<p style="text-align:left">Inclusion is one of our core values. Our goal is to be a diverse, inclusive organisation where our people thrive and meet our customers’ needs with fairness and empathy. We know having a range of ideas and opinions makes a difference. We encourage and welcome applications from people from diverse backgrounds to support this mission. We will make adjustments throughout your application process, in line with Sanctuary’s commitment to our Disability Confident employer status.</p><p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="background-color:white;color:black"><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;background-color:white">Graduate Development Programme – Finance (2 Year Fixed Term Contract)</span></strong></span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="background-color:white;color:black"><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;background-color:white">Worcester based with a balance of home and office working</span></strong></span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="background-color:white;color:black"><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;background-color:white">35 hours per week</span></strong></span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="background-color:white;color:black"><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;background-color:white">£28,500 per annum, rising to £30,000 following the successful completion of Year 1</span></strong></span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="background-color:white;color:black"><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;background-color:white">Are you looking to build a career in Finance and work for a commercially focused organisation with a social purpose?</span></strong></span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;background-color:white;color:black">Our mission is to build affordable homes and sustainable communities where people choose to live. We provide housing, care, and support to more than a quarter of a million customers in England and Scotland, with a turnover of over £1bn, annual operating surplus of over £250 million and employing over 14,000 people. This includes managing and maintaining much needed social and affordable housing, as well as playing our part in tackling the national housing crisis by building good quality affordable homes.</span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;background-color:white;color:black">Our Finance teams work within areas including Finance Transformation, Financial Planning, Treasury, Taxation, Procurement and Financial Reporting. If your interest lies within the Finance sector, we can offer the unique opportunity to rotate around these different teams and expanding your skills, before choosing a specialism and potentially moving into your Finance qualification following the end of the two-year programme. You will also network with other graduates, building relationships across the entire business, and watch your career grow within a commercially driven organisation.</span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="background-color:white;color:black"><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;background-color:white">About the programme:</span></strong></span></p> <ul style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm" type="disc"> <li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;background-color:white;color:black">We have a comprehensive induction, where you will be introduced to key senior leaders throughout the business and visit a range of our operations across the UK along with meeting our current and past graduates.</span></li> <li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;background-color:white;color:black">You will complete four six-month rotational placements across Finance</span></li> <li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;background-color:white;color:black">Developing your commercial skills whilst making an active contribution to the development of our organisation.</span></li> <li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;background-color:white;color:black">Involvement in projects that will have a measurable impact on the business.</span></li> </ul> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="background-color:white;color:black"><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;background-color:white&qu…