Participation and Policy Officer

Job location: Belfast

Salary: £28,706 - £29,307 per annum.

Hours: 37

Worktime: Monday - Friday, 9am - 5pm.

Closing date: 07/03/2022

Employer: Housing Rights

Business: Housing Charity

Address: 1st Flr The Skainos Ctr

Belfast

Postcode: BT4 1AF

Telephone: 028 90245640

Email: recruitment@housingrights.org.uk

Website: www.housingrights.org.uk

Job Duties: We are currently seeking applicants for the post of Participation and Policy Officer on a full-time basis.The successful applicant will assist Housing Rights to achieve its vision and deliver its strategic objectives through enhancing our capacity to meaningfully engage people with lived experience in the development of our work, and facilitating and supporting engagement of people who are homeless/poorly housed in developing and influencing policy solutions to deliver improved housing outcomes.

Qualifications / Experience: Essential criteria for this post includes but is not limited to: A third level education qualification in relevant discipline; experience of facilitating the involvement of the public; experience of policy and public affairs work including lobbying work; experience of writing policy information such as consultation responses, briefings and news articles; and experience of developing effective working relations with key decision makers/stakeholders including the public.

Application Method: A detailed job description, person specification and application form can be found at: https://www.housingrights.org.uk/job-volunteering-opportunities

Employer Ref: PPO0222

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