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Trainee Assistant Development and Commercial Manager

  1. London
  2. Full-time
  3. Affordable Homes

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Company Description

Do you share our passion for creating a safe, secure, and affordable place for everyone to call home? That's exactly what we're working towards at Affordable Homes. With a fast-growing pipeline, we collaborate with well-known developers, housing associations and public sector bodies across the country to drive new investment into the affordable housing sector.

As part of the wider Legal & General Group, our heritage goes back over 180 years, with a solid reputation as one of the leading financial services groups. We are pioneering institutional investment into the housing sector, whilst providing excellent service and quality homes.

Focusing primarily on the Shared Ownership and affordable rent markets, we strive to be the UK’s leading private affordable housing provider, known for excellent service and quality homes.

 


Job Description

Housing is a major growth opportunity for the Legal & General Group and is a high-profile initiative supported by the Board executive. L&G Affordable Homes is a wholly owned subsidiary of Legal & General, tasked with bringing much-needed, volume institutional equity capital to the UK social housing sector.   We are a top-10 developer of affordable homes.

We are recruiting 2 new positions to support the team as Assistant Development and Commercial Manager. Where you to support the wider regional team to source, appraise, scrutinise and contract s106, land and package deal opportunities. You will contribute to the development pipeline across the region under the direction of the Head of Development and Senior Development Manager.  One role will cover new opportunities in the Midlands region and the other across the South.

Whilst you don't necessarily need to have direct experience within development, we are seeking a pro-active, team-orientated individuals with good communication skills, who are self-motivated with an enthusiastic approach.

What you'll be doing:

  • Reporting on a day to day basis to the Senior Development Manager and working with the Finance and Operations team, you will be supporting the full and successful delivery of s106, land and package deal opportunities 
  • Undertaking business development activities in relation to the new business opportunities within the designated target area, assisting with the pricing, negotiation and contract close of schemes.
  • Supporting the team in the design, development and delivery of schemes
  • Procuring site investigations and working with the Development Managers and Senior Development Managers as part of the site acquisition feasibility stage.
  • Supporting the team in the design, development and delivery of schemes
  • Supporting the team by appointing consultants and helping to manage budgets and invoicing
  • Prospecting opportunities, appraising the schemes jointly with Finance and Operations teams, and then appraising and testing schemes in accordance with the approved investment parameters and the scrutiny processes and reporting to the Senior Development Manager, reviewing and ensuring that scheme appraisals are 100% accurate.

Qualifications

Who we're looking for:

  • Excellent academic background or equivalent work experience, with a numerical aptitude
  • A self-driven entrepreneurial spirit that embraces change and opportunity
  • Acting efficiently and productively within defined decision making processes
  • A commercially minded individual that works collaboratively with colleagues within and across the business with the capability of being highly effective in a corporate environment
  • You will be proactive, set high standards, be targets focused and able to work independently, taking responsibility for your work.
  • You are a self-motivated individual who is not afraid to ask questions and you show a keen commitment to improve your knowledge and skills through ongoing personal and professional development

Whatever your role, we reward performance and behaviour with a package that looks after all the things that are important to you. Here are some of the benefits we offer: 

  • The opportunity to participate in our annual, performance-related bonus plan and valuable share schemes  
  • Generous pension contribution  
  • Life assurance   
  • Private medical insurance (permanent employees only) 
  • At least 25 days holiday, plus public holidays
  • Competitive family leave 
  • Participate in our electric car scheme, which offers employees the option to hire a brand-new electric car through tax efficient salary sacrifice 
  • There are the many discounts we offer – both for our own products and at a range of high street stores and online   
  • In 2023, some of our workspaces were redesigned. Our offices are great spaces to connect and collaborate and have your wellbeing at the heart  

Additional Information

Legal & General is a leading financial services group and major global investor, named Britain’s Most Admired Company in 2023, for the second year running. Rated top in our sector and top for inspirational leadership, we have a strong heritage and an exciting future.

We aim to build a better society for the long term by investing our customers’ money in things that make life better for everyone.

If you join us, you’ll be part of a welcoming culture, with opportunities to collaborate with people of diverse backgrounds, views and experiences. Guided by leaders with integrity who care about your future and wellbeing. Empowered through initiatives which support people to develop their careers and excel.

We strive to be open, mindful and inclusive, so are always willing to discussing flexible working arrangements and reasonable accommodations for candidates with specific needs.

If you’re open to find out more, we'd love to hear from you.

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