Are you ready to be part of something special? Welcome to Settle, where our brand-new 2030 strategy marks the start of an exciting journey. We're thrilled to continue our mission of delivering outstanding service to residents, making it an exciting time to join our team.

At Settle, we're driven by a relentlessly resident focus with a holistic and personalised touch, building trust through unique, community-centred initiatives. We have established strong community ties, enabling us to offer essential services such as mental health support and financial guidance. Our agile approach ensures we adapt swiftly to meet the evolving needs of our residents and neighbourhoods, utilising data insights to stay ahead of trends.

Join us in making an impact and contributing to our ambitious goals through collaborative efforts. Together, we empower residents and provide them with a solid foundation upon which they can build their lives.

Here at Settle we are looking for an Procurement and Insurance Officer on a 12 month fixed term contract. This role will involve supporting the Procurement and Insurance Manager in developing and delivering a strategic and professional central procurement service and insurance service. The role will support continuous development and improvement of both services by ensuring data and records are accurate and up to date, providing responses and signposting to queries, and engaging with teams across Settle as required. The role will also support service areas in delivering procurement projects effectively.

You will:

• Support the Procurement and Insurance Manager in ensuring procurement and contract management practices are compliant with internal policies, as well as statutory regulations, and provide best possible value.
• You will work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders to ensure procurement and insurance records are accurate, identifying where procurement activity is required to implement new or renew existing contracts and ensuring any insurance actions are identified and carried out as appropriate.

• Check and update contract information held on the Contracts Register.

• Ensure contracts are signed and a copy is centrally filed

• Record procurement information such as Tender Waivers and pipeline projects, ensuring appropriate approvals are in place for contracts to progress.

• Review new supplier requests and run simple procurement projects

• Engage with and support teams across Settle, responding to relevant queries on Procurement and Insurance appropriately.

• Assist with insurance claims and queries and annual insurance renewal.

• Administer the Home Contents insurance scheme and produce documentation and reports for the scheme.

• Reconcile insurance claims to ensure maximum recovery from insurers.

• Maintain claims files and insurance documentation relating to contractors.

We are looking for someone who must ...

• Excellent communication skills and ability to engage with colleagues at all levels 
• Knowledge of developing and drafting procurement documents for simple procurements.
• Excellent organisational skills to be able to manage several projects concurrently.
• Ability to build effective working relationships with stakeholders at all levels of seniority.
• An expert at using MS Office applications, particularly Word and Excel
• Ability to analyse information such as spend data, insurance claims information, procurement pipeline etc.

Desirable:

• Working knowledge of procurement processes
• Knowledge of e-procurement systems
• Experience of social housing and property related categories of spend, particularly repairs, maintenance and planned works
• Knowledge of the Procurement Act 2023.
• Experience of dealing with insurance and insurance claims

Benefits

At Settle, our friendly and hard-working colleagues are proud to be relentlessly resident focussed, and we believe that dedication deserves a stellar benefits package. Here’s what we offer to our amazing colleagues:

• annual salary: £30,000 per annum

• flexible working: hybrid and flexible options available (role-dependent)

• generous leave: 27 days of annual leave, increasing to 32 days with length of service

• family leave: enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption leave

• pension contributions: up to 10% from Settle

• healthcare cash plan: for your health and wellness

• flexible benefits: cash towards your heath and wellbeing

• development: excellent personal and professional growth opportunities

And that’s just the beginning! We’re also thrilled to provide:

• fresh fruit Mondays: keep your energy up with healthy snacks

• colleague-led campaigns and celebrations: wellbeing weeks and charity bake sales

• volunteering days: 2 paid days to give back to the communities we work in

• secure parking: free onsite parking and bike sheds too!

• local discounts: enjoy perks from our community partners

• mental health support: access to counselling sessions and mental health resources

• feedback commitment: we listen to our colleagues and take action

• shower facilities: perfect for those who cycle to work or hit the gym

• early finish Friday: a kickstart to the weekend!

At Settle, we’re committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels valued and supported. Join us and enjoy the benefits of working in a collaborative, kind, and inclusive environment.

Our Commitment

Our culture at Settle is inclusive and celebrates the differences in everyone. We are committed to creating an inclusive workforce, by reflecting and representing the diversity of today’s society. We would like to encourage applicants from disadvantaged socio-economic backgrounds; people who identify as disabled, neurodiverse, members of the LGBTQ+ community and people from global majority communities.

Accessibility and Adjustments

We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process and we’ll always endeavour to be as accommodating as possible. Please let us know in advance of any suitable arrangements required so you can fully participate in the recruitment process.

Due to the nature of some of our roles involving work with vulnerable members of society, this post may be subject to a Basic or enhanced Criminal Disclosure, which will be carried out when a conditional offer is made.

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