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Head of policy and external affairs (maternity cover 10- 12 months)

Community Housing Cymru (CHC) is the membership body for housing associations in Wales. We represent 34 non-profit organisations who provide social housing and related services in communities across the country.

Our members house over 10% of the Welsh population and are committed to delivering high-quality affordable homes, tackling poverty, and improving lives.

About the role

Join us in making a difference in social housing!

Community Housing Cymru is looking for a passionate head of policy and external affairs (maternity cover) to lead our high profile campaign, influencing and policy work, and developing and maintaining key relationships with senior partners.

We're looking for someone with:

  • At least five years working in a policy development or political influencing role;
  • Excellent influencing skills;
  • A strong understanding and/or experience of working with Welsh Government and/or local government;
  • A strong understanding and experience of working with and influencing members of the Senedd and/or members of Parliament;
  • Experience and a track record of liaising with ministers, senior civil servants and those with substantial influence at a national level;
  • Experience of working in a pressurised environment.

If you feel that this job is right for you, contact Abi Renshaw. To find out more, please take a look at the job pack below.

How to apply

In the job pack below, you will find:

  • Full Job description, person specification and information on terms and conditions.

  • Submission form which you will need to complete outlining in no more than 800 words how you meet the experience criteria set out in the ‘what are we looking for’ part of the job specification and why you want this job.

  • You MUST also include a tailored CV in relation to your application for this role (max of 3 pages).

  • Equal opportunities form This form will not be used at any stage of the recruitment process, and will be separated from your application form immediately on its receipt. Any information given on this form will remain confidential and will only be used for monitoring purposes to assess the effectiveness of our equal opportunities policy.

    If you want to have an informal chat about the vacancy, please contact Clarissa Corbisiero, director of external affairs and deputy chief executive.

The completed form, CV and equal opportunities form must be emailed and marked Private and Confidential Head of policy and external affairs (maternity cover) to Abi-Renshaw@chcymru.org.uk by 9am, 11 March 2024.

All forms will be held for 6 months in line with best practice to ensure we are able to give feedback to unsuccessful candidates and to support the organisation if a claim was brought against it.

Interviews will be held on 21 March 2024. In person and virtual interview options will be available.

We look forward to receiving your completed submission in due course.

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