Head of Member Relations - London, United Kingdom - National Housing Federation

National Housing Federation

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London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Salary:
£59,588 (London) / £55,890 (National) per annum

Hours:
Full time

Contract:
Fixed term until March 2025

Benefits:

27 days annual leave + statutory holidays + 3 closures days over the Christmas period;
Flexible working for all staff including working from home / hybrid working, and flexitime/TOIL scheme;
Attractive family friendly policies;
Private healthcare cover;
Season ticket loans;
Employee awards, and training and development opportunities.

For more information about our benefits please visit our website.

Location:
London/Bristol - employees are able to work from home on an arrangement agreed with their line manager

An exciting opportunity has arisen at the National Housing Federation (NHF) for an interim Head of Member Relations to ensure that our members are at the heart of what we do.

Working in a team with two other Heads you will lead and manage our member relations team of 8 External Affairs Managers, plus our member intelligence and business support teams.

You will work closely with colleagues in Public Impact taking a lead on ensuring that our influencing strategy and policy positions reflect our Housing Association member priorities.

Interested in a varied and challenging role in a trade association during a busy general election year? Are you committed to working to support our members in providing quality homes and tackling the housing crisis?

Please scroll down to the bottom of the page to download the full job profile and person specification for this role.

Key elements of the role:

You will shape our strategic engagement with members to ensure our external influencing and policy positions reflect their priorities, working collegiately with colleagues in the Public Impact Directorate.
You will lead programmes of work, aligned with organisational priorities, leading teams of people from across the organisation.
You will ensure member satisfaction and member risk is understood, monitored and managed effectively by the member relations team and wider organisation.
You will work with colleagues across the NHF to ensure that the organisations resources are used to deliver agreed offers to cohorts of members, and exceptional service for all members. You will manage the work of at least two External Affairs Managers, the Member Intelligence team and the Member and Business Support team as agreed with the Executive Director.
Strong knowledge and understanding of the housing sector and the issues facing Housing Associations.
Knowledge and experience of establishing and maintaining relationships with senior customers and stakeholders demonstrating credibility, diplomacy, effective communication and negotiation skills.
Clear leadership skills, able to lead complex programmes of work effectively, both through direct line management and matrix management.
Ability to manage budgets effectively.
Excellent analytical skills and ability to summarise complex information effectively to aid decision making.
The ability to manage and motivate a high performing team.
Ability to manage budgets effectively.

Equality, diversity and inclusion

Disability confident committed employer

We are a disability confident committed employer and if you are a disabled person who demonstrates you meet the skills and experience we consider essential for the role, we will offer you an interview.

Uploading your CV and cover letter

Right to work in the UK / UK VISA Sponsorship

You must have the right to work in the UK and it is important to note that the NHF does not sponsor individuals to work in the UK.

**Interview date: 24 May 2024