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Head of Resident Engagement

Employer
One Housing
Location
Camden, London
Salary
£65,000-£70,000
Closing date
12 Jun 2021

Job Details

We are One Housing and we create places for people to call home and support them to live well. With a breadth of services and expertise to help people whatever their housing, care, or support needs.

The One Housing Customer Services teams are friendly, knowledgeable and we love what we do. We are proud of our expertise and passionate about the high-quality, service we deliver to all of our customers.

We offer our colleagues a friendly, collaborative workplace and the chance to build a rewarding career with a not-for-profit organisation that is proud to make a genuine difference to people’s lives, each and every day.

Join our Customer Operations team as the Head of Resident Engagement

Our Customer Services teams play a central role in achieving our vision. Often acting as a first-point of contact for our customers we prize our accountability, empathy and a genuine self-desire to be helpful and informative.

We’re an organisation with strong values. We keep our promises; we do a great job; we value diversity; we work together; and we look for ways to improve. These are what make us such a great team, working together as one to achieve our vision.

The role

We have a fantastic opportunity for someone to join us in the position of Head of Resident Engagement based in Camden. Your responsibilities will include:

  • Develop and deliver a comprehensive resident engagement and community development strategy with a focus on outcomes and added social value.
  • Lead the newly formed resident engagement and resident communication function with a clear focus on supporting the delivery of our Customer Experience Strategy.
  • Develop and deliver a new approach to community facility management with a focus on maximising use by local communities as well as maximising income to further invest in our important community work.
  • Develop and deliver a customer communications strategy with a focus on clear messaging, transparency and integrity.
  • Work in partnership with our engaged resident structure to ensure a joined up contribution to the associations operational and strategic agenda including scrutiny of performance.
  • Pro -actively seek out and secure joint funding initiatives with a focus on maximisation of income to deliver social value projects to meet One Housing’s corporate objectives
  • Set and manage the budget for the resident engagement, communications and commercial and charity teams with a focus on value for money projects.

What you will need to succeed

We are looking for someone who believes in working together as part of a team, who shares our values and is

friendly and positive. The successful candidate will have:

  • Significant resident engagement experience gained in the social housing sector.
  • Leadership and management experience of managers and teams to achieve high performing and engaged teams.
  • Ability to demonstrate and lead a customer first approach
  • Working knowledge of the requirements of the regulatory framework for social housing in England and an understanding of the changing landscape following the Social Housing White Paper
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Good IT skills to optimise digital engagement, communications and working in an agile way

The offer

Our Life@One benefits offer you an array of perks designed with your wellbeing in mind.

  • Salary: £65-70,000
  • Your holidays are important to us. Take up to 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
  • Lean travel. Spread the cost of your commute with a season ticket loans and our Cycle2Work scheme, open to all colleagues
  • Looking forward to your big bucket list trip? You can buy or sell up to five days annual leave each year.
  • Get paid to do good. We offer you two days off on full pay each year to volunteer in our communities.
  • Look after your loved ones. Our healthcare cash back plan allows you to claim back cash for you and your family’s healthcare.
  • Well done! With our colleague recognition programme you will know when you’ve done a #greatjob
  • Learning never stops. One Academy, our innovative, in-house learning and development offering is designed to help you take your career to the next level.
  • We’re here for you. Our employee assistance programme offers counselling and support for you and your family 24/7.
  • Stay book-smart. Take up to five paid days off per year to study toward a relevant qualification.
  • Experience new things. We offer you a career break after 3 years’ continuous service.

About us

As an organisation with a strong social purpose, One Housing works in some of the most diverse communities in the UK and their workforce reflects that. We understand the strength we gain from having and supporting our diverse teams. The different skills and experiences that our colleagues from different backgrounds bring to us allow us to make better decisions, consider different views and be an altogether more interesting and cohesive place to work.

We welcome applications from everyone.

Apply today for a fulfilling career in our Customer Operations team.

Company

We are multi-award winning, commercially driven and dynamic, with a passion for making a positive difference to people’s lives and communities.

No day at One Housing is the same, commercially driven for a social purpose, we are highly innovative and focused on helping people live better and reach their aspirations. Building affordable homes in the most unaffordable parts of the country, running the UK's largest homeless hostel and delivering vital care to the most vulnerable older people are just some of the things we do. Across our broad range of roles we develop our staff in skills ranging from building project management to care services, mental health support, youth engagement and hospitality.

Company info
Website
Telephone
0333 240 8567
Location
Atelier House
64 Pratt Street
London
London
NW1 0DL
GB

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