Job Introduction
Excited about communications? We’re looking for an enthusiastic and creative person to join our dynamic corporate communications team as Communications Adviser. This role is perfect for a candidate looking for broad exposure to internal and external communications at scale and the opportunity to develop their professional skills within a progressive and ambitious organisation.
We’re committed to being better together for our residents, and this role plays a key part liaising with internal stakeholders to capture and deliver messages to internal and external audiences. It’s also a key part of our communications team, supporting our senior communications advisers, creative and digital colleagues with larger campaigns and regular social media engagement.
This role offers the opportunity to support larger high-profile projects while also gaining experience of taking on and delivering projects of one’s own, getting hands-on practical exposure to complex communications across a broad spectrum of channels, systems, and tools.
Main Responsibility
Strategy and planning
- Support the implementation of communications plans for key programmes of work in line with corporate priorities.
- Take the lead on devising, implementing and evaluating communications plans for lower-risk, less complex projects/campaigns.
Collaboration and partnership working
- Work collaboratively to ensure that stories are published to all relevant channels in a timely manner.
- Work collaboratively with colleagues at a range of levels in various departments to provide communications support and advice and create copy for relevant channels for specific projects.
Editorial and content
- Support drafting a range of content for different channels and audiences.
- Upload content to the intranet, website and other online channels including social media.
- Support the production of regular internal and external publications.
Other duties
Support the planning and execution of regular events for all colleagues.
The Ideal Candidate
We believe great service starts with great people, and we are committed to recruiting and developing passionate, enthusiastic, and talented individuals who can add value to our thriving organisation.
Mandatory
- Experience of working in a communications team or similar supporting the delivery of campaigns and projects.
- Experience of working collaboratively with others to produce high-quality and co-ordinated communications.
- Excellent writing, editing and communication skills and ability to write for different communications channels, audiences and publications.
- Experience of using content management systems, multimedia packages, e-newsletter technologies and project management tools
- A degree, HND (or equivalent) or professional qualification in communications or a related field, or comparable expertise gained through in-work experience.
Desirable
- An active interest and experience using social media
- An interest or experience in photography or video
What’s in it for me?
As part of our team, you will have access to professional qualifications and career opportunities across our Notting Hill Genesis business. You will also receive a generous holiday entitlement of 25 days, rising to 27 days after 2 years of service. You will also receive a simply health cash plan to help cover the costs of your everyday healthcare expenses (eg opticians, dentist, physio), generous pension scheme, and enhanced maternity pay and leave / shared parental leave options / paternity leave and access to our employee assistance programme for confidential support.
Benefits
In return we offer:
· Excellent annual leave allowance and flexible working opportunities (qualifying period may apply)
· Generous pension scheme
· Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay - we offer enhanced maternity and adoption pay in addition to statutory entitlements (qualifying period may apply)
· Employee assistance - free confidential advice and counselling services provided by independent specialist organisations
· Health cash plan
· Staff discounts - we give our staff access to discounts at hundreds of major retailers, gyms, restaurants, entertainment, days out, insurance and much more
· Interest free loans: season ticket loan, tenancy deposit loan and training loan
· Cycle to work scheme
· Life Assurance x 4 annual salary
· You may also be eligible for our non-consolidated payment of £100 gross per month until March 2024 in recognition of current cost of living pressures. Terms & Conditions apply.
Selection process
Step 1 If you are interested please send your application now.
Step 2 Successful candidates will be selected for an interview and assessment.
Please apply for this role with us online. If you are not able to apply online, please contact our HR team via jobs@nhg.org.uk to discuss your requirements.
About the Company
Notting Hill Genesis is now one of the largest housing associations in London and the south east. We own and manage more than 66,000 homes and employ around 2,000 staff. We provide homes across a range of tenures and are committed to continuing to deliver housing that is affordable to all. Our roots reach back to the 1960s when our legacy organisations were established by local people who shared a similar vision – to house west London’s working poor, providing them a home from which to build themselves and their families a secure future.
Our people
We value our people and both respect and celebrate their differences. We’re proud to say that our colleagues come from different backgrounds, with varied outlooks and are from all over the world. We encourage and are committed to diversity. We know that when people with varied experiences and unique points of view come together, it makes us a stronger organisation and more able to help the wide range of residents that we serve. We want all our colleagues to bring their full selves to work in a culture and environment based on respect and fairness, regardless of role, background or ability.
Our pledges
We are proud signatories of the G15 group’s diversity pledge to encourage more diversity in the boardroom and at senior level. The pledge on ethnic diversity commits NHG to reflect the ethnic diversity of the communities we work in at all levels and particularly at senior managerial, leadership and board levels.
We have under-representation of ethnically diverse colleagues at this level and are keen to fill this gap. We welcome applications from everyone. For this role, we especially encourage ethnically diverse candidates to join us and be part of an inclusive culture that celebrates diversity, equality of opportunity and provides a place for you to grow your career.
We are also a Stonewall Diversity Champion, a Disability Confident employer and have signed up to Harry’s Pledge. We actively monitor the diversity of our workforce and strive to show equal representation throughout all levels of the organisation
To find out more about Diversity and inclusion at NHG, please visit our website.
