Salary: £35,850 (London); £32,109 (National) per annum Hours: 35 hours per week Contract: Fixed-term until 14 January 2025 Benefits: • 27 days annual leave + statutory holidays + 3 closures days over the Christmas period; • Flexible working for all staff including working from home / hybrid working, and flexi-time/TOIL scheme; • Attractive family friendly policies; • Private healthcare cover; • Season ticket loans; • Employee awards, and training and development opportunities. For more information about our benefits please visit our website. Location: London/Bristol - employees are able to work from home on an arrangement agreed with their line manager. An exciting opportunity has arisen at the National Housing Federation (NHF) for a fixed-term Communications Officer, from now until January 2025. The NHF is the voice of housing associations in England. We are the trade body to almost 600 housing associations, who have grown from philanthropic roots to provide 2.6 million homes to around 6 million people. You can find further information about the NHF here: https://www.housing.org.uk/about-us/ Interested in being a Communications Officer at the NHF? Please scroll down to the bottom of the page to download the full job profile and person specification for this role. Key elements of the role: • You will have the opportunity to craft messages on our vital work, ranging from ending homelessness to building safety. • You will be responsible for your own project areas, creating and implementing communications plans and strategies. • You will manage your own newsletters and be responsible for content on the website on your projects. • With your strong writing skills, you will take complex information and share it with our members. The successful candidate will: • Have experience of developing and implementing communications plans to support projects and campaigns. • Be able to devise and deliver content and communications plans. • Have excellent writing and copywriting skills. • Be able to advise colleagues on how to communicate effectively with target audiences. • Be skilled in summarising complex information into clear coherent messages that different audiences can understand. • Be capable of measuring communications impact and evaluating reach. Equality, diversity and inclusion The NHF has published its equality, diversity and inclusion strategy, which was co-created with staff – https://www.housing.org.uk/about-us/transparency/who-we-are/. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and we value the contribution each individual makes to our work. We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and are working to increase the diversity profile of our workforce. We are currently under-represented by ethnic minorities, people with a disability or disabilities and LGBT+, and would particularly welcome applications from people in these groups. Disability confident committed employer We are a disability confident committed employer and if you are a disabled person who demonstrates you meet the skills and experience we consider essential for the role, we will offer you an interview. We are happy to consider reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process if you have a disability or have a condition that you feel may affect your performance during the recruitment process. Please email Stephanie Green, People Manager at [email protected] with your request or to arrange a time to discuss in more detail. Our role profile and job advert can also be requested in large print or in accessible format via this email address. Uploading your CV and cover letter If you decide to apply for this role, when requested, please upload a version of your CV that does not include any personal details, such as name, gender, age etc. You should also ensure that you do not add your name at the end of the cover letter. This will help us to shortlist candidates for interview based solely on their knowledge, skills and experience. Right to work in the UK / UK VISA Sponsorship You must have the right to work in the UK and it is important to note that the NHF does not sponsor individuals to work in the UK. Closing date for applications: 24 January 2024 Interview date: w/c 5 February 2024