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Community Engagement Officer

  • Full time
  • £36,680 – £40,475
  • North Edinburgh
  • Closing 22nd May 2023


  • Advertised from 27th April 2023
  • EVH Grade 7, PA22 – PA25

Role

Muirhouse Housing Association, located in North Edinburgh, is seeking a passionate, enthusiastic, and highly organised team player who is committed to making a positive contribution to the lives of our those living within our communities.

While Edinburgh is one of the fastest growing and most prosperous populations in Scotland, it also experiences significant inequality. Muirhouse Housing Association is passionate about supporting our tenants and community and we are excited to be looking to recruit a Community Engagement Officer to help us achieve our vision. This newly created role will focus on developing and creating positive partnerships with the community and others in North Edinburgh

As the Community Engagement Officer you will play a key role in the creation of positive relationships throughout the community achieving success in developing strategies to obtain and maximise funding streams to support our communities and the organisations objectives, develop, encourage and maintain positive relationships with local and national stakeholders to deliver these services within the community and take a lead role in the engagement with our tenants and residents. They will work alongside the Housing and Communities Manager and CEO to explore projects which can add value to our work and build resilience, opportunity and wealth within the local community in which we operate. Community Engagement Officer will work proactively alongside other colleagues to develop initiatives and generate innovative ideas for new projects to build and form successful partnerships and deliverable outcomes for our tenants.

You should be able to demonstrate:

• Excellent interpersonal, listening and communication skills

• A self-motivated, enthusiastic and flexible attitude to tasks

• Ability to generate ideas, innovate and create opportunities for positive outcomes

• Ability to effectively manage and deliver projects within the community

• Proven success in achieving funding

• Understanding of the needs of local communities

• Ability of working in partnership and experience of collaborative working

In return, we offer excellent terms and conditions of service, and are committed to supporting and developing our staff.

Application notes

To apply for this post please submit a CV and covering letter detailing your interest in this post and how you meet the person specification (please note the covering letter should be no more than 3 pages). More information on the role can found on our website:

muirhouseha.org.uk/about-muirhouse-housing/recruitment

Please submit you CV and covering letter to recruitment@muirhouseha.org.uk

Closing date for applying for the post will be Monday 22nd May 2023. It is anticipated the interviews will take place on week commencing 12th June 2023.

Employer in Voluntary Housing Conditions apply. Muirhouse Housing Association is committed to equal opportunities and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community.