Press Officer

Press Officer - Full-time, Permanent Positions

Farringdon, London: £()

Beeston, Nottingham: £36,165-£38,068

About us: Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing (MTVH) is an affordable landlord with approximately 100,000 residents living in 57,000 homes, and a 5000 new-home development pipeline.

We are a housing association built on a simple mission ? to give our residents a safe, secure and affordable home, and the chance to live well.

That is as true today as it was in the 1950s, when founder Molly Huggins established Metropolitan to provide decent homes for Windrush migrants in London, and as it was in the 1980s as Thames Valley housing pioneered a new innovative Share Ownership product, to make home ownership more affordable.

Today, MTVH owns or manages more than 57,000 homes and builds circa 1000 new homes a year. We provide a range of care and support services, with specialist areas including older people, mental health and transitional services which provides intensive support to marginalised or vulnerable people.

MTVH is championing a better cared for, fairer, and more prosperous society. Like its founders before it, the team of today aims to leave a lasting legacy for future generations.

The role: We are investing in our corporate affairs function by seeking to recruit four exceptional individuals based in either Farringdon, London or Beeston, Nottingham to help deliver a first-class communications service to our residents and our stakeholders in order to build trust and confidence in the organisation. There are two Resident Communications Executive positions, one Press Officer, and one Public Affairs Executive.

The Residents Communications Executives, Press Officer, and Public Affairs Executive will play a key role in ensuring we deliver effective and considered communications with 57,000 households and to our stakeholders.

These roles provide an opportunity to engage audiences and build an understanding of our organisation on a range of issues from housing affordability to tenant satisfaction to sustainability.

Corporate Affairs is a diverse team sitting at the heart of the organisation. We support the delivery of the organisation?s strategy by:

Supporting the operational effectiveness of our services through clear, informed and respectful communications with our residents.
• Bringing the outside in? by helping MTVH understand how it is viewed by our audiences.
Using data including polling, social listening and external benchmarking.
Influencing behaviour, decision-making and public policy on behalf of our residents and the organisation.
MTVH?s success stands on our colleagues, and we are fully committed to giving all members of the team the opportunity to develop, while providing an enjoyable working environment that brings out the best in our people.

Please see the role profile for a detailed description including key responsibilities and outcomes.

To apply for this role, you will need to complete a basic application form, which includes an up to 500-word statement of suitability, and attach your CV.

What you?ll need to succeed: We are looking for four exceptional candidates (two Resident Communications Executive positions, one Press Officer, and one Public Affairs Executive) who are committed to putting our residents first.

You will be motivated by constructing impactful messages that connect with your audience. You will communicate sensitively and concisely and be data confident.
You will understand that communications is mostly about listening and you will work to understand the needs and expectations of our residents and stakeholders.
Comfortable interacting with a range of colleagues and across a variety of topics, you will have experience of planning and prioritising to effectively meet deadlines and remain calm to deliver results at pace.
You will be committed to contributing to a diverse and inclusive working environment where under-represented groups are supported, and individual difference is respected.
Interview dates: Week commencing 03 February 2025

Please note :- we do not currently offer visa sponsorship.

What?s in it for you?

Our benefits include:-

28 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays (pro rata for part time) per year
2 volunteering days per year for things like helping out in local communities
An additional ?Beliefs day? once a year to have an extra a day off
Supported family friendly approach with extended parental leave
Enhanced pension with matched contributions of up to 9%
Option to buy or sell up to 5 days annual leave per year
Life assurance cover 3 x your salary
Cycle2work scheme
Hybrid Working - Dependent on job role and department
Health cash plan scheme for your everyday healthcare needs which you can add your family members too
Tenancy deposit ? interest free loan to help with rental deposits and season Ticket loan
Access to extensive learning and training opportunities with Wisebox platform
Colleague virtual social platform with our workplace pages where you can keep up to date with the organisational activity and link in with colleagues
Career progression across the organisation with our mentoring/coaching programmes, apprenticeships and career planning support
Employee Assistance Programme- We are committed to the wellbeing of our colleagues and support this as an organisation
About us

We are committed to developing and implementing or maintaining sustainability initiatives to reduce environmental impact and promote sustainable practices within MTVH.

Learn more about our benefits and organisation by viewing our attached document

Our promise

Here at Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing (MTVH) we want to capture the value that difference brings and are committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion. We work collaboratively ?Serving people better every day? to educate, support and develop all of our diverse employees and the communities that we serve. We are also part of the disability confident employer scheme.

We want every employee and every customer to feel comfortable enough to be their true self and are working tirelessly in the background to create an environment that encourages our employees to challenge non-inclusive behaviours and to be mindful of their own and other?s wellbeing.

We provide a platform of Network groups for employees to share views, tell us what we?re doing well and recommend improvements. We want to create a real sense of community and a workforce who feel that their opinions are valued. Our Networks groups are:-

Gender
Ethnicity
LGBTQ+
Disability
Our core values of Dare, Care and Collaborate demonstrate that we are a people focused business, solving social issues by working together!

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if a suitable candidate is found so we do encourage you to complete the application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment