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Procurement Operations Administrator, £34,646.00

Employment Type

Full Time, Permanent

Application Start Date

10-07-2026

Application End Date

26-07-2026

Description

Newlon Housing Trust is a successful charitable housing association and one of the major providers of new affordable housing in north and east London.

Working with our Head of Procurement and Procurement Officer, your role will be to take responsibility for the day to day administration of the department, assisting in the preparation of the tender and quotation process, supporting the monitoring of compliance by assisting with audits and maintaining accurate records.

There will also be the opportunity to support stakeholders in putting together tender documents enabling the process by organising meetings, training sessions and handling tender queries. You will also ensure external communications regarding procurement are up to date, such as the Newlon website and that all queries and issues are dealt with in a friendly, efficient and timely manner.

Having previously worked in a similar role, you will have a good understanding of procurement practices and awareness of the Procurement Act 2023. You will be able to produce accurate reports using Excel and PowerPoint and have experience in preparing tender packs including collating specifications, technical and commercial questionnaires and support evaluation criteria and scoring documentation. A confident communicator, able to present ideas in a clear and concise manner, you will be able to work independently as well as part of a team and work effectively to solve routine problems.

In return, you can expect 27 days holiday, a non-contributory pension, excellent benefits and a flexi scheme.  You’ll also be working out of purpose-built offices that form part of the award-winning Hale Village regeneration project, and are situated just two minutes’ walk from the major transport interchange at Tottenham Hale.

Closing date: Sunday 26 July 2026

Online assessments will be held between Thursday 30 and Sunday 2 August 2026

Interviews will be held in person at our offices in Hale Village on Thursday 6 August 2026

Newlon Housing Trust offer a range of benefits, including:

  • 27 days holiday (pro rata from your start date)
  • 8% Non-contributory pension scheme with Scottish Widows
  • Hybrid working dependent if suitable for the role
  • Death in Service (x4 annual salary)
  • Opportunity to earn up to 5% performance related bonus
  • £200 fitness & well being cash-back
  • Health and Wellbeing cash-back Plan, including EAP, discounted gym memberships, cash-back on a range of services/purchases such as glasses, osteopath appointments, dental and so forth
  • Season ticket loan
  • Funding for up to three professional memberships (relevant to the role)
  • Tech and Cycle Scheme
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As a publicly-funded organisation Newlon has very high standards of probity. We need to be able to take steps to prevent any conflicts of interest that might arise in the course of this recruitment process. We therefore ask you to declare any interests that you know you have in relation to Newlon. For example, are you a Newlon resident or are you closely connected to a Newlon resident? Are you closely connected to a Newlon employee or Board member? Do you have a financial or managerial involvement in any organisation that Newlon does business with?
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