Community Investment Officer
Job Introduction
Job Title: Community Investment Officer
Salary: £28,000 - £30,000
Contract: Permanent
Location: Partington, Manchester (plus other priority neighbourhoods)
Weekly Hours: 35 hours
So…. What is this role exactly?
This is an exciting opportunity for a community focused individual to join our Community Investment Team. Working both in Partington, Manchester and supporting projects across Your Housing Groups other priority neighbourhoods, our aim is to deliver our 5-year Community Investment Strategy and improve the neighbourhoods and communities in which we operate.
With a focus on employment, tackling poverty, the environment and health & wellbeing projects, the role is varied, and every day is different.
Joining an experienced team who have used their problem-solving skills to design projects and initiatives to support our local housing team and improve our communities. We have been successful in delivering support to our customers to meet their needs and improve their lives.
We are looking for an innovative, flexible and confident individual who has experience in designing and delivering projects. A person who is customer focused and has been involved in customer engagement projects is desirable. Someone who has the ability to create and maintain key relationships and partnerships and is able to successfully problem solve and make decisions.
What will my working week look like?
Approximately half of the week will be based in Partington, Manchester to lead on Community Investment activity and support the local housing team in one of our main regeneration areas. You will be required to manage existing projects while assessing the needs of the community and delivering improvements.
The other half of the week will be supporting work within our priority neighbourhoods across Your Housing Group. Working with the local housing team, you will be expected to travel across our communities, engage and listen to customers and deliver improvements based on the needs of the neighbourhood.
You will also be expected to travel to our Head Office in Birchwood, Warrington to attend meetings and training courses.
What will I be responsible for doing?
First and foremost, you will support the development and delivery of neighbourhood plans that deliver projects and initiatives that positively impact of the performance of our assets and communities. You will be asked to manage current projects and also develop and deliver new projects and services that meet the aims of the Community Investment Strategy. This will also require you to secure appropriate resources and funding (internal and external) to successfully deliver change.
One of the great things about this role is the varied nature of the projects you will be involved in. From engaging customers and supporting employment and training initiatives to delivering improvement works within our neighbourhoods, every day is different.
Another key part of the role is to build and maintain successful relationships/partnerships between internal colleagues and external partners and to evidence the impact of the projects you deliver.
And what would make me stand out from the crowd?
To be a successful as Community Investment Officer here at YHG, you will have
- A customer focus
- Proven success in the delivery of projects and initiatives
- Excellent communication skills with all stakeholders including customers and partners
- The ability to report and evidence your project impact (including social value)
Ideally you will be
- A confident and outgoing individual
- A collaborative team player
- An innovative and creative person
- A problem solver and decision maker
This role is really suited to someone who likes to engage with customers and dig deeper into the needs of a community. They should want to listen and understand what our customers are saying and design interventions or projects to make a real difference.
If you feel this could be the right role for you, we would love to hear from you!
That all sounds great, what’s in it for me?
In return we offer £28,000 - £30,000 for a 35-hour week, and 25 days (pro-rata) annual leave (holidays also increase with time served) plus Bank Holidays, but our employee deal offers much more than just a competitive salary and holiday allowance.
We trust our people to manage their own diary, if you need time for an appointment, the school run or an exercise class, as long as it fits with business needs, we’re open to what works for you too. And when you need to collaborate with your team, you can visit Youggle House – our wellbeing, social, collaboration and meeting space, in Birchwood, Warrington.
And who are Your Housing Group?
Your Housing Group is a registered social landlord helping people at every stage of life to live in quality homes they can afford.
As one of the North’s sector-leading landlords, we are proud to play our role in tackling the UK's housing crisis by continually reinvesting in our 29,000 properties and tailoring our services to meet the diverse needs of our customers. We also build over 1,000 new homes each year.
We’re an employer of choice, over 88% of colleagues here recommend us as a 'great place to work'.
Closing Date: 3rd March 2023
We review applications as they’re received and reserve the right to close this advert early; if you’re interested, please apply ASAP to avoid disappointment.
Your Housing Group values diversity and encourages applications from all communities. Your Housing Group operates a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for anyone who resides in a Your Housing Group property and any applicants who declare they have a disability. If these applicants meet the minimum requirements for the role (as set out in the role profile and/or advert) they will be guaranteed an interview. Some roles may be subject to probity checks which will override the scheme where a potential conflict of interest or a probity matter has been identified. YHG1
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