hear from you.
