Principal Officer, Community Involvement
Posted 1 week ago by Northern Ireland Housing Executive
£49,764 Per year
Undetermined
Undetermined
Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Summary: The Principal Officer for Community Involvement will lead key business activities focused on community engagement and tenant participation within the Housing Executive. This role aims to empower local communities, ensuring they are informed and involved in housing policy decisions that affect them. The position is fixed-term until March 31, 2028, with potential for extension based on business needs. The successful candidate will have relevant qualifications and experience in community involvement or housing.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead community involvement key business activities.
- Engage, enable, and empower communities for better decision-making in housing policy.
- Understand tenants' circumstances and lived experiences to proactively address issues.
Key Skills:
- Degree level qualification (level 6) or equivalent, or level 5 qualification in Housing.
- Minimum of 3 years relevant experience (or 5 years with equivalent professional development).
- Strong understanding of community engagement and tenant participation.
Salary (Rate): £49,764 yearly
City: Belfast
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Job ref: 2025-122
Job type: Contract
Location: Housing Centre, Belfast
Salary: £43,693 - £49,764
Closing date: Thursday 24 Jul 2025 16:30
THIS ROLE IS A FOR A FIXED TERM UP TO 31/03/2028 INITIALLY, WHICH MAY BE EXTENDED AT A LATER STAGE IF BUSINESS REQUIREMENTS EXIST.
BAND: 7
JOB PURPOSE: The post holder will be responsible for leading out on community involvement key business activities. Community involvement and tenant participation is a core function within the Housing Executive, engaging, enabling and empowering our communities; ensuring local communities are more involved, better informed and can contribute to enhanced decision-making in relation to housing policy and how it affects them. Community involvement and tenant participation helps us to understand our tenants' circumstances and the lived experience better and empowers us to take a proactive approach to problem solving.
REQUIREMENTS:
- i) Hold a degree level qualification (level 6) or equivalent AND have a minimum of at least 3 years relevant* experience OR
- ii) Hold a level 5 qualification in Housing AND have a minimum of at least 3 years relevant* experience OR
- iii) Can demonstrate equivalent continuing professional development or experiential learning AND have a minimum of at least 5 years relevant* experience
*Relevancy will be determined with due regard to the duties and level of responsibilities set out in the job description for this role
APPLICATION PROCESS
Application should be made using the on-line application form. Instructionson how to complete the on-line form appears once the form has been accessed. Make sure you follow these instructions. LATE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED EVEN IF DELAYED DUE TO TECHNICAL REASONS. PLEASE NOTE THAT IF YOU ARE LOCKED OUT OF YOUR GETGOT ACCOUNT IT WILL TAKE A MINIMUM OF 10 MINUTES TO RESET YOUR PASSWORD. IF AN APPLICATION IS LATE BECAUSE OF THIS IT WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. It is the responsibility of each candidate to ensure that all such information is provided. Candidates who fail to provide sufficient information on which a panel might determine their eligibility for the post will not be shortlisted. The Housing Executive is an equal opportunities employer. We particularly welcome applications from members of the Protestant community who are currently under represented in parts of our workforce. To be considered for this role you will be redirected to and must complete the application process on our careers page. To start the process click the Continue to Application or Login/Register to apply button below.