Communications Officer Vacancy
Title: Communications Officer
Salary: £30,273
Hours: 35 hours per Week
Location: 3 Angel Walk, Hammersmith, W6 9HX /Activity based working
Closing date: 23.59 on Wednesday 21 August 2024
These are exciting times for Women's Pioneer Housing. We achieved planning permission for 2 new flagship developments in 2023. In 2024 we received a prestigious award for Planning for Affordable Housing for one of these schemes which recognised the most impactful efforts in increasing the provision of affordable housing for single women and environmental quality. Over the next 2 years, we will be building over 160 new homes for single women in West London, including brand new offices on our site at 227 Wood Lane.
Founded in 1920 by women and men who understood the challenges faced by women trying to secure affordable, safe and independent housing at the time, Women's Pioneer Housing Association continues to recognise that the need for safe, secure, affordable housing for single women is as great as ever.
Our vision is to make a positive difference to women’s lives. Our mission is to offer single women access to safe, secure and good quality affordable homes and services that enable women to live a good quality of life; and to influence other housing providers so they understand the needs of single women and offer services that meet this need. Our values, co-created with our staff and residents, reflect both our history and our future.
To showcase our continuing work, our achievements and the progress of our flagship schemes, you’ll be telling our story. You will share our successes and promote and engage in all the ways we continue partnering with our residents in the co-design of our services. You will be responsible for raising awareness of our work through creative content on our website and other digital channels, seeking opportunities to support service improvement and improve engagement with our residents.
You will already be working in a comms environment possibly in content and brand, looking to expand your skills to have immediate impact. Your experience will include website content and management (WordPress), content production including developing written and graphic content, data visualisation, printed promotional material and managing social media. In addition you should have excellent people skills with experience of working closely with residents or users in a customer service setting as well as working with a range of stakeholders.
We are looking for someone who will build on our achievements, collaborate positively with others to share what we do and contribute in achieving our ambitions in delivering excellence in customer services. We will provide opportunities for you to work with residents and colleagues across our organisation to develop a thorough understanding of how our work provides services which meets our resident’s needs.
You do not need to have a background in housing, but you must have a commitment to tackling gender inequality, bring a positive attitude, be driven and have an enthusiasm for knowledge and learning.
We are a small, professional team and work together sharing knowledge to accomplish shared objectives. If you are passionate about creating a positive impact, are a serious team player and like the sound of what we do, we would love to hear from you.
How do I apply?
Please send the following three documents to hr@womenspioneer.co.uk
- An up-to-date CV which shows your full career history, we recommend that this is no longer than two pages;
- A supporting statement marked “Communications Officer” explaining why you are interested in this role and detailing how you fulfil the person specification. This is a key document supporting your application, we recommend that it is comprehensive but no longer than two pages including examples which expands on your CV.
- A completed Diversity Monitoring form.
Applications must be received by 23.59 on Wednesday 21 August 2024 with the subject heading “Communications Officer”.