External Affairs Officer

Broxbourne, Hertfordshire

About Us

We're B3Living, a social business that helps people who are priced out of the housing market to find a home.

Our mission is to make a sustainable, positive change to the housing crisis for our customers and communities.

You'll find us working in Broxbourne and across southeast Hertfordshire, where we have 5,000 homes supporting more than 12,000 people.

We are now looking for an External Affairs Officer to join us on a full-time, permanent basis.

The Benefits

- Salary circa GBP37,000 per annum

- 27 days holiday per year plus bank holidays

- Buy and sell holiday scheme

- Cross organisational bonus scheme

- Up to 12% pension contribution

- Life assurance cover

- Funded health cash plan or subsidised private health insurance

- Flexible and hybrid working

- Enhanced family leave

- Range of special leave arrangements

- Car loans, cycle to work and electric lease car scheme

If you re an external affairs professional with a flair for storytelling and experience of working with the press, digital channels and creatives, this is a fantastic opportunity to build an exciting career in PR and communications.

You ll have the platform to share powerful stories, showcase our impact and drive meaningful change in the housing sector, all whilst expanding your skillset and enhancing your professional profile.

So, if you are ready to contribute to our mission and help us make housing a more sustainable, positive space, take the first step and apply today!

The Role

As our External Affairs Officer, you will co-ordinate the delivery of our external communications activities.

Shaping the way our customers view us, you ll create a range of materials that highlight our biggest wins and share our key messages, including press releases, case studies and other multimedia content.

As our first point of contact for the media and stakeholders, you ll build strong working relationships outside the organisation. You will deliver external events and stakeholder newsletters, identifying ways to promote our stories and maintaining the stakeholder database.

Additionally, you will:

- Copywrite for key publications

- Share stories via our website, social media and printed publications

- Oversee our corporate social media channels

- Commission professional photography / videography

- Support the team to plan and produce content

About You

To be considered as our External Affairs Officer, you will need:

- Experience in a similar role, or equivalent qualifications

- Experience of working with the press, digital channels and creatives

- Great written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to adapt your style for different audiences

- Event planning skills

- To be comfortable networking with professionals, taking ownership and prioritising

- A full, valid driving licence and access to your own vehicle

All our vacancies are open to flexible working arrangements, something we are really proud of. We believe in the benefits of a diverse workforce and strongly welcome applications from those currently under-represented in the organisation, including LGBTQIA+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex and asexual), people with disabilities and people from ethnically diverse backgrounds.

We are a Disability Confident employer, which means that we offer an interview to a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum selection criteria for the job.

The closing date for this role is the 10th January 2024.

Other organisations may call this role Public Affairs Officer, Campaigns Officer, External Affairs Executive, Communications Officer, PR and Media Officer, Marketing Officer, or Stakeholder Engagement Officer.

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