Business Support Project Officer (Safe Suffolk Renters)

Company: East Suffolk Council
Apply for the Business Support Project Officer (Safe Suffolk Renters)
Location: Lowestoft
Job Description:

East Suffolk Council, Lowestoft and Melton

37 hours per week

Full Time, Fixed Term until March 2027 (potential extension until March 2028)

£31,537 – £34,434 (Band 5)

Your role

The successful candidate will be responsible for supporting the team to deliver their ambitious and complex service including:

  • website updates and enhancements
  • organising the delivery of our annual landlords conference and other communication events
  • providing essential back office support to deliver regular, accurate performance reporting
  • providing a triaging service to ensure landlords and tenants are directed to the correct support

The role is varied and currently influenced by recent changes to private renters’ laws. For more information see the Safe Suffolk Renters website.

What you will need

  • Excellent IT skills
  • Dynamic and flexible, good team player
  • Excellent organisational and communication abilities
  • Knowledge of office systems and experience with graphic design software (beneficial)
  • Strong data and process skills to inform potential service developments
  • Suitable for transferable skills; no prior housing experience required

Benefits

  • Generous leave entitlement (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

Contact

For an informal discussion regarding this post, please contact Teresa Howarth at Teresa.Howarth@eastsuffolk.gov.uk

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Posted: June 22nd, 2026