WHAT YOU’LL NEED

• A proven track record of delivering community and stakeholder engagement on regeneration projects of varying size and complexity.
• Experience of working directly with the public and local communities, ideally in a regeneration capacity.
• A strong understanding of the development process from inception to handover and the role of local communities and wider stakeholders in regeneration.
• Experience building relationships with local authority housing and enabling teams as well as local ward Councillors and Cabinet members.
• Well-developed communication skills (verbal, written and presentation) with the ability to engage, influence and collaborate with a wide range of stakeholders and including at senior levels.
• You’ll be flexible, collaborative, and have a team orientated approach
• A willingness to work flexibly including evening and weekends to meet customer and business needs.

ABOUT US

At Southern Housing, our residents are at the heart of everything we do. As one of the largest housing providers in the UK with over 77,000 homes across London, the Southeast, the Isle of Wight, and the Midlands, we give over 167,000 people somewhere affordable to call their own! We also understand the difference that safe, secure, and affordable homes can make to people’s lives.
A career at Southern Housing will allow you to make a difference every day you come to work. Working in the housing sector with us will bring fresh challenges and give you the opportunity to grow and develop, too.

THE ROLE

Do you have experience engaging communities and stakeholders in regeneration projects? If so, we invite you to apply for our Community Engagement Manager role within our Regeneration Directorate. In this position, you’ll develop and deliver engagement strategies for a range of schemes, from major multi-phase projects in Hastings to smaller, ongoing developments in London and the South East. We’re seeking a strategic and operational leader with strong relationship-building skills to work closely with residents, councillors, and other stakeholders, ensuring positive engagement and risk mitigation throughout each project.
You can be based at one of our main offices in either Farringdon, Croydon, Hastings or Sittingbourne, with the option for working in a hybrid way when appropriate and as agreed with your manager.